1 files changed, 49 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kafka/protocol/api.py b/kafka/protocol/api.py
index 7779aac..ec24a39 100644
--- a/kafka/protocol/api.py
+++ b/kafka/protocol/api.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import abc
+
 from .struct import Struct
 from .types import Int16, Int32, String, Schema
 
@@ -16,3 +18,50 @@ class RequestHeader(Struct):
         super(RequestHeader, self).__init__(
             request.API_KEY, request.API_VERSION, correlation_id, client_id
         )
+
+
+class Request(Struct):
+    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def API_KEY(self):
+        """Integer identifier for api request"""
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def API_VERSION(self):
+        """Integer of api request version"""
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def SCHEMA(self):
+        """An instance of Schema() representing the request structure"""
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def RESPONSE_TYPE(self):
+        """The Response class associated with the api request"""
+        pass
+
+    def expect_response(self):
+        """Override this method if an api request does not always generate a response"""
+        return True
+
+
+class Response(Struct):
+    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def API_KEY(self):
+        """Integer identifier for api request/response"""
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def API_VERSION(self):
+        """Integer of api request/response version"""
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def SCHEMA(self):
+        """An instance of Schema() representing the response structure"""
+        pass