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+#pragma once
+
+#include "types.hpp"
+#include "zone.hpp"
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace fan
+{
+namespace control
+{
+namespace trigger
+{
+
+/**
+ * @brief A trigger to start a timer for an event
+ * @details Creates and starts a timer according to the configuration given
+ * that will call an event's actions upon each timer expiration.
+ *
+ * @param[in] tConf - Timer configuration parameters
+ *
+ * @return Trigger lambda function
+ *     A Trigger function that creates and starts a timer
+ */
+Trigger timer(TimerConf&& tConf);
+
+} // namespace trigger
+} // namespace control
+} // namespace fan
+} // namespace phosphor