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+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2022-2024. All rights
+ * reserved. SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Source/DevicePresence/aserver.hpp>
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace gpio_presence
+{
+
+enum GPIO_POLARITY
+{
+    ACTIVE_HIGH,
+    ACTIVE_LOW,
+};
+
+class DevicePresence;
+
+using DevicePresenceInterface =
+    sdbusplus::aserver::xyz::openbmc_project::inventory::source::DevicePresence<
+        DevicePresence>;
+
+class DevicePresence
+{
+  public:
+    DevicePresence(sdbusplus::async::context& ctx,
+                   const std::vector<std::string>& gpioNames,
+                   const std::vector<uint64_t>& gpioValues,
+                   const std::string& deviceName,
+                   const std::unordered_map<std::string, bool>& gpioState);
+
+    auto updateGPIOPresence(const std::string& gpioLine) -> void;
+
+    // @returns the object path of the 'detected' interface
+    auto getObjPath() const -> sdbusplus::message::object_path;
+
+    // computed from the state of the configured gpios
+    auto isPresent() -> bool;
+
+    // name of the device to detect, e.g. 'cable0'
+    // (taken from EM config)
+    const std::string deviceName;
+
+    // maps the name of the gpio to its polarity
+    std::map<std::string, GPIO_POLARITY> gpioPolarity;
+
+  private:
+    // reference to the map in presence manager
+    const std::unordered_map<std::string, bool>& gpioState;
+
+    sdbusplus::async::context& ctx;
+
+    auto updateDbusInterfaces() -> void;
+
+    // property added when the hw is detected
+    std::unique_ptr<DevicePresenceInterface> detectedIface = nullptr;
+};
+
+} // namespace gpio_presence