diff --git a/services/backup/src/Reactors/BaseReactor.h b/services/backup/src/Reactors/BaseReactor.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "ReactorUtility.h"
+
+#include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace comm {
+namespace network {
+namespace reactor {
+
+class BaseReactor {
+public:
+  virtual std::shared_ptr<ReactorUtility> getUtility() = 0;
+  virtual void terminate(const grpc::Status &status) = 0;
+  virtual void validate() = 0;
+  virtual void doneCallback() = 0;
+  virtual void terminateCallback() = 0;
+};
+
+} // namespace reactor
+} // namespace network
+} // namespace comm
diff --git a/services/backup/src/Reactors/ReactorUtility.h b/services/backup/src/Reactors/ReactorUtility.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <mutex>
+
+namespace comm {
+namespace network {
+namespace reactor {
+
+enum class ReactorState {
+  NONE = 0,
+  RUNNING = 1,
+  TERMINATED = 2,
+  DONE = 3,
+};
+
+class ReactorUtility {
+private:
+  grpc::Status status = grpc::Status::OK;
+  std::mutex statusAccessMutex;
+
+public:
+  std::atomic<ReactorState> state = ReactorState::NONE;
+
+  grpc::Status getStatus() {
+    const std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->statusAccessMutex);
+    return this->status;
+  }
+  void setStatus(const grpc::Status &status) {
+    const std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->statusAccessMutex);
+    this->status = status;
+  }
+};
+
+} // namespace reactor
+} // namespace network
+} // namespace comm