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+#pragma once
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace fan
+{
+namespace control
+{
+namespace handler
+{
+
+/**
+ * @brief A handler function to set/update a property
+ * @details Sets or updates a property's value determined by a combination of
+ * an object's path and property names
+ *
+ * @param[in] path - Object's path name
+ * @param[in] property - Object's property name
+ *
+ * @return Lambda function
+ *     A lambda function to set/update the property value
+ */
+template <typename T>
+auto setProperty(const char* path, const char* property)
+{
+    return [=](auto& zone, T&& arg)
+    {
+        zone.setPropertyValue(path, property, std::forward<T>(arg));
+    };
+}
+
+} // namespace handler
+} // namespace control
+} // namespace fan
+} // namespace phosphor