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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import shutil
+import os
+import typing as t
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from simple_di import inject
+from simple_di import Provide
+
+from .exceptions import BentoMLException, NotFound
+from .models import create as create_asset
+from ._internal.tag import Tag
+from ._internal.models import Model
+from ._internal.models import ModelContext
+from ._internal.configuration.containers import BentoMLContainer
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._internal.models import ModelStore
+    from ._internal.cloud import BentoCloudClient
+
+
+MODULE_NAME = "bentoml.asset"
+ASSET_PREFIX = "bentoml_reserved_assets___"
+API_VERSION = "v1"
+
+def convert_tag(tag: t.Union[Tag, str]) -> Tag:
+    asset_tag = ASSET_PREFIX + str(tag)
+    return Tag.from_taglike(asset_tag)
+
+
+@inject
+def delete(
+    tag: t.Union[Tag, str],
+    *,
+    _model_store: "ModelStore" = Provide[BentoMLContainer.model_store],
+):
+    tag = convert_tag(tag)
+    _model_store.delete(tag)
+
+
+def import_from_file(
+        name: Tag | str,
+        path: str | os.PathLike[str],
+        *,
+        labels: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+) ->  Model:
+
+    tag = Tag.from_taglike(name)
+    tag = convert_tag(tag)
+    context = ModelContext(framework_name="asset", framework_versions={"asset": "1.0"})
+
+    with create_asset(
+        tag,
+        module=MODULE_NAME,
+        api_version=API_VERSION,
+        signatures={},
+        labels=labels,
+        options=None,
+        custom_objects=None,
+        context=context,
+    ) as bento_asset:
+        filename_path = bento_asset.path_of("filename.txt")
+        filename = os.path.basename(path)
+        dest_path = bento_asset.path_of(filename)
+        shutil.copyfile(path, dest_path, follow_symlinks=True)
+
+        with open(filename_path, "w") as f:
+            f.write(filename)
+
+        return bento_asset
+
+
+@inject
+def push(
+    tag: t.Union[Tag, str],
+    *,
+    force: bool = False,
+    _model_store: "ModelStore" = Provide[BentoMLContainer.model_store],
+    _cloud_client: BentoCloudClient = Provide[BentoMLContainer.bentocloud_client],
+):
+    new_tag = convert_tag(tag)
+    model_obj = _model_store.get(new_tag)
+    if not model_obj:
+        raise BentoMLException(f"Asset {tag} not found in local store")
+    _cloud_client.push_model(model_obj, force=force)
+
+
+@inject
+def pull(
+    tag: t.Union[Tag, str],
+    *,
+    force: bool = False,
+    _cloud_client: BentoCloudClient = Provide[BentoMLContainer.bentocloud_client],
+) -> Model:
+    tag = convert_tag(tag)
+    return _cloud_client.pull_model(tag, force=force)
+
+
+@inject
+def get_file_path(
+    tag: t.Union[Tag, str],
+    *,
+    _model_store: "ModelStore" = Provide[BentoMLContainer.model_store],
+) -> str:
+    tag = convert_tag(tag)
+    try:
+        bento_model = _model_store.get(tag)
+    except NotFound:
+        pull(tag)
+        bento_model = _model_store.get(tag)
+    with open(bento_model.path_of("filename.txt"), "r") as f:
+        filename = f.read().strip()
+
+    return bento_model.path_of(filename)
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "get_file_path",
+    "delete",
+    "import_from_file",
+    "push",
+    "pull",
+]