diff --git a/src/SystemdInterface.hpp b/src/SystemdInterface.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <sdbusplus/async.hpp>
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace systemd
+{
+
+class SystemdInterface
+{
+  public:
+    /** @brief Start a systemd unit.
+     * Returns true on success, otherwise false.
+     */
+    static auto startUnit(sdbusplus::async::context& ctx, std::string sysdUnit)
+        -> sdbusplus::async::task<>;
+};
+
+} // namespace systemd