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diff --git a/R2R/r2r/base/parsers/__init__.py b/R2R/r2r/base/parsers/__init__.py
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+from .base_parser import AsyncParser
+
+__all__ = [
+    "AsyncParser",
+]
diff --git a/R2R/r2r/base/parsers/base_parser.py b/R2R/r2r/base/parsers/base_parser.py
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+"""Abstract base class for parsers."""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import AsyncGenerator, Generic, TypeVar
+
+from ..abstractions.document import DataType
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+
+class AsyncParser(ABC, Generic[T]):
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def ingest(self, data: T) -> AsyncGenerator[DataType, None]:
+        pass