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+using MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel;
+using System;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class BaseManager
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TKernelType">The type of the T kernel type.</typeparam>
+    public abstract class BaseManager<TKernelType> : IDisposable
+        where TKernelType : class, IKernel
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The _kernel
+        /// </summary>
+        protected readonly TKernelType Kernel;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BaseManager" /> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="kernel">The kernel.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">kernel</exception>
+        protected BaseManager(TKernelType kernel)
+        {
+            if (kernel == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("kernel");
+            }
+   
+            Kernel = kernel;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            Dispose(true);
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Releases unmanaged and - optionally - managed resources.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dispose"><c>true</c> to release both managed and unmanaged resources; <c>false</c> to release only unmanaged resources.</param>
+        protected virtual void Dispose(bool dispose)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}