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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_acl_interface
+version_added: "2.2"
+short_description: Manages applying ACLs to interfaces.
+description
+    - Manages applying ACLs to interfaces.
+extends_documentation_fragment: nxos
+author:
+    - Jason Edelman (@jedelman8)
+    - Gabriele Gerbino (@GGabriele)
+options:
+    name:
+        description:
+            - Case sensitive name of the access list (ACL).
+        required: true
+    interface:
+        description:
+            - Full name of interface. MUST be the full name.
+        required: true
+    direction:
+        description:
+            - Direction ACL to be applied in on the interface.
+        required: true
+        choices: ['ingress', 'egress']
+    state:
+        description:
+            - Specify desired state of the resource.
+        required: false
+        default: present
+        choices: ['present','absent']
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: apply egress acl to ethernet1/41
+  nxos_acl_interface:
+    name: ANSIBLE
+    interface: ethernet1/41
+    direction: egress
+    state: present
+    username: "{{ un }}"
+    password: "{{ pwd }}"
+    host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+proposed:
+    description: k/v pairs of parameters passed into module
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {"direction": "egress", "interface": "ethernet1/41",
+            "name": "ANSIBLE"}
+existing:
+    description: k/v pairs of existing ACL applied to the interface
+    type: dict
+    sample: {}
+end_state:
+    description: k/v pairs of interface ACL after module execution
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {"direction": "egress", "interface": "ethernet1/41",
+            "name": "ANSIBLE"}
+acl_applied_to:
+    description: list of interfaces the ACL is applied to
+    returned: always
+    type: list
+    sample: [{"acl_type": "Router ACL", "direction": "egress",
+            "interface": "Ethernet1/41", "name": "ANSIBLE"}]
+state:
+    description: state as sent in from the playbook
+    returned: always
+    type: string
+    sample: "present"
+updates:
+    description: commands sent to the device
+    returned: always
+    type: list
+    sample: ["interface ethernet1/41", "ip access-group ANSIBLE out"]
+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
+import itertools
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import BOOLEANS_TRUE, BOOLEANS_FALSE
+
+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()
+
+def get_config(module):
+    config = module.params['running_config']
+    if not config:
+        config = module.get_config()
+    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_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 get_cli_body_ssh(command, response, module):
+    """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, we assume if '^' is found in response,
+    it is an invalid command.
+    """
+    if 'xml' in response[0]:
+        body = []
+    elif '^' in response[0] or 'summary' in command:
+        body = response
+    else:
+        try:
+            body = [json.loads(response[0])]
+        except ValueError:
+            module.fail_json(msg='Command does not support JSON output',
+                             command=command)
+    return body
+
+
+def execute_show(cmds, module, command_type=None):
+    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))
+    return response
+
+
+def execute_show_command(command, module, command_type='cli_show'):
+    if module.params['transport'] == 'cli':
+        if 'summary' not in command:
+            command += ' | json'
+        cmds = [command]
+        response = execute_show(cmds, module)
+        body = get_cli_body_ssh(command, response, module)
+    elif module.params['transport'] == 'nxapi':
+        cmds = [command]
+        body = execute_show(cmds, module, command_type=command_type)
+
+    return body
+
+
+def get_acl_interface(module, acl):
+    command = 'show ip access-list summary'
+    name_regex = '.*IPV4\s+ACL\s+(?P<name>\S+).*'
+    interface_regex = ('.*\s+(?P<interface>\w+(\d+)?\/?(\d+)?)\s-\s'
+                      '(?P<direction>\w+)\s+\W(?P<acl_type>\w+\s\w+)\W.*')
+    acl_list = []
+
+    body = execute_show_command(command, module, command_type='cli_show_ascii')
+    body_split = body[0].split('Active on interfaces:')
+
+    for each_acl in body_split:
+        intf_list = []
+        temp = {}
+        try:
+            match_name = re.match(name_regex, each_acl, re.DOTALL)
+            name_dict = match_name.groupdict()
+            name = name_dict['name']
+        except AttributeError:
+            name = ''
+
+        temp['interfaces'] = []
+        for line in each_acl.split('\n'):
+            intf_temp = {}
+            try:
+                match_interface = re.match(interface_regex, line, re.DOTALL)
+                interface_dict = match_interface.groupdict()
+                interface = interface_dict['interface']
+                direction = interface_dict['direction']
+                acl_type = interface_dict['acl_type']
+            except AttributeError:
+                interface = ''
+                direction = ''
+                acl_type = ''
+
+            if interface:
+                intf_temp['interface'] = interface
+            if acl_type:
+                intf_temp['acl_type'] = acl_type
+            if direction:
+                intf_temp['direction'] = direction
+            if intf_temp:
+                temp['interfaces'].append(intf_temp)
+        if name:
+            temp['name'] = name
+
+        if temp:
+            acl_list.append(temp)
+
+    existing_no_null = []
+    for each in acl_list:
+        if each.get('name') == acl:
+            interfaces = each.get('interfaces')
+            for interface in interfaces:
+                new_temp = {}
+                new_temp['name'] = acl
+                new_temp.update(interface)
+                existing_no_null.append(new_temp)
+    return existing_no_null
+
+
+def other_existing_acl(get_existing, interface, direction):
+    # now we'll just get the interface in question
+    # needs to be a list since same acl could be applied in both dirs
+    acls_interface = []
+    if get_existing:
+        for each in get_existing:
+            if each.get('interface').lower() == interface:
+                acls_interface.append(each)
+    else:
+        acls_interface = []
+
+    if acls_interface:
+        this = {}
+        for each in acls_interface:
+            if each.get('direction') == direction:
+                this = each
+    else:
+        acls_interface = []
+        this = {}
+
+    return acls_interface, this
+
+
+def apply_acl(proposed):
+    commands = []
+
+    commands.append('interface ' + proposed.get('interface'))
+    direction = proposed.get('direction')
+    if direction == 'egress':
+        cmd = 'ip access-group {0} {1}'.format(proposed.get('name'), 'out')
+    elif direction == 'ingress':
+        cmd = 'ip access-group {0} {1}'.format(proposed.get('name'), 'in')
+    commands.append(cmd)
+
+    return commands
+
+
+def remove_acl(proposed):
+    commands = []
+
+    commands.append('interface ' + proposed.get('interface'))
+    direction = proposed.get('direction')
+    if direction == 'egress':
+        cmd = 'no ip access-group {0} {1}'.format(proposed.get('name'), 'out')
+    elif direction == 'ingress':
+        cmd = 'no ip access-group {0} {1}'.format(proposed.get('name'), 'in')
+    commands.append(cmd)
+
+    return commands
+
+
+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 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)
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+            name=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            interface=dict(required=True),
+            direction=dict(required=True, choices=['egress', 'ingress']),
+            state=dict(choices=['absent', 'present'],
+                       default='present'),
+    )
+    argument_spec.update(nxos_argument_spec)
+    module = get_module(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                        supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    state = module.params['state']
+    name = module.params['name']
+    interface = module.params['interface'].lower()
+    direction = module.params['direction'].lower()
+
+    proposed = dict(name=name, interface=interface, direction=direction)
+
+    # includes all interfaces the ACL is applied to (list)
+    get_existing = get_acl_interface(module, name)
+
+    # interface_acls = includes entries of this ACL on the interface (list)
+    # this_dir_acl_intf = dict - not null if it already exists
+    interfaces_acls, existing = other_existing_acl(
+        get_existing, interface, direction)
+
+    end_state = existing
+    end_state_acls = get_existing
+    changed = False
+
+    cmds = []
+    commands = []
+    if state == 'present':
+        if not existing:
+            command = apply_acl(proposed)
+            if command:
+                commands.append(command)
+
+    elif state == 'absent':
+        if existing:
+            command = remove_acl(proposed)
+            if command:
+                commands.append(command)
+
+    if commands:
+        cmds = flatten_list(commands)
+        if cmds:
+            if module.check_mode:
+                module.exit_json(changed=True, commands=cmds)
+            else:
+                execute_config_command(cmds, module)
+                changed = True
+                end_state_acls = get_acl_interface(module, name)
+                interfaces_acls, this_dir_acl_intf = other_existing_acl(
+                    end_state_acls, interface, direction)
+                end_state = this_dir_acl_intf
+    else:
+        cmds = []
+
+    results = {}
+    results['proposed'] = proposed
+    results['existing'] = existing
+    results['state'] = state
+    results['updates'] = cmds
+    results['changed'] = changed
+    results['end_state'] = end_state
+    results['acl_applied_to'] = end_state_acls
+
+    module.exit_json(**results)
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.urls import *
+from ansible.module_utils.shell import *
+from ansible.module_utils.netcfg import *
+from ansible.module_utils.nxos import *
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()