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diff --git a/plugin/proxy/exchanger.go b/plugin/proxy/exchanger.go
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+package proxy
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/request"
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+)
+
+// Exchanger is an interface that specifies a type implementing a DNS resolver that
+// can use whatever transport it likes.
+type Exchanger interface {
+	Exchange(ctx context.Context, addr string, state request.Request) (*dns.Msg, error)
+	Protocol() string
+
+	// Transport returns the only transport protocol used by this Exchanger or "".
+	// If the return value is "", Exchange must use `state.Proto()`.
+	Transport() string
+
+	OnStartup(*Proxy) error
+	OnShutdown(*Proxy) error
+}