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+#pragma once
+
+#include <libekb.H>
+
+#include <cstdarg>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace pels
+{
+namespace phal
+{
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+using FFDCData = std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>>;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Used to convert  processed SBE FFDC FAPI format packets into
+ *        PEL expected format.
+ *
+ * @param[out] pelJSONFmtCalloutDataList used to store collected callout
+ *             data into pel expected format
+ * @param[out] ffdcUserData used to store additional ffdc user data to
+ *             provided by the SBE FFDC packet.
+ *
+ * @return NULL
+ *
+ */
+void convertFAPItoPELformat(FFDC& ffdc, json& pelJSONFmtCalloutDataList,
+                            FFDCData& ffdcUserData);
+} // namespace phal
+} // namespace pels
+} // namespace openpower