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+#pragma once
+#include "bcd_time.hpp"
+#include "pel.hpp"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace pels
+{
+
+/**
+ * @class Repository
+ *
+ * The class handles saving and retrieving PELs on the BMC.
+ */
+class Repository
+{
+  public:
+    Repository() = delete;
+    ~Repository() = default;
+    Repository(const Repository&) = default;
+    Repository& operator=(const Repository&) = default;
+    Repository(Repository&&) = default;
+    Repository& operator=(Repository&&) = default;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Constructor
+     *
+     * @param[in] basePath - the base filesystem path for the repository
+     */
+    Repository(const std::filesystem::path& basePath);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Adds a PEL to the repository
+     *
+     * Throws File.Error.Open or File.Error.Write exceptions on failure
+     *
+     * @param[in] pel - the PEL to add
+     */
+    void add(std::unique_ptr<PEL>& pel);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Generates the filename to use for the PEL ID and BCDTime.
+     *
+     * @param[in] pelID - the PEL ID
+     * @param[in] time - the BCD time
+     *
+     * @return string - A filename string of <BCD_time>_<pelID>
+     */
+    static std::string getPELFilename(uint32_t pelID, const BCDTime& time);
+
+  private:
+    /**
+     * @brief The filesystem path to the PEL logs.
+     */
+    const std::filesystem::path _logPath;
+};
+
+} // namespace pels
+} // namespace openpower