Allow setting the visible name of a host in zabbix (#2919)

In Zabbix, the visible name defaults to the hostname.  This is not very
useful if you try to manage vmware VMs as the so called host_name within
zabbix must be set to the vcenter UUID.

This patch allows you to provide an alias which will be shown with
zabbix.  If its not supplied it will default to host_name.

lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/zabbix_host.py

@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ options:
             - Name of the host in Zabbix.
             - host_name is the unique identifier used and cannot be updated using this module.
         required: true
+    visible_name:
+        description:
+            - Visible name of the host in Zabbix.
+        required: false
+        version_added: '2.2'
     host_groups:
         description:
             - List of host groups the host is part of.
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     login_user: username
     login_password: password
     host_name: ExampleHost
+    visible_name: ExampleName
     host_groups:
       - Example group1
       - Example group2
@@ -206,26 +212,30 @@ class Host(object):
                 template_ids.append(template_id)
         return template_ids
 
-    def add_host(self, host_name, group_ids, status, interfaces, proxy_id):
+    def add_host(self, host_name, group_ids, status, interfaces, proxy_id, visible_name):
         try:
             if self._module.check_mode:
                 self._module.exit_json(changed=True)
             parameters = {'host': host_name, 'interfaces': interfaces, 'groups': group_ids, 'status': status}
             if proxy_id:
                 parameters['proxy_hostid'] = proxy_id
+            if visible_name:
+                parameters['name'] = visible_name 
             host_list = self._zapi.host.create(parameters)
             if len(host_list) >= 1:
                 return host_list['hostids'][0]
         except Exception as e:
             self._module.fail_json(msg="Failed to create host %s: %s" % (host_name, e))
 
-    def update_host(self, host_name, group_ids, status, host_id, interfaces, exist_interface_list, proxy_id):
+    def update_host(self, host_name, group_ids, status, host_id, interfaces, exist_interface_list, proxy_id, visible_name):
         try:
             if self._module.check_mode:
                 self._module.exit_json(changed=True)
             parameters = {'hostid': host_id, 'groups': group_ids, 'status': status}
             if proxy_id:
                 parameters['proxy_hostid'] = proxy_id
+            if visible_name:
+                parameters['name'] = visible_name 
             self._zapi.host.update(parameters)
             interface_list_copy = exist_interface_list
             if interfaces:
@@ -342,7 +352,7 @@ class Host(object):
 
     # check all the properties before link or clear template
     def check_all_properties(self, host_id, host_groups, status, interfaces, template_ids,
-                             exist_interfaces, host, proxy_id):
+                             exist_interfaces, host, proxy_id, visible_name):
         # get the existing host's groups
         exist_host_groups = self.get_host_groups_by_host_id(host_id)
         if set(host_groups) != set(exist_host_groups):
@@ -362,9 +372,11 @@ class Host(object):
         if set(list(template_ids)) != set(exist_template_ids):
             return True
 
-        if proxy_id is not None:
+        if host['proxy_hostid'] != proxy_id:
-            if host['proxy_hostid'] != proxy_id:
+            return True
-                return True
+        
+        if host['name'] != visible_name:
+            return True
         
         return False
 
@@ -428,7 +440,9 @@ def main():
             timeout=dict(type='int', default=10),
             interfaces=dict(type='list', required=False),
             force=dict(type='bool', default=True),
-            proxy=dict(type='str', required=False)
+            proxy=dict(type='str', required=False),
+            visible_name=dict(type='str', required=False)
+
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
@@ -442,6 +456,7 @@ def main():
     http_login_user = module.params['http_login_user']
     http_login_password = module.params['http_login_password']
     host_name = module.params['host_name']
+    visible_name = module.params['visible_name']
     host_groups = module.params['host_groups']
     link_templates = module.params['link_templates']
     inventory_mode = module.params['inventory_mode']
@@ -514,10 +529,10 @@ def main():
 
             if len(exist_interfaces) > interfaces_len:
                 if host.check_all_properties(host_id, host_groups, status, interfaces, template_ids,
-                                             exist_interfaces, zabbix_host_obj, proxy_id):
+                                             exist_interfaces, zabbix_host_obj, proxy_id, visible_name):
                     host.link_or_clear_template(host_id, template_ids)
                     host.update_host(host_name, group_ids, status, host_id,
-                                     interfaces, exist_interfaces, proxy_id)
+                                     interfaces, exist_interfaces, proxy_id, visible_name)
                     module.exit_json(changed=True,
                                      result="Successfully update host %s (%s) and linked with template '%s'"
                                      % (host_name, ip, link_templates))
@@ -525,8 +540,8 @@ def main():
                     module.exit_json(changed=False)
             else:
                 if host.check_all_properties(host_id, host_groups, status, interfaces, template_ids,
-                                             exist_interfaces_copy, zabbix_host_obj, proxy_id):
+                                             exist_interfaces_copy, zabbix_host_obj, proxy_id, visible_name):
-                    host.update_host(host_name, group_ids, status, host_id, interfaces, exist_interfaces, proxy_id)
+                    host.update_host(host_name, group_ids, status, host_id, interfaces, exist_interfaces, proxy_id, visible_name)
                     host.link_or_clear_template(host_id, template_ids)
                     host.update_inventory_mode(host_id, inventory_mode)
                     module.exit_json(changed=True,
@@ -552,7 +567,7 @@ def main():
             module.fail_json(msg="Specify at least one interface for creating host '%s'." % host_name)
 
         # create host
-        host_id = host.add_host(host_name, group_ids, status, interfaces, proxy_id)
+        host_id = host.add_host(host_name, group_ids, status, interfaces, proxy_id, visible_name)
         host.link_or_clear_template(host_id, template_ids)
         host.update_inventory_mode(host_id, inventory_mode)
         module.exit_json(changed=True, result="Successfully added host %s (%s) and linked with template '%s'" % (