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+package Oyster::Provision;
+
+use Moose;
+
+has 'name' => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => 1 );
+has 'size' => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => 1 );
+has 'image' => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => 1 );
+has 'pub_ssh' => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => 1 );
+
+has 'config' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'HashRef', required => 1 );
+
+sub BUILD {
+
+ my $self = shift;
+
+ if(!exists($self->config()->{provision_backend})) {
+ $self->config()->{provision_backend} = 'Oyster::Provision::Rackspace';
+ }
+
+ my $role = $self->config()->{provision_backend};
+
+ eval "use $role";
+ "$role"->meta->apply($self);
+}
+
+1;
+
+__END__
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Oyster::Provision - Provision an Oyster
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ my $server = Oyster::Provision->new(
+ name => 'Ostrica',
+ size => '256',
+ image => 'Meerkat',
+ pub_ssh => "$ENV{HOME}/.ssh/id_rsa.pub",
+ );
+ $server->create;
+
+=head1 BACKENDS
+
+By default, the L<Oyster::Provision::Rackspace> backend
+will be used.
+
+Each backend needs to accept at least the C<name>,
+C<size>, C<image> and C<pub_ssh> parameters. The meaning
+of these parameters may differ from one backend to another.
+
+=head1 METHOS
+
+Each backend usually implements the following C<required>
+methods:
+
+=over
+
+=item create
+
+Creates a new server by given name, if such server does
+not exist.
+
+Installs the required packages for the distribution
+
+=item delete
+
+Gets rid of the server instance
+
+=item resize
+
+Hopefully scales the server
+
+=back
+
+=cut