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+#######################################################################################
+# Copyright ETSI Contributors and Others.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# 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.
+#######################################################################################
+
+
+# Helper function to monitor progress of a condition
+function monitor_condition() {
+    local CONDITION="$1"        # Function with the condition
+    local MESSAGE="${2:-}"      # Message during each check
+    local TIMEOUT="${3:-300}"   # Timeout, in seconds (default: 5 minutes)
+    local STEP="${4:-2}"        # Polling period (default: 2 seconds)
+
+    "${CONDITION}"
+    RET=$?
+    until [ ${RET} -eq 0 ] || [ ${TIMEOUT} -le 0 ]
+    do
+        echo -en "${MESSAGE}"
+
+        ((TIMEOUT-=${STEP}))
+        sleep "${STEP}"
+
+        "${CONDITION}"
+        RET=$?
+    done
+
+    return ${RET}
+}