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+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# 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/>.
+#
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: nxos_snmp_user
+version_added: "2.2"
+short_description: Manages SNMP users for monitoring.
+description:
+    - Manages SNMP user configuration.
+extends_documentation_fragment: nxos
+author:
+    - Jason Edelman (@jedelman8)
+notes:
+    - Authentication parameters not idempotent.
+options:
+    user:
+        description:
+            - Name of the user.
+        required: true
+    group:
+        description:
+            - Group to which the user will belong to.
+        required: true
+    auth:
+        description:
+            - Auth parameters for the user.
+        required: false
+        default: null
+        choices: ['md5', 'sha']
+    pwd:
+        description:
+            - Auth password when using md5 or sha.
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    privacy:
+        description:
+            - Privacy password for the user.
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    encrypt:
+        description:
+            - Enables AES-128 bit encryption when using privacy password.
+        required: false
+        default: null
+        choices: ['true','false']
+    state:
+        description:
+            - Manage the state of the resource.
+        required: false
+        default: present
+        choices: ['present','absent']
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- nxos_snmp_user:
+    user=ntc
+    group=network-operator
+    auth=md5
+    pwd=test_password
+    host={{ inventory_hostname }}
+    username={{ un }}
+    password={{ pwd }}
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+proposed:
+    description: k/v pairs of parameters passed into module
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {"authentication": "md5", "group": "network-operator", 
+            "pwd": "test_password", "user": "ntc"}
+existing:
+    description:
+        - k/v pairs of existing configuration
+    type: dict
+    sample: {"authentication": "no", "encrypt": "none", 
+             "group": ["network-operator"], "user": "ntc"}
+end_state:
+    description: k/v pairs configuration vtp after module execution
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {"authentication": "md5", "encrypt": "none", 
+             "group": ["network-operator"], "user": "ntc"}
+updates:
+    description: command sent to the device
+    returned: always
+    type: list
+    sample: ["snmp-server user ntc network-operator auth md5 test_password"]
+changed:
+    description: check to see if a change was made on the device
+    returned: always
+    type: boolean
+    sample: true
+'''
+import json
+
+# COMMON CODE FOR MIGRATION
+import re
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_exception
+from ansible.module_utils.netcfg import NetworkConfig, ConfigLine
+from ansible.module_utils.shell import ShellError
+
+try:
+    from ansible.module_utils.nxos import get_module
+except ImportError:
+    from ansible.module_utils.nxos import NetworkModule
+
+
+def to_list(val):
+     if isinstance(val, (list, tuple)):
+         return list(val)
+     elif val is not None:
+         return [val]
+     else:
+         return list()
+
+
+class CustomNetworkConfig(NetworkConfig):
+
+    def expand_section(self, configobj, S=None):
+        if S is None:
+            S = list()
+        S.append(configobj)
+        for child in configobj.children:
+            if child in S:
+                continue
+            self.expand_section(child, S)
+        return S
+
+    def get_object(self, path):
+        for item in self.items:
+            if item.text == path[-1]:
+                parents = [p.text for p in item.parents]
+                if parents == path[:-1]:
+                    return item
+
+    def to_block(self, section):
+        return '\n'.join([item.raw for item in section])
+
+    def get_section(self, path):
+        try:
+            section = self.get_section_objects(path)
+            return self.to_block(section)
+        except ValueError:
+            return list()
+
+    def get_section_objects(self, path):
+        if not isinstance(path, list):
+            path = [path]
+        obj = self.get_object(path)
+        if not obj:
+            raise ValueError('path does not exist in config')
+        return self.expand_section(obj)
+
+
+    def add(self, lines, parents=None):
+        """Adds one or lines of configuration
+        """
+
+        ancestors = list()
+        offset = 0
+        obj = None
+
+        ## global config command
+        if not parents:
+            for line in to_list(lines):
+                item = ConfigLine(line)
+                item.raw = line
+                if item not in self.items:
+                    self.items.append(item)
+
+        else:
+            for index, p in enumerate(parents):
+                try:
+                    i = index + 1
+                    obj = self.get_section_objects(parents[:i])[0]
+                    ancestors.append(obj)
+
+                except ValueError:
+                    # add parent to config
+                    offset = index * self.indent
+                    obj = ConfigLine(p)
+                    obj.raw = p.rjust(len(p) + offset)
+                    if ancestors:
+                        obj.parents = list(ancestors)
+                        ancestors[-1].children.append(obj)
+                    self.items.append(obj)
+                    ancestors.append(obj)
+
+            # add child objects
+            for line in to_list(lines):
+                # check if child already exists
+                for child in ancestors[-1].children:
+                    if child.text == line:
+                        break
+                else:
+                    offset = len(parents) * self.indent
+                    item = ConfigLine(line)
+                    item.raw = line.rjust(len(line) + offset)
+                    item.parents = ancestors
+                    ancestors[-1].children.append(item)
+                    self.items.append(item)
+
+
+def get_network_module(**kwargs):
+    try:
+        return get_module(**kwargs)
+    except NameError:
+        return NetworkModule(**kwargs)
+
+def get_config(module, include_defaults=False):
+    config = module.params['config']
+    if not config:
+        try:
+            config = module.get_config()
+        except AttributeError:
+            defaults = module.params['include_defaults']
+            config = module.config.get_config(include_defaults=defaults)
+    return CustomNetworkConfig(indent=2, contents=config)
+
+def load_config(module, candidate):
+    config = get_config(module)
+
+    commands = candidate.difference(config)
+    commands = [str(c).strip() for c in commands]
+
+    save_config = module.params['save']
+
+    result = dict(changed=False)
+
+    if commands:
+        if not module.check_mode:
+            try:
+                module.configure(commands)
+            except AttributeError:
+                module.config(commands)
+
+            if save_config:
+                try:
+                    module.config.save_config()
+                except AttributeError:
+                    module.execute(['copy running-config startup-config'])
+
+        result['changed'] = True
+        result['updates'] = commands
+
+    return result
+# END OF COMMON CODE
+
+
+def execute_config_command(commands, module):
+    try:
+        module.configure(commands)
+    except ShellError:
+        clie = get_exception()
+        module.fail_json(msg='Error sending CLI commands',
+                         error=str(clie), commands=commands)
+    except AttributeError:
+        try:
+            commands.insert(0, 'configure')
+            module.cli.add_commands(commands, output='config')
+            module.cli.run_commands()
+        except ShellError:
+            clie = get_exception()
+            module.fail_json(msg='Error sending CLI commands',
+                             error=str(clie), commands=commands)
+
+
+def get_cli_body_ssh(command, response, module, text=False):
+    """Get response for when transport=cli.  This is kind of a hack and mainly
+    needed because these modules were originally written for NX-API.  And
+    not every command supports "| json" when using cli/ssh.  As such, we assume
+    if | json returns an XML string, it is a valid command, but that the
+    resource doesn't exist yet. Instead, the output will be a raw string
+    when issuing commands containing 'show run'.
+    """
+    if 'xml' in response[0] or response[0] == '\n':
+        body = []
+    elif 'show run' in command or text:
+        body = response
+    else:
+        try:
+            if isinstance(response[0], str):
+                body = [json.loads(response[0])]
+            else:
+                body = response
+        except ValueError:
+            module.fail_json(msg='Command does not support JSON output',
+                             command=command)
+    return body
+
+
+def execute_show(cmds, module, command_type=None):
+    command_type_map = {
+        'cli_show': 'json',
+        'cli_show_ascii': 'text'
+    }
+
+    try:
+        if command_type:
+            response = module.execute(cmds, command_type=command_type)
+        else:
+            response = module.execute(cmds)
+    except ShellError:
+        clie = get_exception()
+        module.fail_json(msg='Error sending {0}'.format(cmds),
+                         error=str(clie))
+    except AttributeError:
+        try:
+            if command_type:
+                command_type = command_type_map.get(command_type)
+                module.cli.add_commands(cmds, output=command_type)
+                response = module.cli.run_commands()
+            else:
+                module.cli.add_commands(cmds)
+                response = module.cli.run_commands()
+        except ShellError:
+            clie = get_exception()
+            module.fail_json(msg='Error sending {0}'.format(cmds),
+                             error=str(clie))
+    return response
+
+
+def execute_show_command(command, module, command_type='cli_show', text=False):
+    if module.params['transport'] == 'cli':
+        if 'show run' not in command and text is False:
+            command += ' | json'
+        cmds = [command]
+        response = execute_show(cmds, module)
+        body = get_cli_body_ssh(command, response, module, text=text)
+    elif module.params['transport'] == 'nxapi':
+        cmds = [command]
+        body = execute_show(cmds, module, command_type=command_type)
+
+    return body
+
+
+def flatten_list(command_lists):
+    flat_command_list = []
+    for command in command_lists:
+        if isinstance(command, list):
+            flat_command_list.extend(command)
+        else:
+            flat_command_list.append(command)
+    return flat_command_list
+
+
+def get_snmp_groups(module):
+    command = 'show snmp group'
+    body = execute_show_command(command, module)
+    g_list = []
+
+    try:
+        group_table = body[0]['TABLE_role']['ROW_role']
+        for each in group_table:
+            g_list.append(each['role_name'])
+
+    except (KeyError, AttributeError, IndexError):
+        return g_list
+
+    return g_list
+
+
+def get_snmp_user(user, module):
+    command = 'show snmp user {0}'.format(user)
+    body = execute_show_command(command, module, text=True)
+
+    if 'No such entry' not in body[0]:
+        body = execute_show_command(command, module)
+
+    resource = {}
+    group_list = []
+    try:
+        resource_table = body[0]['TABLE_snmp_users']['ROW_snmp_users']
+        resource['user'] = str(resource_table['user'])
+        resource['authentication'] = str(resource_table['auth']).strip()
+        encrypt = str(resource_table['priv']).strip()
+        if encrypt.startswith('aes'):
+            resource['encrypt'] = 'aes-128'
+        else:
+            resource['encrypt'] = 'none'
+
+        group_table = resource_table['TABLE_groups']['ROW_groups']
+
+        groups = []
+        try:
+            for group in group_table:
+                groups.append(str(group['group']).strip())
+        except TypeError:
+            groups.append(str(group_table['group']).strip())
+
+        resource['group'] = groups
+
+    except (KeyError, AttributeError, IndexError, TypeError):
+        return resource
+
+    return resource
+
+
+def remove_snmp_user(user):
+    return ['no snmp-server user {0}'.format(user)]
+
+
+def config_snmp_user(proposed, user, reset, new):
+    if reset and not new:
+        commands = remove_snmp_user(user)
+    else:
+        commands = []
+
+    group = proposed.get('group', None)
+
+    cmd = ''
+
+    if group:
+        cmd = 'snmp-server user {0} {group}'.format(user, **proposed)
+
+    auth = proposed.get('authentication', None)
+    pwd = proposed.get('pwd', None)
+
+    if auth and pwd:
+        cmd += ' auth {authentication} {pwd}'.format(**proposed)
+
+    encrypt = proposed.get('encrypt', None)
+    privacy = proposed.get('privacy', None)
+
+    if encrypt and privacy:
+        cmd += ' priv {encrypt} {privacy}'.format(**proposed)
+    elif privacy:
+        cmd += ' priv {privacy}'.format(**proposed)
+
+    if cmd:
+        commands.append(cmd)
+
+    return commands
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+            user=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+            group=dict(type='str', required=True),
+            pwd=dict(type='str'),
+            privacy=dict(type='str'),
+            authentication=dict(choices=['md5', 'sha']),
+            encrypt=dict(type='bool'),
+            state=dict(choices=['absent', 'present'], default='present'),
+    )
+    module = get_network_module(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                                required_together=[['authentication', 'pwd'],
+                                                  ['encrypt', 'privacy']],
+                                supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    user = module.params['user']
+    group = module.params['group']
+    pwd = module.params['pwd']
+    privacy = module.params['privacy']
+    encrypt = module.params['encrypt']
+    authentication = module.params['authentication']
+    state = module.params['state']
+
+    if privacy and encrypt:
+        if not pwd and authentication:
+            module.fail_json(msg='pwd and authentication must be proviced '
+                                 'when using privacy and encrypt')
+
+    if group and group not in get_snmp_groups(module):
+        module.fail_json(msg='group not configured yet on switch.')
+
+    existing = get_snmp_user(user, module)
+    end_state = existing
+
+    store = existing.get('group', None)
+    if existing:
+        if group not in existing['group']:
+            existing['group'] = None
+        else:
+            existing['group'] = group
+
+    changed = False
+    commands = []
+    proposed = {}
+
+    if state == 'absent' and existing:
+        commands.append(remove_snmp_user(user))
+
+    elif state == 'present':
+        new = False
+        reset = False
+
+        args = dict(user=user, pwd=pwd, group=group, privacy=privacy,
+                    encrypt=encrypt, authentication=authentication)
+        proposed = dict((k, v) for k, v in args.iteritems() if v is not None)
+
+        if not existing:
+            if encrypt:
+                proposed['encrypt'] = 'aes-128'
+            commands.append(config_snmp_user(proposed, user, reset, new))
+
+        elif existing:
+            if encrypt and not existing['encrypt'].startswith('aes'):
+                reset = True
+                proposed['encrypt'] = 'aes-128'
+
+            elif encrypt:
+                proposed['encrypt'] = 'aes-128'
+
+            delta = dict(
+                    set(proposed.iteritems()).difference(existing.iteritems()))
+
+            if delta.get('pwd'):
+                delta['authentication'] = authentication
+
+            if delta:
+                delta['group'] = group
+
+            command = config_snmp_user(delta, user, reset, new)
+            commands.append(command)
+
+    cmds = flatten_list(commands)
+    results = {}
+    if cmds:
+        if module.check_mode:
+            module.exit_json(changed=True, commands=cmds)
+        else:
+            changed = True
+            execute_config_command(cmds, module)
+            end_state = get_snmp_user(user, module)
+
+    if store:
+        existing['group'] = store
+
+    results['proposed'] = proposed
+    results['existing'] = existing
+    results['updates'] = cmds
+    results['changed'] = changed
+    results['end_state'] = end_state
+
+    module.exit_json(**results)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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