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+#pragma once
+
+#include <util/ffdc_file.hpp>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace util
+{
+
+/**
+ * Create FDDC files from journal messages of relevant executables
+ *
+ * Parse the system journal looking for log entries created by the executables
+ * of interest for logging. For each of these entries create a ffdc trace file
+ * that will be used to create ffdc log entries. These files will be pushed
+ * onto the stack of ffdc files.
+ *
+ * @param   i_files - vector of ffdc files that will become log entries
+ */
+void createFFDCTraceFiles(std::vector<FFDCFile>& i_files);
+
+} // namespace util