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+#pragma once
+
+#include "host_interface.hpp"
+
+#include <libpldm/pldm.h>
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <memory>
+#include <sdeventplus/clock.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/source/io.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/utility/timer.hpp>
+
+namespace openpower::pels
+{
+
+/**
+ * @class PLDMInterface
+ *
+ * This class handles sending the 'new file available' PLDM
+ * command to the host to notify it of a new PEL's ID and size.
+ *
+ * The command response is asynchronous.
+ */
+class PLDMInterface : public HostInterface
+{
+  public:
+    PLDMInterface() = delete;
+    PLDMInterface(const PLDMInterface&) = default;
+    PLDMInterface& operator=(const PLDMInterface&) = default;
+    PLDMInterface(PLDMInterface&&) = default;
+    PLDMInterface& operator=(PLDMInterface&&) = default;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Constructor
+     *
+     * @param[in] event - The sd_event object pointer
+     * @param[in] dataIface - The DataInterface object
+     */
+    PLDMInterface(sd_event* event, DataInterfaceBase& dataIface) :
+        HostInterface(event, dataIface),
+        _receiveTimer(
+            event,
+            std::bind(std::mem_fn(&PLDMInterface::receiveTimerExpired), this))
+    {
+        readEID();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Destructor
+     */
+    ~PLDMInterface();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Kicks off the send of the 'new file available' command
+     *        to send up the ID and size of the new PEL.
+     *
+     * @param[in] id - The PEL ID
+     * @param[in] size - The PEL size in bytes
+     *
+     * @return CmdStatus - the success/fail status of the send
+     */
+    CmdStatus sendNewLogCmd(uint32_t id, uint32_t size) override;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Cancels waiting for a command response
+     */
+    void cancelCmd() override;
+
+  private:
+    /**
+     * @brief The asynchronous callback for getting the response
+     *        of the 'new file available' command.
+     *
+     * Calls the response callback that is registered.
+     *
+     * @param[in] io - The event source object
+     * @param[in] fd - The FD used
+     * @param[in] revents - The event bits
+     */
+    void receive(sdeventplus::source::IO& io, int fd,
+                 uint32_t revents) override;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Function called when the receive timer expires.
+     *
+     * This is considered a failure and so will invoke the
+     * registered response callback function with a failure
+     * indication.
+     */
+    void receiveTimerExpired();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Configures the sdeventplus::source::IO object to
+     *        call receive() on EPOLLIN activity on the PLDM FD
+     *        which is used for command responses.
+     */
+    void registerReceiveCallback();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Reads the MCTP endpoint ID out of a file
+     */
+    void readEID();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Opens the PLDM file descriptor
+     */
+    void open();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Reads the PLDM instance ID to use for the upcoming
+     *        command.
+     */
+    void readInstanceID();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Encodes and sends the PLDM 'new file available' cmd
+     *
+     * @param[in] id - The PEL ID
+     * @param[in] size - The PEL size in bytes
+     */
+    void doSend(uint32_t id, uint32_t size);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Closes the PLDM file descriptor
+     */
+    void closeFD();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The MCTP endpoint ID
+     */
+    mctp_eid_t _eid;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The PLDM instance ID of the current command
+     */
+    uint8_t _instanceID;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The PLDM command file descriptor for the current command
+     */
+    int _fd = -1;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The event object for handling callbacks on the PLDM FD
+     */
+    std::unique_ptr<sdeventplus::source::IO> _source;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief A timer to only allow a certain amount of time for the
+     *        async PLDM receive before it is considered a failure.
+     */
+    sdeventplus::utility::Timer<sdeventplus::ClockId::Monotonic> _receiveTimer;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The command timeout value
+     */
+    const std::chrono::milliseconds _receiveTimeout{10000};
+};
+
+} // namespace openpower::pels