diff --git a/openstack/client.go b/openstack/client.go
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+package openstack
+
+import (
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+	identity3 "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/identity/v3"
+)
+
+// Client provides access to service clients for this OpenStack cloud.
+type Client gophercloud.ServiceClient
+
+// NewClient authenticates to an OpenStack cloud with the provided credentials.
+// It first queries the root identity endpoint to determine which versions of the identity service are supported, then chooses
+// the most recent identity service available to proceed.
+func NewClient(authOptions gophercloud.AuthOptions) (*Client, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// IdentityV3 explicitly accesses the v3 identity service.
+func (client *Client) IdentityV3() (*identity3.Client, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}