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+#pragma once
+
+#include <sdbusplus/async.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/message/native_types.hpp>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+namespace cable
+{
+
+class Events
+{
+  public:
+    /** @brief Event type */
+    enum class Type
+    {
+        connected,
+        disconnected,
+        unknown
+    };
+
+    Events() = delete;
+    explicit Events(sdbusplus::async::context& ctx) : ctx(ctx) {}
+
+    /** @brief Generate a cable event */
+    auto generateCableEvent(Type type, std::string name)
+        -> sdbusplus::async::task<>;
+
+  private:
+    /** @brief Map type for event name to log event object path */
+    using event_map_t =
+        std::unordered_map<std::string, sdbusplus::message::object_path>;
+
+    sdbusplus::async::context& ctx;
+    event_map_t pendingEvents;
+};
+
+} // namespace cable