def checkpoint(self, message, header=None, delay=0, **kwargs):
        """Send a message to the current recipe destination. This can be used to
        keep a state for longer processing tasks.
        :param delay: Delay transport of message by this many seconds
        """
        if not self.transport:
            raise ValueError(
                "This RecipeWrapper object does not contain "
                "a reference to a transport object."
            )

        if not self.recipe_step:
            raise ValueError(
                "This RecipeWrapper object does not contain "
                "a recipe with a selected step."
            )

        kwargs["delay"] = delay

        self._send_to_destination(
            self.recipe_pointer, header, message, kwargs, add_path_step=False
        )