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+#pragma once
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace vpd
+{
+namespace manager
+{
+namespace reader
+{
+
+/** @class ReaderImpl
+ *  @brief Implements functionalities related to reading of VPD related data
+ *  from the system.
+ *
+ *  A parsed vpd inventory json file is required to construct the class.
+ */
+class ReaderImpl
+{
+  public:
+    ReaderImpl() = default;
+    ReaderImpl(const ReaderImpl&) = delete;
+    ReaderImpl& operator=(const ReaderImpl&) = delete;
+    ReaderImpl(ReaderImpl&&) = delete;
+    ReaderImpl& operator=(ReaderImpl&&) = delete;
+    ~ReaderImpl() = default;
+}; // class ReaderImpl
+
+} // namespace reader
+} // namespace manager
+} // namespace vpd
+} // namespace openpower
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