diff --git a/app/include/drivers/animation.h b/app/include/drivers/animation.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 The ZMK Contributors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <zephyr/types.h>
+#include <device.h>
+#include <drivers/led_strip.h>
+#include <zmk/animation.h>
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * #brief Public API for controlling animations.
+ *
+ * This library abstracts the implementation details
+ * for various types of 2D animations.
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @typedef animation_api_prep_next_frame
+ * @brief Callback API for generating the next animation frame
+ *
+ * @see animation_prep_next_frame() for argument descriptions.
+ */
+typedef void (*animation_api_prep_next_frame)(const struct device *dev);
+
+/**
+ * @typedef animation_api_prep_next_frame
+ * @brief Callback API for generating the next animation frame
+ *
+ * @see animation_prep_next_frame() for argument descriptions.
+ */
+typedef void (*animation_api_get_pixel)(const struct device *dev, const struct animation_pixel_position *pixel_position,
+                                        struct zmk_color_rgb *value);
+
+struct animation_api {
+    animation_api_prep_next_frame prep_next_frame;
+    animation_api_get_pixel get_pixel;
+};
+
+/**
+ * [animation_prep_next_frame description]
+ * @param dev [description]
+ */
+static inline void animation_prep_next_frame(const struct device *dev) {
+    const struct animation_api *api = (const struct animation_api *) dev->api;
+
+    return api->prep_next_frame(dev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * [animation_get_pixel description]
+ * @param dev   [description]
+ * @param pixel [description]
+ */
+static inline void animation_get_pixel(const struct device *dev, const struct animation_pixel_position *pixel_position,
+                                        struct zmk_color_rgb *value) {
+    const struct animation_api *api = (const struct animation_api *) dev->api;
+
+    return api->get_pixel(dev, pixel_position, value);
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif