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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: elasticache_subnet_group
+version_added: "2.0"
+short_description: manage Elasticache subnet groups
+description:
+     - Creates, modifies, and deletes Elasticache subnet groups. This module has a dependency on python-boto >= 2.5.
+options:
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Specifies whether the subnet should be present or absent.
+    required: true
+    default: present
+    aliases: []
+    choices: [ 'present' , 'absent' ]
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Database subnet group identifier.
+    required: true
+    default: null
+    aliases: []
+  description:
+    description:
+      - Elasticache subnet group description. Only set when a new group is added.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+    aliases: []
+  subnets:
+    description:
+      - List of subnet IDs that make up the Elasticache subnet group.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+    aliases: []
+  region:
+    description:
+      - The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used.
+    required: true
+    default: null
+    aliases: ['aws_region', 'ec2_region']
+author: Tim Mahoney
+extends_documentation_fragment: aws
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Add or change a subnet group
+- elasticache_subnet_group
+    state: present
+    name: norwegian-blue
+    description: My Fancy Ex Parrot Subnet Group
+    subnets:
+      - subnet-aaaaaaaa
+      - subnet-bbbbbbbb
+
+# Remove a subnet group
+- elasticache_subnet_group:
+    state: absent
+    name: norwegian-blue
+'''
+
+try:
+    import boto
+    from boto.elasticache.layer1 import ElastiCacheConnection
+    from boto.regioninfo import RegionInfo
+    from boto.exception import BotoServerError
+    HAS_BOTO = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_BOTO = False
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(dict(
+            state             = dict(required=True,  choices=['present', 'absent']),
+            name              = dict(required=True),
+            description       = dict(required=False),
+            subnets           = dict(required=False, type='list'),
+        )
+    )
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec)
+
+    if not HAS_BOTO:
+        module.fail_json(msg='boto required for this module')
+
+    state                   = module.params.get('state')
+    group_name              = module.params.get('name').lower()
+    group_description       = module.params.get('description')
+    group_subnets           = module.params.get('subnets') or {}
+
+    if state == 'present':
+        for required in ['name', 'description', 'subnets']:
+            if not module.params.get(required):
+                module.fail_json(msg = str("Parameter %s required for state='present'" % required))
+    else:
+        for not_allowed in ['description', 'subnets']:
+            if module.params.get(not_allowed):
+                module.fail_json(msg = str("Parameter %s not allowed for state='absent'" % not_allowed))
+
+    # Retrieve any AWS settings from the environment.
+    region, ec2_url, aws_connect_kwargs = get_aws_connection_info(module)
+
+    if not region:
+        module.fail_json(msg = str("Either region or AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable or boto config aws_region or ec2_region must be set."))
+
+
+    """Get an elasticache connection"""
+    try:
+        endpoint = "elasticache.%s.amazonaws.com" % region
+        connect_region = RegionInfo(name=region, endpoint=endpoint)
+        conn = ElastiCacheConnection(region=connect_region, **aws_connect_kwargs)
+    except boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound, e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+
+    try:
+        changed = False
+        exists = False
+
+        try:
+            matching_groups = conn.describe_cache_subnet_groups(group_name, max_records=100)
+            exists = len(matching_groups) > 0
+        except BotoServerError, e:
+            if e.error_code != 'CacheSubnetGroupNotFoundFault':
+                module.fail_json(msg = e.error_message)
+
+        if state == 'absent':
+            if exists:
+                conn.delete_cache_subnet_group(group_name)
+                changed = True
+        else:
+            if not exists:
+                new_group = conn.create_cache_subnet_group(group_name, cache_subnet_group_description=group_description, subnet_ids=group_subnets)
+                changed = True
+            else:
+                changed_group = conn.modify_cache_subnet_group(group_name, cache_subnet_group_description=group_description, subnet_ids=group_subnets)
+                changed = True
+
+    except BotoServerError, e:
+        if e.error_message != 'No modifications were requested.':
+            module.fail_json(msg = e.error_message)
+        else:
+            changed = False
+
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed)
+
+# import module snippets
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import *
+
+main()
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