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+/*
+// Copyright (c) 2017 2018 Intel Corporation
+//
+// 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 <iostream>
+#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+
+static constexpr bool debug = false;
+
+inline static void printRegistration(unsigned int netfn, unsigned int cmd)
+{
+    if constexpr (debug)
+    {
+        std::cout << "Registering NetFn:[0x" << std::hex << std::uppercase
+                  << netfn << "], Cmd:[0x" << cmd << "]\n";
+    }
+}
+
+inline static void ipmiPrintAndRegister(ipmi_netfn_t netfn, ipmi_cmd_t cmd,
+                                        ipmi_context_t context,
+                                        ipmid_callback_t handler,
+                                        ipmi_cmd_privilege_t priv)
+{
+    printRegistration(netfn, cmd);
+    ipmi_register_callback(netfn, cmd, context, handler, priv);
+}
+
+inline static void printCommand(unsigned int netfn, unsigned int cmd)
+{
+    if constexpr (debug)
+    {
+        std::cout << "Executing NetFn:[0x" << std::hex << std::uppercase
+                  << netfn << "], Cmd:[0x" << cmd << "]\n";
+    }
+}
+
+namespace ipmi
+{
+using DbusVariant =
+    sdbusplus::message::variant<std::string, bool, uint8_t, uint16_t, int16_t,
+                                uint32_t, int32_t, uint64_t, int64_t, double>;
+} // namespace ipmi