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+#pragma once
+
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
+#include "ldap_mapper_entry.hpp"
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace user
+{
+
+namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+
+/** @brief Serialize and persist LDAP privilege mapper D-Bus object
+ *
+ *  @param[in] entry - LDAP privilege mapper entry
+ *  @param[in] id - filename of the persisted LDAP mapper entry
+ *
+ *  @return fs::path - pathname of persisted error file
+ */
+fs::path serialize(const LDAPMapperEntry& entry, Id id);
+
+/** @brief Deserialize a persisted LDAP privilege mapper into a D-Bus object
+ *
+ *  @param[in] path - pathname of persisted file
+ *  @param[in/out] entry - reference to  LDAP privilege mapper entry object
+ *                         which is the target of deserialization.
+ *
+ *  @return bool - true if the deserialization was successful, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool deserialize(const fs::path& path, LDAPMapperEntry& entry);
+
+} // namespace user
+} // namespace phosphor