diff --git a/edify/expr.cpp b/edify/expr.cpp
index c090eb2..e5e0e24 100644
--- a/edify/expr.cpp
+++ b/edify/expr.cpp
@@ -421,5 +421,5 @@
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-State::State(const std::string& script, void* cookie)
-    : script(script), cookie(cookie), error_code(kNoError), cause_code(kNoCause) {}
+State::State(const std::string& script, UpdaterInterface* interface)
+    : script(script), updater(interface), error_code(kNoError), cause_code(kNoCause) {}
diff --git a/edify/include/edify/expr.h b/edify/include/edify/expr.h
index 5cbd5e1..cd9c701 100644
--- a/edify/include/edify/expr.h
+++ b/edify/include/edify/expr.h
@@ -23,19 +23,20 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "edify/updater_interface.h"
+
 // Forward declaration to avoid including "otautil/error_code.h".
 enum ErrorCode : int;
 enum CauseCode : int;
 
 struct State {
-  State(const std::string& script, void* cookie);
+  State(const std::string& script, UpdaterInterface* cookie);
 
   // The source of the original script.
   const std::string& script;
 
-  // Optional pointer to app-specific data; the core of edify never
-  // uses this value.
-  void* cookie;
+  // A pointer to app-specific data; the libedify doesn't use this value.
+  UpdaterInterface* updater;
 
   // The error message (if any) returned if the evaluation aborts.
   // Should be empty initially, will be either empty or a string that
diff --git a/edify/include/edify/updater_interface.h b/edify/include/edify/updater_interface.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4d581e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edify/include/edify/updater_interface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+
+struct ZipArchive;
+typedef ZipArchive* ZipArchiveHandle;
+
+class UpdaterRuntimeInterface;
+
+class UpdaterInterface {
+ public:
+  virtual ~UpdaterInterface() = default;
+
+  // Writes the message to command pipe, adds a new line in the end.
+  virtual void WriteToCommandPipe(const std::string_view message, bool flush = false) const = 0;
+
+  // Sends over the message to recovery to print it on the screen.
+  virtual void UiPrint(const std::string_view message) const = 0;
+
+  // Given the name of the block device, returns |name| for updates on the device; or the file path
+  // to the fake block device for simulations.
+  virtual std::string FindBlockDeviceName(const std::string_view name) const = 0;
+
+  virtual UpdaterRuntimeInterface* GetRuntime() const = 0;
+  virtual ZipArchiveHandle GetPackageHandle() const = 0;
+  virtual std::string GetResult() const = 0;
+  virtual uint8_t* GetMappedPackageAddress() const = 0;
+};
diff --git a/edify/include/edify/updater_runtime_interface.h b/edify/include/edify/updater_runtime_interface.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15ccd83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edify/include/edify/updater_runtime_interface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
+
+// This class serves as the base to updater runtime. It wraps the runtime dependent functions; and
+// updates on device and host simulations can have different implementations. e.g. block devices
+// during host simulation merely a temporary file. With this class, the caller side in registered
+// updater's functions will stay the same for both update and simulation.
+class UpdaterRuntimeInterface {
+ public:
+  virtual ~UpdaterRuntimeInterface() = default;
+
+  // Returns true if it's a runtime instance for simulation.
+  virtual bool IsSimulator() const = 0;
+
+  // Returns the value of system property |key|. If the property doesn't exist, returns
+  // |default_value|.
+  virtual std::string GetProperty(const std::string_view key,
+                                  const std::string_view default_value) const = 0;
+
+  // Given the name of the block device, returns |name| for updates on the device; or the file path
+  // to the fake block device for simulations.
+  virtual std::string FindBlockDeviceName(const std::string_view name) const = 0;
+
+  // Mounts the |location| on |mount_point|. Returns 0 on success.
+  virtual int Mount(const std::string_view location, const std::string_view mount_point,
+                    const std::string_view fs_type, const std::string_view mount_options) = 0;
+
+  // Returns true if |mount_point| is mounted.
+  virtual bool IsMounted(const std::string_view mount_point) const = 0;
+
+  // Unmounts the |mount_point|. Returns a pair of results with the first value indicating
+  // if the |mount_point| is mounted, and the second value indicating the result of umount(2).
+  virtual std::pair<bool, int> Unmount(const std::string_view mount_point) = 0;
+
+  // Reads |filename| and puts its value to |content|.
+  virtual bool ReadFileToString(const std::string_view filename, std::string* content) const = 0;
+
+  // Updates the content of |filename| with |content|.
+  virtual bool WriteStringToFile(const std::string_view content,
+                                 const std::string_view filename) const = 0;
+
+  // Wipes the first |len| bytes of block device in |filename|.
+  virtual int WipeBlockDevice(const std::string_view filename, size_t len) const = 0;
+
+  // Starts a child process and runs the program with |args|. Uses vfork(2) if |is_vfork| is true.
+  virtual int RunProgram(const std::vector<std::string>& args, bool is_vfork) const = 0;
+
+  // Runs tune2fs with arguments |args|.
+  virtual int Tune2Fs(const std::vector<std::string>& args) const = 0;
+};
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