diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_recorder.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_recorder.cpp
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+#include "dxvk_recorder.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  DxvkRecorder::~DxvkRecorder() {
+    
+  }
+  
+}
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diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_recorder.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_recorder.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "dxvk_lifetime.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief DXVK command recorder
+   * 
+   * An interface that wraps Vulkan calls. \ref DxvkCommandList
+   * implements this interface to record Vulkan commands into a
+   * primary command buffer, whereas \ref DxvkDeferredCommands
+   * buffers the calls and provides methods to record them into
+   * a \ref DxvkCommandList on demand.
+   */
+  class DxvkRecorder : public RcObject {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    virtual ~DxvkRecorder();
+    
+    virtual void beginRecording() = 0;
+    virtual void endRecording() = 0;
+    
+    virtual void cmdBeginRenderPass(
+      const VkRenderPassBeginInfo*  pRenderPassBegin,
+            VkSubpassContents       contents) = 0;
+    
+    virtual void cmdBindPipeline(
+            VkPipelineBindPoint     pipelineBindPoint,
+            VkPipeline              pipeline) = 0;
+    
+    virtual void cmdClearAttachments(
+            uint32_t                attachmentCount,
+      const VkClearAttachment*      pAttachments,
+            uint32_t                rectCount,
+      const VkClearRect*            pRects) = 0;
+    
+    virtual void cmdDispatch(
+            uint32_t                x,
+            uint32_t                y,
+            uint32_t                z) = 0;
+    
+    virtual void cmdDraw(
+            uint32_t                vertexCount,
+            uint32_t                instanceCount,
+            uint32_t                firstVertex,
+            uint32_t                firstInstance) = 0;
+    
+    virtual void cmdDrawIndexed(
+            uint32_t                indexCount,
+            uint32_t                instanceCount,
+            uint32_t                firstIndex,
+            uint32_t                vertexOffset,
+            uint32_t                firstInstance) = 0;
+    
+    virtual void cmdEndRenderPass();
+    
+    virtual void trackResource(
+      const Rc<DxvkResource>&       rc) = 0;
+      
+    virtual void reset() = 0;
+    
+  };
+  
+}
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