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+#pragma once
+
+#include "interfaces/matrix.hpp"
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <memory>
+
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions)
+class IRLEReader
+{
+public:
+	virtual ~IRLEReader() noexcept = default;
+
+	using MatrixElement = char;
+
+	[[nodiscard]] virtual auto read_RLE_file(const std::filesystem::path &path) const
+		-> std::unique_ptr<IMatrix<MatrixElement>> = 0;
+};
+