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+/*
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "machine_context.hpp"
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+
+void MachineContext::populateFromDeviceTree()
+{
+    std::string nodeVal;
+    std::ifstream vpdStream(nodeBasePath + std::string("model"));
+    if (vpdStream && std::getline(vpdStream, nodeVal))
+    {
+        MachineContext::Asset::model(nodeVal);
+        vpdStream.close();
+    }
+
+    vpdStream.open(nodeBasePath + std::string("serial-number"));
+    if (vpdStream && std::getline(vpdStream, nodeVal))
+    {
+        MachineContext::Asset::serial_number(nodeVal);
+        vpdStream.close();
+    }
+};
+
+bool MachineContext::keyNodeExists()
+{
+    std::filesystem::path nodePath{nodeBasePath + std::string("model")};
+
+    return std::filesystem::exists(nodePath);
+};