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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace vpd
+{
+namespace args
+{
+
+using Args = std::unordered_map<std::string,
+      std::vector<std::string>>;
+
+/** @brief Command-line argument parser for openpower-read-vpd
+ *
+ *  @param[in] argc - argument count
+ *  @param[in] argv - argument array
+ *
+ *  @returns map of argument:value
+ */
+Args parse(int argc, char** argv);
+
+/** @brief Display usage of openpower-vpd-read
+ *
+ *  @param[in] argv - argument array
+ */
+void usage(char** argv);
+
+} // namespace args
+} // namespace vpd
+} // namespace openpower