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+// Copyright (C) 2018-2022 Intel Corporation
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+/**
+ * \brief Implementation of smart pointer for Reader class
+ * \file format_reader_ptr.h
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "format_reader.h"
+
+namespace FormatReader {
+class ReaderPtr {
+public:
+    explicit ReaderPtr(const char* imageName) : reader(CreateFormatReader(imageName)) {}
+    /**
+     * @brief dereference operator overload
+     * @return Reader
+     */
+    Reader* operator->() const noexcept {
+        return reader.get();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief dereference operator overload
+     * @return Reader
+     */
+    Reader* operator*() const noexcept {
+        return reader.get();
+    }
+
+    Reader* get() {
+        return reader.get();
+    }
+
+protected:
+    std::unique_ptr<Reader> reader;
+};
+}  // namespace FormatReader