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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.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <sdbusplus/async.hpp>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Decorator/Asset/aserver.hpp>
+
+class MachineContext :
+    public sdbusplus::aserver::xyz::openbmc_project::inventory::decorator::
+        Asset<MachineContext>
+{
+  public:
+    explicit MachineContext(sdbusplus::async::context& ctx, auto path) :
+        sdbusplus::aserver::xyz::openbmc_project::inventory::decorator::Asset<
+            MachineContext>(ctx, path) {};
+
+    void populateFromDeviceTree();
+
+    static bool keyNodeExists();
+
+  private:
+    static constexpr auto nodeBasePath = "/proc/device-tree/";
+};