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+#pragma once
+#include "stream.hpp"
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace pels
+{
+
+/**
+ * @brief A structure that contains a PEL timestamp in BCD.
+ */
+struct BCDTime
+{
+    uint8_t yearMSB;
+    uint8_t yearLSB;
+    uint8_t month;
+    uint8_t day;
+    uint8_t hour;
+    uint8_t minutes;
+    uint8_t seconds;
+    uint8_t hundredths;
+
+    bool operator==(const BCDTime& right) const;
+    bool operator!=(const BCDTime& right) const;
+
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/**
+ * @brief Converts a time_point into a BCD time
+ *
+ * @param[in] time - the time_point to convert
+ * @return BCDTime - the BCD time
+ */
+BCDTime getBCDTime(std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock>& time);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Converts a number to a BCD.
+ *
+ * For example 32 -> 0x32.
+ *
+ * Source: PLDM repository
+ *
+ * @param[in] value - the value to convert.
+ *
+ * @return T - the BCD value
+ */
+template <typename T>
+T toBCD(T decimal)
+{
+    T bcd = 0;
+    T remainder = 0;
+    auto count = 0;
+
+    while (decimal)
+    {
+        remainder = decimal % 10;
+        bcd = bcd + (remainder << count);
+        decimal = decimal / 10;
+        count += 4;
+    }
+
+    return bcd;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Stream extraction operator for BCDTime
+ *
+ * @param[in] s - the Stream
+ * @param[out] time - the BCD time
+ *
+ * @return Stream&
+ */
+Stream& operator>>(Stream& s, BCDTime& time);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Stream insertion operator for BCDTime
+ *
+ * @param[in/out] s - the Stream
+ * @param[in] time - the BCD time
+ *
+ * @return Stream&
+ */
+Stream& operator<<(Stream& s, BCDTime& time);
+
+} // namespace pels
+} // namespace openpower