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+#pragma once
+
+#include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include <variant>
+namespace openpower::dump::util
+{
+
+using DumpCreateParams =
+    std::map<std::string, std::variant<std::string, uint64_t>>;
+
+/** @struct DumpPtr
+ * @brief a structure holding the data pointer
+ * @details This is a RAII container for the dump data
+ * returned by the SBE
+ */
+struct DumpDataPtr
+{
+  public:
+    /** @brief Destructor for the object, free the allocated memory.
+     */
+    ~DumpDataPtr()
+    {
+        // The memory is allocated using malloc
+        free(dataPtr);
+    }
+    /** @brief Returns the pointer to the data
+     */
+    uint8_t** getPtr()
+    {
+        return &dataPtr;
+    }
+    /** @brief Returns the stored data
+     */
+    uint8_t* getData()
+    {
+        return dataPtr;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    /** The pointer to the data */
+    uint8_t* dataPtr = nullptr;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get DBUS service for input interface via mapper call
+ *
+ * @param[in] bus -  DBUS Bus Object
+ * @param[in] intf - DBUS Interface
+ * @param[in] path - DBUS Object Path
+ *
+ * @return distinct dbus name for input interface/path
+ **/
+std::string getService(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const std::string& intf,
+                       const std::string& path);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set the property value based on the inputs
+ *
+ * @param[in] interface - the interface the property is on
+ * @param[in] propertName - the name of the property
+ * @param[in] path - the D-Bus path
+ * @param[in] service - the D-Bus service
+ * @param[in] bus - the D-Bus object
+ * @param[in] value - the value to set the property to
+ */
+template <typename T>
+void setProperty(const std::string& interface, const std::string& propertyName,
+                 const std::string& path, sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus,
+                 const T& value)
+{
+    constexpr auto PROPERTY_INTF = "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties";
+
+    auto service = getService(bus, interface, path);
+    auto method = bus.new_method_call(service.c_str(), path.c_str(),
+                                      PROPERTY_INTF, "Set");
+    method.append(interface, propertyName, value);
+    auto reply = bus.call(method);
+}
+
+} // namespace openpower::dump::util