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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstddef> // for size_t
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace watchdog
+{
+namespace dump
+{
+
+constexpr int maxTraceLen = 64; // characters
+
+constexpr auto pathLogging = "/xyz/openbmc_project/logging";
+constexpr auto levelPelError = "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry.Level.Error";
+
+/**
+ * @brief Commit watchdog timeout handler failure event to log
+ *
+ * @param timeout - timeout interval in seconds
+ */
+void eventWatchdogTimeout(const uint32_t timeout);
+
+} // namespace dump
+} // namespace watchdog