def commit(
        self,
        confirm=False,
        confirm_delay=None,
        check=False,
        comment="",
        and_quit=False,
        delay_factor=1,
    ):
        """
        Commit the candidate configuration.

        Commit the entered configuration. Raise an error and return the failure
        if the commit fails.

        Automatically enters configuration mode

        default:
            command_string = commit
        check and (confirm or confirm_dely or comment):
            Exception
        confirm_delay and no confirm:
            Exception
        confirm:
            confirm_delay option
            comment option
            command_string = commit confirmed or commit confirmed <confirm_delay>
        check:
            command_string = commit check

        """
        delay_factor = self.select_delay_factor(delay_factor)

        if check and (confirm or confirm_delay or comment):
            raise ValueError("Invalid arguments supplied with commit check")

        if confirm_delay and not confirm:
            raise ValueError(
                "Invalid arguments supplied to commit method both confirm and check"
            )

        # Select proper command string based on arguments provided
        command_string = "commit"
        commit_marker = "Commit complete."
        if check:
            command_string = "commit check"
            commit_marker = "Validation complete"
        elif confirm:
            if confirm_delay:
                command_string = "commit confirmed " + str(confirm_delay)
            else:
                command_string = "commit confirmed"
            commit_marker = "commit confirmed will be automatically rolled back in"

        # wrap the comment in quotes
        if comment:
            if '"' in comment:
                raise ValueError("Invalid comment contains double quote")
            comment = '"{0}"'.format(comment)
            command_string += " comment " + comment

        if and_quit:
            command_string += " and-quit"

        # Enter config mode (if necessary)
        output = self.config_mode()
        # and_quit will get out of config mode on commit
        if and_quit:
            prompt = self.base_prompt
            output += self.send_command_expect(
                command_string,
                expect_string=prompt,
                strip_prompt=True,
                strip_command=True,
                delay_factor=delay_factor,
            )
        else:
            output += self.send_command_expect(
                command_string,
                strip_prompt=True,
                strip_command=True,
                delay_factor=delay_factor,
            )

        if commit_marker not in output:
            raise ValueError(
                "Commit failed with the following errors:\n\n{0}".format(output)
            )

        return output
Commit the candidate configuration.

        Commit the entered configuration. Raise an error and return the failure
        if the commit fails.

        Automatically enters configuration mode

        default:
            command_string = commit
        check and (confirm or confirm_dely or comment):
            Exception
        confirm_delay and no confirm:
            Exception
        confirm:
            confirm_delay option
            comment option
            command_string = commit confirmed or commit confirmed <confirm_delay>
        check:
            command_string = commit check