diff --git a/src/netconf-client.h b/src/netconf-client.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <libnetconf2/messages_client.h>
+#include <memory>
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
+
+struct nc_session;
+
+namespace libyang {
+class Data_Node;
+}
+
+namespace libnetconf {
+namespace client {
+
+class ReportedError : public std::runtime_error {
+public:
+    ReportedError(const std::string& what);
+    ~ReportedError() override;
+};
+
+class Session {
+public:
+    Session(struct nc_session* session);
+    ~Session();
+    static std::unique_ptr<Session> viaSSH(const std::string& host, const uint16_t port, const std::string& user);
+    static std::unique_ptr<Session> connectPubkey(const std::string& host, const uint16_t port, const std::string& user, const std::string& pubPath, const std::string& privPath);
+    static std::unique_ptr<Session> connectSocket(const std::string& path);
+    std::vector<std::string_view> capabilities() const;
+    std::shared_ptr<libyang::Data_Node> getConfig(const NC_DATASTORE datastore,
+                                                  const std::optional<const std::string> filter = std::nullopt); // TODO: arguments...
+    std::shared_ptr<libyang::Data_Node> get(const std::string& filter);
+    std::string getSchema(const std::string_view identifier, const std::optional<std::string_view> version);
+    void editConfig(const NC_DATASTORE datastore,
+                    const NC_RPC_EDIT_DFLTOP defaultOperation,
+                    const NC_RPC_EDIT_TESTOPT testOption,
+                    const NC_RPC_EDIT_ERROPT errorOption,
+                    const std::string& data);
+    void copyConfigFromString(const NC_DATASTORE target, const std::string& data);
+    void commit();
+    void discard();
+    struct nc_session* session_internal(); // FIXME: remove me
+protected:
+    struct nc_session* m_session;
+};
+}
+}