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+#pragma once
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace software
+{
+namespace manager
+{
+
+/**
+ * @brief Verify and untar the tarball. Verify the manifest file.
+ *        Create and populate the version and filepath interfaces.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  tarballFilePath - Tarball path.
+ * @param[out] result          - 0 if successful.
+ */
+int processImage(const std::string& tarballFilePath);
+
+} // namespace manager
+} // namespace software
+} // namespace phosphor