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+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/**
+ * @brief Hostboot dump collector handler
+ *
+ * Handle collection due to host going down
+ */
+
+namespace watchdog
+{
+namespace dump
+{
+
+/**
+ * @brief Request a dump from the dump manager
+ *
+ * Request a dump from the dump manager and register a monitor for observing
+ * the dump progress.
+ *
+ * @param logId - the id of the event log associated with this dump request
+ * @param timeout - timeout interval in seconds
+ *
+ */
+void requestDump(const uint32_t logId, const uint32_t timeout);
+
+} // namespace dump
+} // namespace watchdog