diff --git a/solutions/cpp/log-levels/1/log_levels.cpp b/solutions/cpp/log-levels/1/log_levels.cpp
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+++ b/solutions/cpp/log-levels/1/log_levels.cpp
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+#include <string>
+
+namespace log_line {
+std::string message(std::string line) {
+    std::size_t position = line.find(": ");
+    return line.substr(position+2);
+}
+
+std::string log_level(std::string line) {
+    std::size_t position = line.find("]");
+    return line.substr(1, position - 1);
+
+}
+std::string reformat(std::string line) {
+    std::string newformat = message(line) + " " + "(" + log_level(line) + ")";
+    return newformat;
+}
+}  // namespace log_line