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+#!/usr/bin/python
+"""
+# Created on Aug 12, 2016
+#
+# @author: Gaurav Rastogi (grastogi@avinetworks.com) GitHub ID: grastogi23
+#
+# module_check: supported
+#
+# Copyright: (c) 2016 Gaurav Rastogi, <grastogi@avinetworks.com>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+#
+"""
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: avi_gslbservice_patch_member
+author: Gaurav Rastogi (grastogi@avinetworks.com)
+
+short_description: Avi API Module
+description:
+    - This module can be used for calling any resources defined in Avi REST API. U(https://avinetworks.com/)
+    - This module is useful for invoking HTTP Patch methods and accessing resources that do not have an REST object associated with them.
+version_added: 2.5
+requirements: [ avisdk ]
+options:
+    data:
+        description:
+            - HTTP body of GSLB Service Member in YAML or JSON format.
+    params:
+        description:
+            - Query parameters passed to the HTTP API.
+    name:
+        description:
+            - Name of the GSLB Service
+        required: true
+    state:
+        description:
+            - The state that should be applied to the member. Member is
+            - identified using field member.ip.addr.
+        default: present
+        choices: ["absent","present"]
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - avi
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+  - name: Patch GSLB Service to add a new member and group
+    avi_gslbservice_patch_member:
+      controller: "{{ controller }}"
+      username: "{{ username }}"
+      password: "{{ password }}"
+      name: gs-3
+      api_version: 17.2.1
+      data:
+        group:
+          name: newfoo
+          priority: 60
+          members:
+            - enabled: true
+              ip:
+                addr:  10.30.10.66
+                type: V4
+              ratio: 3
+      api_version: 16.4
+  - name: Patch GSLB Service to delete an existing member
+    avi_gslbservice_patch_member:
+      controller: "{{ controller }}"
+      username: "{{ username }}"
+      password: "{{ password }}"
+      name: gs-3
+      state: absent
+      api_version: 17.2.1
+      data:
+        group:
+          name: newfoo
+          members:
+            - enabled: true
+              ip:
+                addr:  10.30.10.68
+                type: V4
+              ratio: 3
+  - name: Update priority of GSLB Service Pool
+    avi_gslbservice_patch_member:
+      controller: ""
+      username: ""
+      password: ""
+      name: gs-3
+      state: present
+      api_version: 17.2.1
+      data:
+        group:
+          name: newfoo
+          priority: 42
+'''
+
+
+RETURN = '''
+obj:
+    description: Avi REST resource
+    returned: success, changed
+    type: dict
+'''
+
+import json
+import time
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from copy import deepcopy
+
+HAS_AVI = True
+try:
+    from avi.sdk.avi_api import ApiSession
+    from avi.sdk.utils.ansible_utils import (
+        avi_obj_cmp, cleanup_absent_fields, ansible_return,
+        AviCheckModeResponse, AviCredentials)
+    from ansible.module_utils.network.avi.avi import (
+        avi_common_argument_spec, HAS_AVI)
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_AVI = False
+
+
+def delete_member(module, check_mode, api, tenant, tenant_uuid,
+                  existing_obj, data, api_version):
+    members = data.get('group', {}).get('members', [])
+    patched_member_ids = set([m['ip']['addr'] for m in members if 'fqdn' not in m])
+    patched_member_fqdns = set([m['fqdn'] for m in members if 'fqdn' in m])
+
+    changed = False
+    rsp = None
+
+    if existing_obj and (patched_member_ids or patched_member_fqdns):
+        groups = [group for group in existing_obj.get('groups', [])
+                  if group['name'] == data['group']['name']]
+        if groups:
+            changed = any(
+                [(lambda g: g['ip']['addr'] in patched_member_ids)(m)
+                    for m in groups[0].get('members', []) if 'fqdn' not in m])
+            changed = changed or any(
+                [(lambda g: g['fqdn'] in patched_member_fqdns)(m)
+                    for m in groups[0].get('members', []) if 'fqdn' in m])
+    if check_mode or not changed:
+        return changed, rsp
+    # should not come here if not found
+    group = groups[0]
+    new_members = []
+    for m in group.get('members', []):
+        if 'fqdn' in m:
+            if m['fqdn'] not in patched_member_fqdns:
+                new_members.append(m)
+        elif 'ip' in m:
+            if m['ip']['addr'] not in patched_member_ids:
+                new_members.append(m)
+    group['members'] = new_members
+    if not group['members']:
+        # Delete this group from the existing objects if it is empty.
+        # Controller also does not allow empty group.
+        existing_obj['groups'] = [
+            grp for grp in existing_obj.get('groups', []) if
+            grp['name'] != data['group']['name']]
+    # remove the members that are part of the list
+    # update the object
+    # added api version for AVI api call.
+    rsp = api.put('gslbservice/%s' % existing_obj['uuid'], data=existing_obj,
+                  tenant=tenant, tenant_uuid=tenant_uuid, api_version=api_version)
+    return changed, rsp
+
+
+def add_member(module, check_mode, api, tenant, tenant_uuid,
+               existing_obj, data, name, api_version):
+    rsp = None
+    if not existing_obj:
+        # create the object
+        changed = True
+        if check_mode:
+            rsp = AviCheckModeResponse(obj=None)
+        else:
+            # creates group with single member
+            req = {'name': name,
+                   'groups': [data['group']]
+                   }
+            # added api version for AVI api call.
+            rsp = api.post('gslbservice', data=req, tenant=tenant,
+                           tenant_uuid=tenant_uuid, api_version=api_version)
+    else:
+        # found GSLB object
+        req = deepcopy(existing_obj)
+        if 'groups' not in req:
+            req['groups'] = []
+        groups = [group for group in req['groups']
+                  if group['name'] == data['group']['name']]
+        if not groups:
+            # did not find the group
+            req['groups'].append(data['group'])
+        else:
+            # just update the existing group with members
+            group = groups[0]
+            group_info_wo_members = deepcopy(data['group'])
+            group_info_wo_members.pop('members', None)
+            group.update(group_info_wo_members)
+            if 'members' not in group:
+                group['members'] = []
+            new_members = []
+            for patch_member in data['group'].get('members', []):
+                found = False
+                for m in group['members']:
+                    if 'fqdn' in patch_member and m.get('fqdn', '') == patch_member['fqdn']:
+                        found = True
+                        break
+                    elif m['ip']['addr'] == patch_member['ip']['addr']:
+                        found = True
+                        break
+                if not found:
+                    new_members.append(patch_member)
+                else:
+                    m.update(patch_member)
+            # add any new members
+            group['members'].extend(new_members)
+        cleanup_absent_fields(req)
+        changed = not avi_obj_cmp(req, existing_obj)
+        if changed and not check_mode:
+            obj_path = '%s/%s' % ('gslbservice', existing_obj['uuid'])
+            # added api version for AVI api call.
+            rsp = api.put(obj_path, data=req, tenant=tenant,
+                          tenant_uuid=tenant_uuid, api_version=api_version)
+    return changed, rsp
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_specs = dict(
+        params=dict(type='dict'),
+        data=dict(type='dict'),
+        name=dict(type='str', required=True),
+        state=dict(default='present',
+                   choices=['absent', 'present'])
+    )
+    argument_specs.update(avi_common_argument_spec())
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_specs)
+
+    if not HAS_AVI:
+        return module.fail_json(msg=(
+            'Avi python API SDK (avisdk) is not installed. '
+            'For more details visit https://github.com/avinetworks/sdk.'))
+    api_creds = AviCredentials()
+    api_creds.update_from_ansible_module(module)
+    api = ApiSession.get_session(
+        api_creds.controller, api_creds.username, password=api_creds.password,
+        timeout=api_creds.timeout, tenant=api_creds.tenant,
+        tenant_uuid=api_creds.tenant_uuid, token=api_creds.token,
+        port=api_creds.port)
+
+    tenant = api_creds.tenant
+    tenant_uuid = api_creds.tenant_uuid
+    params = module.params.get('params', None)
+    data = module.params.get('data', None)
+    gparams = deepcopy(params) if params else {}
+    gparams.update({'include_refs': '', 'include_name': ''})
+    name = module.params.get('name', '')
+    state = module.params['state']
+    # Get the api version from module.
+    api_version = api_creds.api_version
+    """
+    state: present
+    1. Check if the GSLB service is present
+    2.    If not then create the GSLB service with the member
+    3. Check if the group exists
+    4.    if not then create the group with the member
+    5. Check if the member is present
+          if not then add the member
+    state: absent
+    1. check if GSLB service is present if not then exit
+    2. check if group is present. if not then exit
+    3. check if member is present. if present then remove it.
+    """
+    obj_type = 'gslbservice'
+    # Added api version to call
+    existing_obj = api.get_object_by_name(
+        obj_type, name, tenant=tenant, tenant_uuid=tenant_uuid,
+        params={'include_refs': '', 'include_name': ''}, api_version=api_version)
+    check_mode = module.check_mode
+    if state == 'absent':
+        # Added api version to call
+        changed, rsp = delete_member(module, check_mode, api, tenant,
+                                     tenant_uuid, existing_obj, data, api_version)
+    else:
+        # Added api version to call
+        changed, rsp = add_member(module, check_mode, api, tenant, tenant_uuid,
+                                  existing_obj, data, name, api_version)
+    if check_mode or not changed:
+        return module.exit_json(changed=changed, obj=existing_obj)
+    return ansible_return(module, rsp, changed, req=data)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()