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+#ifndef __HWMON_H
+#define __HWMON_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace hwmon
+{
+    using namespace std::literals;
+
+    namespace entry
+    {
+        static const std::string input = "input"s;
+    }
+
+    namespace type
+    {
+        static const std::string fan = "fan"s;
+        static const std::string temp = "temp"s;
+        static const std::string volt = "in"s;
+    }
+}
+
+#endif