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+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace ibm
+{
+namespace logging
+{
+
+using DbusInterface = std::string;
+using DbusProperty = std::string;
+using Value = sdbusplus::message::variant<bool, uint32_t, uint64_t,
+                                          std::string,
+                                          std::vector<std::string>>;
+
+using DbusPropertyMap = std::map<DbusProperty, Value>;
+using DbusInterfaceMap = std::map<DbusInterface, DbusPropertyMap>;
+using DbusInterfaceList = std::vector<DbusInterface>;
+
+}
+}
+