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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.MediaSegments;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Defines methods for interacting with media segments.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IMediaSegmentManager
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns if this item supports media segments.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="baseItem">The base Item to check.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if supported otherwise false.</returns>
+    bool IsTypeSupported(BaseItem baseItem);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a new Media Segment associated with an Item.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="mediaSegment">The segment to create.</param>
+    /// <param name="segmentProviderId">The id of the Provider who created this segment.</param>
+    /// <returns>The created Segment entity.</returns>
+    Task<MediaSegmentDto> CreateSegmentAsync(MediaSegmentDto mediaSegment, string segmentProviderId);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deletes a single media segment.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="segmentId">The <see cref="MediaSegment.Id"/> to delete.</param>
+    /// <returns>a task.</returns>
+    Task DeleteSegmentAsync(Guid segmentId);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Obtains all segments accociated with the itemId.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="itemId">The id of the <see cref="BaseItem"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="typeFilter">filteres all media segments of the given type to be included. If null all types are included.</param>
+    /// <returns>An enumerator of <see cref="MediaSegmentDto"/>'s.</returns>
+    Task<IEnumerable<MediaSegmentDto>> GetSegmentsAsync(Guid itemId, IEnumerable<MediaSegmentType>? typeFilter);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets information about any media segments stored for the given itemId.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="itemId">The id of the <see cref="BaseItem"/>.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if there are any segments stored for the item, otherwise false.</returns>
+    /// TODO: this should be async but as the only caller BaseItem.GetVersionInfo isn't async, this is also not. Venson.
+    bool HasSegments(Guid itemId);
+}