diff --git a/hwmon.cpp b/hwmon.cpp
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+#include "hwmon.hpp"
+
+namespace hwmon {
+
+bool getAttributes(const std::string& type, Attributes& attributes)
+{
+    // *INDENT-OFF*
+    auto a = std::find_if(
+                typeAttrMap.begin(),
+                typeAttrMap.end(),
+                [&](const auto & e)
+                {
+                   return type == getHwmonType(e);
+                });
+    // *INDENT-ON*
+
+    if (a == typeAttrMap.end())
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    attributes = *a;
+    return true;
+}
+
+}  //  namespace hwmon