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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright OpenBMC Authors
+
+#include "dbus_utility.hpp"
+
+#include "boost_formatters.hpp"
+#include "dbus_singleton.hpp"
+#include "logging.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/asio/property.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/message/native_types.hpp>
+
+#include <array>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <functional>
+#include <regex>
+#include <span>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace dbus
+{
+
+namespace utility
+{
+
+void escapePathForDbus(std::string& path)
+{
+    const static std::regex reg("[^A-Za-z0-9_/]");
+    std::regex_replace(path.begin(), path.begin(), path.end(), reg, "_");
+}
+
+void logError(const boost::system::error_code& ec)
+{
+    if (ec)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_ERROR("DBus error: {}, cannot call method", ec);
+    }
+}
+
+// gets the string N strings deep into a path
+// i.e.  /0th/1st/2nd/3rd
+bool getNthStringFromPath(const std::string& path, int index,
+                          std::string& result)
+{
+    if (index < 0)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    std::filesystem::path p1(path);
+    int count = -1;
+    for (const auto& element : p1)
+    {
+        if (element.has_filename())
+        {
+            ++count;
+            if (count == index)
+            {
+                result = element.stem().string();
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return count >= index;
+}
+
+void getAllProperties(const std::string& service, const std::string& objectPath,
+                      const std::string& interface,
+                      std::function<void(const boost::system::error_code&,
+                                         const DBusPropertiesMap&)>&& callback)
+{
+    sdbusplus::asio::getAllProperties(*crow::connections::systemBus, service,
+                                      objectPath, interface,
+                                      std::move(callback));
+}
+
+void getAllProperties(sdbusplus::asio::connection& /*conn*/,
+                      const std::string& service, const std::string& objectPath,
+                      const std::string& interface,
+                      std::function<void(const boost::system::error_code&,
+                                         const DBusPropertiesMap&)>&& callback)
+{
+    getAllProperties(service, objectPath, interface, std::move(callback));
+}
+
+void checkDbusPathExists(const std::string& path,
+                         std::function<void(bool)>&& callback)
+{
+    crow::connections::systemBus->async_method_call(
+        [callback = std::move(callback)](const boost::system::error_code& ec,
+                                         const MapperGetObject& objectNames) {
+            callback(!ec && !objectNames.empty());
+        },
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper",
+        "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper", "GetObject", path,
+        std::array<std::string, 0>());
+}
+
+void getSubTree(const std::string& path, int32_t depth,
+                std::span<const std::string_view> interfaces,
+                std::function<void(const boost::system::error_code&,
+                                   const MapperGetSubTreeResponse&)>&& callback)
+{
+    crow::connections::systemBus->async_method_call(
+        [callback{std::move(callback)}](
+            const boost::system::error_code& ec,
+            const MapperGetSubTreeResponse& subtree) { callback(ec, subtree); },
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper",
+        "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper", "GetSubTree", path, depth,
+        interfaces);
+}
+
+void getSubTreePaths(
+    const std::string& path, int32_t depth,
+    std::span<const std::string_view> interfaces,
+    std::function<void(const boost::system::error_code&,
+                       const MapperGetSubTreePathsResponse&)>&& callback)
+{
+    crow::connections::systemBus->async_method_call(
+        [callback{std::move(callback)}](
+            const boost::system::error_code& ec,
+            const MapperGetSubTreePathsResponse& subtreePaths) {
+            callback(ec, subtreePaths);
+        },
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper",
+        "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper", "GetSubTreePaths", path, depth,
+        interfaces);
+}
+
+void getAssociatedSubTree(
+    const sdbusplus::message::object_path& associatedPath,
+    const sdbusplus::message::object_path& path, int32_t depth,
+    std::span<const std::string_view> interfaces,
+    std::function<void(const boost::system::error_code&,
+                       const MapperGetSubTreeResponse&)>&& callback)
+{
+    crow::connections::systemBus->async_method_call(
+        [callback{std::move(callback)}](
+            const boost::system::error_code& ec,
+            const MapperGetSubTreeResponse& subtree) { callback(ec, subtree); },
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper",
+        "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper", "GetAssociatedSubTree",
+        associatedPath, path, depth, interfaces);
+}
+
+void getAssociatedSubTreePaths(
+    const sdbusplus::message::object_path& associatedPath,
+    const sdbusplus::message::object_path& path, int32_t depth,
+    std::span<const std::string_view> interfaces,
+    std::function<void(const boost::system::error_code&,
+                       const MapperGetSubTreePathsResponse&)>&& callback)
+{
+    crow::connections::systemBus->async_method_call(
+        [callback{std::move(callback)}](
+            const boost::system::error_code& ec,
+            const MapperGetSubTreePathsResponse& subtreePaths) {
+            callback(ec, subtreePaths);
+        },
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper",
+        "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper", "GetAssociatedSubTreePaths",
+        associatedPath, path, depth, interfaces);
+}
+
+void getAssociatedSubTreeById(
+    const std::string& id, const std::string& path,
+    std::span<const std::string_view> subtreeInterfaces,
+    std::string_view association,
+    std::span<const std::string_view> endpointInterfaces,
+    std::function<void(const boost::system::error_code&,
+                       const MapperGetSubTreeResponse&)>&& callback)
+{
+    crow::connections::systemBus->async_method_call(
+        [callback{std::move(callback)}](
+            const boost::system::error_code& ec,
+            const MapperGetSubTreeResponse& subtree) { callback(ec, subtree); },
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper",
+        "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper", "GetAssociatedSubTreeById", id,
+        path, subtreeInterfaces, association, endpointInterfaces);
+}
+
+void getAssociatedSubTreePathsById(
+    const std::string& id, const std::string& path,
+    std::span<const std::string_view> subtreeInterfaces,
+    std::string_view association,
+    std::span<const std::string_view> endpointInterfaces,
+    std::function<void(const boost::system::error_code&,
+                       const MapperGetSubTreePathsResponse&)>&& callback)
+{
+    crow::connections::systemBus->async_method_call(
+        [callback{std::move(callback)}](
+            const boost::system::error_code& ec,
+            const MapperGetSubTreePathsResponse& subtreePaths) {
+            callback(ec, subtreePaths);
+        },
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper",
+        "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper", "GetAssociatedSubTreePathsById", id,
+        path, subtreeInterfaces, association, endpointInterfaces);
+}
+
+void getDbusObject(const std::string& path,
+                   std::span<const std::string_view> interfaces,
+                   std::function<void(const boost::system::error_code&,
+                                      const MapperGetObject&)>&& callback)
+{
+    crow::connections::systemBus->async_method_call(
+        [callback{std::move(callback)}](const boost::system::error_code& ec,
+                                        const MapperGetObject& object) {
+            callback(ec, object);
+        },
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper",
+        "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper", "GetObject", path, interfaces);
+}
+
+void getAssociationEndPoints(
+    const std::string& path,
+    std::function<void(const boost::system::error_code&,
+                       const MapperEndPoints&)>&& callback)
+{
+    getProperty<MapperEndPoints>("xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper", path,
+                                 "xyz.openbmc_project.Association", "endpoints",
+                                 std::move(callback));
+}
+
+void getManagedObjects(const std::string& service,
+                       const sdbusplus::message::object_path& path,
+                       std::function<void(const boost::system::error_code&,
+                                          const ManagedObjectType&)>&& callback)
+{
+    crow::connections::systemBus->async_method_call(
+        [callback{std::move(callback)}](const boost::system::error_code& ec,
+                                        const ManagedObjectType& objects) {
+            callback(ec, objects);
+        },
+        service, path, "org.freedesktop.DBus.ObjectManager",
+        "GetManagedObjects");
+}
+
+} // namespace utility
+} // namespace dbus