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+#ifndef TEACH_OS_KERNEL_FILESYSTEM_TYPE_HPP
+#define TEACH_OS_KERNEL_FILESYSTEM_TYPE_HPP
+
+#include <kernel/filesystem/filesystem.hpp>
+
+#include <kstd/memory>
+
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace kernel::filesystem
+{
+
+  //! A type descriptor for a filesystem driver.
+  //!
+  //! Each filesystem must expose an instance of a class derived from this type in order to be registered with the vfs
+  //! filesystem registry.
+  struct type
+  {
+    virtual ~type() = default;
+
+    //! Get the name of the filesystem represented by this descriptor.
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto name() const noexcept -> std::string_view = 0;
+
+    //! Check if filesystems of this type require a device to back them.
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto requires_device() const noexcept -> bool = 0;
+
+    //! Create a new instance of the filesytem represented by this descriptor.
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto make_instance() const -> kstd::shared_ptr<filesystem> = 0;
+  };
+
+}  // namespace kernel::filesystem
+
+#endif