diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/argspec/facts/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/argspec/facts/facts.py
index 00d13771b52..10097a921c7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/argspec/facts/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/argspec/facts/facts.py
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 """
 The arg spec for the nxos facts module.
 """
+
 CHOICES = [
     'all',
     'lag_interfaces',
+    'telemetry',
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/argspec/telemetry/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/argspec/telemetry/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/argspec/telemetry/telemetry.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/argspec/telemetry/telemetry.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd9753e2451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/argspec/telemetry/telemetry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+
+# (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+#############################################
+#                WARNING                    #
+#############################################
+#
+# This file is auto generated by the resource
+#   module builder playbook.
+#
+# Do not edit this file manually.
+#
+# Changes to this file will be over written
+#   by the resource module builder.
+#
+# Changes should be made in the model used to
+#   generate this file or in the resource module
+#   builder template.
+#
+#############################################
+
+"""
+The arg spec for the nxos_telemetry module
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+class TelemetryArgs(object):  # pylint: disable=R0903
+    """The arg spec for the nxos_telemetry module
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+    argument_spec = {
+        'config': {
+            'options': {
+                'certificate': {
+                    'options': {
+                        'hostname': {'type': 'str'},
+                        'key': {'type': 'str'}},
+                    'type': 'dict'},
+                'compression': {'choices': ['gzip'], 'type': 'str'},
+                'source_interface': {'type': 'str'},
+                'vrf': {'type': 'str'},
+                'destination_groups': {
+                    'options': {
+                        'destination': {
+                            'options': {
+                                'encoding': {'choices': ['GPB', 'JSON'],
+                                             'type': 'str'},
+                                'ip': {'type': 'str'},
+                                'port': {'type': 'int'},
+                                'protocol': {'choices': ['HTTP', 'TCP', 'UDP', 'gRPC'],
+                                             'type': 'str'}},
+                            'type': 'dict'},
+                        'id': {'type': 'int'}},
+                    'type': 'list'},
+                'sensor_groups': {
+                    'options': {
+                        'data_source': {'choices': ['NX-API', 'DME', 'YANG'],
+                                        'type': 'str'},
+                        'id': {'type': 'int'},
+                        'path': {
+                            'options': {
+                                'depth': {'type': 'str'},
+                                'filter_condition': {'type': 'str'},
+                                'name': {'type': 'str'},
+                                'query_condition': {'type': 'str'}},
+                            'type': 'dict'}},
+                        'type': 'list'},
+                'subscriptions': {
+                    'options': {
+                        'destination_group': {'type': 'int'},
+                        'id': {'type': 'int'},
+                        'sensor_group': {
+                            'options': {
+                                'id': {'type': 'int'},
+                                'sample_interval': {'type': 'int'}},
+                            'type': 'dict'}},
+                    'type': 'list'}},
+            'type': 'dict'},
+        'state': {
+            'choices': ['merged', 'replaced', 'deleted'],
+            'default': 'merged',
+            'type': 'str'}}  # pylint: disable=C0301
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/cmdref/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/cmdref/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/cmdref/telemetry/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/cmdref/telemetry/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/cmdref/telemetry/telemetry.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/cmdref/telemetry/telemetry.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..10e44f4e4c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/cmdref/telemetry/telemetry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+
+# (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+#
+# Telemetry Command Reference File
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+TMS_GLOBAL = '''
+# The cmd_ref is a yaml formatted list of module commands.
+# A leading underscore denotes a non-command variable; e.g. _template.
+# TMS does not have convenient global json data so this cmd_ref uses raw cli configs.
+---
+_template: # _template holds common settings for all commands
+  # Enable feature telemetry if disabled
+  feature: telemetry
+  # Common get syntax for TMS commands
+  get_command: show run telemetry all
+  # Parent configuration for TMS commands
+  context:
+    - telemetry
+certificate:
+  _exclude: ['N3K', 'N5K', 'N6k', 'N7k']
+  kind: dict
+  getval: certificate (?P<key>\\S+) (?P<hostname>\\S+)$
+  setval: certificate {key} {hostname}
+  default:
+    key: ~
+    hostname: ~
+compression:
+  _exclude: ['N3K', 'N5K', 'N6k', 'N7k']
+  kind: str
+  getval: use-compression (\\S+)$
+  setval: 'use-compression {0}'
+  default: ~
+  context: &dpcontext
+    - telemetry
+    - destination-profile
+source_interface:
+  _exclude: ['N3K', 'N5K', 'N6k', 'N7k']
+  kind: str
+  getval: source-interface (\\S+)$
+  setval: 'source-interface {0}'
+  default: ~
+  context: *dpcontext
+vrf:
+  _exclude: ['N3K', 'N5K', 'N6k', 'N7k']
+  kind: str
+  getval: use-vrf (\\S+)$
+  setval: 'use-vrf {0}'
+  default: ~
+  context: *dpcontext
+'''
+
+TMS_DESTGROUP = '''
+# The cmd_ref is a yaml formatted list of module commands.
+# A leading underscore denotes a non-command variable; e.g. _template.
+# TBD: Use Structured Where Possible
+---
+_template: # _template holds common settings for all commands
+  # Enable feature telemetry if disabled
+  feature: telemetry
+  # Common get syntax for TMS commands
+  get_command: show run telemetry all
+  # Parent configuration for TMS commands
+  context:
+    - telemetry
+destination:
+  _exclude: ['N3K', 'N5K', 'N6k', 'N7k']
+  multiple: true
+  kind: dict
+  getval: ip address (?P<ip>\\S+) port (?P<port>\\S+) protocol (?P<protocol>\\S+) encoding (?P<encoding>\\S+)
+  setval: ip address {ip} port {port} protocol {protocol} encoding {encoding}
+  default:
+    ip: ~
+    port: ~
+    protocol: ~
+    encoding: ~
+'''
+
+TMS_SENSORGROUP = '''
+# The cmd_ref is a yaml formatted list of module commands.
+# A leading underscore denotes a non-command variable; e.g. _template.
+# TBD: Use Structured Where Possible
+---
+_template: # _template holds common settings for all commands
+  # Enable feature telemetry if disabled
+  feature: telemetry
+  # Common get syntax for TMS commands
+  get_command: show run telemetry all
+  # Parent configuration for TMS commands
+  context:
+    - telemetry
+data_source:
+  _exclude: ['N3K', 'N5K', 'N6k', 'N7k']
+  kind: str
+  getval: data-source (\\S+)$
+  setval: 'data-source {0}'
+  default: ~
+path:
+  _exclude: ['N3K', 'N5K', 'N6k', 'N7k']
+  multiple: true
+  kind: dict
+  getval: path (?P<name>\\S+)( depth (?P<depth>\\S+))?( query-condition (?P<query_condition>\\S+))?( filter-condition (?P<filter_condition>\\S+))?$
+  setval: path {name} depth {depth} query-condition {query_condition} filter-condition {filter_condition}
+  default:
+    name: ~
+    depth: ~
+    query_condition: ~
+    filter_condition: ~
+'''
+
+TMS_SUBSCRIPTION = '''
+# The cmd_ref is a yaml formatted list of module commands.
+# A leading underscore denotes a non-command variable; e.g. _template.
+# TBD: Use Structured Where Possible
+---
+_template: # _template holds common settings for all commands
+  # Enable feature telemetry if disabled
+  feature: telemetry
+  # Common get syntax for TMS commands
+  get_command: show run telemetry all
+  # Parent configuration for TMS commands
+  context:
+    - telemetry
+destination_group:
+  _exclude: ['N3K', 'N5K', 'N6k', 'N7k']
+  multiple: true
+  kind: int
+  getval: dst-grp (\\S+)$
+  setval: 'dst-grp {0}'
+  default: ~
+sensor_group:
+  _exclude: ['N3K', 'N5K', 'N6k', 'N7k']
+  multiple: true
+  kind: dict
+  getval: snsr-grp (?P<id>\\S+) sample-interval (?P<sample_interval>\\S+)$
+  setval: snsr-grp {id} sample-interval {sample_interval}
+  default:
+    id: ~
+    sample_interval: ~
+'''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/config/telemetry/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/config/telemetry/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/config/telemetry/telemetry.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/config/telemetry/telemetry.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..538275115bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/config/telemetry/telemetry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+#
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+
+# (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+"""
+The nxos_telemetry class
+It is in this file where the current configuration (as dict)
+is compared to the provided configuration (as dict) and the command set
+necessary to bring the current configuration to it's desired end-state is
+created
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import re
+from copy import deepcopy
+
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.cfg.base import ConfigBase
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.facts.facts import Facts
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.cmdref.telemetry.telemetry import TMS_GLOBAL, TMS_DESTGROUP, TMS_SENSORGROUP, TMS_SUBSCRIPTION
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.utils.telemetry.telemetry import normalize_data, remove_duplicate_context
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.utils.telemetry.telemetry import valiate_input, get_setval_path
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.utils.telemetry.telemetry import get_module_params_subsection
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.utils.utils import normalize_interface
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos import NxosCmdRef
+
+
+class Telemetry(ConfigBase):
+    """
+    The nxos_telemetry class
+    """
+
+    gather_subset = [
+        '!all',
+        '!min',
+    ]
+
+    gather_network_resources = [
+        'telemetry',
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(Telemetry, self).__init__(module)
+
+    def get_telemetry_facts(self):
+        """ Get the 'facts' (the current configuration)
+
+        :rtype: A dictionary
+        :returns: The current configuration as a dictionary
+        """
+        facts, _warnings = Facts(self._module).get_facts(self.gather_subset, self.gather_network_resources)
+        telemetry_facts = facts['ansible_network_resources'].get('telemetry')
+        if not telemetry_facts:
+            return {}
+        return telemetry_facts
+
+    def edit_config(self, commands):
+        return self._connection.edit_config(commands)
+
+    def execute_module(self):
+        """ Execute the module
+        :rtype: A dictionary
+        :returns: The result from module execution
+        """
+        result = {'changed': False}
+        commands = list()
+        warnings = list()
+
+        state = self._module.params['state']
+        if 'overridden' in state:
+            self._module.fail_json(msg='State <overridden> is invalid for this module.')
+        if 'replaced' in state:
+            self._module.fail_json(msg='State: <replaced> not yet supported')
+
+        # When state is 'deleted', the module_params should not contain data
+        # under the 'config' key
+        if 'deleted' in state and self._module.params.get('config'):
+            self._module.fail_json(msg='Remove config key from playbook when state is <deleted>')
+
+        if self._module.params['config'] is None:
+            self._module.params['config'] = {}
+        # Normalize interface name.
+        int = self._module.params['config'].get('source_interface')
+        if int:
+            self._module.params['config']['source_interface'] = normalize_interface(int)
+
+        existing_telemetry_facts = self.get_telemetry_facts()
+        commands.extend(self.set_config(existing_telemetry_facts))
+        if commands:
+            if not self._module.check_mode:
+                self.edit_config(commands)
+                # TODO: edit_config is only available for network_cli. Once we
+                # add support for httpapi, we will need to switch to load_config
+                # or add support to httpapi for edit_config
+                #
+                # self._connection.load_config(commands)
+            result['changed'] = True
+        result['commands'] = commands
+
+        changed_telemetry_facts = self.get_telemetry_facts()
+
+        result['before'] = existing_telemetry_facts
+        if result['changed']:
+            result['after'] = changed_telemetry_facts
+
+        result['warnings'] = warnings
+        return result
+
+    def set_config(self, existing_tms_global_facts):
+        """ Collect the configuration from the args passed to the module,
+            collect the current configuration (as a dict from facts)
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to migrate the current configuration
+                  to the desired configuration
+        """
+        config = self._module.params['config']
+        want = dict((k, v) for k, v in config.items() if v is not None)
+        have = existing_tms_global_facts
+        resp = self.set_state(want, have)
+        return to_list(resp)
+
+    def set_state(self, want, have):
+        """ Select the appropriate function based on the state provided
+        :param want: the desired configuration as a dictionary
+        :param have: the current configuration as a dictionary
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to migrate the current configuration
+                  to the desired configuration
+        """
+        state = self._module.params['state']
+
+        # The deleted case is very simple since we purge all telemetry config
+        # and does not require any processing using NxosCmdRef objects.
+        if state == 'deleted':
+            return self._state_deleted(want, have)
+
+        # Save off module params
+        ALL_MP = self._module.params['config']
+
+        cmd_ref = {}
+        cmd_ref['TMS_GLOBAL'] = {}
+        cmd_ref['TMS_DESTGROUP'] = {}
+        cmd_ref['TMS_SENSORGROUP'] = {}
+        cmd_ref['TMS_SUBSCRIPTION'] = {}
+
+        # Get Telemetry Global Data
+        cmd_ref['TMS_GLOBAL']['ref'] = []
+        self._module.params['config'] = get_module_params_subsection(ALL_MP, 'TMS_GLOBAL')
+        cmd_ref['TMS_GLOBAL']['ref'].append(NxosCmdRef(self._module, TMS_GLOBAL))
+        ref = cmd_ref['TMS_GLOBAL']['ref'][0]
+        ref.set_context()
+        ref.get_existing()
+        ref.get_playvals()
+        device_cache = ref.cache_existing
+
+        if device_cache is None:
+            device_cache_lines = []
+        else:
+            device_cache_lines = device_cache.split("\n")
+
+        # Get Telemetry Destination Group Data
+        if want.get('destination_groups'):
+            td = {'name': 'destination_groups', 'type': 'TMS_DESTGROUP',
+                  'obj': TMS_DESTGROUP, 'cmd': 'destination-group {0}'}
+            cmd_ref[td['type']]['ref'] = []
+            saved_ids = []
+            for playvals in want[td['name']]:
+                valiate_input(playvals, td['name'], self._module)
+                if playvals['id'] in saved_ids:
+                    continue
+                saved_ids.append(playvals['id'])
+                resource_key = td['cmd'].format(playvals['id'])
+                # Only build the NxosCmdRef object for the destination group module parameters.
+                self._module.params['config'] = get_module_params_subsection(ALL_MP, td['type'], playvals['id'])
+                cmd_ref[td['type']]['ref'].append(NxosCmdRef(self._module, td['obj']))
+                ref = cmd_ref[td['type']]['ref'][-1]
+                ref.set_context([resource_key])
+                ref.get_existing(device_cache)
+                ref.get_playvals()
+                normalize_data(ref)
+
+        # Get Telemetry Sensor Group Data
+        if want.get('sensor_groups'):
+            td = {'name': 'sensor_groups', 'type': 'TMS_SENSORGROUP',
+                  'obj': TMS_SENSORGROUP, 'cmd': 'sensor-group {0}'}
+            cmd_ref[td['type']]['ref'] = []
+            saved_ids = []
+            for playvals in want[td['name']]:
+                valiate_input(playvals, td['name'], self._module)
+                if playvals['id'] in saved_ids:
+                    continue
+                saved_ids.append(playvals['id'])
+                resource_key = td['cmd'].format(playvals['id'])
+                # Only build the NxosCmdRef object for the sensor group module parameters.
+                self._module.params['config'] = get_module_params_subsection(ALL_MP, td['type'], playvals['id'])
+                cmd_ref[td['type']]['ref'].append(NxosCmdRef(self._module, td['obj']))
+                ref = cmd_ref[td['type']]['ref'][-1]
+                ref.set_context([resource_key])
+                if get_setval_path(self._module):
+                    # Sensor group path setting can contain optional values.
+                    # Call get_setval_path helper function to process any
+                    # optional setval keys.
+                    ref._ref['path']['setval'] = get_setval_path(self._module)
+                ref.get_existing(device_cache)
+                ref.get_playvals()
+
+        # Get Telemetry Subscription Data
+        if want.get('subscriptions'):
+            td = {'name': 'subscriptions', 'type': 'TMS_SUBSCRIPTION',
+                  'obj': TMS_SUBSCRIPTION, 'cmd': 'subscription {0}'}
+            cmd_ref[td['type']]['ref'] = []
+            saved_ids = []
+            for playvals in want[td['name']]:
+                valiate_input(playvals, td['name'], self._module)
+                if playvals['id'] in saved_ids:
+                    continue
+                saved_ids.append(playvals['id'])
+                resource_key = td['cmd'].format(playvals['id'])
+                # Only build the NxosCmdRef object for the subscription module parameters.
+                self._module.params['config'] = get_module_params_subsection(ALL_MP, td['type'], playvals['id'])
+                cmd_ref[td['type']]['ref'].append(NxosCmdRef(self._module, td['obj']))
+                ref = cmd_ref[td['type']]['ref'][-1]
+                ref.set_context([resource_key])
+                ref.get_existing(device_cache)
+                ref.get_playvals()
+
+        if state == 'overridden':
+            if want == have:
+                return []
+            commands = self._state_overridden(cmd_ref, want, have)
+        elif state == 'merged':
+            if want == have:
+                return []
+            commands = self._state_merged(cmd_ref)
+        elif state == 'replaced':
+            if want == have:
+                return []
+            commands = self._state_replaced(cmd_ref)
+        return commands
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _state_replaced(cmd_ref):
+        """ The command generator when state is replaced
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to migrate the current configuration
+                  to the desired configuration
+        """
+        commands = []
+        return commands
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _state_merged(cmd_ref):
+        """ The command generator when state is merged
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to merge the provided into
+                  the current configuration
+        """
+        commands = cmd_ref['TMS_GLOBAL']['ref'][0].get_proposed()
+
+        if cmd_ref['TMS_DESTGROUP'].get('ref'):
+            for cr in cmd_ref['TMS_DESTGROUP']['ref']:
+                commands.extend(cr.get_proposed())
+
+        if cmd_ref['TMS_SENSORGROUP'].get('ref'):
+            for cr in cmd_ref['TMS_SENSORGROUP']['ref']:
+                commands.extend(cr.get_proposed())
+
+        if cmd_ref['TMS_SUBSCRIPTION'].get('ref'):
+            for cr in cmd_ref['TMS_SUBSCRIPTION']['ref']:
+                commands.extend(cr.get_proposed())
+
+        return remove_duplicate_context(commands)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _state_deleted(want, have):
+        """ The command generator when state is deleted
+        :rtype: A list
+        :returns: the commands necessary to remove the current configuration
+                  of the provided objects
+        """
+        commands = []
+        if want != have:
+            commands = ['no telemetry']
+        return commands
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/facts/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/facts/facts.py
index 9db75c2f427..95c649fe42c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/facts/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/facts/facts.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.argspec.facts.facts import FactsArgs
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.facts.facts import FactsBase
 from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.facts.legacy.base import Default, Legacy, Hardware, Config, Interfaces, Features
 from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.facts.lag_interfaces.lag_interfaces import Lag_interfacesFacts
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.facts.telemetry.telemetry import TelemetryFacts
 
 
 FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS = dict(
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS = dict(
 )
 FACT_RESOURCE_SUBSETS = dict(
     lag_interfaces=Lag_interfacesFacts,
+    telemetry=TelemetryFacts,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/facts/telemetry/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/facts/telemetry/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/facts/telemetry/telemetry.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/facts/telemetry/telemetry.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4cfa3b896c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/facts/telemetry/telemetry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+#
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+
+# (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+"""
+The nxos telemetry fact class
+It is in this file the configuration is collected from the device
+for a given resource, parsed, and the facts tree is populated
+based on the configuration.
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import re
+from copy import deepcopy
+
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common import utils
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.argspec.telemetry.telemetry import TelemetryArgs
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.cmdref.telemetry.telemetry import TMS_GLOBAL, TMS_DESTGROUP, TMS_SENSORGROUP, TMS_SUBSCRIPTION
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.utils.telemetry.telemetry import get_instance_data, cr_key_lookup
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.utils.telemetry.telemetry import normalize_data
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos import NxosCmdRef, normalize_interface
+
+
+class TelemetryFacts(object):
+    """ The nxos telemetry fact class
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, module, subspec='config', options='options'):
+        self._module = module
+        self.argument_spec = TelemetryArgs.argument_spec
+        spec = deepcopy(self.argument_spec)
+        if subspec:
+            if options:
+                facts_argument_spec = spec[subspec][options]
+            else:
+                facts_argument_spec = spec[subspec]
+        else:
+            facts_argument_spec = spec
+
+        self.generated_spec = utils.generate_dict(facts_argument_spec)
+
+    def populate_facts(self, connection, ansible_facts, data=None):
+        """ Populate the facts for telemetry
+        :param connection: the device connection
+        :param ansible_facts: Facts dictionary
+        :param data: previously collected conf
+        :rtype: dictionary
+        :returns: facts
+        """
+        if connection:  # just for linting purposes, remove
+            pass
+
+        cmd_ref = {}
+        cmd_ref['TMS_GLOBAL'] = {}
+        cmd_ref['TMS_DESTGROUP'] = {}
+        cmd_ref['TMS_SENSORGROUP'] = {}
+        cmd_ref['TMS_SUBSCRIPTION'] = {}
+
+        # For fact gathering, module state should be 'present' when using
+        # NxosCmdRef to query state
+        if self._module.params.get('state'):
+            saved_module_state = self._module.params['state']
+            self._module.params['state'] = 'present'
+
+        # Get Telemetry Global Data
+        cmd_ref['TMS_GLOBAL']['ref'] = []
+        cmd_ref['TMS_GLOBAL']['ref'].append(NxosCmdRef(self._module, TMS_GLOBAL))
+        ref = cmd_ref['TMS_GLOBAL']['ref'][0]
+        ref.set_context()
+        ref.get_existing()
+        device_cache = ref.cache_existing
+
+        if device_cache is None:
+            device_cache_lines = []
+        else:
+            device_cache_lines = device_cache.split("\n")
+
+        # Get Telemetry Destination Group Data
+        cmd_ref['TMS_DESTGROUP']['ref'] = []
+        for line in device_cache_lines:
+            if re.search(r'destination-group', line):
+                resource_key = line.strip()
+                cmd_ref['TMS_DESTGROUP']['ref'].append(NxosCmdRef(self._module, TMS_DESTGROUP))
+                ref = cmd_ref['TMS_DESTGROUP']['ref'][-1]
+                ref.set_context([resource_key])
+                ref.get_existing(device_cache)
+                normalize_data(ref)
+
+        # Get Telemetry Sensorgroup Group Data
+        cmd_ref['TMS_SENSORGROUP']['ref'] = []
+        for line in device_cache_lines:
+            if re.search(r'sensor-group', line):
+                resource_key = line.strip()
+                cmd_ref['TMS_SENSORGROUP']['ref'].append(NxosCmdRef(self._module, TMS_SENSORGROUP))
+                ref = cmd_ref['TMS_SENSORGROUP']['ref'][-1]
+                ref.set_context([resource_key])
+                ref.get_existing(device_cache)
+
+        # Get Telemetry Subscription Data
+        cmd_ref['TMS_SUBSCRIPTION']['ref'] = []
+        for line in device_cache_lines:
+            if re.search(r'subscription', line):
+                resource_key = line.strip()
+                cmd_ref['TMS_SUBSCRIPTION']['ref'].append(NxosCmdRef(self._module, TMS_SUBSCRIPTION))
+                ref = cmd_ref['TMS_SUBSCRIPTION']['ref'][-1]
+                ref.set_context([resource_key])
+                ref.get_existing(device_cache)
+
+        objs = []
+        objs = self.render_config(self.generated_spec, cmd_ref)
+        facts = {'telemetry': {}}
+        if objs:
+            # params = utils.validate_config(self.argument_spec, {'config': objs})
+            facts['telemetry'] = objs
+
+        ansible_facts['ansible_network_resources'].update(facts)
+        if self._module.params.get('state'):
+            self._module.params['state'] = saved_module_state
+        return ansible_facts
+
+    def render_config(self, spec, cmd_ref):
+        """
+        Render config as dictionary structure and delete keys
+          from spec for null values
+
+        :param spec: The facts tree, generated from the argspec
+        :param conf: The configuration
+        :rtype: dictionary
+        :returns: The generated config
+        """
+        config = deepcopy(spec)
+        config['destination_groups'] = []
+        config['sensor_groups'] = []
+        config['subscriptions'] = []
+        managed_objects = ['TMS_GLOBAL', 'TMS_DESTGROUP', 'TMS_SENSORGROUP', 'TMS_SUBSCRIPTION']
+
+        # Walk the argspec and cmd_ref objects and build out config dict.
+        for key in config.keys():
+            for mo in managed_objects:
+                for cr in cmd_ref[mo]['ref']:
+                    cr_keys = cr_key_lookup(key, mo)
+                    for cr_key in cr_keys:
+                        if cr._ref.get(cr_key) and cr._ref[cr_key].get('existing'):
+                            if isinstance(config[key], dict):
+                                for k in config[key].keys():
+                                    for existing_key in cr._ref[cr_key]['existing'].keys():
+                                        config[key][k] = cr._ref[cr_key]['existing'][existing_key][k]
+                                continue
+                            if isinstance(config[key], list):
+                                for existing_key in cr._ref[cr_key]['existing'].keys():
+                                    data = get_instance_data(key, cr_key, cr, existing_key)
+                                    config[key].append(data)
+                                continue
+                            for existing_key in cr._ref[cr_key]['existing'].keys():
+                                config[key] = cr._ref[cr_key]['existing'][existing_key]
+                        elif cr._ref.get(cr_key):
+                            data = get_instance_data(key, cr_key, cr, None)
+                            if isinstance(config[key], list) and data not in config[key]:
+                                config[key].append(data)
+
+        return utils.remove_empties(config)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
index 1f5d08bfcc9..d7885bcd3d4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import collections
 import json
 import re
 import sys
+from copy import deepcopy
 
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list, ComplexList
 from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection, ConnectionError
 from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.config import NetworkConfig, dumps
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.config import CustomNetworkConfig
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems, string_types, PY2, PY3
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
 
@@ -742,6 +744,9 @@ class NxosCmdRef:
         self._module = module
         self._check_imports()
         self._yaml_load(cmd_ref_str)
+        self.cache_existing = None
+        self.present_states = ['present', 'merged']
+        self.absent_states = ['absent', 'deleted']
         ref = self._ref
 
         # Create a list of supported commands based on ref keys
@@ -932,31 +937,37 @@ class NxosCmdRef:
         # Last key in context is the resource key
         ref['_resource_key'] = context[-1] if context else ref['_resource_key']
 
-    def get_existing(self):
+    def get_existing(self, cache_output=None):
         """Update ref with existing command states from the device.
         Store these states in each command's 'existing' key.
         """
         ref = self._ref
         if ref.get('_cli_is_feature_disabled'):
             # Add context to proposed if state is present
-            if 'present' in ref['_state']:
+            if ref['_state'] in self.present_states:
                 [ref['_proposed'].append(ctx) for ctx in ref['_context']]
             return
 
         show_cmd = ref['_template']['get_command']
-        # Add additional command context if needed.
-        for filter in ref['_context']:
-            show_cmd = show_cmd + " | section '{0}'".format(filter)
+        if cache_output:
+            output = cache_output
+        else:
+            output = self.execute_show_command(show_cmd, 'text') or []
+            self.cache_existing = output
+
+        # Add additional command context if needed.
+        if ref['_context']:
+            output = CustomNetworkConfig(indent=2, contents=output)
+            output = output.get_section(ref['_context'])
 
-        output = self.execute_show_command(show_cmd, 'text') or []
         if not output:
             # Add context to proposed if state is present
-            if 'present' in ref['_state']:
+            if ref['_state'] in self.present_states:
                 [ref['_proposed'].append(ctx) for ctx in ref['_context']]
             return
 
         # We need to remove the last item in context for state absent case.
-        if 'absent' in ref['_state'] and ref['_context']:
+        if ref['_state'] in self.absent_states and ref['_context']:
             if ref['_resource_key'] and ref['_resource_key'] == ref['_context'][-1]:
                 if ref['_context'][-1] in output:
                     ref['_context'][-1] = 'no ' + ref['_context'][-1]
@@ -997,18 +1008,35 @@ class NxosCmdRef:
         """
         ref = self._ref
         module = self._module
+        params = {}
+        if module.params.get('config'):
+            # Resource module builder packs playvals under 'config' key
+            param_data = module.params.get('config')
+            params['global'] = param_data
+            for key in param_data.keys():
+                if isinstance(param_data[key], list):
+                    params[key] = param_data[key]
+        else:
+            params['global'] = module.params
         for k in ref.keys():
-            if k in module.params and module.params[k] is not None:
-                playval = module.params[k]
-                # Normalize each value
-                if 'int' == ref[k]['kind']:
-                    playval = int(playval)
-                elif 'list' == ref[k]['kind']:
-                    playval = [str(i) for i in playval]
-                elif 'dict' == ref[k]['kind']:
-                    for key, v in playval.items():
-                        playval[key] = str(v)
-                ref[k]['playval'] = playval
+            for level in params.keys():
+                if isinstance(params[level], dict):
+                    params[level] = [params[level]]
+                for item in params[level]:
+                    if k in item and item[k] is not None:
+                        if not ref[k].get('playval'):
+                            ref[k]['playval'] = {}
+                        playval = item[k]
+                        index = params[level].index(item)
+                        # Normalize each value
+                        if 'int' == ref[k]['kind']:
+                            playval = int(playval)
+                        elif 'list' == ref[k]['kind']:
+                            playval = [str(i) for i in playval]
+                        elif 'dict' == ref[k]['kind']:
+                            for key, v in playval.items():
+                                playval[key] = str(v)
+                        ref[k]['playval'][index] = playval
 
     def build_cmd_set(self, playval, existing, k):
         """Helper function to create list of commands to configure device
@@ -1037,7 +1065,7 @@ class NxosCmdRef:
         else:
             raise ValueError("get_proposed: unknown 'kind' value specified for key '{0}'".format(k))
         if cmd:
-            if 'absent' == ref['_state'] and not re.search(r'^no', cmd):
+            if ref['_state'] in self.absent_states and not re.search(r'^no', cmd):
                 cmd = 'no ' + cmd
             # Commands may require parent commands for proper context.
             # Global _template context is replaced by parameter context
@@ -1062,7 +1090,7 @@ class NxosCmdRef:
         play_keys = [k for k in ref['commands'] if 'playval' in ref[k]]
 
         def compare(playval, existing):
-            if 'present' in ref['_state']:
+            if ref['_state'] in self.present_states:
                 if existing is None:
                     return False
                 elif playval == existing:
@@ -1070,7 +1098,7 @@ class NxosCmdRef:
                 elif isinstance(existing, dict) and playval in existing.values():
                     return True
 
-            if 'absent' in ref['_state']:
+            if ref['_state'] in self.absent_states:
                 if isinstance(existing, dict) and all(x is None for x in existing.values()):
                     existing = None
                 if existing is None or playval not in existing.values():
@@ -1080,32 +1108,45 @@ class NxosCmdRef:
         # Compare against current state
         for k in play_keys:
             playval = ref[k]['playval']
+            # Create playval copy to avoid RuntimeError
+            #   dictionary changed size during iteration error
+            playval_copy = deepcopy(playval)
             existing = ref[k].get('existing', ref[k]['default'])
             multiple = 'multiple' in ref[k].keys()
 
             # Multiple Instances:
             if isinstance(existing, dict) and multiple:
                 item_found = False
-                for dkey, dvalue in existing.items():
-                    if isinstance(dvalue, dict):
+
+                for ekey, evalue in existing.items():
+                    if isinstance(evalue, dict):
                         # Remove values set to string 'None' from dvalue
-                        dvalue = dict((k, v) for k, v in dvalue.items() if v != 'None')
-                    if compare(playval, dvalue):
-                        item_found = True
-                if item_found:
+                        evalue = dict((k, v) for k, v in evalue.items() if v != 'None')
+                    for pkey, pvalue in playval.items():
+                        if compare(pvalue, evalue):
+                            if playval_copy.get(pkey):
+                                del playval_copy[pkey]
+                if not playval_copy:
                     continue
             # Single Instance:
             else:
-                if compare(playval, existing):
+                for pkey, pval in playval.items():
+                    if compare(pval, existing):
+                        if playval_copy.get(pkey):
+                            del playval_copy[pkey]
+                if not playval_copy:
                     continue
 
+            playval = playval_copy
             # Multiple Instances:
             if isinstance(existing, dict):
                 for dkey, dvalue in existing.items():
-                    self.build_cmd_set(playval, dvalue, k)
+                    for pval in playval.values():
+                        self.build_cmd_set(pval, dvalue, k)
             # Single Instance:
             else:
-                self.build_cmd_set(playval, existing, k)
+                for pval in playval.values():
+                    self.build_cmd_set(pval, existing, k)
 
         # Remove any duplicate commands before returning.
         # pylint: disable=unnecessary-lambda
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/utils/telemetry/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/utils/telemetry/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/utils/telemetry/telemetry.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/utils/telemetry/telemetry.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d0b563e7edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/utils/telemetry/telemetry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+#
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+
+# (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+"""
+The nxos telemetry utility library
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import re
+
+
+def get_module_params_subsection(module_params, tms_config, resource_key=None):
+    """
+    Helper method to get a specific module_params subsection
+    """
+    mp = {}
+    if tms_config == 'TMS_GLOBAL':
+        relevant_keys = ['certificate',
+                         'compression',
+                         'source_interface',
+                         'vrf']
+        for key in relevant_keys:
+            mp[key] = module_params[key]
+
+    if tms_config == 'TMS_DESTGROUP':
+        mp['destination_groups'] = []
+        for destgrp in module_params['destination_groups']:
+            if destgrp['id'] == resource_key:
+                mp['destination_groups'].append(destgrp)
+
+    if tms_config == 'TMS_SENSORGROUP':
+        mp['sensor_groups'] = []
+        for sensor in module_params['sensor_groups']:
+            if sensor['id'] == resource_key:
+                mp['sensor_groups'].append(sensor)
+
+    if tms_config == 'TMS_SUBSCRIPTION':
+        mp['subscriptions'] = []
+        for sensor in module_params['subscriptions']:
+            if sensor['id'] == resource_key:
+                mp['subscriptions'].append(sensor)
+
+    return mp
+
+
+def valiate_input(playvals, type, module):
+    """
+    Helper method to validate playbook values for destination groups
+    """
+    if type == 'destination_groups':
+        if not playvals.get('id'):
+            msg = "Invalid playbook value: {0}.".format(playvals)
+            msg += " Parameter <id> under <destination_groups> is required"
+            module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+        if playvals.get('destination') and not isinstance(playvals['destination'], dict):
+            msg = "Invalid playbook value: {0}.".format(playvals)
+            msg += " Parameter <destination> under <destination_groups> must be a dict"
+            module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+        if not playvals.get('destination') and len(playvals) > 1:
+            msg = "Invalid playbook value: {0}.".format(playvals)
+            msg += " Playbook entry contains unrecongnized parameters."
+            msg += " Make sure <destination> keys under <destination_groups> are specified as follows:"
+            msg += " destination: {ip: <ip>, port: <port>, protocol: <prot>, encoding: <enc>}}"
+            module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+
+    if type == 'sensor_groups':
+        if not playvals.get('id'):
+            msg = "Invalid playbook value: {0}.".format(playvals)
+            msg += " Parameter <id> under <sensor_groups> is required"
+            module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+        if playvals.get('path') and 'name' not in playvals['path'].keys():
+            msg = "Invalid playbook value: {0}.".format(playvals)
+            msg += " Parameter <path> under <sensor_groups> requires <name> key"
+            module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+
+
+def get_instance_data(key, cr_key, cr, existing_key):
+    """
+    Helper method to get instance data used to populate list structure in config
+    fact dictionary
+    """
+    data = {}
+    if existing_key is None:
+        instance = None
+    else:
+        instance = cr._ref[cr_key]['existing'][existing_key]
+
+    patterns = {
+        'destination_groups': r"destination-group (\d+)",
+        'sensor_groups': r"sensor-group (\d+)",
+        'subscriptions': r"subscription (\d+)",
+    }
+    if key in patterns.keys():
+        m = re.search(patterns[key], cr._ref['_resource_key'])
+        instance_key = m.group(1)
+        data = {'id': instance_key, cr_key: instance}
+
+    # Remove None values
+    data = dict((k, v) for k, v in data.items() if v is not None)
+    return data
+
+
+def cr_key_lookup(key, mo):
+    """
+    Helper method to get instance key value for Managed Object (mo)
+    """
+    cr_keys = [key]
+    if key == 'destination_groups' and mo == 'TMS_DESTGROUP':
+        cr_keys = ['destination']
+    elif key == 'sensor_groups' and mo == 'TMS_SENSORGROUP':
+        cr_keys = ['data_source', 'path']
+    elif key == 'subscriptions' and mo == 'TMS_SUBSCRIPTION':
+        cr_keys = ['destination_group', 'sensor_group']
+
+    return cr_keys
+
+
+def normalize_data(cmd_ref):
+    ''' Normalize playbook values and get_exisiting data '''
+
+    playval = cmd_ref._ref.get('destination').get('playval')
+    existing = cmd_ref._ref.get('destination').get('existing')
+
+    dest_props = ['protocol', 'encoding']
+    if playval:
+        for prop in dest_props:
+            for key in playval.keys():
+                playval[key][prop] = playval[key][prop].lower()
+    if existing:
+        for key in existing.keys():
+            for prop in dest_props:
+                existing[key][prop] = existing[key][prop].lower()
+
+
+def remove_duplicate_context(cmds):
+    ''' Helper method to remove duplicate telemetry context commands '''
+    if not cmds:
+        return cmds
+    feature_indices = [i for i, x in enumerate(cmds) if x == "feature telemetry"]
+    telemetry_indices = [i for i, x in enumerate(cmds) if x == "telemetry"]
+    if len(feature_indices) == 1 and len(telemetry_indices) == 1:
+        return cmds
+    if len(feature_indices) == 1 and not telemetry_indices:
+        return cmds
+    if len(telemetry_indices) == 1 and not feature_indices:
+        return cmds
+    if feature_indices and feature_indices[-1] > 1:
+        cmds.pop(feature_indices[-1])
+        return remove_duplicate_context(cmds)
+    if telemetry_indices and telemetry_indices[-1] > 1:
+        cmds.pop(telemetry_indices[-1])
+        return remove_duplicate_context(cmds)
+
+
+def get_setval_path(module):
+    ''' Build setval for path parameter based on playbook inputs
+        Full Command:
+          - path {name} depth {depth} query-condition {query_condition} filter-condition {filter_condition}
+        Required:
+          - path {name}
+        Optional:
+          - depth {depth}
+          - query-condition {query_condition},
+          - filter-condition {filter_condition}
+    '''
+    path = module.params['config']['sensor_groups'][0].get('path')
+    if path is None:
+        return path
+
+    setval = 'path {name}'
+    if 'depth' in path.keys():
+        setval = setval + ' depth {depth}'
+    if 'query_condition' in path.keys():
+        setval = setval + ' query-condition {query_condition}'
+    if 'filter_condition' in path.keys():
+        setval = setval + ' filter-condition {filter_condition}'
+
+    return setval
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py
index b5965c4248c..a4239d64e53 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ options:
         to a given subset. Possible values for this argument include
         all and the resources like interfaces, vlans etc.
         Can specify a list of values to include a larger subset.
-    choices: ['all', 'lag_interfaces']
+    choices: ['all', 'lag_interfaces', 'telemetry']
     required: false
     version_added: "2.9"
 """
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_telemetry.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_telemetry.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62e122d6e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_telemetry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+
+# (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+#############################################
+#                WARNING                    #
+#############################################
+#
+# This file is auto generated by the resource
+#   module builder playbook.
+#
+# Do not edit this file manually.
+#
+# Changes to this file will be over written
+#   by the resource module builder.
+#
+# Changes should be made in the model used to
+#   generate this file or in the resource module
+#   builder template.
+#
+#############################################
+
+"""
+The module file for nxos_telemetry
+"""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
+    'metadata_version': '1.1',
+    'status': ['preview'],
+    'supported_by': 'network'
+}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+---
+module: nxos_telemetry
+version_added: 2.9
+short_description: 'Telemetry Monitoring Service (TMS) configuration'
+description: 'Manages Telemetry Monitoring Service (TMS) configuration'
+author: Mike Wiebe (@mikewiebe)
+notes:
+  - 'Supported on N9k Version 7.0(3)I7(5) and later.'
+options:
+  config:
+    description: The provided configuration
+    type: dict
+    suboptions:
+      certificate:
+        type: dict
+        description:
+          - Certificate SSL/TLS and hostname values.
+          - Value must be a dict defining values for keys (key and hostname).
+        suboptions:
+          key:
+            description:
+              - Certificate key
+            type: str
+          hostname:
+            description:
+              - Certificate hostname
+            type: str
+      compression:
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - Destination profile compression method.
+        choices:
+          - gzip
+      source_interface:
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - Destination profile source interface.
+          - Valid value is a str representing the source interface name.
+      vrf:
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - Destination profile vrf.
+          - Valid value is a str representing the vrf name.
+      destination_groups:
+        type: list
+        description:
+          - List of telemetry destination groups.
+        suboptions:
+          id:
+            type: int
+            description:
+              - Destination group identifier.
+              - Value must be a int representing the destination group identifier.
+          destination:
+            type: dict
+            description:
+              - Group destination ipv4, port, protocol and encoding values.
+              - Value must be a dict defining values for keys (ip, port, protocol, encoding).
+            suboptions:
+              ip:
+                type: str
+                description:
+                  - Destination group IP address.
+              port:
+                type: int
+                description:
+                  - Destination group port number.
+              protocol:
+                type: str
+                description:
+                  - Destination group protocol.
+                choices:
+                  - HTTP
+                  - TCP
+                  - UDP
+                  - gRPC
+              encoding:
+                type: str
+                description:
+                  - Destination group encoding.
+                choices:
+                  - GPB
+                  - JSON
+      sensor_groups:
+        type: list
+        description:
+          - List of telemetry sensor groups.
+        suboptions:
+          id:
+            type: int
+            description:
+              - Sensor group identifier.
+              - Value must be a int representing the sensor group identifier.
+          data_source:
+            type: str
+            description:
+              - Telemetry data source.
+            choices:
+              - NX-API
+              - DME
+              - YANG
+          path:
+            type: dict
+            description:
+              - Telemetry sensor path.
+              - Value must be a dict defining values for keys (name, depth, filter_condition, query_condition).
+              - Mandatory Keys (name)
+              - Optional Keys  (depth, filter_condition, query_condition)
+            suboptions:
+              name:
+                type: str
+                description:
+                  - Sensor group path name.
+              depth:
+                type: str
+                description:
+                  - Sensor group depth.
+              filter_condition:
+                type: str
+                description:
+                  - Sensor group filter condition.
+              query_condition:
+                type: str
+                description:
+                  - Sensor group query condition.
+      subscriptions:
+        type: list
+        description:
+          - List of telemetry subscriptions.
+        suboptions:
+          id:
+            type: int
+            description:
+              - Subscription identifier.
+              - Value must be a int representing the subscription identifier.
+          destination_group:
+            type: int
+            description:
+              - Associated destination group.
+          sensor_group:
+            type: dict
+            description:
+              - Associated sensor group.
+              - Value must be a dict defining values for keys (id, sample_interval).
+            suboptions:
+              id:
+                type: int
+                description:
+                  - Associated sensor group id.
+              sample_interval:
+                type: int
+                description:
+                  - Associated sensor group id sample interval.
+
+  state:
+    description:
+    - Final configuration state
+    type: str
+    choices:
+    - merged
+    - replaced
+    - deleted
+    default: merged
+"""
+EXAMPLES = """
+# Using deleted
+# This action will delete all telemetry configuration on the device
+
+- name: Delete Telemetry Configuration
+  nxos_telemetry:
+    state: deleted
+
+
+# Using merged
+# This action will merge telemetry configuration defined in the playbook with
+# telemetry configuration that is already on the device.
+
+- name: Merge Telemetry Configuration
+  nxos_telemetry:
+    config:
+      certificate:
+        key: /bootflash/server.key
+        hostname: localhost
+      compression: gzip
+      source_interface: Ethernet1/1
+      vrf: management
+      destination_groups:
+        - id: 2
+          destination:
+            ip: 192.168.0.2
+            port: 50001
+            protocol: gPRC
+            encoding: GPB
+        - id: 55
+          destination:
+            ip: 192.168.0.55
+            port: 60001
+            protocol: gPRC
+            encoding: GPB
+      sensor_groups:
+        - id: 1
+          data_source: NX-API
+          path:
+            name: '"show lldp neighbors detail"'
+            depth: 0
+        - id: 55
+          data_source: DME
+          path:
+            name: 'sys/ch'
+            depth: unbounded
+            filter_condition: 'ne(eqptFt.operSt,"ok")'
+      subscriptions:
+        - id: 5
+          destination_group: 55
+          sensor_group:
+            id: 1
+            sample_interval: 1000
+        - id: 6
+          destination_group: 2
+          sensor_group:
+            id: 55
+            sample_interval: 2000
+    state: merged
+
+
+# Using replaced
+# This action will replace telemetry configuration on the device with the
+# telmetry configuration defined in the playbook.
+
+- name: Override Telemetry Configuration
+  nxos_telemetry:
+    config:
+      certificate:
+        key: /bootflash/server.key
+        hostname: localhost
+      compression: gzip
+      source_interface: Ethernet1/1
+      vrf: management
+      destination_groups:
+        - id: 2
+          destination:
+            ip: 192.168.0.2
+            port: 50001
+            protocol: gPRC
+            encoding: GPB
+      subscriptions:
+        - id: 5
+          destination_group: 55
+    state: replaced
+
+
+"""
+RETURN = """
+before:
+  description: The configuration prior to the model invocation.
+  returned: always
+  type: dict
+  sample: >
+    The configuration returned will always be in the same format
+     of the parameters above.
+after:
+  description: The resulting configuration model invocation.
+  returned: when changed
+  type: dict
+  sample: >
+    The configuration returned will always be in the same format
+     of the parameters above.
+commands:
+  description: The set of commands pushed to the remote device.
+  returned: always
+  type: list
+  sample: ['command 1', 'command 2', 'command 3']
+"""
+
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.argspec.telemetry.telemetry import TelemetryArgs
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.config.telemetry.telemetry import Telemetry
+
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Main entry point for module execution
+
+    :returns: the result form module invocation
+    """
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=TelemetryArgs.argument_spec,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    result = Telemetry(module).execute_module()
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/defaults/main.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/defaults/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f709c5aac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+testcase: "*"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae741cbdc71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+dependencies:
+  - prepare_nxos_tests
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tasks/cli.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tasks/cli.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b62eaba65e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tasks/cli.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+- name: collect common test cases
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/common"
+    patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
+  connection: local
+  register: test_cases
+
+- name: collect cli test cases
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/cli"
+    patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
+  connection: local
+  register: cli_cases
+
+- set_fact:
+    test_cases:
+      files: "{{ test_cases.files }} + {{ cli_cases.files }}"
+
+- name: set test_items
+  set_fact: test_items="{{ test_cases.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
+
+- name: run test cases (connection=network_cli)
+  include: "{{ test_case_to_run }} ansible_connection=network_cli connection={{ cli }}"
+  with_items: "{{ test_items }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: test_case_to_run
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tasks/main.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c070015619c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+- set_fact: run_test="true"
+
+# Telemetry module only supported on N9k
+- set_fact: run_test="false"
+  when: platform is not search("N9K")
+
+# Telemetry module not supported on versions earlier then 7.0(3)I7(x)
+- set_fact: run_test="false"
+  when: imagetag is search("I2|I3|I4|I5|I6")
+
+- include: cli.yaml
+  tags: 'cli'
+  when: run_test
+# Uncomment below when nxapi is supported for resource module builder modules
+# - include: nxapi.yaml
+#   tags: 'nxapi'
+#   when: run_test
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tasks/nxapi.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tasks/nxapi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbf41b92947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tasks/nxapi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+- name: collect common test cases
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/common"
+    patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
+  connection: local
+  register: test_cases
+
+- name: collect nxapi test cases
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/nxapi"
+    patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
+  connection: local
+  register: nxapi_cases
+
+- set_fact:
+    test_cases:
+      files: "{{ test_cases.files }} + {{ nxapi_cases.files }}"
+
+- name: set test_items
+  set_fact: test_items="{{ test_cases.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
+
+- name: run test cases (connection=httpapi)
+  include: "{{ test_case_to_run }} ansible_connection=httpapi connection={{ nxapi }}"
+  with_items: "{{ test_items }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: test_case_to_run
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tests/common/deleted.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tests/common/deleted.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8a70d547cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tests/common/deleted.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+---
+- debug: msg="START connection={{ ansible_connection }} nxos_telemetry deleted sanity test"
+
+- set_fact: source_interface="Loopback55"
+  when: imagetag and (major_version is version_compare('9.1', 'ge'))
+
+- set_fact: before_keys_length=6
+- set_fact: before_keys_length=7
+  when: imagetag and (major_version is version_compare('9.1', 'ge'))
+
+- name: Setup
+  nxos_feature: &setup_teardown
+    feature: telemetry
+    state: disabled
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: Setup - Configure Telemetry
+  nxos_telemetry:
+    state: 'merged'
+    config:
+      certificate:
+        key: /bootflash/server.key
+        hostname: localhost
+      compression: gzip
+      source_interface: "{{source_interface|default(omit)}}"
+      vrf: management
+      destination_groups:
+        - id: 2
+          destination:
+            ip: 192.168.0.1
+            port: 50001
+            protocol: grpc
+            encoding: gpb
+        - { id: 2, destination: {ip: 192.168.0.2, port: 60001, protocol: gRPC, encoding: GPB}}
+        - { id: 10, destination: {ip: 192.168.0.1, port: 50001, protocol: Grpc, encoding: gPB}}
+        - { id: 10, destination: {ip: 192.168.0.2, port: 60001, protocol: gRPC, encoding: gpb}}
+      sensor_groups:
+        - { id: 8, data_source: NX-API, path: {name: sys/bgp, depth: 0, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: foo}}
+        - { id: 2, data_source: NX-API, path: {name: sys/bgp/inst, depth: unbounded, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: foo}}
+        - { id: 55, data_source: DME, path: {name: 'sys/bgp/inst/dom-default/peer-[10.10.10.11]/ent-[10.10.10.11]', depth: 0, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: foo}}
+        - { id: 55, data_source: DME, path: {name: sys/ospf, depth: 0, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: 'or(eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,"down"),eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,"up"))'}}
+      subscriptions:
+        - { id: 44, destination_group: 10, sensor_group: {id: 8, sample_interval: 2000}}
+        - { id: 44, destination_group: 2, sensor_group: {id: 2, sample_interval: 2000}}
+        - { id: 55, destination_group: 10, sensor_group: {id: 55, sample_interval: 2000}}
+
+- block:
+  - name: Gather Telemetry Facts Before Changes
+    nxos_facts: &facts
+      gather_subset:
+        - '!all'
+        - '!min'
+      gather_network_resources:
+        - telemetry
+
+  - name: Telemetry - deleted
+    nxos_telemetry: &deleted
+      state: 'deleted'
+    register: result
+
+  # result.before|dict2items|length checks the number of dictionary keys.
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "result.changed == true"
+        - "'no telemetry' in result.commands"
+        - "result.before|dict2items|length == {{ before_keys_length }}"
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "(ansible_facts.network_resources.telemetry|dict2items)|symmetric_difference(result.before|dict2items)|length == 0"
+
+  - name: Gather Telemetry Facts After Changes
+    nxos_facts: *facts
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "(ansible_facts.network_resources.telemetry|dict2items)|symmetric_difference(result.after|dict2items)|length == 0"
+
+  - name: Telemetry - deleted - idempotence
+    nxos_telemetry: *deleted
+    register: result
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "result.changed == false"
+        - "result.commands|length == 0"
+
+  always:
+  - name: Teardown
+    nxos_feature: *setup_teardown
+    ignore_errors: yes
+
+  - debug: msg="END connection={{ ansible_connection }} nxos_telemetry deleted sanity test"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tests/common/merged.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tests/common/merged.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39ed3a8ca25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_telemetry/tests/common/merged.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+---
+- debug: msg="START connection={{ ansible_connection }} nxos_telemetry merged sanity test"
+
+- set_fact: source_interface="Loopback55"
+  when: imagetag and (major_version is version_compare('9.1', 'ge'))
+
+- set_fact: command_list_length=30
+- set_fact: command_list_length=31
+  when: imagetag and (major_version is version_compare('9.1', 'ge'))
+
+- name: Setup
+  nxos_feature: &setup_teardown
+    feature: telemetry
+    state: disabled
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- block:
+  - name: Gather Telemetry Facts Before Changes
+    nxos_facts: &facts
+      gather_subset:
+        - '!all'
+        - '!min'
+      gather_network_resources:
+        - telemetry
+
+  - name: Telemetry - merged
+    nxos_telemetry: &merged
+      state: 'merged'
+      config:
+        certificate:
+          key: /bootflash/server.key
+          hostname: localhost
+        compression: gzip
+        source_interface: "{{source_interface|default(omit)}}"
+        vrf: management
+        destination_groups:
+          - id: 2
+            destination:
+              ip: 192.168.0.1
+              port: 50001
+              protocol: grpc
+              encoding: gpb
+          - { id: 2, destination: {ip: 192.168.0.2, port: 60001, protocol: gRPC, encoding: GPB}}
+          - { id: 10, destination: {ip: 192.168.0.1, port: 50001, protocol: Grpc, encoding: gPB}}
+          - { id: 10, destination: {ip: 192.168.0.2, port: 60001, protocol: gRPC, encoding: gpb}}
+        sensor_groups:
+          - { id: 8, data_source: NX-API, path: {name: sys/bgp, depth: 0, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: foo}}
+          - { id: 2, data_source: NX-API, path: {name: sys/bgp/inst, depth: unbounded, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: foo}}
+          - { id: 55, data_source: DME, path: {name: 'sys/bgp/inst/dom-default/peer-[10.10.10.11]/ent-[10.10.10.11]', depth: 0, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: foo}}
+          - { id: 55, data_source: DME, path: {name: sys/ospf, depth: 0, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: 'or(eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,"down"),eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,"up"))'}}
+        subscriptions:
+          - { id: 44, destination_group: 10, sensor_group: {id: 8, sample_interval: 2000}}
+          - { id: 44, destination_group: 2, sensor_group: {id: 2, sample_interval: 2000}}
+          - { id: 55, destination_group: 10, sensor_group: {id: 55, sample_interval: 2000}}
+    register: result
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "result.changed == true"
+        - "result.before|length == 0"
+        - "'feature telemetry' in result.commands"
+        - "'telemetry' in result.commands"
+        - "'certificate /bootflash/server.key localhost' in result.commands"
+        - "'destination-profile' in result.commands"
+        - "'use-compression gzip' in result.commands"
+        - "'use-vrf management' in result.commands"
+        - "'destination-group 2' in result.commands"
+        - "'ip address 192.168.0.1 port 50001 protocol grpc encoding gpb' in result.commands"
+        - "'ip address 192.168.0.2 port 60001 protocol grpc encoding gpb' in result.commands"
+        - "'destination-group 10' in result.commands"
+        - "'ip address 192.168.0.1 port 50001 protocol grpc encoding gpb' in result.commands"
+        - "'ip address 192.168.0.2 port 60001 protocol grpc encoding gpb' in result.commands"
+        - "'sensor-group 8' in result.commands"
+        - "'data-source NX-API' in result.commands"
+        - "'path sys/bgp depth 0 query-condition foo filter-condition foo' in result.commands"
+        - "'sensor-group 2' in result.commands"
+        - "'data-source NX-API' in result.commands"
+        - "'path sys/bgp/inst depth unbounded query-condition foo filter-condition foo' in result.commands"
+        - "'sensor-group 55' in result.commands"
+        - "'data-source DME' in result.commands"
+        - "'path sys/bgp/inst/dom-default/peer-[10.10.10.11]/ent-[10.10.10.11] depth 0 query-condition foo filter-condition foo' in result.commands"
+        - "'path sys/ospf depth 0 query-condition foo filter-condition or(eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,\"down\"),eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,\"up\"))' in result.commands"
+        - "'subscription 44' in result.commands"
+        - "'dst-grp 10' in result.commands"
+        - "'dst-grp 2' in result.commands"
+        - "'snsr-grp 8 sample-interval 2000' in result.commands"
+        - "'snsr-grp 2 sample-interval 2000' in result.commands"
+        - "'subscription 55' in result.commands"
+        - "'dst-grp 10' in result.commands"
+        - "'snsr-grp 55 sample-interval 2000' in result.commands"
+        - "result.commands|length == {{ command_list_length }}"
+
+  # Source interface may or may not be included based on the image version.
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "'source-interface loopback55' in result.commands"
+    when: imagetag and (major_version is version_compare('9.1', 'ge'))
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "(ansible_facts.network_resources.telemetry|dict2items)|symmetric_difference(result.before|dict2items)|length == 0"
+
+  - name: Gather Telemetry Facts After Changes
+    nxos_facts: *facts
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "(ansible_facts.network_resources.telemetry|dict2items)|symmetric_difference(result.after|dict2items)|length == 0"
+
+  - name: Telemetry - merged - idempotence
+    nxos_telemetry: *merged
+    register: result
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "result.changed == false"
+        - "result.commands|length == 0"
+
+  - name: Telemetry - change values
+    nxos_telemetry: &merged_change
+      state: 'merged'
+      config:
+        certificate:
+          key: /bootflash/local_server.key
+          hostname: localhost
+        compression: gzip
+        source_interface: "{{source_interface|default(omit)}}"
+        vrf: management
+        destination_groups:
+          - id: 2
+            destination:
+              ip: 192.168.0.1
+              port: 50001
+              protocol: grpc
+              encoding: gpb
+          - { id: 2, destination: {ip: 192.168.0.2, port: 60001, protocol: gRPC, encoding: GPB}}
+          - { id: 10, destination: {ip: 192.168.0.1, port: 50001, protocol: Grpc, encoding: gPB}}
+          - { id: 10, destination: {ip: 192.168.0.2, port: 60001, protocol: gRPC, encoding: gpb}}
+        sensor_groups:
+          - { id: 8, data_source: NX-API, path: {name: sys/bgp, depth: 0, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: foo}}
+          - { id: 2, data_source: NX-API, path: {name: sys/bgp/inst, depth: unbounded, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: foo}}
+          - { id: 55, data_source: DME, path: {name: 'sys/bgp/inst/dom-default/peer-[10.10.10.11]/ent-[10.10.10.11]', depth: 0, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: foo}}
+          - { id: 55, data_source: DME, path: {name: sys/ospf, depth: 0, query_condition: foo, filter_condition: 'or(eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,"down"),eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,"up"))'}}
+        subscriptions:
+          - { id: 44, destination_group: 10, sensor_group: {id: 8, sample_interval: 1000}}
+          - { id: 44, destination_group: 2, sensor_group: {id: 2, sample_interval: 2000}}
+          - { id: 55, destination_group: 10, sensor_group: {id: 55, sample_interval: 2000}}
+    register: result
+
+    # The step above should result in only the following changes:
+    # "commands": [
+    #     "telemetry",
+    #     "certificate /bootflash/local_server.key localhost",
+    #     "subscription 44",
+    #     "snsr-grp 8 sample-interval 1000"
+    # ],
+
+  - set_fact:
+      test_list:
+        - "telemetry"
+        - "certificate /bootflash/local_server.key localhost"
+        - "subscription 44"
+        - "snsr-grp 8 sample-interval 1000"
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "result.changed == true"
+        - "test_list|symmetric_difference(result.commands)|length == 0"
+
+  - name: Telemetry - change values - idempotent
+    nxos_telemetry: *merged_change
+    register: result
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "result.changed == false"
+        - "result.commands|length == 0"
+
+  always:
+  - name: Teardown
+    nxos_feature: *setup_teardown
+    ignore_errors: yes
+
+  - debug: msg="END connection={{ ansible_connection }} nxos_telemetry merged sanity test"
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/fixtures/nxos_telemetry/N9K.cfg b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/fixtures/nxos_telemetry/N9K.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..697c2c18bfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/fixtures/nxos_telemetry/N9K.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+feature telemetry
+
+telemetry
+  certificate /bootflash/server.key localhost
+  destination-profile
+    use-vrf management
+    use-compression gzip
+    source-interface loopback55
+  destination-group 2
+    ip address 192.168.0.1 port 50001 protocol gRPC encoding GPB
+    ip address 192.168.0.2 port 60001 protocol gRPC encoding GPB
+  destination-group 10
+    ip address 192.168.0.1 port 50001 protocol gRPC encoding GPB
+    ip address 192.168.0.2 port 60001 protocol gRPC encoding GPB
+  sensor-group 2
+    data-source DME
+    path boo depth 0
+    path sys/ospf depth 0 query-condition qc filter-condition fc
+    path interfaces depth 0
+    path sys/bgp
+    path sys/bgp/inst depth 0 query-condition foo filter-condition foo
+    path sys/bgp/inst/dom-default/peer-[10.10.10.11]/ent-[10.10.10.11]
+    path sys/bgp/inst/dom-default/peer-[20.20.20.11]/ent-[20.20.20.11]
+    path too depth 0 filter-condition foo
+  sensor-group 55
+  sensor-group 56
+    data-source DME
+    path environment
+    path interface
+    path resources
+    path vxlan
+  subscription 3
+  subscription 4
+    dst-grp 2
+    snsr-grp 2 sample-interval 1000
+  subscription 5
+    dst-grp 2
+    snsr-grp 2 sample-interval 1000
+  subscription 6
+    dst-grp 10
+  subscription 7
+    dst-grp 10
+    snsr-grp 2 sample-interval 1000
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/nxos_module.py b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/nxos_module.py
index 7a9871be8c5..47871986eeb 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/nxos_module.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/nxos_module.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ from units.modules.utils import AnsibleExitJson, AnsibleFailJson, ModuleTestCase
 from units.modules.utils import set_module_args as _set_module_args
 
 
-def set_module_args(args):
-    if 'provider' not in args:
+def set_module_args(args, ignore_provider=None):
+    if 'provider' not in args and not ignore_provider:
         args['provider'] = {'transport': args.get('transport') or 'cli'}
 
     return _set_module_args(args)
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_telemetry.py b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_telemetry.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4fedd27a84e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_telemetry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,964 @@
+# (c) 2019 Red Hat Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Make coding more python3-ish
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+from units.compat.mock import patch
+from units.modules.utils import AnsibleFailJson
+from ansible.modules.network.nxos import nxos_telemetry
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos import NxosCmdRef
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.config.telemetry.telemetry import Telemetry
+from .nxos_module import TestNxosModule, load_fixture, set_module_args
+
+# TBD: These imports / import checks are only needed as a workaround for
+# shippable, which fails this test due to import yaml & import ordereddict.
+import pytest
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos import nxosCmdRef_import_check
+msg = nxosCmdRef_import_check()
+ignore_provider_arg = True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(len(msg), reason=msg)
+class TestNxosTelemetryModule(TestNxosModule):
+
+    module = nxos_telemetry
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestNxosTelemetryModule, self).setUp()
+
+        self.mock_FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS = patch('ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.facts.facts.FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS')
+        self.FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS = self.mock_FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS.start()
+
+        self.mock_get_resource_connection_config = patch('ansible.module_utils.network.common.cfg.base.get_resource_connection')
+        self.get_resource_connection_config = self.mock_get_resource_connection_config.start()
+
+        self.mock_get_resource_connection_facts = patch('ansible.module_utils.network.common.facts.facts.get_resource_connection')
+        self.get_resource_connection_facts = self.mock_get_resource_connection_facts.start()
+
+        self.mock_edit_config = patch('ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.config.telemetry.telemetry.Telemetry.edit_config')
+        self.edit_config = self.mock_edit_config.start()
+
+        self.mock_execute_show_command = patch('ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos.NxosCmdRef.execute_show_command')
+        self.execute_show_command = self.mock_execute_show_command.start()
+
+        self.mock_get_platform_shortname = patch('ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos.NxosCmdRef.get_platform_shortname')
+        self.get_platform_shortname = self.mock_get_platform_shortname.start()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(TestNxosTelemetryModule, self).tearDown()
+        self.mock_FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS.stop()
+        self.mock_get_resource_connection_config.stop()
+        self.mock_get_resource_connection_facts.stop()
+        self.mock_edit_config.stop()
+        self.mock_execute_show_command.stop()
+        self.get_platform_shortname.stop()
+
+    def load_fixtures(self, commands=None, device=''):
+        self.mock_FACT_LEGACY_SUBSETS.return_value = dict()
+        self.get_resource_connection_config.return_value = 'Connection'
+        self.get_resource_connection_facts.return_value = 'Connection'
+        self.edit_config.return_value = None
+
+    # ---------------------------
+    # Telemetry Global Test Cases
+    # ---------------------------
+
+    def test_tms_global_merged_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is disabled
+        # TMS global config is not present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            config=dict(
+                certificate={'key': '/bootflash/sample.key', 'hostname': 'server.example.com'},
+                compression='gzip',
+                source_interface='Ethernet2/1',
+                vrf='blue',
+            )
+        ), ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'certificate /bootflash/sample.key server.example.com',
+            'destination-profile',
+            'use-compression gzip',
+            'source-interface Ethernet2/1',
+            'use-vrf blue'
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_global_checkmode_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is disabled
+        # TMS global config is not present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            _ansible_check_mode=True,
+            config=dict(
+                certificate={'key': '/bootflash/sample.key', 'hostname': 'server.example.com'},
+                compression='gzip',
+                source_interface='Ethernet2/1',
+                vrf='blue',
+            )
+        ), ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'certificate /bootflash/sample.key server.example.com',
+            'destination-profile',
+            'use-compression gzip',
+            'source-interface Ethernet2/1',
+            'use-vrf blue'
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_global_merged2_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is disabled
+        # TMS global config is not present.
+        # Configure only vrf
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            config=dict(
+                vrf='blue',
+            )
+        ), ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'destination-profile',
+            'use-vrf blue'
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_global_idempotent_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS global config is present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            config=dict(
+                certificate={'key': '/bootflash/server.key', 'hostname': 'localhost'},
+                compression='gzip',
+                source_interface='loopback55',
+                vrf='management',
+            )
+        ), ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+    def test_tms_global_change_cert_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS global config is present
+        # Change certificate
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            config=dict(
+                certificate={'key': '/bootflash/server.key', 'hostname': 'my_host'},
+                compression='gzip',
+                source_interface='loopback55',
+                vrf='management',
+            )
+        ), ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'telemetry',
+            'certificate /bootflash/server.key my_host'
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_global_change_interface_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS global config is present
+        # Change interface
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            config=dict(
+                certificate={'key': '/bootflash/server.key', 'hostname': 'localhost'},
+                compression='gzip',
+                source_interface='Ethernet8/1',
+                vrf='management',
+            )
+        ), ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'telemetry',
+            'destination-profile',
+            'source-interface Ethernet8/1'
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_global_change_several_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS global config is present
+        # Change source_interface, vrf and cert
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            config=dict(
+                certificate={'key': '/bootflash/server_5.key', 'hostname': 'my_host'},
+                compression='gzip',
+                source_interface='Ethernet8/1',
+                vrf='blue',
+            )
+        ), ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'telemetry',
+            'certificate /bootflash/server_5.key my_host',
+            'destination-profile',
+            'source-interface Ethernet8/1',
+            'use-vrf blue',
+        ])
+
+    # ------------------------------
+    # Telemetry DestGroup Test Cases
+    # ------------------------------
+
+    def test_tms_destgroup_input_validation_1(self):
+        # Mandatory parameter 'id' missing.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'destination': {'ip': '192.168.1.1', 'port': '5001', 'protocol': 'GRPC', 'encoding': 'GPB'}}
+        ], 'destination_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as errinfo:
+            self.execute_module()
+        testdata = errinfo.value.args[0]
+        assert 'Parameter <id> under <destination_groups> is required' in str(testdata['msg'])
+        assert testdata['failed']
+
+    def test_tms_destgroup_input_validation_2(self):
+        # Parameter 'destination' is not a dict.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '88',
+             'destination': '192.168.1.1',
+             }
+        ], 'destination_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as errinfo:
+            self.execute_module()
+        testdata = errinfo.value.args[0]
+        assert "Parameter <destination> under <destination_groups> must be a dict" in str(testdata['msg'])
+        assert testdata['failed']
+
+    def test_tms_destgroup_input_validation_3(self):
+        # Parameter 'destination' is not a dict.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '88',
+             'ip': '192.168.1.1',
+             'port': '5001'
+             }
+        ], 'destination_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as errinfo:
+            self.execute_module()
+        testdata = errinfo.value.args[0]
+        assert 'Playbook entry contains unrecongnized parameters' in str(testdata['msg'])
+        assert testdata['failed']
+
+    def test_tms_destgroup_merged_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS destgroup config is not present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '88',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.1.1', 'port': '5001', 'protocol': 'GRPC', 'encoding': 'GPB'},
+             },
+            {'id': '88',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.1.2', 'port': '6001', 'protocol': 'GRPC', 'encoding': 'GPB'},
+             },
+            {'id': '99',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.1.2', 'port': '6001', 'protocol': 'GRPC', 'encoding': 'GPB'},
+             },
+            {'id': '99',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.1.1', 'port': '5001', 'protocol': 'GRPC', 'encoding': 'GPB'},
+             },
+        ], 'destination_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'destination-group 88',
+            'ip address 192.168.1.1 port 5001 protocol grpc encoding gpb',
+            'ip address 192.168.1.2 port 6001 protocol grpc encoding gpb',
+            'destination-group 99',
+            'ip address 192.168.1.2 port 6001 protocol grpc encoding gpb',
+            'ip address 192.168.1.1 port 5001 protocol grpc encoding gpb',
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_destgroup_checkmode_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS destgroup config is not present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '88',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.1.1', 'port': '5001', 'protocol': 'GRPC', 'encoding': 'GPB'},
+             }
+        ], 'destination_groups', state='merged', check_mode=True)
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'destination-group 88',
+            'ip address 192.168.1.1 port 5001 protocol grpc encoding gpb'
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_destgroup_merged2_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS destgroup config is not present.
+        # Configure only identifier
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '88'}
+        ], 'destination_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'destination-group 88',
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_destgroup_idempotent_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS destgroup config is not present.
+        # Configure only identifier
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '2',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.0.2', 'port': '60001', 'protocol': 'grpc', 'encoding': 'gpb'},
+             }
+        ], 'destination_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+    def test_tms_destgroup_idempotent2_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS destgroup config is not present.
+        # Configure only identifier
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '2'}
+        ], 'destination_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+    def test_tms_destgroup_merged_aggregate_idempotent_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS destgroup config is present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '2',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.0.1', 'port': '50001', 'protocol': 'gRPC', 'encoding': 'gpb'}
+             },
+            {'id': '10',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.0.1', 'port': '50001', 'protocol': 'gRPC', 'encoding': 'gpb'}
+             }
+        ], 'destination_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+    def test_tms_destgroup_change_n9k(self):
+        # TMS destgroup config is not present.
+        # Change protocol and encoding for dest group 2
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '2',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.0.1', 'port': '50001', 'protocol': 'http', 'encoding': 'JSON'}
+             },
+            {'id': '10',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.0.1', 'port': '50001', 'protocol': 'gRPC', 'encoding': 'gpb'}
+             }
+        ], 'destination_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'telemetry', 'destination-group 2',
+            'ip address 192.168.0.1 port 50001 protocol http encoding json'
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_destgroup_add_n9k(self):
+        # TMS destgroup config is not present.
+        # Add destinations to destgroup 10
+        # Add new destgroup 55 and 56
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '10',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.0.1', 'port': '50001', 'protocol': 'gRPC', 'encoding': 'gpb'}
+             },
+            {'id': '10',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.0.10', 'port': '50001', 'protocol': 'gRPC', 'encoding': 'gpb'}
+             },
+            {'id': '55',
+             'destination': {'ip': '192.168.0.2', 'port': '50001', 'protocol': 'gRPC', 'encoding': 'gpb'}
+             },
+            {'id': '56'},
+        ], 'destination_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'telemetry',
+            'destination-group 10',
+            'ip address 192.168.0.10 port 50001 protocol grpc encoding gpb',
+            'destination-group 55',
+            'ip address 192.168.0.2 port 50001 protocol grpc encoding gpb',
+            'destination-group 56'
+        ])
+
+    # --------------------------------
+    # Telemetry SensorGroup Test Cases
+    # --------------------------------
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_merged_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is not present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        td55_name = 'sys/bgp/inst/dom-default/peer-[10.10.10.11]/ent-[10.10.10.11]'
+        td55_fc = 'or(eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,"down"),eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,"up"))'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '2',
+             'data_source': 'NX-API',
+             'path': {'name': 'sys/bgp', 'depth': 0, 'query_condition': 'foo', 'filter_condition': 'foo'},
+             },
+            {'id': '2',
+             'data_source': 'NX-API',
+             'path': {'name': 'sys/bgp/inst', 'depth': 'unbounded', 'query_condition': 'foo', 'filter_condition': 'foo'},
+             },
+            {'id': '55',
+             'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'name': td55_name, 'depth': 0, 'query_condition': 'foo', 'filter_condition': 'foo'},
+             },
+            {'id': '55',
+             'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'name': 'sys/ospf', 'depth': 0, 'query_condition': 'foo', 'filter_condition': td55_fc},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'sensor-group 2',
+            'data-source NX-API',
+            'path sys/bgp depth 0 query-condition foo filter-condition foo',
+            'path sys/bgp/inst depth unbounded query-condition foo filter-condition foo',
+            'sensor-group 55',
+            'data-source DME',
+            'path sys/bgp/inst/dom-default/peer-[10.10.10.11]/ent-[10.10.10.11] depth 0 query-condition foo filter-condition foo',
+            'path sys/ospf depth 0 query-condition foo filter-condition or(eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,"down"),eq(ethpmPhysIf.operSt,"up"))',
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_input_validation_1(self):
+        # Mandatory parameter 'id' missing.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'name': 'sys/bgp', 'depth': 0, 'query_condition': 'query_condition_xyz', 'filter_condition': 'filter_condition_xyz'},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as errinfo:
+            self.execute_module()
+        testdata = errinfo.value.args[0]
+        assert 'Parameter <id> under <sensor_groups> is required' in str(testdata['msg'])
+        assert testdata['failed']
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_input_validation_2(self):
+        # Path present but mandatory 'name' key is not
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '77',
+             'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'depth': 0, 'query_condition': 'query_condition_xyz', 'filter_condition': 'filter_condition_xyz'},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as errinfo:
+            self.execute_module()
+        testdata = errinfo.value.args[0]
+        assert 'Parameter <path> under <sensor_groups> requires <name> key' in str(testdata['msg'])
+        assert testdata['failed']
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_resource_key_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is not present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '77'}
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'sensor-group 77',
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_merged_variable_args1_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is not present.
+        # Only path key name provided
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '77',
+             'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'name': 'sys/bgp'},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'sensor-group 77',
+            'data-source DME',
+            'path sys/bgp',
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_merged_variable_args2_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is not present.
+        # Only path keys name and depth provided
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '77',
+             'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'name': 'sys/bgp', 'depth': 0},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'sensor-group 77',
+            'data-source DME',
+            'path sys/bgp depth 0',
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_merged_variable_args3_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is not present.
+        # Only path keys name, depth and query_condition provided
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '77',
+             'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'name': 'sys/bgp', 'depth': 0, 'query_condition': 'query_condition_xyz'},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'sensor-group 77',
+            'data-source DME',
+            'path sys/bgp depth 0 query-condition query_condition_xyz',
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_merged_variable_args4_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is not present.
+        # Only path keys name, depth and filter_condition provided
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '77',
+             'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'name': 'sys/bgp', 'depth': 0, 'filter_condition': 'filter_condition_xyz'},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'sensor-group 77',
+            'data-source DME',
+            'path sys/bgp depth 0 filter-condition filter_condition_xyz',
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_merged_idempotent_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is not present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '2',
+             'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'name': 'sys/ospf', 'depth': 0, 'query_condition': 'qc', 'filter_condition': 'fc'},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_vxlan_idempotent_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '56',
+             'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'name': 'vxlan'},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_idempotent_variable1_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is present with path key name.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '2',
+             'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'name': 'sys/bgp/inst/dom-default/peer-[10.10.10.11]/ent-[10.10.10.11]'},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_idempotent_variable2_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is present with path key name and depth.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '2',
+             'data_source': 'DME',
+             'path': {'name': 'boo', 'depth': 0},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_idempotent_resource_key_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is present resource key only.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '55'}
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_present_path_environment_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is not present.
+        # Path name 'environment' test
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '77',
+             'data_source': 'YANG',
+             'path': {'name': 'environment'},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'sensor-group 77',
+            'data-source YANG',
+            'path environment',
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_present_path_interface_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is not present.
+        # Path name 'interface' test
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '77',
+             'data_source': 'NATIVE',
+             'path': {'name': 'interface'},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'sensor-group 77',
+            'data-source NATIVE',
+            'path interface',
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_sensorgroup_present_path_interface_n9k(self):
+        # TMS sensorgroup config is not present.
+        # Path name 'resources' test
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': '77',
+             'data_source': 'NX-API',
+             'path': {'name': 'resources'},
+             },
+        ], 'sensor_groups')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'sensor-group 77',
+            'data-source NX-API',
+            'path resources',
+        ])
+
+    # ---------------------------------
+    # Telemetry Subscription Test Cases
+    # ---------------------------------
+
+    def test_tms_subscription_merged_n9k(self):
+        # TMS subscription config is not present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': 5,
+             'destination_group': 55,
+             'sensor_group': {'id': 1, 'sample_interval': 1000},
+             },
+            {'id': 88,
+             'destination_group': 3,
+             'sensor_group': {'id': 4, 'sample_interval': 2000},
+             },
+        ], 'subscriptions')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'subscription 5',
+            'dst-grp 55',
+            'snsr-grp 1 sample-interval 1000',
+            'subscription 88',
+            'dst-grp 3',
+            'snsr-grp 4 sample-interval 2000'
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_subscription_merged_idempotent_n9k(self):
+        # TMS subscription config is not present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': 3,
+             },
+            {'id': 7,
+             'destination_group': 10,
+             'sensor_group': {'id': 2, 'sample_interval': 1000},
+             },
+            {'id': 5,
+             'destination_group': 2,
+             'sensor_group': {'id': 2, 'sample_interval': 1000},
+             },
+        ], 'subscriptions')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+    def test_tms_subscription_merged_change1_n9k(self):
+        # TMS subscription config present.
+        # Change sample interval for sensor group 2
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': 3,
+             },
+            {'id': 7,
+             'destination_group': 10,
+             'sensor_group': {'id': 2, 'sample_interval': 3000},
+             },
+            {'id': 5,
+             'destination_group': 2,
+             'sensor_group': {'id': 2, 'sample_interval': 1000},
+             },
+        ], 'subscriptions')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'telemetry',
+            'subscription 7',
+            'snsr-grp 2 sample-interval 3000'
+        ])
+
+    def test_tms_subscription_add_n9k(self):
+        # TMS subscription config present.
+        # Add new destination_group and sensor_group to subscription 5
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        args = build_args([
+            {'id': 3,
+             },
+            {'id': 7,
+             'destination_group': 10,
+             'sensor_group': {'id': 2, 'sample_interval': 1000},
+             },
+            {'id': 5,
+             'destination_group': 2,
+             'sensor_group': {'id': 2, 'sample_interval': 1000},
+             },
+            {'id': 5,
+             'destination_group': 7,
+             'sensor_group': {'id': 2, 'sample_interval': 1000},
+             },
+            {'id': 5,
+             'destination_group': 8,
+             'sensor_group': {'id': 9, 'sample_interval': 1000},
+             },
+            {'id': 5,
+             'destination_group': 9,
+             'sensor_group': {'id': 10, 'sample_interval': 1000},
+             },
+        ], 'subscriptions')
+        set_module_args(args, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'telemetry',
+            'subscription 5',
+            'dst-grp 7',
+            'dst-grp 8',
+            'dst-grp 9',
+            'snsr-grp 9 sample-interval 1000',
+            'snsr-grp 10 sample-interval 1000'
+        ])
+
+    def test_telemetry_full_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is disabled
+        # TMS global config is not present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        set_module_args({
+            'state': 'merged',
+            'config': {
+                'certificate': {'key': '/bootflash/sample.key', 'hostname': 'server.example.com'},
+                'compression': 'gzip',
+                'source_interface': 'Ethernet2/1',
+                'vrf': 'blue',
+                'destination_groups': [
+                    {'id': '88',
+                     'destination': {'ip': '192.168.1.1', 'port': '5001', 'protocol': 'GRPC', 'encoding': 'GPB'},
+                     },
+                    {'id': '88',
+                     'destination': {'ip': '192.168.1.2', 'port': '6001', 'protocol': 'GRPC', 'encoding': 'GPB'},
+                     },
+                    {'id': '99',
+                     'destination': {'ip': '192.168.1.2', 'port': '6001', 'protocol': 'GRPC', 'encoding': 'GPB'},
+                     },
+                    {'id': '99',
+                     'destination': {'ip': '192.168.1.1', 'port': '5001', 'protocol': 'GRPC', 'encoding': 'GPB'},
+                     },
+                ],
+                'sensor_groups': [
+                    {'id': '77',
+                     'data_source': 'DME',
+                     'path': {'name': 'sys/bgp', 'depth': 0, 'query_condition': 'query_condition_xyz', 'filter_condition': 'filter_condition_xyz'},
+                     },
+                    {'id': '99',
+                     'data_source': 'DME',
+                     'path': {'name': 'sys/bgp', 'depth': 0, 'query_condition': 'query_condition_xyz', 'filter_condition': 'filter_condition_xyz'},
+                     },
+                ],
+                'subscriptions': [
+                    {'id': 5,
+                     'destination_group': 55,
+                     'sensor_group': {'id': 1, 'sample_interval': 1000},
+                     },
+                    {'id': 88,
+                     'destination_group': 3,
+                     'sensor_group': {'id': 4, 'sample_interval': 2000},
+                     },
+                ],
+            }
+        }, ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=[
+            'feature telemetry',
+            'telemetry',
+            'certificate /bootflash/sample.key server.example.com',
+            'destination-profile',
+            'use-compression gzip',
+            'source-interface Ethernet2/1',
+            'use-vrf blue',
+            'destination-group 88',
+            'ip address 192.168.1.1 port 5001 protocol grpc encoding gpb',
+            'ip address 192.168.1.2 port 6001 protocol grpc encoding gpb',
+            'destination-group 99',
+            'ip address 192.168.1.2 port 6001 protocol grpc encoding gpb',
+            'ip address 192.168.1.1 port 5001 protocol grpc encoding gpb',
+            'sensor-group 77',
+            'data-source DME',
+            'path sys/bgp depth 0 query-condition query_condition_xyz filter-condition filter_condition_xyz',
+            'sensor-group 99',
+            'data-source DME',
+            'path sys/bgp depth 0 query-condition query_condition_xyz filter-condition filter_condition_xyz',
+            'subscription 5',
+            'dst-grp 55',
+            'snsr-grp 1 sample-interval 1000',
+            'subscription 88',
+            'dst-grp 3',
+            'snsr-grp 4 sample-interval 2000'
+        ])
+
+    def test_telemetry_deleted_input_validation_n9k(self):
+        # State is 'deleted' and 'config' key present.
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            state='deleted',
+            config=dict(
+                certificate={'key': '/bootflash/server.key', 'hostname': 'localhost'},
+                compression='gzip',
+                source_interface='loopback55',
+                vrf='management',
+            )
+        ), ignore_provider_arg)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as errinfo:
+            self.execute_module()
+        testdata = errinfo.value.args[0]
+        assert 'Remove config key from playbook when state is <deleted>' in str(testdata['msg'])
+        assert testdata['failed']
+
+    def test_telemetry_deleted_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS global config is present.
+        # Make absent with all playbook keys provided
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = load_fixture('nxos_telemetry', 'N9K.cfg')
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            state='deleted',
+        ), ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=['no telemetry'])
+
+    def test_telemetry_deleted_idempotent_n9k(self):
+        # Assumes feature telemetry is enabled
+        # TMS global config is present.
+        # Make absent with all playbook keys provided
+        self.execute_show_command.return_value = None
+        self.get_platform_shortname.return_value = 'N9K'
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            state='deleted',
+        ), ignore_provider_arg)
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+
+def build_args(data, type, state=None, check_mode=None):
+    if state is None:
+        state = 'merged'
+    if check_mode is None:
+        check_mode = False
+    args = {
+        'state': state,
+        '_ansible_check_mode': check_mode,
+        'config': {
+            type: data
+        }
+    }
+    return args