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+from .policy import Policy
diff --git a/moveit_py/moveit/policies/policy.py b/moveit_py/moveit/policies/policy.py
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+# Software License Agreement (BSD License)
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023, Peter David Fagan
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+# Author: Peter David Fagan
+
+"""
+Definition of an abstract base class for policy deployment.
+For now, this policy only supports moveit_servo command interfaces and Image sensors.
+"""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.node import Node
+from rclpy.qos import QoSProfile
+
+from control_msgs.msg import JointJog
+from geometry_msgs.msg import PoseStamped, Twist
+from sensor_msgs.msg import Image
+
+from std_srvs.srv import SetBool
+
+import message_filters
+
+
+class Policy(ABC, Node):
+    """An abstract base class for deploying learnt policies."""
+
+    def __init__(self, params, node_name="policy_node"):
+        """Initialise the policy."""
+        super().__init__(node_name)
+        self.logger = self.get_logger()
+
+        # parse parameters
+        self.param_listener = params.ParamListener(self)
+        self.params = self.param_listener.get_params()
+
+        # set policy to inactive by default
+        self._is_active = False
+        self.activate_policy = self.create_service(
+            SetBool,
+            "activate_policy",
+            self.activate_policy,
+        )
+
+        # register sensor topics
+        self.register_sensors()
+
+        # register servo command topic
+        self.register_command()
+
+    @property
+    def is_active(self):
+        """Returns True if the policy is active."""
+        return self._is_active
+
+    @is_active.setter
+    def active(self, value):
+        """Sets the policy to active state via Python API."""
+        self._is_active = value
+
+    def activate_policy(self, request, response):
+        """Sets the policy to active state via ROS interface."""
+        self._is_active = request.data
+        return response
+
+    def get_sensor_msg_type(self, msg_type):
+        """Returns the ROS 2 message type for a given sensor type."""
+        if msg_type == "sensor_msgs/Image":
+            return Image
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Sensor type {sensor_type} not supported.")
+
+    def get_command_msg_type(self, msg_type):
+        """Returns the ROS 2 message type for a given command type."""
+        if msg_type == "geometry_msgs/PoseStamped":
+            return PoseStamped
+        elif msg_type == "geometry_msgs/Twist":
+            return Twist
+        elif msg_type == "control_msgs/JointJog":
+            return JointJog
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Command type {msg_type} not supported.")
+
+    def register_sensors(self):
+        """Register the topics to listen to for sensor data."""
+        self.sensor_subs = []
+        # TODO: refactor this section
+        # Related Issue: https://github.com/PickNikRobotics/generate_parameter_library/issues/155
+        for sensor_idx in range(self.params.num_sensors):
+            sensor_params = self.get_parameters_by_prefix(
+                f"sensor{sensor_idx + 1}"
+            )
+            self.sensor_subs.append(
+                message_filters.Subscriber(
+                    self,
+                    self.get_sensor_msg_type(sensor_params["type"].value),
+                    str(sensor_params["topic"].value),
+                    qos_profile=QoSProfile(depth=sensor_params["qos"].value),
+                )
+            )
+
+        # create a synchronizer for the sensor topics
+        self.sensor_sync = message_filters.ApproximateTimeSynchronizer(
+            self.sensor_subs,
+            self.params.sensor_queue,
+            self.params.sensor_slop,
+        )
+
+        # register model forward pass as callback
+        self.sensor_sync.registerCallback(self.forward)
+
+    def register_command(self):
+        """Register the topic to publish actions to."""
+        self.command_pub = self.create_publisher(
+            self.get_command_msg_type(self.params.command.type),
+            self.params.command.topic,
+            QoSProfile(depth=self.params.command.qos),
+        )
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def forward():
+        """Perform a forward pass of the policy."""
+        pass