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+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+#include "config.h"
+
+namespace ibm
+{
+namespace logging
+{
+namespace policy
+{
+
+
+/**
+ *  The details of a policy table entry:
+ *  - search modifier
+ *  - error message
+ *  - common error event ID
+ */
+struct Details
+{
+    std::string modifier;
+    std::string msg;
+    std::string ceid;
+};
+
+using DetailsList = std::vector<Details>;
+using PolicyMap = std::map<std::string, DetailsList>;
+
+/**
+ * @class Table
+ *
+ * This class wraps the error policy table data, and provides the
+ * ability to find a policy table entry based on the error and a
+ * search modifier.  This data contains additional information
+ * about error logs and may be system specific.
+ */
+class Table
+{
+    public:
+
+        Table() = delete;
+        ~Table() = default;
+        Table(const Table&) = default;
+        Table& operator=(const Table&) = default;
+        Table(Table&&) = default;
+        Table& operator=(Table&&) = default;
+
+        /**
+         * Constructor
+         *
+         * @param[in] jsonFile - the path to the policy JSON.
+         */
+        explicit Table(const std::string& jsonFile);
+
+        /**
+         * Says if the JSON has been loaded successfully.
+         *
+         * @return bool
+         */
+        inline bool isLoaded() const
+        {
+            return loaded;
+        }
+
+    private:
+
+        /**
+         * Loads the JSON data into the PolicyMap map
+         *
+         * @param[in] jsonFile - the path to the .json file
+         */
+        void load(const std::string& jsonFile);
+
+        /**
+         * Reflects if the JSON was successfully loaded or not.
+         */
+        bool loaded = false;
+
+        /**
+         * The policy table
+         */
+        PolicyMap policies;
+};
+
+
+}
+}
+}