diff --git a/pkg/api/component.go b/pkg/api/component.go
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+++ b/pkg/api/component.go
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+package api
+
+type RunningMode string
+
+const (
+	RunninModeDev     = "Dev"
+	RunninModeDeploy  = "Deploy"
+	RunninModeUnknown = "Unknown"
+)
+
+// Component describes the state of a devfile component
+type Component struct {
+	DevfilePath    string          `json:"devfilePath"`
+	DevfileData    DevfileData     `json:"devfileData"`
+	ForwardedPorts []ForwardedPort `json:"forwardedPorts"`
+	RunningIn      []RunningMode   `json:"runningIn"`
+	ManagedBy      string          `json:"managedBy"`
+}
+
+type ForwardedPort struct {
+	ContainerName string `json:"containerName"`
+	LocalPort     int    `json:"localPort"`
+	ContainerPort int    `json:"containerPort"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/devfile-data.go b/pkg/api/devfile-data.go
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+++ b/pkg/api/devfile-data.go
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+package api
+
+import "github.com/devfile/library/pkg/devfile/parser/data"
+
+// DevfileData describes a devfile content
+type DevfileData struct {
+	Devfile              data.DevfileData
+	SupportedOdoFeatures SupportedOdoFeatures
+}
+
+// SupportedOdoFeatures indicates the support of high-level (odo) features by a devfile component
+type SupportedOdoFeatures struct {
+	Dev    bool
+	Deploy bool
+	Debug  bool
+}