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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+module: rabbitmq_exchange
+author: Manuel Sousa
+version_added: 1.5.4
+
+short_description: This module manages rabbitMQ exchanges
+description:
+  - This module uses rabbitMQ Rest API to create/delete exchanges
+requirements: [ python requests ]
+options:
+    name:
+        description:
+            - Name of the exchange to create
+        required: true
+    state:
+        description:
+            - Whether the exchange should be present or absent
+            - Only present implemented atm
+        choices: [ "present", "absent" ]
+        required: false
+        default: present
+    login_user:
+        description:
+            - rabbitMQ user for connection
+        required: false
+        default: guest
+    login_password:
+        description:
+            - rabbitMQ password for connection
+        required: false
+        default: false
+    login_host:
+        description:
+            - rabbitMQ host for connection
+        required: false
+        default: localhost
+    login_port:
+        description:
+            - rabbitMQ management api port
+        required: false
+        default: 15672
+    vhost:
+        description:
+            - rabbitMQ virtual host
+        required: false
+        default: "/"
+    durable:
+        description:
+            - whether exchange is durable or not
+        required: false
+        choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
+        default: yes
+    exchangeType:
+        description:
+            - type for the exchange
+        required: false
+        choices: [ "fanout", "direct", "headers", "topic" ]
+        aliases: [ "type" ]
+        default: direct
+    autoDelete:
+        description:
+            - if the exchange should delete itself after all queues/exchanges unbound from it
+        required: false
+        choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
+        default: no
+    internal:
+        description:
+            - exchange is available only for other exchanges
+        required: false
+        choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
+        default: no
+    arguments:
+        description:
+            - extra arguments for exchange. If defined this argument is a key/value dictionary
+        required: false        
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Create direct exchange
+- rabbitmq_exchange: name=directExchange
+
+# Create topic exchange on vhost
+- rabbitmq_exchange: name=topicExchange type=topic vhost=myVhost
+'''
+
+import requests
+import urllib
+import json
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec = dict(
+            state = dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
+            name = dict(required=True, type='str'),
+            login_user = dict(default='guest', type='str'),
+            login_password = dict(default='guest', type='str'),
+            login_host = dict(default='localhost', type='str'),
+            login_port = dict(default='15672', type='str'),
+            vhost = dict(default='/', type='str'),
+            durable = dict(default=True, choices=BOOLEANS, type='bool'),
+            autoDelete = dict(default=False, choices=BOOLEANS, type='bool'),
+            internal = dict(default=False, choices=BOOLEANS, type='bool'),
+            exchangeType = dict(default='direct', aliases=['type'], type='str'),
+            arguments = dict(default=dict(), type='dict')
+        ),
+        supports_check_mode = True
+    )
+
+    url = "http://%s:%s/api/exchanges/%s/%s" % (
+        module.params['login_host'],
+        module.params['login_port'],
+        urllib.quote(module.params['vhost'],''),
+        module.params['name']
+    )
+    
+    # Check if exchange already exists
+    r = requests.get( url, auth=(module.params['login_user'],module.params['login_password']))
+
+    if r.status_code==200:
+        exchangeExists = True
+        response = r.json()
+    elif r.status_code==404:
+        exchangeExists = False
+        response = r.text
+    else:
+        module.fail_json(
+            msg = "Invalid response from RESTAPI when trying to check if exchange exists",
+            details = r.text
+        )
+
+    changeRequired = not exchangeExists if module.params['state']=='present' else exchangeExists
+
+    # Check if attributes change on existing exchange
+    if not changeRequired and r.status_code==200 and module.params['state'] == 'present':
+        if not (
+            response['durable'] == module.params['durable'] and
+            response['auto_delete'] == module.params['autoDelete'] and
+            response['internal'] == module.params['internal'] and
+            response['type'] == module.params['exchangeType']
+        ):
+            module.fail_json(
+                msg = "RabbitMQ RESTAPI doesn't support attribute changes for existing exchanges"
+            )
+
+    # Exit if check_mode
+    if module.check_mode:
+        module.exit_json(
+            changed= changeRequired,
+            result = "Success",
+            name = module.params['name'],
+            details = response,
+            arguments = module.params['arguments']
+        )
+
+    # Do changes
+    if changeRequired:
+        if module.params['state'] == 'present':
+            r = requests.put(
+                    url,
+                    auth = (module.params['login_user'],module.params['login_password']),
+                    headers = { "content-type": "application/json"},
+                    data = json.dumps({
+                        "durable": module.params['durable'],
+                        "auto_delete": module.params['autoDelete'],
+                        "internal": module.params['internal'],
+                        "type": module.params['exchangeType'],
+                        "arguments": module.params['arguments']
+                    })
+                )
+        elif module.params['state'] == 'absent':
+            r = requests.delete( url, auth = (module.params['login_user'],module.params['login_password']))
+
+        if r.status_code == 204:
+            module.exit_json(
+                changed = True,
+                result = "Success",
+                name = module.params['name']
+            )
+        else:
+            module.fail_json(
+                msg = "Error creating exchange",
+                status = r.status_code,
+                details = r.text
+            )
+
+    else:
+        module.exit_json(
+            changed = False,
+            result = "Success",
+            name = module.params['name']
+        )
+
+# import module snippets
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+main()