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+package libcontainerd
+
+// Remote on Linux defines the accesspoint to the containerd grpc API.
+// Remote on Windows is largely an unimplemented interface as there is
+// no remote containerd.
+type Remote interface {
+	// Client returns a new Client instance connected with given Backend.
+	Client(Backend) (Client, error)
+	// Cleanup stops containerd if it was started by libcontainerd.
+	// Note this is not used on Windows as there is no remote containerd.
+	Cleanup()
+	// UpdateOptions allows various remote options to be updated at runtime.
+	UpdateOptions(...RemoteOption) error
+}
+
+// RemoteOption allows to configure parameters of remotes.
+// This is unused on Windows.
+type RemoteOption interface {
+	Apply(Remote) error
+}