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+#pragma once
+
+#include "health_metric.hpp"
+
+namespace phosphor::health::metric::collection
+{
+namespace ConfigIntf = phosphor::health::metric::config;
+namespace MetricIntf = phosphor::health::metric;
+
+using configs_t = std::vector<ConfigIntf::HealthMetric>;
+
+class HealthMetricCollection
+{
+  public:
+    HealthMetricCollection(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus, MetricIntf::Type type,
+                           const configs_t& configs,
+                           MetricIntf::paths_t& bmcPaths) :
+        bus(bus),
+        type(type), configs(configs)
+    {
+        create(bmcPaths);
+    }
+
+    /** @brief Read the health metric collection from the system */
+    void read();
+
+  private:
+    using map_t = std::unordered_map<MetricIntf::SubType,
+                                     std::unique_ptr<MetricIntf::HealthMetric>>;
+    using time_map_t = std::unordered_map<MetricIntf::SubType, uint64_t>;
+    /** @brief Create a new health metric collection object */
+    void create(const MetricIntf::paths_t& bmcPaths);
+    /** @brief Read the CPU */
+    auto readCPU() -> bool;
+    /** @brief Read the memory */
+    auto readMemory() -> bool;
+    /** @brief Read the storage */
+    auto readStorage() -> bool;
+    /** @brief D-Bus bus connection */
+    sdbusplus::bus_t& bus;
+    /** @brief Metric type */
+    MetricIntf::Type type;
+    /** @brief Health metric configs */
+    const configs_t& configs;
+    /** @brief Map of health metrics by subtype */
+    map_t metrics;
+    /** @brief Map for active time by subtype */
+    time_map_t preActiveTime;
+    /** @brief Map for total time by subtype */
+    time_map_t preTotalTime;
+};
+
+} // namespace phosphor::health::metric::collection