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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_snapshot
+version_added: "2.2"
+short_description: Manage snapshots of the running states of selected features.
+description:
+    - Create snapshots of the running states of selected features, add
+      new show commands for snapshot creation, delete and compare
+      existing snapshots.
+extends_documentation_fragment: nxos
+author:
+    - Gabriele Gerbino (@GGabriele)
+notes:
+    - C(transpot=cli) may cause timeout errors.
+    - The C(element_key1) and C(element_key2) parameter specify the tags used
+      to distinguish among row entries. In most cases, only the element_key1
+      parameter needs to specified to be able to distinguish among row entries.
+    - C(action=compare) will always store a comparison report on a local file.
+options:
+    action:
+        description:
+            - Define what snapshot action the module would perform.
+        required: true
+        choices: ['create','add','compare','delete']
+    snapshot_name:
+        description:
+            - Snapshot name, to be used when C(action=create)
+              or C(action=delete).
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    description:
+        description:
+            - Snapshot description to be used when C(action=create).
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    snapshot1:
+        description:
+            - First snapshot to be used when C(action=compare).
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    snapshot2:
+        description:
+            - Second snapshot to be used when C(action=compare).
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    comparison_results_file:
+        description:
+            - Name of the file where snapshots comparison will be store.
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    compare_option:
+        description:
+            - Snapshot options to be used when C(action=compare).
+        required: false
+        default: null
+        choices: ['summary','ipv4routes','ipv6routes']
+    section:
+        description:
+            - Used to name the show command output, to be used
+              when C(action=add).
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    show_command:
+        description:
+            - Specify a new show command, to be used when C(action=add).
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    row_id:
+        description:
+            - Specifies the tag of each row entry of the show command's
+              XML output, to be used when C(action=add).
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    element_key1:
+        description:
+            - Specify the tags used to distinguish among row entries,
+              to be used when C(action=add).
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    element_key2:
+        description:
+            - Specify the tags used to distinguish among row entries,
+              to be used when C(action=add).
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    save_snapshot_locally:
+        description:
+            - Specify to locally store a new created snapshot,
+              to be used when C(action=create).
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        choices: ['true','false']
+    path:
+        description:
+            - Specify the path of the file where new created snapshot or
+              snapshots comparison will be stored, to be used when
+              C(action=create) and C(save_snapshot_locally=true) or
+              C(action=compare).
+        required: false
+        default: './'
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Create a snapshot and store it locally
+- nxos_snapshot:
+    action: create
+    snapshot_name: test_snapshot
+    description: Done with Ansible
+    save_snapshot_locally: true
+    path: /home/user/snapshots/
+    host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ un }}"
+    password: "{{ pwd }}"
+
+# Delete a snapshot
+- nxos_snapshot:
+    action: delete
+    snapshot_name: test_snapshot
+    host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ un }}"
+    password: "{{ pwd }}"
+
+# Delete all existing snapshots
+- nxos_snapshot:
+    action: delete_all
+    host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ un }}"
+    password: "{{ pwd }}"
+
+# Add a show command for snapshots creation
+- nxos_snapshot:
+    section: myshow
+    show_command: show ip interface brief
+    row_id: ROW_intf
+    element_key1: intf-name
+    host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ un }}"
+    password: "{{ pwd }}"
+
+# Compare two snapshots
+- nxos_snapshot:
+    action: compare
+    snapshot1: pre_snapshot
+    snapshot2: post_snapshot
+    comparison_results_file: compare_snapshots.txt
+    compare_option: summary
+    path: '../snapshot_reports/'
+    host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ un }}"
+    password: "{{ pwd }}"
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+existing_snapshots:
+    description: list of existing snapshots.
+    returned: verbose mode
+    type: list
+    sample: [{"date": "Tue Sep 13 10:58:08 2016",
+              "description": "First snapshot", "name": "first_snap"},
+            {"date": "Tue Sep 13 10:27:31 2016", "description": "Pre-snapshot",
+            "name": "pre_snapshot"}]
+final_snapshots:
+    description: list of final snapshots.
+    returned: verbose mode
+    type: list
+    sample: [{"date": "Tue Sep 13 10:58:08 2016",
+              "description": "First snapshot", "name": "first_snap"},
+            {"date": "Tue Sep 13 10:27:31 2016", "description": "Pre-snapshot",
+            "name": "pre_snapshot"},
+            {"date": "Tue Sep 13 10:37:50 2016", "description": "Post-snapshot",
+            "name": "post_snapshot"}]
+report_file:
+    description: name of the file where the new snapshot or snapshots
+                 comparison have been stored.
+    returned: verbose mode
+    type: string
+    sample: "/home/gabriele/Desktop/ntc-ansible/ansible_snapshot"
+updates:
+    description: commands sent to the device
+    returned: verbose mode
+    type: list
+    sample: ["snapshot create post_snapshot Post-snapshot"]
+changed:
+    description: check to see if a change was made on the device
+    returned: always
+    type: boolean
+    sample: true
+'''
+
+import os
+# 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_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, output=command_type)
+                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_ascii'):
+    cmds = [command]
+    if module.params['transport'] == 'cli':
+        body = execute_show(cmds, module)
+    elif module.params['transport'] == 'nxapi':
+        body = execute_show(cmds, module, command_type=command_type)
+
+    return body
+
+
+def get_existing(module):
+    existing = []
+    command = 'show snapshots'
+
+    body = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
+    if body:
+        split_body = body.splitlines()
+        snapshot_regex = ('(?P<name>\S+)\s+(?P<date>\w+\s+\w+\s+\d+\s+\d+'
+                          ':\d+:\d+\s+\d+)\s+(?P<description>.*)')
+        for snapshot in split_body:
+            temp = {}
+            try:
+                match_snapshot = re.match(snapshot_regex, snapshot, re.DOTALL)
+                snapshot_group = match_snapshot.groupdict()
+                temp['name'] = snapshot_group['name']
+                temp['date'] = snapshot_group['date']
+                temp['description'] = snapshot_group['description']
+                existing.append(temp)
+            except AttributeError:
+                pass
+
+    return existing
+
+
+def action_create(module, existing_snapshots):
+    commands = list()
+    exist = False
+    for snapshot in existing_snapshots:
+        if module.params['snapshot_name'] == snapshot['name']:
+            exist = True
+
+    if exist is False:
+        commands.append('snapshot create {0} {1}'.format(
+            module.params['snapshot_name'], module.params['description']))
+
+    return commands
+
+
+def action_add(module, existing_snapshots):
+    commands = list()
+    command = 'show snapshot sections'
+    sections = []
+    body = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
+
+    if body:
+        section_regex = '.*\[(?P<section>\S+)\].*'
+        split_body = body.split('\n\n')
+        for section in split_body:
+            temp = {}
+            for line in section.splitlines():
+                try:
+                    match_section = re.match(section_regex, section, re.DOTALL)
+                    temp['section'] = match_section.groupdict()['section']
+                except (AttributeError, KeyError):
+                    pass
+
+                if 'show command' in line:
+                    temp['show_command'] = line.split('show command: ')[1]
+                elif 'row id' in line:
+                    temp['row_id'] = line.split('row id: ')[1]
+                elif 'key1' in line:
+                    temp['element_key1'] = line.split('key1: ')[1]
+                elif 'key2' in line:
+                    temp['element_key2'] = line.split('key2: ')[1]
+
+            if temp:
+                sections.append(temp)
+
+    proposed = {
+        'section': module.params['section'],
+        'show_command': module.params['show_command'],
+        'row_id': module.params['row_id'],
+        'element_key1': module.params['element_key1'],
+        'element_key2': module.params['element_key2'] or '-',
+    }
+
+    if proposed not in sections:
+        if module.params['element_key2']:
+            commands.append('snapshot section add {0} "{1}" {2} {3} {4}'.format(
+            module.params['section'], module.params['show_command'],
+            module.params['row_id'], module.params['element_key1'],
+            module.params['element_key2']))
+        else:
+            commands.append('snapshot section add {0} "{1}" {2} {3}'.format(
+            module.params['section'], module.params['show_command'],
+            module.params['row_id'], module.params['element_key1']))
+
+    return commands
+
+
+def action_compare(module, existing_snapshots):
+    command = 'show snapshot compare {0} {1}'.format(
+        module.params['snapshot1'], module.params['snapshot2'])
+
+    if module.params['compare_option']:
+        command += ' {0}'.format(module.params['compare_option'])
+
+    body = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
+    return body
+
+
+def action_delete(module, existing_snapshots):
+    commands = list()
+
+    exist = False
+    for snapshot in existing_snapshots:
+        if module.params['snapshot_name'] == snapshot['name']:
+            exist = True
+
+    if exist:
+        commands.append('snapshot delete {0}'.format(
+            module.params['snapshot_name']))
+
+    return commands
+
+
+def action_delete_all(module, existing_snapshots):
+    commands = list()
+    if existing_snapshots:
+        commands.append('snapshot delete all')
+    return commands
+
+
+def invoke(name, *args, **kwargs):
+    func = globals().get(name)
+    if func:
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+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_snapshot(module):
+    command = 'show snapshot dump {0}'.format(module.params['snapshot_name'])
+    body = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
+    return body
+
+
+def write_on_file(content, filename, module):
+    path = module.params['path']
+    if path[-1] != '/':
+        path += '/'
+    filepath = '{0}{1}'.format(path, filename)
+    try:
+        with open(filepath, 'w') as report:
+            report.write(content)
+    except:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Error while writing on file.")
+
+    return filepath
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+            action=dict(required=True, choices=['create', 'add',
+                                                'compare', 'delete',
+                                                'delete_all']),
+            snapshot_name=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            description=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            snapshot1=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            snapshot2=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            compare_option=dict(required=False,
+                        choices=['summary', 'ipv4routes', 'ipv6routes']),
+            comparison_results_file=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            section=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            show_command=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            row_id=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            element_key1=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            element_key2=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            save_snapshot_locally=dict(required=False, type='bool',
+                                       default=False),
+            path=dict(required=False, type='str', default='./')
+    )
+    module = get_network_module(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                                mutually_exclusive=[['delete_all',
+                                                     'delete_snapshot']],
+                                supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    action = module.params['action']
+    comparison_results_file = module.params['comparison_results_file']
+
+    CREATE_PARAMS = ['snapshot_name', 'description']
+    ADD_PARAMS = ['section', 'show_command', 'row_id', 'element_key1']
+    COMPARE_PARAMS = ['snapshot1', 'snapshot2', 'comparison_results_file']
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(module.params['path']):
+        module.fail_json(msg='{0} is not a valid directory name.'.format(
+                module.params['path']))
+
+    if action == 'create':
+        for param in CREATE_PARAMS:
+            if not module.params[param]:
+                module.fail_json(msg='snapshot_name and description are '
+                                     'required when action=create')
+    elif action == 'add':
+        for param in ADD_PARAMS:
+            if not module.params[param]:
+                module.fail_json(msg='section, show_command, row_id '
+                                     'and element_key1 are required '
+                                     'when action=add')
+    elif action == 'compare':
+        for param in COMPARE_PARAMS:
+            if not module.params[param]:
+                module.fail_json(msg='snapshot1 and snapshot2 are required '
+                                     'when action=create')
+    elif action == 'delete' and not module.params['snapshot_name']:
+        module.fail_json(msg='snapshot_name is required when action=delete')
+
+    existing_snapshots = invoke('get_existing', module)
+    final_snapshots = existing_snapshots
+    changed = False
+
+    action_results = invoke('action_%s' % action, module, existing_snapshots)
+
+    result = {}
+    written_file = ''
+    if module.check_mode and action != 'compare':
+        module.exit_json(changed=True, commands=action_results)
+    else:
+        if action == 'compare':
+            written_file = write_on_file(action_results,
+                          module.params['comparison_results_file'],
+                          module)
+            result['updates'] = []
+        else:
+            if action_results:
+                execute_config_command(action_results, module)
+                changed = True
+                final_snapshots = invoke('get_existing', module)
+                result['updates'] = action_results
+
+                if (action == 'create' and
+                    module.params['save_snapshot_locally']):
+                    snapshot = get_snapshot(module)
+                    written_file = write_on_file(snapshot,
+                                    module.params['snapshot_name'], module)
+
+    result['connected'] = module.connected
+    result['changed'] = changed
+    if module._verbosity > 0:
+        end_state = invoke('get_existing', module)
+        result['final_snapshots'] = final_snapshots
+        result['existing_snapshots'] = existing_snapshots
+        if written_file:
+            result['report_file'] = written_file
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()