From 407a748f3e94800efdc7b42c3196aaec1288e07c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sonic Build Admin <sonicbld@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:05:43 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added misc_utils.py forgotten in PR 21362

### Description of PR
The followup on https://github.com/sonic-net/sonic-mgmt/pull/21362 to add the missing file

Summary:
Fixes # (issue)

### Type of change

- [X] Bug fix
- [ ] Testbed and Framework(new/improvement)
- [ ] New Test case
    - [ ] Skipped for non-supported platforms
- [ ] Test case improvement

### Back port request
- [ ] 202205
- [ ] 202305
- [ ] 202311
- [ ] 202405
- [ ] 202411
- [ ] 202505
- [X] 202511

### Approach
#### What is the motivation for this PR?

Forgotten file

#### How did you do it?

#### How did you verify/test it?

#### Any platform specific information?

#### Supported testbed topology if it's a new test case?

### Documentation
---
 ansible/module_utils/misc_utils.py | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 ansible/module_utils/misc_utils.py

diff --git a/ansible/module_utils/misc_utils.py b/ansible/module_utils/misc_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40df94d049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/module_utils/misc_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import time
+
+
+def wait_for_path(ssh, host_ip, path_to_check, empty_ok=False, tries=1, delay=5):
+    with ssh.open_sftp() as sftp:
+        for _ in range(tries):
+            try:
+                stat_result = sftp.stat(path_to_check)
+                if empty_ok or stat_result.st_size > 0:
+                    return
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                pass
+            time.sleep(delay)
+    raise FileNotFoundError(
+        "Failed to find {}path {} on host {} after {} retries.".format(
+            "" if empty_ok else "not empty ", path_to_check, host_ip, tries
+        )
+    )