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+"""
+Clipboard for command line interface.
+"""
+from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
+from typing import Callable, Optional
+
+from prompt_toolkit.selection import SelectionType
+
+__all__ = [
+    "Clipboard",
+    "ClipboardData",
+    "DummyClipboard",
+    "DynamicClipboard",
+]
+
+
+class ClipboardData:
+    """
+    Text on the clipboard.
+
+    :param text: string
+    :param type: :class:`~prompt_toolkit.selection.SelectionType`
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, text: str = "", type: SelectionType = SelectionType.CHARACTERS
+    ) -> None:
+
+        self.text = text
+        self.type = type
+
+
+class Clipboard(metaclass=ABCMeta):
+    """
+    Abstract baseclass for clipboards.
+    (An implementation can be in memory, it can share the X11 or Windows
+    keyboard, or can be persistent.)
+    """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def set_data(self, data: ClipboardData) -> None:
+        """
+        Set data to the clipboard.
+
+        :param data: :class:`~.ClipboardData` instance.
+        """
+
+    def set_text(self, text: str) -> None:  # Not abstract.
+        """
+        Shortcut for setting plain text on clipboard.
+        """
+        self.set_data(ClipboardData(text))
+
+    def rotate(self) -> None:
+        """
+        For Emacs mode, rotate the kill ring.
+        """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_data(self) -> ClipboardData:
+        """
+        Return clipboard data.
+        """
+
+
+class DummyClipboard(Clipboard):
+    """
+    Clipboard implementation that doesn't remember anything.
+    """
+
+    def set_data(self, data: ClipboardData) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def set_text(self, text: str) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def rotate(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def get_data(self) -> ClipboardData:
+        return ClipboardData()
+
+
+class DynamicClipboard(Clipboard):
+    """
+    Clipboard class that can dynamically returns any Clipboard.
+
+    :param get_clipboard: Callable that returns a :class:`.Clipboard` instance.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, get_clipboard: Callable[[], Optional[Clipboard]]) -> None:
+        self.get_clipboard = get_clipboard
+
+    def _clipboard(self) -> Clipboard:
+        return self.get_clipboard() or DummyClipboard()
+
+    def set_data(self, data: ClipboardData) -> None:
+        self._clipboard().set_data(data)
+
+    def set_text(self, text: str) -> None:
+        self._clipboard().set_text(text)
+
+    def rotate(self) -> None:
+        self._clipboard().rotate()
+
+    def get_data(self) -> ClipboardData:
+        return self._clipboard().get_data()