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+#pragma once
+#include <sdbusplus/async/context.hpp>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/State/BMC/Redundancy/server.hpp>
+
+namespace bmc::redundancy
+{
+
+using RedundancyIntf =
+    sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::State::BMC::server::Redundancy;
+using RedundancyInterface = sdbusplus::server::object_t<RedundancyIntf>;
+
+class Manager
+{
+  public:
+    ~Manager() = default;
+    Manager(const Manager&) = delete;
+    Manager& operator=(const Manager&) = delete;
+    Manager(Manager&&) = delete;
+    Manager& operator=(Manager&&) = delete;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Constructor
+     *
+     * @param cts - The async context object
+     */
+    explicit Manager(sdbusplus::async::context& ctx);
+
+  private:
+    /**
+     * @brief Kicks off the Manager startup as a coroutine
+     */
+    sdbusplus::async::task<> startup();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Determines the BMC role, active or passive
+     */
+    void determineRole();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The async context object
+     */
+    sdbusplus::async::context& ctx;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The Redundancy D-Bus interface
+     */
+    RedundancyInterface redundancyInterface;
+};
+
+} // namespace bmc::redundancy