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+#pragma once
+
+#include <exception>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace google
+{
+namespace ipmi
+{
+
+/**
+ * This can be used by the Handler object to throw an exception and suggest an
+ * IPMI return code to use for the error.
+ */
+class IpmiException : public std::exception
+{
+  public:
+    explicit IpmiException(int ipmicc) :
+        _message("IPMI Code Received: " + std::to_string(ipmicc)),
+        _ipmicc(ipmicc)
+    {
+    }
+
+    virtual const char* what() const noexcept override
+    {
+        return _message.c_str();
+    }
+
+    int getIpmiError() const
+    {
+        return _ipmicc;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    std::string _message;
+    int _ipmicc;
+};
+
+} // namespace ipmi
+} // namespace google