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+@startuml
+
+title ProtectionService Class Diagram
+
+
+class RpcServer {
+  -endpoints: []Manager_Class
+  -target: messaging.Target
+}
+
+
+class ProtectionManager << (S,#FF7700) Singleton >>{
+  +rpc_call_protect(): void { backup_plan}
+  +rpc_call_restore(): void { checkpoint, restore_target, ...}
+  +rpc_call_list_plugins(): []Plugin {list_options}
+  +rpc_call_show_plugin():Plugin {plugin_id}
+  +rpc_call_list_checkpoints(): []Checkpoints {list_options}
+  +rpc_call_show_checkpoint(): Checkpoint {provider_id, checkpoint_id}
+  +rpc_call_delete_checkpoint():void {provider_id, checkpoint_id}
+  +rpc_call_list_bank_plugins():[]BankPlugins {list_options}
+  +rpc_call_get_bank_plugin():BankPlugin {bank_plugin_id}
+  +rpc_call_create_provider(): String {plugins, bank_plugin}
+  +rpc_call_update_provider():void {provider_id, **kwargs}
+  +rpc_call_list_providers():[]Providers {list_options}
+  +rpc_call_delete_provider():void {provider_id}
+  +rpc_call_get_provider():Provider {provider_id}
+  -flow_engine: WorkFlow_Engine
+}
+RpcServer*-right->ProtectionManager:has one as endpoint
+
+
+class ProtectionPlugin << (S,#FF7700) Singleton >>{
+  +list_plugins(): []Plugin {list_options}
+  +show_plugin():Plugin {plugin_id}
+  -init():void {conf_file}
+  -plugins:[]Plugin
+}
+
+ProtectionManager*-down->ProtectionPlugins:has a
+
+class Checkpoints << (S,#FF7700) Singleton >>{
+  -checkpoint_serializer: CheckpointSerializer
+  +list_checkpoints(): []Checkpoints {list_options}
+  +show_checkpoint(): Checkpoint {provider_id, checkpoint_id}
+  +delete_checkpoint():void {provider_id, checkpoint_id}
+  +create_checkpoint(): Checkpoint {plan}
+  +update_checkpoint(): void {checkpoint, **kwargs}
+  +update_protection_definition() :void {checkpoint, resource, **kwargs}
+  
+}
+
+ProtectionManager*-right->Checkpoints:has a
+
+class GraphFlow {
+  flow :[] Task
+}
+
+ProtectionManager -up-> GraphFlow:create one flow per rpc_call
+
+class CreateCheckpointTask extends Task {
+  -backup_plan:BackupPlan
+  +create_checkpoint: void {}
+}
+
+GraphFlow "1"*-up->"1" CreateCheckpointTask:has
+
+class ResourceProtectTask extends Task{
+  -protect_resource: Resource
+  -plugin: ProtectionPlugin
+  +protect():void {}
+}
+
+GraphFlow "1"*-up->"many" ResourceProtectTask:has
+
+class CheckpointStatusCheckTask extends Task{
+  -checkpoint:Checkpoint
+  +check(): void {checkpoint}
+}
+
+GraphFlow "1"*-up->"1" CheckpointStatusCheckTask :has
+
+Class CheckpointSerializer {
+  +serialize():[]String {encoding_format, checkpoint}
+  +deserialize():Checkpoint {[]String {encoding_format}}
+ }
+ 
+ Checkpoints*-up->CheckpointSerializer:has a
+ 
+
+
+class ProtectionPlugin {
+  -protectable_type:String
+  -schema:[]String
+  +get_protecatble_type(): Protectable_type {}
+  +get_schema(): []String {enconding_format}
+  +protect():String {protectable}
+  +restore():void {checkpoint,target,...}
+}
+
+ProtectionPlugins"1" *-down->"many" ProtectionPlugin:has
+
+class BankPlugins {
+  +list_bank_plugins():[]BankPlugins {list_options}
+  +get_bank_plugin():BankPlugin {bank_plugin_id}
+  -init(): void {conf_file}
+  bank_plugins:[]BankPlugin
+}
+
+ProtectionManager*-down->BankPlugins:has a
+
+class BankPlugin {
+  -endpoint: URL
+  +aquire_obj_lock(): void {TBD}
+  +release_obj_lock(): void {TBD}
+  +put():void {key, value}
+  +get():[]String {key}
+  +delete():void {key}
+  +list():[]<key, value> {prefix, delimiter, limits, marker,...}
+}
+
+BankPlugins"1"*-down->"many"BankPlugin:has
+
+class Providers{
+  +create_provider(): String {plugins, bank_plugin}
+  +update_provider():void {provider_id, **kwargs}
+  +list_providers():[]Providers {list_options}
+  +delete_provider():void {provider_id}
+  +get_provider():Provider {provider_id}
+}
+
+ProtectionManager*-down->Providers:has a
+
+@enduml
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