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+#pragma once
+
+#include <utility>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace inventory
+{
+namespace manager
+{
+namespace actions
+{
+namespace details
+{
+namespace holder
+{
+
+/** @struct Base
+ *  @brief Event action functor holder base.
+ *
+ *  Provides an un-templated holder for actionsof any type with the correct
+ *  function call signature.
+ */
+struct Base
+{
+    Base() = default;
+    virtual ~Base() = default;
+    Base(const Base&) = delete;
+    Base& operator=(const Base&) = delete;
+    Base(Base&&) = default;
+    Base& operator=(Base&&) = default;
+
+    virtual void operator()() const = 0;
+    virtual void operator()()
+    {
+        const_cast<const Base &>(*this)();
+    }
+};
+
+/** @struct Holder
+ *  @brief Event action functor holder.
+ *
+ *  Adapts a functor of any type (with the correct function call
+ *  signature) to a non-templated type usable by the manager for
+ *  actions.
+ *
+ *  @tparam T - The functor type.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+struct Holder final : public Base
+{
+    Holder() = delete;
+    ~Holder() = default;
+    Holder(const Holder&) = delete;
+    Holder & operator=(const Holder&) = delete;
+    Holder(Holder&&) = default;
+    Holder& operator=(Holder&&) = default;
+    explicit Holder(T &&func) : _func(std::forward<T>(func)) {}
+
+    virtual void operator()() const override
+    {
+        _func();
+    }
+
+    virtual void operator()() override
+    {
+        _func();
+    }
+
+    private:
+    T _func;
+};
+
+} // namespace holder
+
+/** @struct Wrapper
+ *  @brief Provides implicit type conversion from action functors.
+ *
+ *  Converts action functors to ptr-to-holder.
+ */
+struct Wrapper
+{
+    template <typename T>
+    Wrapper(T &&func) :
+        _ptr(static_cast<std::shared_ptr<holder::Base>>(
+                    std::make_shared<holder::Holder<T>>(
+                        std::forward<T>(func)))) { }
+
+    ~Wrapper() = default;
+    Wrapper(const Wrapper&) = default;
+    Wrapper& operator=(const Wrapper&) = delete;
+    Wrapper(Wrapper&&) = default;
+    Wrapper& operator=(Wrapper&&) = default;
+
+    void operator()()
+    {
+        (*_ptr)();
+    }
+    void operator()() const
+    {
+        (*_ptr)();
+    }
+
+    private:
+    std::shared_ptr<holder::Base> _ptr;
+};
+
+} // namespace details
+
+/** @brief The default action.  */
+inline void noop() noexcept { }
+
+} // namespace actions
+} // namespace manager
+} // namespace inventory
+} // namespace phosphor
+
+// vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4