diff --git a/lib/puppet/resource_api/transport.rb b/lib/puppet/resource_api/transport.rb
index ac66a8ac..5858cd91 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/resource_api/transport.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/resource_api/transport.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# rubocop:disable Style/Documentation
+module Puppet; end
+module Puppet::ResourceApi; end
+module Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport; end
+# rubocop:enable Style/Documentation
+
 # Remote target transport API
 module Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport
   def register(schema)
diff --git a/lib/puppet/resource_api/transport/wrapper.rb b/lib/puppet/resource_api/transport/wrapper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97fe4fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/resource_api/transport/wrapper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+require 'puppet/resource_api/transport'
+require 'hocon'
+require 'hocon/config_syntax'
+
+# Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport::Wrapper` to interface between the Util::NetworkDevice
+class Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport::Wrapper
+  attr_reader :transport
+
+  def initialize(name, url_or_config)
+    if url_or_config.is_a? String
+      @url = URI.parse(url_or_config)
+      raise "Unexpected url '#{url_or_config}' found. Only file:/// URLs for configuration supported at the moment." unless @url.scheme == 'file'
+    else
+      @config = url_or_config
+    end
+
+    @transport = Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport.connect(name, config)
+  end
+
+  def config
+    raise "Trying to load config from '#{@url.path}, but file does not exist." if @url && !File.exist?(@url.path)
+    # symbolize top-level keys to match up with expected provider/resource data conventions
+    @config ||= (Hocon.load(@url.path, syntax: Hocon::ConfigSyntax::HOCON) || {}).map { |k, v| [k.to_sym, v] }.to_h
+  end
+
+  def facts
+    # @transport.facts + custom_facts  # look into custom facts work by TP
+    @transport.facts
+  end
+
+  def respond_to_missing?(name, _include_private)
+    (@transport.respond_to? name) || super
+  end
+
+  def method_missing(method_name, *args, &block)
+    if @transport.respond_to? method_name
+      puts "Delegating #{method_name}"
+      @transport.send(method_name, *args, &block)
+    else
+      super
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/device_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/device_spec.rb
index 69302007..909313c9 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/device_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/device_spec.rb
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@
       <<DEVICE_CONF
 [the_node]
 type test_device
-url  file:///etc/credentials.txt
+url  file://#{device_credentials.path}
 DEVICE_CONF
     end
+    let(:device_credentials) { Tempfile.new('credentials.txt') }
+    let(:device_credentials_content) { {} }
 
     def is_device_apply_supported?
       Gem::Version.new(Puppet::PUPPETVERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('5.3.6') && Gem::Version.new(Puppet::PUPPETVERSION) != Gem::Version.new('5.4.0')
@@ -86,10 +88,14 @@ def is_device_apply_supported?
       skip "No device --apply in puppet before v5.3.6 nor in v5.4.0 (v#{Puppet::PUPPETVERSION} is installed)" unless is_device_apply_supported?
       device_conf.write(device_conf_content)
       device_conf.close
+
+      device_credentials.write(device_credentials_content)
+      device_credentials.close
     end
 
     after(:each) do
       device_conf.unlink
+      device_credentials.unlink
     end
 
     context 'with no config specified' do
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/test_module/lib/puppet/transport/schema/test_device.rb b/spec/fixtures/test_module/lib/puppet/transport/schema/test_device.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bd6ee45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/test_module/lib/puppet/transport/schema/test_device.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require 'puppet/resource_api'
+
+Puppet::ResourceApi.register_transport(
+  name: 'test_device', # points at class Puppet::Transport::TestDevice
+  desc: 'Connects to a device',
+  connection_info: {
+  },
+)
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/test_module/lib/puppet/transport/test_device.rb b/spec/fixtures/test_module/lib/puppet/transport/test_device.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad3a04f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/test_module/lib/puppet/transport/test_device.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module Puppet::Transport
+# a transport for a test_device
+class TestDevice
+  def initialize(connection_info);
+    puts connection_info
+  end
+
+  def facts
+    { 'foo' => 'bar' }
+  end
+
+  def verify
+    return true
+  end
+
+  def close
+    return
+  end
+end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/puppet/resource_api/transport/wrapper_spec.rb b/spec/puppet/resource_api/transport/wrapper_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2692b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/puppet/resource_api/transport/wrapper_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'puppet/resource_api/transport/wrapper'
+require_relative '../../../fixtures/test_module/lib/puppet/transport/test_device'
+
+RSpec.describe Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport::Wrapper, agent_test: true do
+  describe '#initialize(name, url_or_config)' do
+    context 'when called with a url' do
+      context 'with a file:// prefix' do
+        let(:url) { 'file:///etc/credentials' }
+
+        it 'will not throw an error' do
+          allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_return(true)
+          expect(Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport).to receive(:connect)
+          expect(Hocon).to receive(:load)
+          expect { described_class.new('wibble', url) }.not_to raise_error
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with an http:// prefix' do
+        let(:url) { 'http://www.puppet.com' }
+
+        it { expect { described_class.new('wibble', url) }.to raise_error RuntimeError, %r{Only file:/// URLs for configuration supported} }
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when called with a config hash' do
+      let(:config) { {} }
+
+      it 'will use the configuration directly' do
+        expect(Hocon).not_to receive(:load)
+        expect(Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport).to receive(:connect)
+        described_class.new('wibble', config)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#facts' do
+    context 'when called' do
+      let(:instance) { described_class.new('wibble', {}) }
+      let(:facts) { { 'foo' => 'bar' } }
+      let(:transport) { instance_double(Puppet::Transport::TestDevice, 'transport') }
+
+      it 'will return the facts provided by the transport' do
+        allow(Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport).to receive(:connect).and_return(transport)
+        allow(transport).to receive(:facts).and_return(facts)
+
+        expect(instance.facts).to eq(facts)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when an unsupported method is called' do
+    context 'when the transport can handle the method' do
+      let(:instance) { described_class.new('wibble', {}) }
+      let(:transport) { instance_double(Puppet::Transport::TestDevice, 'transport') }
+
+      it 'will return the facts provided by the transport' do
+        allow(Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport).to receive(:connect).and_return(transport)
+        expect(transport).to receive(:close)
+
+        instance.close
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the transport cannot handle the method' do
+      let(:instance) { described_class.new('wibble', {}) }
+      let(:transport) { instance_double(Puppet::Transport::TestDevice, 'transport') }
+
+      it 'will raise a NoMethodError' do
+        allow(Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport).to receive(:connect).and_return(transport)
+        expect { instance.wibble }.to raise_error NoMethodError
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when a method is checked for' do
+    let(:instance) { described_class.new('wibble', {}) }
+    let(:transport) { instance_double(Puppet::Transport::TestDevice, 'transport') }
+
+    before(:each) do
+      allow(Puppet::ResourceApi::Transport).to receive(:connect).and_return(transport)
+    end
+
+    context 'when the transport does not support the function' do
+      context 'when using respond_to?' do
+        it 'will return false' do
+          expect(instance.respond_to?(:wibble)).to eq(false)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when using method?' do
+        it 'will return false' do
+          expect { instance.method :wibble }.to raise_error
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the transport does support the function' do
+      before(:each) do
+        allow(transport).to receive(:close)
+      end
+
+      context 'when using respond_to?' do
+        it 'will return true' do
+          expect(instance.respond_to?(:close)).to eq(true)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when using method?' do
+        it 'will return the method' do
+          expect(instance.method(:close)).to be_a(Method)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/puppet/resource_api/transport_spec.rb b/spec/puppet/resource_api/transport_spec.rb
index f1f27d5a..3208900d 100644
--- a/spec/puppet/resource_api/transport_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/puppet/resource_api/transport_spec.rb
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@
     end
 
     context 'when the transport file does exist' do
-      context 'with and incorrectly defined transport' do
+      context 'with an incorrectly defined transport' do
         it 'throws a DevError' do
           expect(described_class).to receive(:validate).with(name, connection_info)
           expect(described_class).to receive(:require).with('puppet/transport/test_target')
           expect { described_class.connect(name, connection_info) }.to raise_error Puppet::DevError,
-                                                                                   %r{uninitialized constant Puppet::Transport}
+                                                                                   %r{uninitialized constant (Puppet::Transport|TestTarget)}
         end
       end