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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
+#include "types.hpp"
+
+namespace ipmi
+{
+
+namespace sel
+{
+
+static constexpr auto mapperBusName = "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper";
+static constexpr auto mapperObjPath = "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper";
+static constexpr auto mapperIntf = "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper";
+
+static constexpr auto logBasePath = "/xyz/openbmc_project/logging/entry";
+static constexpr auto logEntryIntf = "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry";
+static constexpr auto logDeleteIntf = "xyz.openbmc_project.Object.Delete";
+
+static constexpr auto propIntf = "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties";
+
+using PropertyType = sdbusplus::message::variant<bool, uint32_t, uint64_t,
+                     std::string, std::vector<std::string>>;
+
+/** @struct GetSELEntryResponse
+ *
+ *  IPMI payload for Get SEL Entry command response.
+ */
+struct GetSELEntryResponse
+{
+    uint16_t nextRecordID;          //!< Next RecordID.
+    uint16_t recordID;              //!< Record ID.
+    uint8_t recordType;             //!< Record Type.
+    uint32_t timeStamp;             //!< Timestamp.
+    uint16_t generatorID;           //!< Generator ID.
+    uint8_t eventMsgRevision;       //!< Event Message Revision.
+    uint8_t sensorType;             //!< Sensor Type.
+    uint8_t sensorNum;              //!< Sensor Number.
+    uint8_t eventType;              //!< Event Dir | Event Type.
+    uint8_t eventData1;             //!< Event Data 1.
+    uint8_t eventData2;             //!< Event Data 2.
+    uint8_t eventData3;             //!< Event Data 3.
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+namespace internal
+{
+
+/** @brief Convert logging entry to SEL event record
+ *
+ *  @param[in] objPath - DBUS object path of the logging entry.
+ *  @param[in] iter - Iterator to the sensor data corresponding to the logging
+ *                    entry
+ *
+ *  @return On success return the SEL event record, throw an exception in case
+ *          of failure.
+ */
+GetSELEntryResponse prepareSELEntry(
+        const std::string& objPath,
+        ipmi::sensor::InvObjectIDMap::const_iterator iter);
+
+} //internal
+
+} // namespace sel
+
+} // namespace ipmi