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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# (c) 2013, Matt Hite <mhite@hotmail.com>
+#
+# 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: bigip_node
+short_description: "Manages F5 BIG-IP LTM pool members"
+description:
+    - "Manages F5 BIG-IP LTM pool members via iControl SOAP API"
+version_added: "TBD"
+author: Matt Hite
+notes:
+    - "Requires BIG-IP software version >= 11"
+    - "F5 developed module 'bigsuds' required (see http://devcentral.f5.com)"
+    - "Best run as a local_action in your playbook"
+requirements:
+    - bigsuds
+options:
+    server:
+        description:
+            - BIG-IP host
+        required: true
+        default: null
+        choices: []
+        aliases: []
+    user:
+        description:
+            - BIG-IP username
+        required: true
+        default: null
+        choices: []
+        aliases: []
+    password:
+        description:
+            - BIG-IP password
+        required: true
+        default: null
+        choices: []
+        aliases: []
+    state:
+        description:
+            - Pool member state
+        required: true
+        default: present
+        choices: ['present', 'absent']
+        aliases: []
+    partition:
+        description:
+            - Partition
+        required: false
+        default: 'Common'
+        choices: []
+        aliases: []
+    name:
+        description
+            - "Node name"
+        required: false
+        default: null
+        choices: []
+    host:
+        description:
+            - "Node IP. Required when state=present. Ignored when state=present."
+        required: true
+        default: null
+        choices: []
+        aliases: ['address']
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+
+TBD
+TBD
+TBD
+TBD
+
+'''
+
+try:
+    import bigsuds
+except ImportError:
+    bigsuds_found = False
+else:
+    bigsuds_found = True
+import traceback
+
+# ===========================================
+# bigip_pool_member module specific support methods.
+#
+
+def bigip_api(bigip, user, password):
+    api = bigsuds.BIGIP(hostname=bigip, username=user, password=password)
+    return api
+
+def node_exists(api, address):
+    # hack to determine if node exists
+    result = False
+    try:
+        api.LocalLB.NodeAddressV2.get_object_status(nodes=[address])
+        result = True
+    except bigsuds.OperationFailed, e:
+        if "was not found" in str(e):
+            result = False
+        else:
+            # genuine exception
+            raise
+    return result
+
+def create_node_address(api, address, name):
+    api.LocalLB.NodeAddressV2.create(nodes=[name], addresses=[address], limits=[0])
+
+def delete_node_address(api, address):
+    result = False
+    try:
+        api.LocalLB.NodeAddressV2.delete_node_address(nodes=[address])
+        result = True
+    except bigsuds.OperationFailed, e:
+        if "is referenced by a member of pool" in str(e):
+            result = False
+        else:
+            # genuine exception
+            raise
+    return result
+
+def main():
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec = dict(
+            server = dict(type='str', required=True),
+            user = dict(type='str', required=True),
+            password = dict(type='str', required=True),
+            state = dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
+            partition = dict(type='str', default='Common'),
+            name = dict(type='str', required=True),
+            host = dict(type='str', aliases=['address', 'ip']),
+        ),
+        supports_check_mode=True
+    )
+
+    if not bigsuds_found:
+        module.fail_json(msg="the python bigsuds module is required")
+
+    server = module.params['server']
+    user = module.params['user']
+    password = module.params['password']
+    state = module.params['state']
+    partition = module.params['partition']
+    host = module.params['host']
+    name = module.params['name']
+    address = "/%s/%s" % (partition, name)
+
+    # sanity check user supplied values
+
+    if state == 'present' and host is None:
+        module.fail_json(msg='host required when state=present')
+
+    try:
+        api = bigip_api(server, user, password)
+        result = {'changed': False}  # default
+
+        if state == 'absent':
+            if node_exists(api, address):
+                if not module.check_mode:
+                    deleted = delete_node_address(api, address)
+                    if not deleted:
+                        module.fail_json(msg="unable to delete: node referenced by pool")
+                    else:
+                        result = {'changed': True}
+                else:
+                    result = {'changed': True}
+
+        elif state == 'present':
+            if not node_exists(api, address):
+                if not module.check_mode:
+                    if not node_exists(api, address):
+                        create_node_address(api, address=host, name=address)
+                result = {'changed': True}
+            else:
+                # node exists -- potentially modify attributes
+                if host is not None:
+
+
+                pass
+
+    except Exception, e:
+        traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stdout)
+        module.fail_json(msg="received exception: %s" % e)
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+# include magic from lib/ansible/module_common.py
+#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
+main()
+