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+#pragma once
+
+#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+
+struct SensorProperties
+{
+    int64_t scale;
+    int64_t value;
+    std::string unit;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Retrieve the dbus bus (or service) for the given object and interface.
+ */
+std::string GetService(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus,
+                       const std::string& intf,
+                       const std::string& path);
+
+void GetProperties(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus,
+                   const std::string& service,
+                   const std::string& path,
+                   struct SensorProperties* prop);
+
+std::string GetSensorPath(const std::string& type, const std::string& id);
+std::string GetMatch(const std::string& type, const std::string& id);
+
+const std::string sensorintf = "xyz.openbmc_project.Sensor.Value";
+const std::string propertiesintf = "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties";
+