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+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List, Set
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Dependency:
+    module_name: str
+    file_path: Path
+    line_number: int
+    alias: str = None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ParsedFile:
+    file_path: Path
+    module_name: str
+    dependencies: List[Dependency]
+    file_type: str
+
+
+class BaseParser(ABC):
+    supported_extensions: List[str] = []
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def parse(self, file_path: Path) -> ParsedFile:
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def extract_module_name(self, file_path: Path) -> str:
+        pass
+
+    def can_parse(self, file_path: Path) -> bool:
+        return file_path.suffix in self.supported_extensions
+
+    def _clean_import_name(self, import_str: str) -> str:
+        parts = import_str.split(".")
+        return parts[0]