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+#pragma once
+
+#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace util
+{
+/**
+ * Get D-Bus service name for the specified object and interface
+ *
+ * @param[in] bus - sdbusplus D-Bus to attach to
+ * @param[in] objectPath - D-Bus object path
+ * @param[in] interface - D-Bus interface name
+ *
+ * @return service name on success and exception on failure
+ */
+std::string getService(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const std::string& objectPath,
+                       const std::string& interface);
+} // namespace util
+namespace pel
+{
+using FFDCData = std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>>;
+/**
+ * Create boot error PEL
+ *
+ * @param[in] ffdcData - failure data to append to PEL
+ */
+void createBootErrorPEL(const FFDCData& ffdcData);
+
+} // namespace pel
+} // namespace openpower