diff --git a/hipfile/src/amd_detail/batch/batch.cpp b/hipfile/src/amd_detail/batch/batch.cpp
index 7ff7c14f..52f1f10a 100644
--- a/hipfile/src/amd_detail/batch/batch.cpp
+++ b/hipfile/src/amd_detail/batch/batch.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,72 @@
 
 namespace hipFile {
 
+// /*
+//     Factory was created with the help of an LLM
+//     - typename... Args - "parameter pack" of zero or more types
+//     - Args... - Expand the "parameter pack"
+//     - typename = std::enable_if_t<...> - dummy template param used as a gate
+//                                          used to check for function resolution
+//                                          Allows for trying all overloads.
+//                                          If no matching signature found at all: compiler error.
+//     - forward<Args>(args)... - "perfectly forward" all passed args into T's matched ctor.
+//                                aka. expand the arg type pack and arg value pack into
+//                                separate std::forward calls.
+// */
+// template <typename T>
+// struct GenericFactory {
+
+//     // Return an instance of T
+//     // Usage: Factory<T>::make(...)
+//     template <
+//         typename... Args,
+//         typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T, Args...>::value>
+//     >
+//     static T make(Args&&... args)
+//     {
+//         return T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+//     }
+
+//     // Return a std::shared_ptr of T
+//     // Usage:: Factory<T>::make_shared(...)
+//     template <
+//         typename... Args,
+//         typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T, Args...>::value>
+//     >
+//     static std::shared_ptr<T> make_shared(Args&&... args)
+//     {
+//         return std::make_shared<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+//     }
+
+//     // Return a std::shared_ptr of a base class of T
+//     // Usage: Factory<T>::make_shared_as<BaseT>(...)
+//     template <
+//         typename BaseT,
+//         typename... Args,
+//         typename = std::enable_if_t<
+//             std::is_constructible<T, Args...>::value &&
+//             std::is_base_of<BaseT, T>::value
+//         >
+//     >
+//     static std::shared_ptr<BaseT> make_shared_as(Args&&... args)
+//     {
+//         return std::static_pointer_cast<BaseT>(std::make_shared<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+//         //return std::shared_ptr<BaseT>{new T{std::forward<Args(args)...}}
+//         //return std::make_shared<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+//     }
+
+//     // Return a std::unique_ptr of T
+//     template <
+//         typename... Args,
+//         typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T, Args...>::value>
+//     >
+//     static std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args&&... args)
+//     {
+//         return std::make_unique<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+//     }
+// };
+
+
 BatchOperation::BatchOperation(std::unique_ptr<const hipFileIOParams_t> params,
                                std::shared_ptr<IBuffer> _buffer, std::shared_ptr<IFile> _file)
     : io_params{std::move(params)}, buffer{_buffer}, file{_file}
@@ -99,9 +165,26 @@ BatchContext::get_capacity() const noexcept
     return capacity;
 }
 
+//using BatchOpFactory = std::function<Factory>
+
+// template <typename Factory>
+// void
+// test_usage(Factory& fac)
+// {
+//     (void)fac;
+// }
+
+// void
+// test_caller()
+// {
+//     Factory<BatchOperation> fac;
+//     test_usage(fac);
+// }
+
 void
-BatchContext::submit_operations(const hipFileIOParams_t *params, unsigned num_params)
+BatchContext::submit_operations(const hipFileIOParams_t *params, unsigned num_params, IFactory<IBatchOperation> factory)
 {
+    (void)factory;
     std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> _ulock{context_mutex};
 
     // Check num_params first before doing anything else
@@ -113,7 +196,7 @@ BatchContext::submit_operations(const hipFileIOParams_t *params, unsigned num_pa
         throw std::invalid_argument(msg.str());
     }
 
-    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<BatchOperation>> pending_ops{};
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<IBatchOperation>> pending_ops{};
 
     // It would be more performant to be able to perform multiple lookups
     // rather than waiting to lock the DriverState lock for each lookup.
@@ -124,7 +207,8 @@ BatchContext::submit_operations(const hipFileIOParams_t *params, unsigned num_pa
         // file flags.
         auto [_file, _buffer] = Context<DriverState>::get()->getFileAndBuffer(
             param_copy->fh, param_copy->u.batch.devPtr_base, param_copy->u.batch.size, 0);
-        auto op = std::make_shared<BatchOperation>(std::move(param_copy), _buffer, _file);
+        auto op = std::shared_ptr<IBatchOperation>{new BatchOperation{std::move(param_copy), _buffer, _file}};
+
 
         pending_ops.push_back(op);
     }
diff --git a/hipfile/src/amd_detail/batch/batch.h b/hipfile/src/amd_detail/batch/batch.h
index f8372a17..c75610f2 100644
--- a/hipfile/src/amd_detail/batch/batch.h
+++ b/hipfile/src/amd_detail/batch/batch.h
@@ -22,14 +22,94 @@ class IFile;
 
 namespace hipFile {
 
+/*
+ * Intentionally empty interface
+ */
+template <typename Interface>
+class IFactory {
+};
+
+/*
+    Factory was created with the help of an LLM
+    - typename... Args - "parameter pack" of zero or more types
+    - Args... - Expand the "parameter pack"
+    - typename = std::enable_if_t<...> - dummy template param used as a gate
+                                         used to check for function resolution
+                                         Allows for trying all overloads.
+                                         If no matching signature found at all: compiler error.
+    - forward<Args>(args)... - "perfectly forward" all passed args into T's matched ctor.
+                               aka. expand the arg type pack and arg value pack into
+                               separate std::forward calls.
+*/
+template <
+    typename Interface,
+    typename Implementation
+>
+class GenericFactory {
+public:
+    // Return an instance of Implementation
+    // Usage: Factory<Implementation>::make(...)
+    template <
+        typename... Args,
+        typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<Implementation, Args...>::value>
+    >
+    static Implementation make(Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Implementation(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
+    // Return a std::shared_ptr<Interface> to an Implementation instance
+    // Usage:: Factory<Interface>::make_shared(...)
+    template <
+        typename... Args,
+        typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<Implementation, Args...>::value>
+    >
+    static std::shared_ptr<Interface> make_shared(Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return std::static_pointer_cast<Interface>(std::make_shared<Implementation>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+    }
+
+    // // Return a std::shared_ptr<Interface> to an arbitrary
+    // // Usage: Factory<T>::make_shared_as<BaseT>(...)
+    // template <
+    //     typename BaseT,
+    //     typename... Args,
+    //     typename = std::enable_if_t<
+    //         std::is_constructible<T, Args...>::value &&
+    //         std::is_base_of<BaseT, T>::value
+    //     >
+    // >
+    // static std::shared_ptr<BaseT> make_shared_as(Args&&... args)
+    // {
+    //     return std::static_pointer_cast<BaseT>(std::make_shared<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+    //     //return std::shared_ptr<BaseT>{new T{std::forward<Args(args)...}}
+    //     //return std::make_shared<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    // }
+
+    // // Return a std::unique_ptr of T
+    // template <
+    //     typename... Args,
+    //     typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T, Args...>::value>
+    // >
+    // static std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args&&... args)
+    // {
+    //     return std::make_unique<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    // }
+};
+
 struct InvalidBatchHandle : public std::invalid_argument {
     InvalidBatchHandle() : std::invalid_argument{"Invalid batch handle"}
     {
     }
 };
 
+class IBatchOperation {
+public:
+    virtual ~IBatchOperation() = default;
+};
+
 /// @brief Represents a single IO Request
-class BatchOperation {
+class BatchOperation : public IBatchOperation {
 public:
     /// @brief Create an operation to handle and track an IO request.
     /// @param [in] params IO parameters
@@ -50,13 +130,21 @@ class BatchOperation {
     const std::shared_ptr<const IFile> file;
 };
 
+template <
+    typename Implementation,
+    typename Interface = IBatchOperation
+>
+class BatchOperationFactory : public IFactory<Interface>, public GenericFactory<Interface, Implementation>
+{
+};
+
 class IBatchContext {
 public:
     static constexpr unsigned MAX_SIZE = 128;
 
     virtual ~IBatchContext()                                                                 = default;
     virtual unsigned get_capacity() const noexcept                                           = 0;
-    virtual void     submit_operations(const hipFileIOParams_t *params, unsigned num_params) = 0;
+    virtual void     submit_operations(const hipFileIOParams_t *params, unsigned num_params, IFactory<IBatchOperation> factory = BatchOperationFactory<BatchOperation>{}) = 0;
 };
 
 class BatchContext : public IBatchContext {
@@ -76,7 +164,7 @@ class BatchContext : public IBatchContext {
     /// @note This is an All or None operation. If one submitted operation is not valid, no operations
     ///       will be submitted.
     ///
-    void submit_operations(const hipFileIOParams_t *params, const unsigned num_params) override;
+    void submit_operations(const hipFileIOParams_t *params, const unsigned num_params, IFactory<IBatchOperation> factory) override;
 
 private:
     const unsigned capacity;
@@ -89,7 +177,7 @@ class BatchContext : public IBatchContext {
     /// but is not yet complete or completed but not yet retrieved by the
     /// application.
     /// shared_ptr as it may need to be passed to a backend.
-    std::unordered_set<std::shared_ptr<BatchOperation>> outstanding_ops;
+    std::unordered_set<std::shared_ptr<IBatchOperation>> outstanding_ops;
 
     BatchContext(unsigned capacity);
 
@@ -131,4 +219,6 @@ class BatchContextMap {
     mutable std::shared_mutex batch_mutex;
 };
 
+static_assert(!std::is_abstract<BatchOperationFactory<BatchOperation>>::value, "Not concrete");
+
 }
diff --git a/hipfile/test/amd_detail/mbatch.h b/hipfile/test/amd_detail/mbatch.h
index c59ba908..a4e799db 100644
--- a/hipfile/test/amd_detail/mbatch.h
+++ b/hipfile/test/amd_detail/mbatch.h
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@
 
 namespace hipFile {
 
+class MBatchOperation : public IBatchOperation {
+};
+
 class MBatchContext : public IBatchContext {
 public:
     MOCK_METHOD(unsigned, get_capacity, (), (const, noexcept, override));
-    MOCK_METHOD(void, submit_operations, (const hipFileIOParams_t *params, const unsigned num_params),
+    MOCK_METHOD(void, submit_operations, (const hipFileIOParams_t *params, const unsigned num_params, IFactory<IBatchOperation> factory),
                 (override));
 };