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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_static_route
+version_added: "2.2"
+short_description: Manages static route configuration
+description:
+    - Manages static route configuration
+author: Gabriele Gerbino (@GGabriele)
+extends_documentation_fragment: nxos
+notes:
+    - If no vrf is supplied, vrf is set to default
+    - If state=absent, the route will be removed, regardless of the non-required parameters.
+options:
+    prefix:
+        description:
+            - Destination prefix of static route
+        required: true
+    next_hop:
+        description:
+            - Next hop address or interface of static route.
+              If interface, it must be the fully-qualified interface name.
+        required: true
+    vrf:
+        description:
+            - VRF for static route
+        required: false
+        default: default
+    tag:
+        description:
+            - Route tag value (numeric).
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    route_name:
+        description:
+            - Name of the route. Used with the name parameter on the CLI.
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    pref:
+        description:
+            - Preference or administrative difference of route (range 1-255)
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    state:
+        description:
+            - Manage the state of the resource
+        required: true
+        choices: ['present','absent']
+    m_facts:
+        description:
+            - Used to print module facts
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        choices: ['true','false']
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- nxos_static_route:
+    prefix="192.168.20.64/24"
+    next_hop="3.3.3.3"
+    route_name=testing
+    pref=100
+    username: "{{ un }}"
+    password: "{{ pwd }}"
+    host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+proposed:
+    description: k/v pairs of parameters passed into module
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {"next_hop": "3.3.3.3", "pref": "100",
+            "prefix": "192.168.20.64/24", "route_name": "testing",
+            "vrf": "default"}
+existing:
+    description: k/v pairs of existing configuration
+    type: dict
+    sample: {}
+end_state:
+    description: k/v pairs of configuration after module execution
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {"next_hop": "3.3.3.3", "pref": "100",
+            "prefix": "192.168.20.0/24", "route_name": "testing",
+            "tag": null}
+updates:
+    description: commands sent to the device
+    returned: always
+    type: list
+    sample: ["ip route 192.168.20.0/24 3.3.3.3 name testing 100"]
+changed:
+    description: check to see if a change was made on the device
+    returned: always
+    type: boolean
+    sample: true
+'''
+
+# COMMON CODE FOR MIGRATION
+
+import re
+import time
+import collections
+import itertools
+import shlex
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, env_fallback, get_exception
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import BOOLEANS_TRUE, BOOLEANS_FALSE
+from ansible.module_utils.shell import Shell, ShellError, HAS_PARAMIKO
+from ansible.module_utils.netcfg import parse
+from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
+
+
+DEFAULT_COMMENT_TOKENS = ['#', '!']
+
+class ConfigLine(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, text):
+        self.text = text
+        self.children = list()
+        self.parents = list()
+        self.raw = None
+
+    @property
+    def line(self):
+        line = ['set']
+        line.extend([p.text for p in self.parents])
+        line.append(self.text)
+        return ' '.join(line)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.raw
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if self.text == other.text:
+            return self.parents == other.parents
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
+
+def ignore_line(text, tokens=None):
+    for item in (tokens or DEFAULT_COMMENT_TOKENS):
+        if text.startswith(item):
+            return True
+
+def get_next(iterable):
+    item, next_item = itertools.tee(iterable, 2)
+    next_item = itertools.islice(next_item, 1, None)
+    return itertools.izip_longest(item, next_item)
+
+def parse(lines, indent, comment_tokens=None):
+    toplevel = re.compile(r'\S')
+    childline = re.compile(r'^\s*(.+)$')
+
+    ancestors = list()
+    config = list()
+
+    for line in str(lines).split('\n'):
+        text = str(re.sub(r'([{};])', '', line)).strip()
+
+        cfg = ConfigLine(text)
+        cfg.raw = line
+
+        if not text or ignore_line(text, comment_tokens):
+            continue
+
+        # handle top level commands
+        if toplevel.match(line):
+            ancestors = [cfg]
+
+        # handle sub level commands
+        else:
+            match = childline.match(line)
+            line_indent = match.start(1)
+            level = int(line_indent / indent)
+            parent_level = level - 1
+
+            cfg.parents = ancestors[:level]
+
+            if level > len(ancestors):
+                config.append(cfg)
+                continue
+
+            for i in range(level, len(ancestors)):
+                ancestors.pop()
+
+            ancestors.append(cfg)
+            ancestors[parent_level].children.append(cfg)
+
+        config.append(cfg)
+
+    return config
+
+
+class CustomNetworkConfig(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, indent=None, contents=None, device_os=None):
+        self.indent = indent or 1
+        self._config = list()
+        self._device_os = device_os
+
+        if contents:
+            self.load(contents)
+
+    @property
+    def items(self):
+        return self._config
+
+    @property
+    def lines(self):
+        lines = list()
+        for item, next_item in get_next(self.items):
+            if next_item is None:
+                lines.append(item.line)
+            elif not next_item.line.startswith(item.line):
+                lines.append(item.line)
+        return lines
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        text = ''
+        for item in self.items:
+            if not item.parents:
+                expand = self.get_section(item.text)
+                text += '%s\n' % self.get_section(item.text)
+        return str(text).strip()
+
+    def load(self, contents):
+        self._config = parse(contents, indent=self.indent)
+
+    def load_from_file(self, filename):
+        self.load(open(filename).read())
+
+    def get(self, path):
+        if isinstance(path, basestring):
+            path = [path]
+        for item in self._config:
+            if item.text == path[-1]:
+                parents = [p.text for p in item.parents]
+                if parents == path[:-1]:
+                    return item
+
+    def search(self, regexp, path=None):
+        regex = re.compile(r'^%s' % regexp, re.M)
+
+        if path:
+            parent = self.get(path)
+            if not parent or not parent.children:
+                return
+            children = [c.text for c in parent.children]
+            data = '\n'.join(children)
+        else:
+            data = str(self)
+
+        match = regex.search(data)
+        if match:
+            if match.groups():
+                values = match.groupdict().values()
+                groups = list(set(match.groups()).difference(values))
+                return (groups, match.groupdict())
+            else:
+                return match.group()
+
+    def findall(self, regexp):
+        regexp = r'%s' % regexp
+        return re.findall(regexp, str(self))
+
+    def expand(self, obj, items):
+        block = [item.raw for item in obj.parents]
+        block.append(obj.raw)
+
+        current_level = items
+        for b in block:
+            if b not in current_level:
+                current_level[b] = collections.OrderedDict()
+            current_level = current_level[b]
+        for c in obj.children:
+            if c.raw not in current_level:
+                current_level[c.raw] = collections.OrderedDict()
+
+    def to_lines(self, section):
+        lines = list()
+        for entry in section[1:]:
+            line = ['set']
+            line.extend([p.text for p in entry.parents])
+            line.append(entry.text)
+            lines.append(' '.join(line))
+        return lines
+
+    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)
+            if self._device_os == 'junos':
+                return self.to_lines(section)
+            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 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 flatten(self, data, obj=None):
+        if obj is None:
+            obj = list()
+        for k, v in data.items():
+            obj.append(k)
+            self.flatten(v, obj)
+        return obj
+
+    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 get_children(self, path):
+        obj = self.get_object(path)
+        if obj:
+            return obj.children
+
+    def difference(self, other, path=None, match='line', replace='line'):
+        updates = list()
+
+        config = self.items
+        if path:
+            config = self.get_children(path) or list()
+
+        if match == 'line':
+            for item in config:
+                if item not in other.items:
+                    updates.append(item)
+
+        elif match == 'strict':
+            if path:
+                current = other.get_children(path) or list()
+            else:
+                current = other.items
+
+            for index, item in enumerate(config):
+                try:
+                    if item != current[index]:
+                        updates.append(item)
+                except IndexError:
+                    updates.append(item)
+
+        elif match == 'exact':
+            if path:
+                current = other.get_children(path) or list()
+            else:
+                current = other.items
+
+            if len(current) != len(config):
+                updates.extend(config)
+            else:
+                for ours, theirs in itertools.izip(config, current):
+                    if ours != theirs:
+                        updates.extend(config)
+                        break
+
+        if self._device_os == 'junos':
+            return updates
+
+        diffs = collections.OrderedDict()
+        for update in updates:
+            if replace == 'block' and update.parents:
+                update = update.parents[-1]
+            self.expand(update, diffs)
+
+        return self.flatten(diffs)
+
+    def replace(self, replace, text=None, regex=None, parents=None,
+            add_if_missing=False, ignore_whitespace=False):
+        match = None
+
+        parents = parents or list()
+        if text is None and regex is None:
+            raise ValueError('missing required arguments')
+
+        if not regex:
+            regex = ['^%s$' % text]
+
+        patterns = [re.compile(r, re.I) for r in to_list(regex)]
+
+        for item in self.items:
+            for regexp in patterns:
+                if ignore_whitespace is True:
+                    string = item.text
+                else:
+                    string = item.raw
+                if regexp.search(item.text):
+                    if item.text != replace:
+                        if parents == [p.text for p in item.parents]:
+                            match = item
+                            break
+
+        if match:
+            match.text = replace
+            indent = len(match.raw) - len(match.raw.lstrip())
+            match.raw = replace.rjust(len(replace) + indent)
+
+        elif add_if_missing:
+            self.add(replace, parents=parents)
+
+
+    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 argument_spec():
+    return dict(
+        # config options
+        running_config=dict(aliases=['config']),
+        save_config=dict(type='bool', default=False, aliases=['save'])
+    )
+nxos_argument_spec = argument_spec()
+
+
+NET_PASSWD_RE = re.compile(r"[\r\n]?password: $", re.I)
+
+NET_COMMON_ARGS = dict(
+    host=dict(required=True),
+    port=dict(type='int'),
+    username=dict(fallback=(env_fallback, ['ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME'])),
+    password=dict(no_log=True, fallback=(env_fallback, ['ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD'])),
+    ssh_keyfile=dict(fallback=(env_fallback, ['ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE']), type='path'),
+    transport=dict(default='cli', choices=['cli', 'nxapi']),
+    use_ssl=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
+    validate_certs=dict(default=True, type='bool'),
+    provider=dict(type='dict'),
+    timeout=dict(default=10, type='int')
+)
+
+NXAPI_COMMAND_TYPES = ['cli_show', 'cli_show_ascii', 'cli_conf', 'bash']
+
+NXAPI_ENCODINGS = ['json', 'xml']
+
+CLI_PROMPTS_RE = [
+    re.compile(r'[\r\n]?[a-zA-Z]{1}[a-zA-Z0-9-]*[>|#|%](?:\s*)$'),
+    re.compile(r'[\r\n]?[a-zA-Z]{1}[a-zA-Z0-9-]*\(.+\)#(?:\s*)$')
+]
+
+CLI_ERRORS_RE = [
+    re.compile(r"% ?Error"),
+    re.compile(r"^% \w+", re.M),
+    re.compile(r"% ?Bad secret"),
+    re.compile(r"invalid input", re.I),
+    re.compile(r"(?:incomplete|ambiguous) command", re.I),
+    re.compile(r"connection timed out", re.I),
+    re.compile(r"[^\r\n]+ not found", re.I),
+    re.compile(r"'[^']' +returned error code: ?\d+"),
+    re.compile(r"syntax error"),
+    re.compile(r"unknown command")
+]
+
+
+def to_list(val):
+    if isinstance(val, (list, tuple)):
+        return list(val)
+    elif val is not None:
+        return [val]
+    else:
+        return list()
+
+
+class Nxapi(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        self.module = module
+
+        # sets the module_utils/urls.py req parameters
+        self.module.params['url_username'] = module.params['username']
+        self.module.params['url_password'] = module.params['password']
+
+        self.url = None
+        self._nxapi_auth = None
+
+    def _get_body(self, commands, command_type, encoding, version='1.0', chunk='0', sid=None):
+        """Encodes a NXAPI JSON request message
+        """
+        if isinstance(commands, (list, set, tuple)):
+            commands = ' ;'.join(commands)
+
+        if encoding not in NXAPI_ENCODINGS:
+            msg = 'invalid encoding, received %s, exceped one of %s' % \
+                    (encoding, ','.join(NXAPI_ENCODINGS))
+            self.module_fail_json(msg=msg)
+
+        msg = {
+            'version': version,
+            'type': command_type,
+            'chunk': chunk,
+            'sid': sid,
+            'input': commands,
+            'output_format': encoding
+        }
+        return dict(ins_api=msg)
+
+    def connect(self):
+        host = self.module.params['host']
+        port = self.module.params['port']
+
+        if self.module.params['use_ssl']:
+            proto = 'https'
+            if not port:
+                port = 443
+        else:
+            proto = 'http'
+            if not port:
+                port = 80
+
+        self.url = '%s://%s:%s/ins' % (proto, host, port)
+
+    def send(self, commands, command_type='cli_show_ascii', encoding='json'):
+        """Send commands to the device.
+        """
+        clist = to_list(commands)
+
+        if command_type not in NXAPI_COMMAND_TYPES:
+            msg = 'invalid command_type, received %s, exceped one of %s' % \
+                    (command_type, ','.join(NXAPI_COMMAND_TYPES))
+            self.module_fail_json(msg=msg)
+
+        data = self._get_body(clist, command_type, encoding)
+        data = self.module.jsonify(data)
+
+        headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+        if self._nxapi_auth:
+            headers['Cookie'] = self._nxapi_auth
+
+        response, headers = fetch_url(self.module, self.url, data=data,
+                headers=headers, method='POST')
+
+        self._nxapi_auth = headers.get('set-cookie')
+
+        if headers['status'] != 200:
+            self.module.fail_json(**headers)
+
+        response = self.module.from_json(response.read())
+        result = list()
+
+        output = response['ins_api']['outputs']['output']
+        for item in to_list(output):
+            if item['code'] != '200':
+                self.module.fail_json(**item)
+            else:
+                result.append(item['body'])
+
+        return result
+
+
+class Cli(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        self.module = module
+        self.shell = None
+
+    def connect(self, **kwargs):
+        host = self.module.params['host']
+        port = self.module.params['port'] or 22
+
+        username = self.module.params['username']
+        password = self.module.params['password']
+        timeout = self.module.params['timeout']
+        key_filename = self.module.params['ssh_keyfile']
+
+        allow_agent = (key_filename is not None) or (key_filename is None and password is None)
+
+        try:
+            self.shell = Shell(kickstart=False, prompts_re=CLI_PROMPTS_RE,
+                    errors_re=CLI_ERRORS_RE)
+            self.shell.open(host, port=port, username=username,
+                    password=password, key_filename=key_filename,
+                    allow_agent=allow_agent, timeout=timeout)
+        except ShellError:
+            e = get_exception()
+            msg = 'failed to connect to %s:%s - %s' % (host, port, str(e))
+            self.module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+
+    def send(self, commands, encoding='text'):
+        try:
+            return self.shell.send(commands)
+        except ShellError:
+            e = get_exception()
+            self.module.fail_json(msg=e.message, commands=commands)
+
+
+class NetworkModule(AnsibleModule):
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(NetworkModule, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.connection = None
+        self._config = None
+        self._connected = False
+
+    @property
+    def connected(self):
+        return self._connected
+
+    @property
+    def config(self):
+        if not self._config:
+            self._config = self.get_config()
+        return self._config
+
+    def _load_params(self):
+        super(NetworkModule, self)._load_params()
+        provider = self.params.get('provider') or dict()
+        for key, value in provider.items():
+            if key in NET_COMMON_ARGS:
+                if self.params.get(key) is None and value is not None:
+                    self.params[key] = value
+
+    def connect(self):
+        cls = globals().get(str(self.params['transport']).capitalize())
+        try:
+            self.connection = cls(self)
+        except TypeError:
+            e = get_exception()
+            self.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+
+        self.connection.connect()
+
+        if self.params['transport'] == 'cli':
+            self.connection.send('terminal length 0')
+
+        self._connected = True
+
+    def configure(self, commands):
+        commands = to_list(commands)
+        if self.params['transport'] == 'cli':
+            return self.configure_cli(commands)
+        else:
+            return self.execute(commands, command_type='cli_conf')
+
+    def configure_cli(self, commands):
+        commands = to_list(commands)
+        commands.insert(0, 'configure')
+        responses = self.execute(commands)
+        responses.pop(0)
+        return responses
+
+    def execute(self, commands, **kwargs):
+        if not self.connected:
+            self.connect()
+        return self.connection.send(commands, **kwargs)
+
+    def disconnect(self):
+        self.connection.close()
+        self._connected = False
+
+    def parse_config(self, cfg):
+        return parse(cfg, indent=2)
+
+    def get_config(self):
+        cmd = 'show running-config'
+        if self.params.get('include_defaults'):
+            cmd += ' all'
+        response = self.execute(cmd)
+        return response[0]
+
+
+def get_module(**kwargs):
+    """Return instance of NetworkModule
+    """
+    argument_spec = NET_COMMON_ARGS.copy()
+    if kwargs.get('argument_spec'):
+        argument_spec.update(kwargs['argument_spec'])
+    kwargs['argument_spec'] = argument_spec
+
+    module = NetworkModule(**kwargs)
+
+    if module.params['transport'] == 'cli' and not HAS_PARAMIKO:
+        module.fail_json(msg='paramiko is required but does not appear to be installed')
+
+    return module
+
+
+def custom_get_config(module, include_defaults=False):
+    config = module.params['running_config']
+    if not config:
+        cmd = 'show running-config'
+        if module.params['include_defaults']:
+            cmd += ' all'
+        if module.params['transport'] == 'nxapi':
+            config = module.execute([cmd], command_type='cli_show_ascii')[0]
+        else:
+            config = module.execute([cmd])[0]
+
+    return CustomNetworkConfig(indent=2, contents=config)
+
+def load_config(module, candidate):
+    config = custom_get_config(module)
+
+    commands = candidate.difference(config)
+    commands = [str(c).strip() for c in commands]
+
+    save_config = module.params['save_config']
+
+    result = dict(changed=False)
+
+    if commands:
+        if not module.check_mode:
+            module.configure(commands)
+            if save_config:
+                module.config.save_config()
+
+        result['changed'] = True
+        result['updates'] = commands
+
+    return result
+# END OF COMMON CODE
+
+
+def invoke(name, *args, **kwargs):
+    func = globals().get(name)
+    if func:
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def state_present(module, candidate, prefix):
+    commands = list()
+    invoke('set_route', module, commands, prefix)
+    if commands:
+        if module.params['vrf'] == 'default':
+            candidate.add(commands, parents=[])
+        else:
+            candidate.add(commands, parents=['vrf context {0}'.format(module.params['vrf'])])
+
+
+def state_absent(module, candidate, prefix):
+    netcfg = custom_get_config(module)
+    commands = list()
+    parents = 'vrf context {0}'.format(module.params['vrf'])
+    invoke('set_route', module, commands, prefix)
+    if module.params['vrf'] == 'default':
+        config = netcfg.get_section(commands[0])
+        if config:
+            invoke('remove_route', module, commands, config, prefix)
+            candidate.add(commands, parents=[])
+    else:
+        config = netcfg.get_section(parents)
+        splitted_config = config.split('\n')
+        splitted_config = map(str.strip, splitted_config)
+        if commands[0] in splitted_config:
+            invoke('remove_route', module, commands, config, prefix)
+            candidate.add(commands, parents=[parents])
+
+
+def fix_prefix_to_regex(prefix):
+    prefix = prefix.split('.')
+    prefix = '\.'.join(prefix)
+    prefix = prefix.split('/')
+    prefix = '\/'.join(prefix)
+
+    return prefix
+
+
+def get_existing(module, prefix, warnings):
+    key_map = ['tag', 'pref', 'route_name', 'next_hop']
+    netcfg = custom_get_config(module)
+    parents = 'vrf context {0}'.format(module.params['vrf'])
+    prefix_to_regex = fix_prefix_to_regex(prefix)
+
+    route_regex = '.*ip\sroute\s{0}\s(?P<next_hop>\S+)(\sname\s(?P<route_name>\S+))?(\stag\s(?P<tag>\d+))?(\s(?P<pref>\d+)).*'.format(prefix_to_regex)
+
+    if module.params['vrf'] == 'default':
+        config = str(netcfg)
+    else:
+        config = netcfg.get_section(parents)
+    try:
+        match_route = re.match(route_regex, config, re.DOTALL)
+        group_route = match_route.groupdict()
+
+        for key in key_map:
+            if key not in group_route.keys():
+                group_route['key'] = None
+        group_route['prefix'] = prefix
+    except (AttributeError, TypeError):
+        group_route = {}
+        if module.params['state'] == 'present':
+            msg = ("VRF {0} doesn't exist.".format(module.params['vrf']))
+            warnings.append(msg)
+
+    return group_route
+
+
+def remove_route(module, commands, config, prefix):
+    commands.append('no ip route {0} {1}'.format(prefix, module.params['next_hop']))
+
+
+def set_route(module, commands, prefix):
+    route_cmd = 'ip route {0} {1}'.format(prefix, module.params['next_hop'])
+
+    if module.params['route_name']:
+        route_cmd += ' name {0}'.format(module.params['route_name'])
+    if module.params['tag']:
+        route_cmd += ' tag {0}'.format(module.params['tag'])
+    if module.params['pref']:
+        route_cmd += ' {0}'.format(module.params['pref'])
+    commands.append(route_cmd)
+
+
+def get_dotted_mask(mask):
+    bits = 0
+    for i in xrange(32-mask,32):
+        bits |= (1 << i)
+    mask = ("%d.%d.%d.%d" % ((bits & 0xff000000) >> 24,
+           (bits & 0xff0000) >> 16, (bits & 0xff00) >> 8 , (bits & 0xff)))
+    return mask
+
+
+def get_network_start(address, netmask):
+    address = address.split('.')
+    netmask = netmask.split('.')
+    return [str(int(address[x]) & int(netmask[x])) for x in range(0, 4)]
+
+
+def network_from_string(address, mask, module):
+    octects = address.split('.')
+
+    if len(octects) > 4:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Incorrect address format.', address=address)
+
+    for octect in octects:
+        try:
+            if int(octect) < 0 or int(octect) > 255:
+                module.fail_json(msg='Address may contain invalid values.',
+                                 address=address)
+        except ValueError:
+            module.fail_json(msg='Address may contain non-integer values.',
+                             address=address)
+
+    try:
+        if int(mask) < 0 or int(mask) > 32:
+            module.fail_json(msg='Incorrect mask value.', mask=mask)
+    except ValueError:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Mask may contain non-integer values.', mask=mask)
+
+    netmask = get_dotted_mask(int(mask))
+    return '.'.join(get_network_start(address, netmask))
+
+
+def normalize_prefix(module, prefix):
+    splitted_prefix = prefix.split('/')
+
+    if len(splitted_prefix) > 2:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Incorrect address format.', address=address)
+    elif len(splitted_prefix) == 2:
+        address = splitted_prefix[0]
+        mask = splitted_prefix[1]
+        network = network_from_string(address, mask, module)
+
+        normalized_prefix = str(network) + '/' + str(mask)
+    else:
+        normalized_prefix = prefix + '/' + str(32)
+
+    return normalized_prefix
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        prefix=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+        next_hop=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+        vrf=dict(type='str', default='default'),
+        tag=dict(type='str'),
+        route_name=dict(type='str'),
+        pref=dict(type='str'),
+        m_facts=dict(required=False, default=False, type='bool'),
+        state=dict(choices=['absent', 'present'],
+                   default='present'),
+        include_defaults=dict(default=True)
+    )
+    argument_spec.update(nxos_argument_spec)
+    module = get_module(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                        supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    m_facts = module.params['m_facts']
+    state = module.params['state']
+
+    result = dict(changed=False)
+    warnings = list()
+    prefix = invoke('normalize_prefix', module, module.params['prefix'])
+
+    existing = invoke('get_existing', module, prefix, warnings)
+    end_state = existing
+
+    args = ['route_name', 'vrf', 'pref', 'tag', 'next_hop', 'prefix']
+    proposed = dict((k, v) for k, v in module.params.iteritems() if v is not None and k in args)
+
+    if state == 'present' or (state == 'absent' and existing):
+        candidate = CustomNetworkConfig(indent=3)
+        invoke('state_%s' % state, module, candidate, prefix)
+
+        try:
+            response = load_config(module, candidate)
+            result.update(response)
+        except ShellError:
+            exc = get_exception()
+            module.fail_json(msg=str(exc))
+    else:
+        result['updates'] = []
+
+    result['warnings'] = warnings
+    result['connected'] = module.connected
+
+    if module.params['m_facts']:
+        end_state = invoke('get_existing', module, prefix, warnings)
+        result['end_state'] = end_state
+        result['existing'] = existing
+        result['proposed'] = proposed
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()