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+use crate::Result;
+
+use rtnetlink::Handle;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Connection(Handle);
+
+impl Connection {
+    /// Creates a new connection and handle to rtnetlink and spawns the connection task.
+    /// Can be used to interact with rtnetlink by enabling certain crate features
+    /// and calling the methods they provide.
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+        let (conn, handle, _) = rtnetlink::new_connection()?;
+        tokio::spawn(conn);
+
+        Ok(Self(handle))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a reference to the underlying [`rtnetlink::Handle`].
+    pub(crate) fn handle(&self) -> &Handle {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}