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+package com.mirantis.mk
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Common functions
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Generate current timestamp
+ *
+ * @param format    Defaults to yyyyMMddHHmmss
+ */
+def getDatetime(format="yyyyMMddHHmmss") {
+    def now = new Date();
+    return now.format(format, TimeZone.getTimeZone('UTC'));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Abort build, wait for some time and ensure we will terminate
+ */
+def abortBuild() {
+    currentBuild.build().doStop()
+    sleep(180)
+    // just to be sure we will terminate
+    throw new InterruptedException()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Print informational message
+ *
+ * @param msg
+ * @param color Colorful output or not
+ */
+def infoMsg(msg, color = true) {
+    printMsg(msg, "cyan")
+}
+
+/**
+ * Print error message
+ *
+ * @param msg
+ * @param color Colorful output or not
+ */
+def errorMsg(msg, color = true) {
+    printMsg(msg, "red")
+}
+
+/**
+ * Print success message
+ *
+ * @param msg
+ * @param color Colorful output or not
+ */
+def successMsg(msg, color = true) {
+    printMsg(msg, "green")
+}
+
+/**
+ * Print warning message
+ *
+ * @param msg
+ * @param color Colorful output or not
+ */
+def warningMsg(msg, color = true) {
+    printMsg(msg, "blue")
+}
+
+/**
+ * Print message
+ *
+ * @param msg        Message to be printed
+ * @param level      Level of message (default INFO)
+ * @param color      Color to use for output or false (default)
+ */
+def printMsg(msg, color = false) {
+    colors = [
+        'red'   : '\u001B[31m',
+        'black' : '\u001B[30m',
+        'green' : '\u001B[32m',
+        'yellow': '\u001B[33m',
+        'blue'  : '\u001B[34m',
+        'purple': '\u001B[35m',
+        'cyan'  : '\u001B[36m',
+        'white' : '\u001B[37m',
+        'reset' : '\u001B[0m'
+    ]
+    if (color != false) {
+        wrap([$class: 'AnsiColorBuildWrapper']) {
+            print "${colors[color]}${msg}${colors.reset}"
+        }
+    } else {
+        print "[${level}] ${msg}"
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Traverse directory structure and return list of files
+ *
+ * @param path Path to search
+ * @param type Type of files to search (groovy.io.FileType.FILES)
+ */
+@NonCPS
+def getFiles(path, type=groovy.io.FileType.FILES) {
+    files = []
+    new File(path).eachFile(type) {
+        files[] = it
+    }
+    return files
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper method to convert map into form of list of [key,value] to avoid
+ * unserializable exceptions
+ *
+ * @param m Map
+ */
+@NonCPS
+def entries(m) {
+    m.collect {k, v -> [k, v]}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Opposite of build-in parallel, run map of steps in serial
+ *
+ * @param steps Map of String<name>: CPSClosure2<step>
+ */
+def serial(steps) {
+    stepsArray = entries(steps)
+    for (i=0; i < stepsArray.size; i++) {
+        s = stepsArray[i]
+        dummySteps = ["${s[0]}": s[1]]
+        parallel dummySteps
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get password credentials from store
+ *
+ * @param id    Credentials name
+ */
+def getPasswordCredentials(id) {
+    def creds = com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsProvider.lookupCredentials(
+                    com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.common.StandardUsernamePasswordCredentials.class,
+                    jenkins.model.Jenkins.instance
+                )
+
+    for (Iterator<String> credsIter = creds.iterator(); credsIter.hasNext();) {
+        c = credsIter.next();
+        if ( c.id == id ) {
+            return c;
+        }
+    }
+
+    throw new Exception("Could not find credentials for ID ${id}")
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get SSH credentials from store
+ *
+ * @param id    Credentials name
+ */
+def getSshCredentials(id) {
+    def creds = com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsProvider.lookupCredentials(
+                    com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.common.StandardUsernameCredentials.class,
+                    jenkins.model.Jenkins.instance
+                )
+
+    for (Iterator<String> credsIter = creds.iterator(); credsIter.hasNext();) {
+        c = credsIter.next();
+        if ( c.id == id ) {
+            return c;
+        }
+    }
+
+    throw new Exception("Could not find credentials for ID ${id}")
+}