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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# This module is proudly sponsored by CGI (www.cgi.com) and
+# KPN (www.kpn.com).
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: icinga2_host
+short_description: Manage a host in Icinga2
+description:
+   - "Add or remove a host to Icinga2 through the API."
+   - "See U(https://www.icinga.com/docs/icinga2/latest/doc/12-icinga2-api/)"
+version_added: "2.5"
+author: "Jurgen Brand (@t794104)"
+options:
+  url:
+    description:
+      - HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP URL in the form (http|https|ftp)://[user[:pass]]@host.domain[:port]/path
+    required: true
+  use_proxy:
+    description:
+      - If C(no), it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in
+        an environment variable on the target hosts.
+    default: 'yes'
+    type: bool
+  validate_certs:
+    description:
+      - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+        on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+    default: 'yes'
+    type: bool
+  url_username:
+    description:
+      - The username for use in HTTP basic authentication.
+      - This parameter can be used without C(url_password) for sites that allow empty passwords.
+  url_password:
+    description:
+        - The password for use in HTTP basic authentication.
+        - If the C(url_username) parameter is not specified, the C(url_password) parameter will not be used.
+  force_basic_auth:
+    description:
+      - httplib2, the library used by the uri module only sends authentication information when a webservice
+        responds to an initial request with a 401 status. Since some basic auth services do not properly
+        send a 401, logins will fail. This option forces the sending of the Basic authentication header
+        upon initial request.
+    default: 'no'
+    type: bool
+  client_cert:
+    description:
+      - PEM formatted certificate chain file to be used for SSL client
+        authentication. This file can also include the key as well, and if
+        the key is included, C(client_key) is not required.
+  client_key:
+    description:
+      - PEM formatted file that contains your private key to be used for SSL
+        client authentication. If C(client_cert) contains both the certificate
+        and key, this option is not required.
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Apply feature state.
+    required: false
+    choices: [ "present", "absent" ]
+    default: present
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Name used to create / delete the host. This does not need to be the FQDN, but does needs to be unique.
+    required: true
+  zone:
+    description:
+      - The zone from where this host should be polled.
+  template:
+    description:
+      - The template used to define the host.
+    required: false
+    default: None
+  check_command:
+    description:
+      - The command used to check if the host is alive.
+    required: false
+    default: "hostalive"
+  display_name:
+    description:
+      - The name used to display the host.
+    required: false
+    default: if none is give it is the value of the <name> parameter
+  ip:
+    description:
+      - The IP address of the host.
+    required: true
+  variables:
+    description:
+      - List of variables.
+    required: false
+    default: None
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Add host to icinga
+  icinga_host:
+    url: "https://icinga2.example.co,m"
+    url_username: "ansible"
+    url_password: "a_secret"
+    state: present
+    name: "{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
+    ip: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}"
+  delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+name:
+    description: The name used to create, modify or delete the host
+    type: string
+    returned: always
+data:
+    description: The data structure used for create, modify or delete of the host
+    type: dict
+    returned: always
+'''
+
+import json
+import os
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url, url_argument_spec
+
+
+# ===========================================
+# Icinga2 API class
+#
+class icinga2_api:
+    module = None
+
+    def call_url(self, path, data='', method='GET'):
+        headers = {
+            'Accept': 'application/json',
+            'X-HTTP-Method-Override': method,
+        }
+        url = self.module.params.get("url") + "/" + path
+        rsp, info = fetch_url(module=self.module, url=url, data=data, headers=headers, method=method)
+        body = ''
+        if rsp:
+            body = json.loads(rsp.read())
+        if info['status'] >= 400:
+            body = info['body']
+        return {'code': info['status'], 'data': body}
+
+    def check_connection(self):
+        ret = self.call_url('v1/status')
+        if ret['code'] == 200:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def exists(self, hostname):
+        data = {
+            "filter": "match(\"" + hostname + "\", host.name)",
+        }
+        ret = self.call_url(
+            path="v1/objects/hosts",
+            data=self.module.jsonify(data)
+        )
+        if ret['code'] == 200:
+            if len(ret['data']['results']) == 1:
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def create(self, hostname, data):
+        ret = self.call_url(
+            path="v1/objects/hosts/" + hostname,
+            data=self.module.jsonify(data),
+            method="PUT"
+        )
+        return ret
+
+    def delete(self, hostname):
+        data = {"cascade": 1}
+        ret = self.call_url(
+            path="v1/objects/hosts/" + hostname,
+            data=self.module.jsonify(data),
+            method="DELETE"
+        )
+        return ret
+
+    def modify(self, hostname, data):
+        ret = self.call_url(
+            path="v1/objects/hosts/" + hostname,
+            data=self.module.jsonify(data),
+            method="POST"
+        )
+        return ret
+
+    def diff(self, hostname, data):
+        ret = self.call_url(
+            path="v1/objects/hosts/" + hostname,
+            method="GET"
+        )
+        changed = False
+        ic_data = ret['data']['results'][0]
+        for key in data['attrs']:
+            if key not in ic_data['attrs'].keys():
+                changed = True
+            elif data['attrs'][key] != ic_data['attrs'][key]:
+                changed = True
+        return changed
+
+
+# ===========================================
+# Module execution.
+#
+def main():
+    # use the predefined argument spec for url
+    argument_spec = url_argument_spec()
+    # remove unnecessary argument 'force'
+    del argument_spec['force']
+    # add our own arguments
+    argument_spec.update(
+        state=dict(default="present", choices=["absent", "present"]),
+        name=dict(required=True, aliases=['host']),
+        zone=dict(),
+        template=dict(default=None),
+        check_command=dict(default="hostalive"),
+        display_name=dict(default=None),
+        ip=dict(required=True),
+        variables=dict(type='dict', default=None),
+    )
+
+    # Define the main module
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=True
+    )
+
+    state = module.params["state"]
+    name = module.params["name"]
+    zone = module.params["zone"]
+    template = []
+    template.append(name)
+    if module.params["template"]:
+        template.append(module.params["template"])
+    check_command = module.params["check_command"]
+    ip = module.params["ip"]
+    display_name = module.params["display_name"]
+    if not display_name:
+        display_name = name
+    variables = module.params["variables"]
+
+    try:
+        icinga = icinga2_api()
+        icinga.module = module
+        icinga.check_connection()
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="unable to connect to Icinga. Exception message: %s" % (e))
+
+    data = {
+        'attrs': {
+            'address': ip,
+            'display_name': display_name,
+            'check_command': check_command,
+            'zone': zone,
+            'vars': {
+                'made_by': "ansible",
+            },
+            'templates': template,
+        }
+    }
+
+    if variables:
+        data['attrs']['vars'].update(variables)
+
+    changed = False
+    if icinga.exists(name):
+        if state == "absent":
+            if module.check_mode:
+                module.exit_json(changed=True, name=name, data=data)
+            else:
+                try:
+                    ret = icinga.delete(name)
+                    if ret['code'] == 200:
+                        changed = True
+                    else:
+                        module.fail_json(msg="bad return code deleting host: %s" % (ret['data']))
+                except Exception as e:
+                    module.fail_json(msg="exception deleting host: " + str(e))
+
+        elif icinga.diff(name, data):
+            if module.check_mode:
+                module.exit_json(changed=False, name=name, data=data)
+            ret = icinga.modify(name, data)
+            if ret['code'] == 200:
+                changed = True
+            else:
+                module.fail_json(msg="bad return code modifying host: %s" % (ret['data']))
+
+    else:
+        if state == "present":
+            if module.check_mode:
+                changed = True
+            else:
+                try:
+                    ret = icinga.create(name, data)
+                    if ret['code'] == 200:
+                        changed = True
+                    else:
+                        module.fail_json(msg="bad return code creating host: %s" % (ret['data']))
+                except Exception as e:
+                    module.fail_json(msg="exception creating host: " + str(e))
+
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed, name=name, data=data)
+
+
+# import module snippets
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()