diff --git a/include/EntityManager.hpp b/include/EntityManager.hpp
index ae12014..524fa5d 100644
--- a/include/EntityManager.hpp
+++ b/include/EntityManager.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     std::string,
     std::vector<boost::container::flat_map<std::string, BasicVariantType>>>;
 
+using FoundDeviceT =
+    std::vector<boost::container::flat_map<std::string, BasicVariantType>>;
+
 struct PerformScan : std::enable_shared_from_this<PerformScan>
 {
 
@@ -49,6 +52,19 @@
     std::vector<std::string> passedProbes;
 };
 
+// this class finds the needed dbus fields and on destruction runs the probe
+struct PerformProbe : std::enable_shared_from_this<PerformProbe>
+{
+    PerformProbe(const std::vector<std::string>& probeCommand,
+                 std::shared_ptr<PerformScan>& scanPtr,
+                 std::function<void(FoundDeviceT&)>&& callback);
+    virtual ~PerformProbe();
+
+    std::vector<std::string> _probeCommand;
+    std::shared_ptr<PerformScan> scan;
+    std::function<void(FoundDeviceT&)> _callback;
+};
+
 inline void logDeviceAdded(const nlohmann::json& record)
 {