diff --git a/bmc/buildjson.hpp b/bmc/buildjson.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "firmware_handler.hpp"
+#include "image_handler.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace ipmi_flash
+{
+
+class HandlerConfig
+{
+  public:
+    HandlerConfig() = default;
+    ~HandlerConfig() = default;
+    HandlerConfig(const HandlerConfig&) = delete;
+    HandlerConfig& operator=(const HandlerConfig&) = delete;
+    HandlerConfig(HandlerConfig&&) = default;
+    HandlerConfig& operator=(HandlerConfig&&) = default;
+
+    /* A string in the form: /flash/{unique}, s.t. unique is something like,
+     * flash, ubitar, statictar, or bios
+     */
+    std::string blobId;
+
+    /* This owns a handler interface, this is typically going to be a file
+     * writer object.
+     */
+    std::unique_ptr<ImageHandlerInterface> handler;
+
+    /* Only the hashBlobId doesn't have an action pack, otherwise it's required.
+     */
+    std::unique_ptr<ActionPack> actions;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Given a list of handlers as json data, construct the appropriate
+ * HandlerConfig objects.  This method is meant to be called per json
+ * configuration file found.
+ *
+ * The list will only contain validly build HandlerConfig objects.  Any invalid
+ * configuration is skipped. The hope is that the BMC firmware update
+ * configuration will never be invalid, but if another aspect is invalid, it can
+ * be fixed with a BMC firmware update once the bug is identified.
+ *
+ * This code does not validate that the blob specified is unique, that should
+ * be handled at a higher layer.
+ *
+ * @param[in] data - json data from a json file.
+ * @return list of HandlerConfig objects.
+ */
+std::vector<HandlerConfig> buildHandlerFromJson(const nlohmann::json& data);
+
+} // namespace ipmi_flash