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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "interfaces.hpp"
+#include "sysfs/util.hpp"
+
+
+/*
+ * A ReadInterface that is expecting a path that's sysfs, but really could be
+ * any filesystem path.
+ */
+class SysFsRead : public ReadInterface
+{
+    public:
+        SysFsRead(const std::string& path)
+            : ReadInterface(),
+              _path(FixupPath(path))
+        { }
+
+        ReadReturn read(void) override;
+
+    private:
+        const std::string _path;
+};