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diff --git a/speckle/transports/abstract_transport.py b/speckle/transports/abstract_transport.py
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+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import Any
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic.dataclasses import dataclass
+
+#  __________________
+# |                  |
+# |  this is v wip   |
+# |  pls be careful  |
+# |__________________|
+# (\__/) ||
+# (•ㅅ•)  ||
+# / 　 づ
+
+
+class Transport(ABC):
+    """Literally just so I can put a type hint in the AbstractTransport. If there is a better way to do this pls lemme know, my dude"""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def name(self):
+        pass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class AbstractTransport(Transport):
+    _name: str = "Abstract"
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return type(self)._name
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def begin_write(self):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def save_object(self, id: str, serialized_object: str) -> None:
+        """Saves the given serialized object.
+
+        Arguments:
+            id {str} -- the hash of the object
+            serialized_object {str} -- the full string representation of the object
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def save_object_from_transport(self, id: str, source_transport: Transport) -> None:
+        """Saves an object from the given source transport.
+
+        Arguments:
+            id {str} -- the hash of the object
+            source_transport {AbstractTransport) -- the transport through which the object can be found
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_object(self, id: str) -> str:
+        """Gets an object
+
+        Arguments:
+            id {str} -- the hash of the object
+
+        Returns:
+            str -- the full string representation of the object (or null of no object is found)
+        """
+        pass