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+#pragma once
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace estoraged
+{
+namespace util
+{
+
+class Util
+{
+  public:
+    /** @brief finds the size of the linux block device in bytes
+     *  @param[in] devpath - the name of the linux block device
+     *  @return size of a block device using the devPath
+     */
+    static uint64_t findSizeOfBlockDevice(const std::string& devPath);
+};
+
+} // namespace util
+
+} // namespace estoraged