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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the TYPO3 CMS project.
+ *
+ * It is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU General Public License, either version 2
+ * of the License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+ * LICENSE.txt file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ * The TYPO3 project - inspiring people to share!
+ */
+
+namespace T3docs\Examples\Backend\Avatar;
+
+use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Attribute\AsAvatarProvider;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Backend\Avatar\AvatarProviderInterface;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Backend\Avatar\Image;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
+
+#[AsAvatarProvider('exampleAvatarProvider')]
+class ExampleAvatarProvider implements AvatarProviderInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns an Image object, prepared for output, based on a given be_users record
+     *
+     * @param array<string, scalar> $backendUser be_users record
+     * @param int $size
+     */
+    public function getImage(array $backendUser, $size): ?Image
+    {
+        return GeneralUtility::makeInstance(
+            Image::class,
+            '/typo3conf/ext/examples/Resources/Public/Icons/Extension.png',
+            20,
+            20,
+        );
+    }
+}