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+using System;
+
+namespace StardewModdingAPI
+{
+    /// <summary>The base class for a mod.</summary>
+    public abstract class Mod : IMod, IDisposable
+    {
+        /*********
+        ** Accessors
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Provides simplified APIs for writing mods.</summary>
+        public IModHelper Helper { get; internal set; }
+
+        /// <summary>Writes messages to the console and log file.</summary>
+        public IMonitor Monitor { get; internal set; }
+
+        /// <summary>The mod's manifest.</summary>
+        public IManifest ModManifest { get; internal set; }
+
+
+        /*********
+        ** Public methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>The mod entry point, called after the mod is first loaded.</summary>
+        /// <param name="helper">Provides simplified APIs for writing mods.</param>
+        public abstract void Entry(IModHelper helper);
+
+        /// <summary>Release or reset unmanaged resources.</summary>
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            (this.Helper as IDisposable)?.Dispose(); // deliberate do this outside overridable dispose method so mods don't accidentally suppress it
+            this.Dispose(true);
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
+
+
+        /*********
+        ** Private methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Release or reset unmanaged resources when the game exits. There's no guarantee this will be called on every exit.</summary>
+        /// <param name="disposing">Whether the instance is being disposed explicitly rather than finalised. If this is false, the instance shouldn't dispose other objects since they may already be finalised.</param>
+        protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing) { }
+
+        /// <summary>Destruct the instance.</summary>
+        ~Mod()
+        {
+            this.Dispose(false);
+        }
+    }
+}