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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: profitbricks
+short_description: Create, destroy, start, stop, and reboot a ProfitBricks virtual machine.
+description:
+     - Create, destroy, update, start, stop, and reboot a ProfitBricks virtual machine. When the virtual machine is created it can optionally wait for it to be 'running' before returning. This module has a dependency on profitbricks >= 1.0.0
+version_added: "1.9"
+options:
+  auto_increment:
+    description:
+      - Whether or not to increment a single number in the name for created virtual machines.
+    default: yes
+    choices: ["yes", "no"]
+  name:
+    description:
+      - The name of the virtual machine.
+    required: true
+    default: null
+  image: 
+    description:
+      - The system image ID for creating the virtual machine, e.g. a3eae284-a2fe-11e4-b187-5f1f641608c8.
+    required: true
+    default: null
+  datacenter:
+    description:
+      - The Datacenter to provision this virtual machine.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  cores:
+    description:
+      - The number of CPU cores to allocate to the virtual machine.
+    required: false
+    default: 2
+  ram:
+    description:
+      - The amount of memory to allocate to the virtual machine.
+    required: false
+    default: 2048
+  volume_size:
+    description:
+      - The size in GB of the boot volume.
+    required: false
+    default: 10
+  bus:
+    description:
+      - The bus type for the volume.
+    required: false
+    default: VIRTIO
+    choices: [ "IDE", "VIRTIO"]
+  instance_ids:
+    description:
+      - list of instance ids, currently only used when state='absent' to remove instances.
+    required: false
+  count:
+    description:
+      - The number of virtual machines to create.
+    required: false
+    default: 1
+  location:
+    description:
+      - The datacenter location. Use only if you want to create the Datacenter or else this value is ignored. 
+    required: false
+    default: us/las
+    choices: [ "us/las", "us/lasdev", "de/fra", "de/fkb" ]
+  assign_public_ip:
+    description:
+      - This will assign the machine to the public LAN. If no LAN exists with public Internet access it is created.
+    required: false
+    default: false
+  lan:
+    description:
+      - The ID of the LAN you wish to add the servers to.
+    required: false
+    default: 1
+  subscription_user:
+    description:
+      - The ProfitBricks username. Overrides the PB_SUBSCRIPTION_ID environement variable.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  subscription_password:
+    description:
+      - THe ProfitBricks password. Overrides the PB_PASSWORD environement variable.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  wait:
+    description:
+      - wait for the instance to be in state 'running' before returning
+    required: false
+    default: "yes"
+    choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
+    aliases: []
+  wait_timeout:
+    description:
+      - how long before wait gives up, in seconds
+    default: 600
+    aliases: []
+  remove_boot_volume:
+    description:
+      - remove the bootVolume of the virtual machine you're destroying.
+    required: false
+    default: "yes"
+    choices: ["yes", "no"]
+  state:
+    description:
+      - create or terminate instances
+    required: false
+    default: 'present'
+    aliases: []
+
+requirements: [ "profitbricks" ]
+author: Matt Baldwin (baldwin@stackpointcloud.com)
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+
+# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
+
+# Provisioning example. This will create three servers and enumerate their names. 
+
+- profitbricks:
+    datacenter: Tardis One
+    name: web%02d.stackpointcloud.com
+    cores: 4
+    ram: 2048
+    volume_size: 50
+    image: a3eae284-a2fe-11e4-b187-5f1f641608c8
+    location: us/las
+    count: 3
+    assign_public_ip: true
+
+# Removing Virtual machines
+
+- profitbricks:
+    datacenter: Tardis One
+    instance_ids:
+      - 'web001.stackpointcloud.com'
+      - 'web002.stackpointcloud.com'
+      - 'web003.stackpointcloud.com'
+    wait_timeout: 500
+    state: absent
+
+# Starting Virtual Machines.
+
+- profitbricks:
+    datacenter: Tardis One
+    instance_ids:
+      - 'web001.stackpointcloud.com'
+      - 'web002.stackpointcloud.com'
+      - 'web003.stackpointcloud.com'
+    wait_timeout: 500
+    state: running
+
+# Stopping Virtual Machines
+
+- profitbricks:
+    datacenter: Tardis One
+    instance_ids:
+      - 'web001.stackpointcloud.com'
+      - 'web002.stackpointcloud.com'
+      - 'web003.stackpointcloud.com'
+    wait_timeout: 500
+    state: stopped
+
+'''
+
+import re
+import uuid
+import time
+import json
+import sys
+
+try:
+    from profitbricks.client import ProfitBricksService, Volume, Server, Datacenter, NIC, LAN
+except ImportError:
+    print "failed=True msg='profitbricks required for this module'"
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+LOCATIONS = ['us/las',
+             'de/fra',
+             'de/fkb',
+             'us/lasdev']
+
+uuid_match = re.compile(
+    '[\w]{8}-[\w]{4}-[\w]{4}-[\w]{4}-[\w]{12}', re.I)
+
+
+def _wait_for_completion(profitbricks, promise, wait_timeout, msg):
+    if not promise: return
+    wait_timeout = time.time() + wait_timeout
+    while wait_timeout > time.time():
+        time.sleep(5)
+        operation_result = profitbricks.get_request(
+            request_id=promise['requestId'],
+            status=True)
+
+        if operation_result['metadata']['status'] == "DONE":
+            return
+        elif operation_result['metadata']['status'] == "FAILED":
+            raise Exception(
+                'Request failed to complete ' + msg + ' "' + str(
+                    promise['requestId']) + '" to complete.')
+
+    raise Exception(
+        'Timed out waiting for async operation ' + msg + ' "' + str(
+            promise['requestId']
+            ) + '" to complete.')
+
+def _create_machine(module, profitbricks, datacenter, name):
+    image = module.params.get('image')
+    cores = module.params.get('cores')
+    ram = module.params.get('ram')
+    volume_size = module.params.get('volume_size')
+    bus = module.params.get('bus')
+    lan = module.params.get('lan')
+    assign_public_ip = module.params.get('assign_public_ip')
+    subscription_user = module.params.get('subscription_user')
+    subscription_password = module.params.get('subscription_password')
+    location = module.params.get('location')
+    image = module.params.get('image')
+    assign_public_ip = module.boolean(module.params.get('assign_public_ip'))
+    wait = module.params.get('wait')
+    wait_timeout = int(module.params.get('wait_timeout'))
+
+    try:
+        # Generate name, but grab first 10 chars so we don't
+        # screw up the uuid match routine.
+        v = Volume(
+            name=str(uuid.uuid4()).replace('-','')[:10],
+            size=volume_size,
+            image=image,
+            bus=bus)
+
+        volume_response = profitbricks.create_volume(
+            datacenter_id=datacenter, volume=v)
+
+        # We're forced to wait on the volume creation since
+        # server create relies upon this existing.
+
+        _wait_for_completion(profitbricks, volume_response,
+                             wait_timeout, "create_volume")
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="failed to create the new volume: %s" % str(e))
+
+    if assign_public_ip:
+        public_found = False
+
+        lans = profitbricks.list_lans(datacenter)
+        for lan in lans['items']:
+            if lan['properties']['public']:
+                public_found = True
+                lan = lan['id']
+
+        if not public_found:
+            i = LAN(
+                name='public',
+                public=True)
+
+            lan_response = profitbricks.create_lan(datacenter, i)
+
+            lan = lan_response['id']
+
+            _wait_for_completion(profitbricks, lan_response,
+                                 wait_timeout, "_create_machine")
+
+    try:
+        n = NIC(
+            lan=int(lan)
+            )
+
+        nics = [n]
+
+        s = Server(
+            name=name,
+            ram=ram,
+            cores=cores,
+            nics=nics,
+            boot_volume_id=volume_response['id']
+            )
+
+        server_response = profitbricks.create_server(
+            datacenter_id=datacenter, server=s)
+
+        if wait:
+            _wait_for_completion(profitbricks, server_response,
+                                 wait_timeout, "create_virtual_machine")
+
+
+
+        # return (json.dumps(server_response))
+        return (server_response)
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="failed to create the new server: %s" % str(e))
+
+def _remove_machine(module, profitbricks, datacenter, name):
+    remove_boot_volume = module.params.get('remove_boot_volume')
+    wait = module.params.get('wait')
+    wait_timeout = int(module.params.get('wait_timeout'))
+    changed = False
+
+    # User provided the actual UUID instead of the name.
+    try:
+        if remove_boot_volume:
+            # Collect information needed for later. 
+            server = profitbricks.get_server(datacenter, name)
+            volume_id = server['properties']['bootVolume']['href'].split('/')[7]
+
+        server_response = profitbricks.delete_server(datacenter, name)
+        changed = True
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="failed to terminate the virtual server: %s" % str(e))
+
+    # Remove the bootVolume
+    if remove_boot_volume:
+        try:
+            volume_response = profitbricks.delete_volume(datacenter, volume_id)
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            module.fail_json(msg="failed to remove the virtual server's bootvolume: %s" % str(e))
+
+    return changed
+
+def _startstop_machine(module, profitbricks, datacenter, name):
+    state = module.params.get('state')
+
+    try:
+        if state == 'running':
+            profitbricks.start_server(datacenter, name)
+        else:
+            profitbricks.stop_server(datacenter, name)
+
+        return True
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="failed to start or stop the virtual machine %s: %s" % (name, str(e)))
+
+def _create_datacenter(module, profitbricks):
+    datacenter = module.params.get('datacenter')
+    location = module.params.get('location')
+    wait_timeout = int(module.params.get('wait_timeout'))
+
+    i = Datacenter(
+        name=datacenter,
+        location=location
+        )
+
+    try:
+        datacenter_response = profitbricks.create_datacenter(datacenter=i)
+
+        _wait_for_completion(profitbricks, datacenter_response,
+                             wait_timeout, "_create_datacenter")
+
+        return datacenter_response
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="failed to create the new server(s): %s" % str(e))
+
+def create_virtual_machine(module, profitbricks):
+    """
+    Create new virtual machine
+
+    module : AnsibleModule object
+    profitbricks: authenticated profitbricks object
+
+    Returns:
+        True if a new virtual machine was created, false otherwise
+    """
+    datacenter = module.params.get('datacenter')
+    name = module.params.get('name')
+    auto_increment = module.params.get('auto_increment')
+    count = module.params.get('count')
+    lan = module.params.get('lan')
+    wait_timeout = int(module.params.get('wait_timeout'))
+    failed = True
+    datacenter_found = False
+
+    virtual_machines = []
+    virtual_machine_ids = []
+
+    # Locate UUID for Datacenter
+    if not (uuid_match.match(datacenter)):
+        datacenter_list = profitbricks.list_datacenters()
+        for d in datacenter_list['items']:
+            dc = profitbricks.get_datacenter(d['id'])
+            if datacenter == dc['properties']['name']:
+                datacenter = d['id']
+                datacenter_found = True
+                break
+
+    if not datacenter_found:
+        datacenter_response = _create_datacenter(module, profitbricks)
+        datacenter = datacenter_response['id']
+
+        _wait_for_completion(profitbricks, datacenter_response,
+                             wait_timeout, "create_virtual_machine")
+
+    if auto_increment:
+        numbers = set()
+        count_offset = 1
+
+        try:
+            name % 0
+        except TypeError, e:
+            if e.message.startswith('not all'):
+                name = '%s%%d' % name
+            else:
+                module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+
+        number_range = xrange(count_offset,count_offset + count + len(numbers))
+        available_numbers = list(set(number_range).difference(numbers))
+        names = []
+        numbers_to_use = available_numbers[:count]
+        for number in numbers_to_use:
+            names.append(name % number)
+    else:
+        names = [name] * count
+
+    for name in  names: 
+        create_response = _create_machine(module, profitbricks, str(datacenter), name)
+        nics = profitbricks.list_nics(datacenter,create_response['id'])
+        for n in nics['items']:
+            if lan == n['properties']['lan']:
+                create_response.update({ 'public_ip': n['properties']['ips'][0] })
+
+        virtual_machines.append(create_response)
+        failed = False
+
+    results = {
+        'failed': failed,
+        'machines': virtual_machines,
+        'action': 'create',
+        'instance_ids': {
+            'instances': [i['id'] for i in virtual_machines],
+        }
+    }
+
+    return results
+
+def remove_virtual_machine(module, profitbricks):
+    """
+    Removes a virtual machine. 
+
+    This will remove the virtual machine along with the bootVolume.
+
+    module : AnsibleModule object
+    profitbricks: authenticated profitbricks object.
+
+    Not yet supported: handle deletion of attached data disks.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if a new virtual server was deleted, false otherwise
+    """
+    if not isinstance(module.params.get('instance_ids'), list) or len(module.params.get('instance_ids')) < 1:
+        module.fail_json(msg='instance_ids should be a list of virtual machine ids or names, aborting')
+
+    datacenter = module.params.get('datacenter')
+    instance_ids = module.params.get('instance_ids')
+
+    # Locate UUID for Datacenter
+    if not (uuid_match.match(datacenter)):
+        datacenter_list = profitbricks.list_datacenters()
+        for d in datacenter_list['items']:
+            dc = profitbricks.get_datacenter(d['id'])
+            if datacenter == dc['properties']['name']:
+                datacenter = d['id']
+                break
+
+    for n in instance_ids:
+        if(uuid_match.match(n)):
+            _remove_machine(module, profitbricks, d['id'], n)
+        else:
+            servers = profitbricks.list_servers(d['id'])
+
+            for s in servers['items']:
+                if n == s['properties']['name']:
+                    server_id = s['id']
+
+                    _remove_machine(module, profitbricks, datacenter, server_id)
+
+def startstop_machine(module, profitbricks, state):
+    """
+    Starts or Stops a virtual machine. 
+
+    module : AnsibleModule object
+    profitbricks: authenticated profitbricks object.
+
+    Returns:
+        True when the servers process the action successfully, false otherwise.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(module.params.get('instance_ids'), list) or len(module.params.get('instance_ids')) < 1:
+        module.fail_json(msg='instance_ids should be a list of virtual machine ids or names, aborting')
+
+    wait = module.params.get('wait')
+    wait_timeout = int(module.params.get('wait_timeout'))
+    changed = False
+
+    datacenter = module.params.get('datacenter')
+    instance_ids = module.params.get('instance_ids')
+
+    # Locate UUID for Datacenter
+    if not (uuid_match.match(datacenter)):
+        datacenter_list = profitbricks.list_datacenters()
+        for d in datacenter_list['items']:
+            dc = profitbricks.get_datacenter(d['id'])
+            if datacenter == dc['properties']['name']:
+                datacenter = d['id']
+                break
+
+    for n in instance_ids:
+        if(uuid_match.match(n)):
+            _startstop_machine(module, profitbricks, datacenter, n)
+
+            changed = True
+        else:
+            servers = profitbricks.list_servers(d['id'])
+
+            for s in servers['items']:
+                if n == s['properties']['name']:
+                    server_id = s['id']
+                    _startstop_machine(module, profitbricks, datacenter, server_id)
+
+                    changed = True
+
+    if wait:
+        wait_timeout = time.time() + wait_timeout
+        while wait_timeout > time.time():
+            matched_instances = []
+            for res in profitbricks.list_servers(datacenter)['items']:
+                if state == 'running':
+                    if res['properties']['vmState'].lower() == state:
+                        matched_instances.append(res)
+                elif state == 'stopped':
+                    if res['properties']['vmState'].lower() == 'shutoff':
+                        matched_instances.append(res)                    
+
+            if len(matched_instances) < len(instance_ids):
+                time.sleep(5)
+            else:
+                break
+
+        if wait_timeout <= time.time():
+            # waiting took too long
+            module.fail_json(msg = "wait for virtual machine state timeout on %s" % time.asctime())
+
+    return (changed)
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=dict(
+            datacenter=dict(),
+            name=dict(),
+            image=dict(),
+            cores=dict(default=2),
+            ram=dict(default=2048),
+            volume_size=dict(default=10),
+            bus=dict(default='VIRTIO'),
+            lan=dict(default=1),
+            count=dict(default=1),
+            auto_increment=dict(type='bool', default=True),
+            instance_ids=dict(),
+            subscription_user=dict(),
+            subscription_password=dict(),
+            location=dict(choices=LOCATIONS, default='us/las'),
+            assign_public_ip=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+            wait=dict(type='bool', default=True),
+            wait_timeout=dict(default=600),
+            remove_boot_volume=dict(type='bool', default=True),
+            state=dict(default='present'),
+        )
+    )
+
+    subscription_user = module.params.get('subscription_user')
+    subscription_password = module.params.get('subscription_password')
+    wait = module.params.get('wait')
+    wait_timeout = int(module.params.get('wait_timeout'))
+
+    profitbricks = ProfitBricksService(
+        username=subscription_user,
+        password=subscription_password)
+
+    state = module.params.get('state')
+
+    if state == 'absent':
+        if not module.params.get('datacenter'):
+            module.fail_json(msg='datacenter parameter is required for running or stopping machines.')
+
+        (changed) = remove_virtual_machine(module, profitbricks)
+
+        module.exit_json(
+            changed=changed)
+
+    elif state in ('running', 'stopped'):
+        if not module.params.get('datacenter'):
+            module.fail_json(msg='datacenter parameter is required for running or stopping machines.')
+        
+        (changed) = startstop_machine(module, profitbricks, state)
+
+        module.exit_json(
+            changed=changed)
+
+    elif state == 'present':
+        if not module.params.get('name'):
+            module.fail_json(msg='name parameter is required for new instance')
+        if not module.params.get('image'):
+            module.fail_json(msg='image parameter is required for new instance')
+        if not module.params.get('subscription_user'):
+            module.fail_json(msg='subscription_user parameter is required for new instance')
+        if not module.params.get('subscription_password'):
+            module.fail_json(msg='subscription_password parameter is required for new instance')
+
+        (machine_dict_array) = create_virtual_machine(module, profitbricks)
+
+        module.exit_json(**machine_dict_array)
+
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+
+main()