diff --git a/checkov/kubernetes/graph_builder/graph_components/K8SEdgeBuilder.py b/checkov/kubernetes/graph_builder/graph_components/K8SEdgeBuilder.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+from abc import abstractmethod
+
+from checkov.kubernetes.graph_builder.graph_components.blocks import KubernetesBlock
+
+
+class K8SEdgeBuilder:
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def should_search_for_edges(self, vertex: KubernetesBlock) -> bool:
+        """
+        implementation should examine vertex's attributes and indicate if it's potentially
+        suitable for the concrete class's edge type.
+        e.g: search for a label attribute in LabelSelectorEdgeBuilder's implementation
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def find_connection(self, vertex: KubernetesBlock, vertices: list[KubernetesBlock]) -> list[KubernetesBlock]:
+        """
+        implementation should search in each of the vertices for a possible connection
+        to the vertex param according to the concrete class's rule(s).
+        e.g: find vertices with a label attribute that match current vertex's selector attribute
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError