diff --git a/src/main/java/com/letterpaw/soap/database/Model.java b/src/main/java/com/letterpaw/soap/database/Model.java
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+package com.letterpaw.soap.database;
+
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+public abstract class Model {
+    protected static final String TABLE_NAME = "";
+    protected static final String CREATE_SQL = "";
+    protected boolean is_persisted = false;
+
+    protected static final DatabaseConfig db = DatabaseConfig.getInstance();
+
+    public abstract void save() throws SQLException;
+    public abstract void delete() throws SQLException;
+}