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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.
+ */
+#include "shutdown_alarm_monitor.hpp"
+
+#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/event.hpp>
+
+using namespace sensor::monitor;
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    auto event = sdeventplus::Event::get_default();
+    auto bus = sdbusplus::bus::new_default();
+    bus.attach_event(event.get(), SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
+
+    ShutdownAlarmMonitor shutdownMonitor{bus, event};
+
+    return event.loop();
+}