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+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+import pymc as pm
+import xarray as xr
+from pydantic import Field, InstanceOf, validate_call
+
+from pymc_marketing.deserialize import deserialize, register_deserialization
+from pymc_marketing.mmm.components.base import Transformation, create_registration_meta
+from pymc_marketing.prior import Prior, create_dim_handler
+
+BASIS_TRANSFORMATIONS = {}
+BasisMeta = create_registration_meta(BASIS_TRANSFORMATIONS)
+
+
+class Basis(Transformation, metaclass=BasisMeta):
+    prefix: str = "basis"
+    lookup_name: str
+
+    @validate_call
+    def sample_curve(
+        self,
+        parameters: InstanceOf[xr.Dataset] = Field(
+            ..., description="Parameters of the saturation transformation."
+        ),
+        days: int = Field(0, ge=0, description="Minimum number of days."),
+    ) -> xr.DataArray:
+        """Sample the curve of the saturation transformation given parameters.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        parameters : xr.Dataset
+            Dataset with the parameters of the saturation transformation.
+        max_value : float, optional
+            Maximum value of the curve, by default 1.0.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        xr.DataArray
+            Curve of the saturation transformation.
+
+        """
+        x = np.linspace(-days, days, 100)
+
+        coords = {
+            "x": x,
+        }
+
+        return self._sample_curve(
+            var_name="saturation",
+            parameters=parameters,
+            x=x,
+            coords=coords,
+        )
+
+
+def basis_from_dict(data: dict) -> Basis:
+    """Create a basis transformation from a dictionary."""
+    data = data.copy()
+    lookup_name = data.pop("lookup_name")
+    cls = BASIS_TRANSFORMATIONS[lookup_name]
+
+    if "priors" in data:
+        data["priors"] = {k: deserialize(v) for k, v in data["priors"].items()}
+
+    return cls(**data)
+
+
+def _is_basis(data):
+    return "lookup_name" in data and data["lookup_name"] in BASIS_TRANSFORMATIONS
+
+
+register_deserialization(
+    is_type=_is_basis,
+    deserialize=basis_from_dict,
+)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class EventEffect:
+    basis: Basis
+    effect_size: Prior
+    dims: tuple[str, ...]
+
+    def apply(self, X, name: str = "event"):
+        """Apply the event effect to the data."""
+        dim_handler = create_dim_handler(("x", *self.dims))
+        return self.basis.apply(X, dims=self.dims) * dim_handler(
+            self.effect_size.create_variable(f"{name}_effect_size"),
+            self.effect_size.dims,
+        )
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        return {
+            "class": "EventEffect",
+            "data": {
+                "basis": self.basis.to_dict(),
+                "effect_size": self.effect_size.to_dict(),
+                "dims": self.dims,
+            },
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, data):
+        return cls(
+            basis=deserialize(data["basis"]),
+            effect_size=deserialize(data["effect_size"]),
+            dims=data["dims"],
+        )
+
+
+def _is_event_effect(data):
+    return data["class"] == "EventEffect"
+
+
+register_deserialization(
+    is_type=_is_event_effect,
+    deserialize=lambda data: EventEffect.from_dict(data["data"]),
+)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+    from pymc_marketing.plot import plot_curve
+
+    class GaussianBasis(Basis):
+        lookup_name = "gaussian"
+
+        def function(self, x, sigma):
+            return pm.math.exp(-0.5 * (x / sigma) ** 2)
+
+        default_priors = {
+            "sigma": Prior("Gamma", mu=7, sigma=1),
+        }
+
+    gaussian = GaussianBasis(
+        priors={
+            "sigma": Prior("Gamma", mu=[4, 7, 10], sigma=1, dims="event"),
+        },
+    )
+    coords = {"event": ["NYE", "Grand Opening Game Show", "Super Bowl"]}
+    prior = gaussian.sample_prior(coords=coords)
+    curve = gaussian.sample_curve(prior, days=21)
+
+    fig, axes = gaussian.plot_curve(curve, same_axes=True)
+    fig.suptitle("Gaussian Basis")
+    plt.savefig("gaussian-basis")
+    plt.close()
+
+    df_events = pd.DataFrame(
+        {
+            "event": ["first", "second"],
+            "start_date": pd.to_datetime(["2023-01-01", "2023-01-20"]),
+            "end_date": pd.to_datetime(["2023-01-02", "2023-01-25"]),
+        }
+    )
+
+    def difference_in_days(model_dates, event_dates):
+        if hasattr(model_dates, "to_numpy"):
+            model_dates = model_dates.to_numpy()
+        if hasattr(event_dates, "to_numpy"):
+            event_dates = event_dates.to_numpy()
+
+        one_day = np.timedelta64(1, "D")
+        return (model_dates[:, None] - event_dates) / one_day
+
+    def create_basis_matrix(df_events: pd.DataFrame, model_dates: np.ndarray):
+        start_dates = df_events["start_date"]
+        end_dates = df_events["end_date"]
+
+        s_ref = difference_in_days(model_dates, start_dates)
+        e_ref = difference_in_days(model_dates, end_dates)
+
+        return np.where(
+            (s_ref >= 0) & (e_ref <= 0),
+            0,
+            np.where(np.abs(s_ref) < np.abs(e_ref), s_ref, e_ref),
+        )
+
+    gaussian = GaussianBasis(
+        priors={
+            "sigma": Prior("Gamma", mu=7, sigma=1, dims="event"),
+        }
+    )
+    effect_size = Prior("Normal", mu=1, sigma=1, dims="event")
+    effect = EventEffect(basis=gaussian, effect_size=effect_size, dims=("event",))
+
+    dates = pd.date_range("2022-12-01", periods=3 * 31, freq="D")
+
+    X = create_basis_matrix(df_events, model_dates=dates)
+
+    coords = {"date": dates, "event": df_events["event"].to_numpy()}
+    with pm.Model(coords=coords) as model:
+        pm.Deterministic("effect", effect.apply(X), dims=("date", "event"))
+
+        idata = pm.sample_prior_predictive()
+
+    fig, axes = idata.prior.effect.pipe(
+        plot_curve,
+        {"date"},
+        subplot_kwargs={"ncols": 1},
+    )
+    fig.suptitle("Gaussian Event Effect")
+    plt.savefig("gaussian-event")
+    plt.close()