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+#pragma once
+
+#include "pel_common.hpp"
+#include "primary_src.hpp"
+#include "private_header.hpp"
+#include "user_header.hpp"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace attn
+{
+namespace pel
+{
+
+/** @class PelMinimal
+ *
+ * @brief Class for a minimal platform event log (PEL)
+ *
+ * This class can be used to create form a PEL and create a raw PEL file. The
+ * implementation based on "Platform Event Log and SRC PLDD v1.1"
+ *
+ * This PEL consists of the following position dependent sections:
+ *
+ * |----------+------------------------------|
+ * | length   | section                      |
+ * |----------+------------------------------|
+ * | 48       | Private Header Section       |
+ * |----------+------------------------------|
+ * | 24       | User Header Section          |
+ * |----------+------------------------------|
+ * | 72       | Primary SRC Section          |
+ * |----------+------------------------------|
+ */
+class PelMinimal
+{
+  public:
+    PelMinimal()                  = delete;
+    ~PelMinimal()                 = default;
+    PelMinimal(const PelMinimal&) = delete;
+    PelMinimal& operator=(const PelMinimal&) = delete;
+    PelMinimal(PelMinimal&&)                 = delete;
+    PelMinimal& operator=(PelMinimal&&) = delete;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Create a minimal PEL object from raw data
+     *
+     * @param[in] pelBuffer - buffer containing a raw PEL
+     */
+    PelMinimal(std::vector<uint8_t>& data);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Stream raw PEL data to buffer
+     *
+     * @param[out] pelBuffer - What the data will be written to
+     */
+    void raw(std::vector<uint8_t>& pelBuffer) const;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Set the User Header subsystem field
+     *
+     * @param[in] subsystem - The subsystem value
+     */
+    void setSubsystem(uint8_t subsystem);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Set the User Header severity field
+     *
+     * @param[in] severity - The severity to set
+     */
+    void setSeverity(uint8_t severity);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Set the User Header event type field
+     *
+     * @param[in] type - The event type
+     */
+    void setType(uint8_t type);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Set the User Header action flags field
+     *
+     * @param[in] action - The action flags to set
+     */
+    void setAction(uint16_t action);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Set the Primary SRC section SRC words
+     *
+     * @param[in] srcWords - The SRC words
+     */
+    void setSrcWords(std::array<uint32_t, numSrcWords> srcWords);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Set the Primary SRC section ascii string field
+     *
+     * @param[in]  asciiString - The ascii string
+     */
+    void setAsciiString(std::array<char, asciiStringSize> asciiString);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Get section count from the private header
+     *
+     * @return Number of sections
+     */
+    uint8_t getSectionCount();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Set section count in private heasder
+     *
+     * @param[in] sectionCount - Number of sections
+     */
+    void setSectionCount(uint8_t sectionCount);
+
+  private:
+    /**
+     * @brief Maximum PEL size
+     */
+    static constexpr size_t _maxPELSize = 16384;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the size of the PEL
+     *
+     * @return size_t The PEL size in bytes
+     */
+    size_t size() const;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief PEL Private Header
+     */
+    std::unique_ptr<PrivateHeader> _ph;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief PEL User Header
+     */
+    std::unique_ptr<UserHeader> _uh;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief PEL Primary SRC
+     */
+    std::unique_ptr<PrimarySrc> _ps;
+};
+
+} // namespace pel
+} // namespace attn