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+"""
+Copyright 2020 The Magma Authors.
+
+This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+from typing import Any
+
+from common.job import Job
+from common.log_count_handler import MsgCounterHandler
+from common.metrics import SERVICE_ERRORS
+
+# How frequently to poll systemd for error logs, in seconds
+POLL_INTERVAL = 10
+
+
+class ServiceLogErrorReporter(Job):
+    """ Reports the number of logged errors for the service """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        loop: asyncio.BaseEventLoop,
+        service_config: Any,
+        handler: MsgCounterHandler,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(interval=POLL_INTERVAL, loop=loop)
+        self._service_config = service_config
+        self._handler = handler
+
+    async def _run(self):
+        error_count = self._handler.pop_error_count()
+        SERVICE_ERRORS.inc(error_count)