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+#pragma once
+
+#include "manager.hpp"
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace bios_config
+{
+
+/** @brief Serialize and persist the bios manager object
+ *
+ *  @param[in] obj - bios manager object
+ *  @param[in] path - path to the file where the bios manager object
+ *                    is to be serialized
+ */
+void serialize(const Manager& obj, const fs::path& path);
+
+/** @brief Deserialize the persisted data and populate the bios manager object
+ *
+ *  @param[in] path - path to the persisted file
+ *  @param[in/out] entry - reference to the bios manager object which is the
+ *                         target of deserialization.
+ *
+ *  @return bool - true if the deserialization was successful, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool deserialize(const fs::path& path, Manager& entry);
+
+} // namespace bios_config
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