1 files changed, 61 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ansible_collections/cisco/dnac/plugins/module_utils/dnac.py b/ansible_collections/cisco/dnac/plugins/module_utils/dnac.py
index a12e7eaf4..1d4b804cd 100644
--- a/ansible_collections/cisco/dnac/plugins/module_utils/dnac.py
+++ b/ansible_collections/cisco/dnac/plugins/module_utils/dnac.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import json
 # import datetime
 import inspect
 import re
+import socket
 
 
 class DnacBase():
@@ -485,6 +486,66 @@ class DnacBase():
 
         return new_config
 
+    def is_valid_ipv4(self, ip_address):
+        """
+        Validates an IPv4 address.
+
+        Parameters:
+            ip_address - String denoting the IPv4 address passed.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool - Returns true if the passed IP address value is correct or it returns
+            false if it is incorrect
+        """
+
+        try:
+            socket.inet_aton(ip_address)
+            octets = ip_address.split('.')
+            if len(octets) != 4:
+                return False
+            for octet in octets:
+                if not 0 <= int(octet) <= 255:
+                    return False
+            return True
+        except socket.error:
+            return False
+
+    def is_path_exists(self, file_path):
+        """
+        Check if the file path 'file_path' exists or not.
+
+        Parameters:
+            file_path (string) - Path of the provided file.
+
+        Returns:
+            True/False (bool) - True if the file path exists, else False.
+        """
+
+        if not os.path.exists(file_path):
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
+    def is_json(self, file_path):
+        """
+        Check if the file in the file path is JSON or not.
+
+        Parameters:
+            file_path (string) - Path of the provided file.
+
+        Returns:
+            True/False (bool) - True if the file is in JSON format, else False.
+        """
+
+        try:
+            with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+                json.load(file)
+                return True
+
+        except (ValueError, FileNotFoundError):
+            self.log("The provided file '{0}' is not in JSON format".format(file_path), "CRITICAL")
+            return False
+
 
 def is_list_complex(x):
     return isinstance(x[0], dict) or isinstance(x[0], list)