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+/**
+ * Copyright © 2021 IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../manager.hpp"
+#include "action.hpp"
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+namespace phosphor::fan::control::json::trigger::timer
+{
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse and return the timer trigger's type
+ *
+ * @param[in] jsonObj - JSON object for the timer trigger
+ *
+ * Gets the type of this timer
+ */
+TimerType getType(const json& jsonObj);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse and return the timer's interval
+ *
+ * @param[in] jsonObj - JSON object for the timer trigger
+ *
+ * Gets the interval of this timer
+ */
+std::chrono::microseconds getInterval(const json& jsonObj);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Trigger to run an event based on a timer
+ *
+ * @param[in] jsonObj - JSON object for the trigger
+ * @param[in] eventName - Name of event creating the trigger
+ * @param[in] mgr - Manager to setup the trigger on
+ * @param[in] actions - Actions associated with the trigger
+ *
+ * When fan control starts (or restarts), all events with 'timer' triggers
+ * have their timers started. Once the timer expires, per its configuration,
+ * the corresponding event's actions are run.
+ */
+void triggerTimer(const json& jsonObj, const std::string& eventName,
+                  Manager* mgr,
+                  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ActionBase>>& actions);
+
+} // namespace phosphor::fan::control::json::trigger::timer