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+#pragma once
+
+namespace phosphor::power::sequencer
+{
+
+/**
+ * @class PowerSequencerMonitor
+ * Define a base class for monitoring a power sequencer device.
+ */
+class PowerSequencerMonitor
+{
+  public:
+    PowerSequencerMonitor() = default;
+    PowerSequencerMonitor(const PowerSequencerMonitor&) = delete;
+    PowerSequencerMonitor& operator=(const PowerSequencerMonitor&) = delete;
+    PowerSequencerMonitor(PowerSequencerMonitor&&) = delete;
+    PowerSequencerMonitor& operator=(PowerSequencerMonitor&&) = delete;
+    virtual ~PowerSequencerMonitor() = default;
+};
+
+} // namespace phosphor::power::sequencer