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+// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+//
+// 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 <filesystem>
+#include <system_error>
+
+namespace google
+{
+namespace ipmi
+{
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
+class FileSystemInterface
+{
+  public:
+    virtual ~FileSystemInterface() = default;
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the given file status or path corresponds to an existing file
+     * or directory
+     *
+     * @param[in] path - path to examine.
+     * @param[in] ec - out-parameter for error reporting in the non-throwing
+     * overload
+     * @return the name of the device.
+     */
+    virtual bool exists(const fs::path& path, std::error_code& ec) const = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Moves or renames the filesystem object identified by oldPath to newPath
+     *
+     * @param[in] oldPath - path to move or rename.
+     * @param[in] newPath - target path for the move/rename operation.
+     * @param[in] ec - out-parameter for error reporting in the non-throwing
+     * overload
+     * @return the name of the device.
+     */
+    virtual void rename(const fs::path& oldPath, const fs::path& newPath,
+                        std::error_code& ec) const = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Create an empty file at path specified
+     *
+     * @param[in] path - path to create the empty file.
+     * @return the name of the device.
+     */
+    virtual void create(const char* path) const = 0;
+};
+
+} // namespace ipmi
+} // namespace google