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+#ifndef SCIQLOP_IDATAPROVIDER_H
+#define SCIQLOP_IDATAPROVIDER_H
+
+#include <memory>
+
+class DataProviderParameters;
+class IDataSeries;
+
+/**
+ * @brief The IDataProvider interface aims to declare a data provider.
+ *
+ * A data provider is an entity that generates data and returns it according to various parameters
+ * (time interval, product to retrieve the data, etc.)
+ *
+ * @sa IDataSeries
+ */
+class IDataProvider {
+public:
+    virtual ~IDataProvider() noexcept = default;
+
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<IDataSeries>
+    retrieveData(const DataProviderParameters &parameters) const = 0;
+};
+
+#endif // SCIQLOP_IDATAPROVIDER_H