1 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/python/qemu/aqmp/legacy.py b/python/qemu/aqmp/legacy.py
index 2ccb136b02..9431fe9330 100644
--- a/python/qemu/aqmp/legacy.py
+++ b/python/qemu/aqmp/legacy.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ This class pretends to be qemu.qmp.QEMUMonitorProtocol.
 
 import asyncio
 from typing import (
+    Any,
     Awaitable,
+    Dict,
     List,
     Optional,
     TypeVar,
@@ -14,13 +16,29 @@ from typing import (
 )
 
 import qemu.qmp
-from qemu.qmp import QMPMessage, QMPReturnValue, SocketAddrT
 
 from .error import AQMPError
-from .protocol import Runstate
+from .protocol import Runstate, SocketAddrT
 from .qmp_client import QMPClient
 
 
+#: QMPMessage is an entire QMP message of any kind.
+QMPMessage = Dict[str, Any]
+
+#: QMPReturnValue is the 'return' value of a command.
+QMPReturnValue = object
+
+#: QMPObject is any object in a QMP message.
+QMPObject = Dict[str, object]
+
+# QMPMessage can be outgoing commands or incoming events/returns.
+# QMPReturnValue is usually a dict/json object, but due to QAPI's
+# 'returns-whitelist', it can actually be anything.
+#
+# {'return': {}} is a QMPMessage,
+# {} is the QMPReturnValue.
+
+
 # pylint: disable=missing-docstring