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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace minimum_ship_level
+{
+
+/** @brief Version components */
+struct Version
+{
+    uint8_t major;
+    uint8_t minor;
+    uint8_t rev;
+};
+
+/** @brief Verify if the current BMC version meets the min ship level
+ *  @return true if the verification succeeded, false otherwise
+ */
+bool verify(const std::string& versionStr);
+
+/** @brief Parse the version components into a struct
+ *  @details User passes a version string in regex format (REGEX_BMC_MSL)
+ *  at compilation time, this value is break down by parse function to allocate
+ *  a struct so it can be compared position by position against the (BMC_MSL)
+ *  also defined at compile time.
+ * @param[in]  versionStr - The version string to be parsed
+ * @param[out] version    - The version struct to be populated
+ */
+void parse(const std::string& versionStr, Version& version);
+
+/** @brief Compare the versions provided
+ *  @param[in] a - The first version to compare
+ *  @param[in] b - The second version to compare
+ *  @return 1 if a > b
+ *          0 if a = b
+ *         -1 if a < b
+ */
+int compare(const Version& a, const Version& b);
+
+} // namespace minimum_ship_level