diff --git a/src/version.cpp b/src/version.cpp
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+#include "version.hpp"
+
+#include "item_updater.hpp"
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <phosphor-logging/elog-errors.hpp>
+#include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/Common/error.hpp>
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace software
+{
+namespace updater
+{
+
+using namespace sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::Error;
+using namespace phosphor::logging;
+using Argument = xyz::openbmc_project::Common::InvalidArgument;
+
+std::map<std::string, std::string>
+    Version::getValue(const std::string& filePath,
+                      std::map<std::string, std::string> keys)
+{
+    if (filePath.empty())
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("Error filePath is empty");
+        elog<InvalidArgument>(Argument::ARGUMENT_NAME("FilePath"),
+                              Argument::ARGUMENT_VALUE(filePath.c_str()));
+    }
+
+    std::ifstream efile;
+    std::string line;
+    efile.exceptions(std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit |
+                     std::ifstream::eofbit);
+
+    try
+    {
+        efile.open(filePath);
+        while (getline(efile, line))
+        {
+            for (auto& key : keys)
+            {
+                auto value = key.first + "=";
+                auto keySize = value.length();
+                if (line.compare(0, keySize, value) == 0)
+                {
+                    key.second = line.substr(keySize);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        efile.close();
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e)
+    {
+        if (!efile.eof())
+        {
+            log<level::ERR>("Error in reading file");
+        }
+        efile.close();
+    }
+
+    return keys;
+}
+
+void Delete::delete_()
+{
+    if (version.eraseCallback)
+    {
+        version.eraseCallback(version.getVersionId());
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace updater
+} // namespace software
+} // namespace phosphor