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+#include <ipmid/api-types.hpp>
+#include <ipmid/utils.hpp>
+#include <phosphor-logging/lg2.hpp>
+
+namespace ipmi
+{
+namespace iei
+{
+
+Cc getAllDbusObjects(ipmi::Context::ptr ctx, const std::string& serviceRoot,
+                     const std::string& interface, ObjectTree& objectTree);
+
+Cc getService(ipmi::Context::ptr ctx, const std::string& interface,
+              const std::string& path, std::string& service);
+
+Cc setDbusProperty(ipmi::Context::ptr ctx, const std::string& service,
+                   const std::string& objPath, const std::string interface,
+                   const std::string property, const Value& value);
+
+Cc setDbusProperty(ipmi::Context::ptr ctx, const std::string& objPath,
+                   const std::string interface, const std::string property,
+                   const Value& value);
+
+Cc getAllDbusProperties(Context::ptr ctx, const std::string& service,
+                        const std::string& objPath,
+                        const std::string& interface, PropertyMap& properties);
+
+template <typename Type>
+Cc getDbusProperty(Context::ptr ctx, const std::string& service,
+                   const std::string& objPath, const std::string& interface,
+                   const std::string& property, Type& propertyValue)
+{
+    auto ec = ipmi::getDbusProperty(ctx, service, objPath, interface, property,
+                                    propertyValue);
+    if (ec)
+    {
+        lg2::error(
+            "getDbusProperty for (service:{SERVICE}, path:{PATH}, interface:{INTERFACE}, property:{PROPERTY}) failed with {ERRMSG}",
+            "SERVICE", service, "PATH", objPath, "INTERFACE", interface,
+            "PROPERTY", property, "ERRMSG", ec.message());
+        return ccUnspecifiedError;
+    }
+    return ccSuccess;
+}
+
+template <typename Type>
+Cc getDbusProperty(Context::ptr ctx, const std::string& objPath,
+                   const std::string& interface, const std::string& property,
+                   Type& propertyValue)
+{
+    std::string service;
+    auto cc = iei::getService(ctx, interface, objPath, service);
+    if (cc != ccSuccess)
+    {
+        return cc;
+    }
+
+    return iei::getDbusProperty(ctx, service, objPath, interface, property,
+                                propertyValue);
+}
+
+template <typename... InputArgs>
+void callDbusMethod(ipmi::Context::ptr ctx, Cc& cc, const std::string& service,
+                    const std::string& objPath, const std::string& interface,
+                    const std::string& method, const InputArgs&... a)
+{
+    boost::system::error_code ec;
+    cc = ccSuccess;
+    ctx->bus->yield_method_call(ctx->yield, ec, service, objPath, interface,
+                                method, a...);
+    if (ec)
+    {
+        lg2::error(
+            "callDbusMethod for (service:{SERVICE}, path:{PATH}, interface:{INTERFACE}, method:{METHOD}) failed with {ERRMSG}",
+            "SERVICE", service, "PATH", objPath, "INTERFACE", interface,
+            "METHOD", method, "ERRMSG", ec.message());
+        cc = ccUnspecifiedError;
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+template <typename RetType, typename... InputArgs>
+RetType callDbusMethod(ipmi::Context::ptr ctx, Cc& cc,
+                       const std::string& service, const std::string& objPath,
+                       const std::string& interface, const std::string& method,
+                       const InputArgs&... a)
+{
+    boost::system::error_code ec;
+    cc = ccSuccess;
+    auto rc = ctx->bus->yield_method_call<RetType>(
+        ctx->yield, ec, service, objPath, interface, method, a...);
+    if (ec)
+    {
+        lg2::error(
+            "callDbusMethod for (service:{SERVICE}, path:{PATH}, interface:{INTERFACE}, method:{METHOD}) failed with {ERRMSG}",
+            "SERVICE", service, "PATH", objPath, "INTERFACE", interface,
+            "METHOD", method, "ERRMSG", ec.message());
+        cc = ccUnspecifiedError;
+    }
+    return rc;
+}
+
+} // namespace iei
+} // namespace ipmi