}
}
).forPath(path);
if (stat == null) {
final byte[] noopPayload = jsonMapper.writeValueAsBytes(new SegmentChangeRequestNoop());
// Create a node and then delete it to remove the registered watcher. This is a work-around for
// a zookeeper race condition. Specifically, when you set a watcher, it fires on the next event
// that happens for that node. If no events happen, the watcher stays registered foreverz.
// Couple that with the fact that you cannot set a watcher when you create a node, but what we