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+#pragma once
+
+#include "elog_entry.hpp"
+#include "log_manager.hpp"
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace pels
+{
+
+using namespace phosphor::logging;
+
+/**
+ * @brief PEL manager object
+ */
+class Manager
+{
+  public:
+    Manager() = delete;
+    ~Manager() = default;
+    Manager(const Manager&) = default;
+    Manager& operator=(const Manager&) = default;
+    Manager(Manager&&) = default;
+    Manager& operator=(Manager&&) = default;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief constructor
+     *
+     * @param[in] logManager - internal::Manager object
+     */
+    explicit Manager(internal::Manager& logManager) : _logManager(logManager)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Creates a PEL based on the OpenBMC event log contents.  If
+     *        a PEL was passed in via the RAWPEL specifier in the
+     *        additionalData parameter, use that instead.
+     *
+     * @param[in] message - the event log message property
+     * @param[in] obmcLogID - the corresponding OpenBMC event log id
+     * @param[in] timestamp - the Timestamp property
+     * @param[in] severity - the event log severity
+     * @param[in] additionalData - the AdditionalData property
+     * @param[in] associations - the Associations property
+     */
+    void create(const std::string& message, uint32_t obmcLogID,
+                uint64_t timestamp, Entry::Level severity,
+                const std::vector<std::string>& additionalData,
+                const std::vector<std::string>& associations);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Erase a PEL based on its OpenBMC event log ID
+     *
+     * @param[in] obmcLogID - the corresponding OpenBMC event log id
+     */
+    void erase(uint32_t obmcLogID);
+
+    /** @brief Says if an OpenBMC event log may not be manually deleted at this
+     *         time because its corresponding PEL cannot be.
+     *
+     * There are PEL retention policies that can prohibit the manual deletion
+     * of PELs (and therefore OpenBMC event logs).
+     *
+     * @param[in] obmcLogID - the OpenBMC event log ID
+     * @return bool - true if prohibited
+     */
+    bool isDeleteProhibited(uint32_t obmcLogID);
+
+  private:
+    /**
+     * @brief Adds a received raw PEL to the PEL repository
+     *
+     * @param[in] rawPelPath - The path to the file that contains the
+     *                         raw PEL.
+     * @param[in] obmcLogID - the corresponding OpenBMC event log id
+     */
+    void addRawPEL(const std::string& rawPelPath, uint32_t obmcLogID);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Creates a PEL based on the OpenBMC event log contents.
+     *
+     * @param[in] message - The event log message property
+     * @param[in] obmcLogID - the corresponding OpenBMC event log id
+     * @param[in] timestamp - The timestamp property
+     * @param[in] severity - The event log severity
+     * @param[in] additionalData - The AdditionalData property
+     * @param[in] associations - The associations property
+     */
+    void createPEL(const std::string& message, uint32_t obmcLogID,
+                   uint64_t timestamp, Entry::Level severity,
+                   const std::vector<std::string>& additionalData,
+                   const std::vector<std::string>& associations);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Reference to phosphor-logging's Manager class
+     */
+    internal::Manager& _logManager;
+};
+
+} // namespace pels
+} // namespace openpower