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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 NVIDIA
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <string_view>
+
+constexpr static const char* app_name = "platform_init";
+
+void sleep_milliseconds(std::chrono::milliseconds milliseconds);
+
+void wait_for_path_to_exist(std::string_view path,
+                            std::chrono::milliseconds timeout);