diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/__init__.py
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diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/bigip/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/bigip/__init__.py
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diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/bigip/common.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/bigip/common.py
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+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/bigip/common.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 F5 Networks Inc.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0 (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+try:
+    from f5.bigip import ManagementRoot as BigipManagementRoot
+    from f5.bigip.contexts import TransactionContextManager as BigipTransactionContextManager
+    from f5.bigiq import ManagementRoot as BigiqManagementRoot
+    from f5.iworkflow import ManagementRoot as IworkflowManagementRoot
+    from icontrol.exceptions import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
+    HAS_F5SDK = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_F5SDK = False
+
+
+def cleanup_tokens(client):
+    try:
+        resource = client.api.shared.authz.tokens_s.token.load(
+            name=client.api.icrs.token
+        )
+        resource.delete()
+    except Exception:
+        pass
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/common.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/common.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 F5 Networks Inc.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0 (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list, ComplexList
+from ansible.module_utils.connection import exec_command
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
+
+
+# Fully Qualified name (with the partition)
+def fq_name(partition, name):
+    if name is not None and not name.startswith('/'):
+        return '/%s/%s' % (partition, name)
+    return name
+
+
+# Fully Qualified name (with partition) for a list
+def fq_list_names(partition, list_names):
+    if list_names is None:
+        return None
+    return map(lambda x: fq_name(partition, x), list_names)
+
+
+def to_commands(module, commands):
+    spec = {
+        'command': dict(key=True),
+        'prompt': dict(),
+        'answer': dict()
+    }
+    transform = ComplexList(spec, module)
+    return transform(commands)
+
+
+def run_commands(module, commands, check_rc=True):
+    responses = list()
+    commands = to_commands(module, to_list(commands))
+    for cmd in commands:
+        cmd = module.jsonify(cmd)
+        rc, out, err = exec_command(module, cmd)
+        if check_rc and rc != 0:
+            module.fail_json(msg=to_text(err, errors='surrogate_then_replace'), rc=rc)
+        responses.append(to_text(out, errors='surrogate_then_replace'))
+    return responses