def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """
    Reconstruct the connection socket_path and check if it exists
    If the socket path exists then the connection is active and set
    both the _socket_path value to the path and the _connected value
    to True.  If the socket path doesn't exist, leave the socket path
    value to None and the _connected value to False
    """
    ssh = connection_loader.get("ssh", class_only=True)
    control_path = ssh._create_control_path(
        self._play_context.remote_addr,
        self._play_context.port,
        self._play_context.remote_user,
        self._play_context.connection,
        self._ansible_playbook_pid,
    )
    tmp_path = unfrackpath(C.PERSISTENT_CONTROL_PATH_DIR)
    socket_path = unfrackpath(control_path % dict(directory=tmp_path))
    if os.path.exists(socket_path):
        self._connected = True
        self._socket_path = socket_path