diff --git a/tools/ipmi/raw.hpp b/tools/ipmi/raw.hpp
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+++ b/tools/ipmi/raw.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <vector>
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "ipmitoolintf.h"
+} // extern "C"
+
+class RawInterface
+{
+  public:
+    virtual ~RawInterface() = default;
+
+    virtual struct IpmiResponse Raw(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer) = 0;
+    virtual struct IpmiResponse RawWithTries(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer,
+                                             int tries) = 0;
+};
+
+class IpmiRaw : public RawInterface
+{
+  public:
+    IpmiRaw() = default;
+
+    struct IpmiResponse Raw(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer) override;
+    struct IpmiResponse RawWithTries(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer,
+                                     int tries) override;
+};