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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: rhn_channel
+short_description: Define Red Hat software channels
+description:
+    - Adds or removes Red Hat software channels on a system
+version_added: 1.0
+author: Vincent Van der Kussen
+notes:
+    - this module fetches the systemid from rhn. A function 
+      to use the local systemid is provided (get_localsystem)
+      but not integrated
+    - Username and password are currently hardcoded in the main
+      section
+requirements:
+    - none
+options:
+    name:
+        description
+            - name of the software channel
+        required: true
+        default: null
+    sysname:
+        description:
+            - name of the system as it is known in rhn/sattelite
+        required: true
+        default: null
+    url:
+        description: 
+            - The full url to the rhn/sattelite api
+        required: true
+examples:
+    - code: rhn_channel name=rhel-x86_64-server-v2vwin-6  sysname=server01
+      url=https://rhn.redhat.com/rpc/api
+      description: add software channel rhel-x86_64-server-v2vwin-6 
+                   to server01 in Red Hat Network
+'''
+
+import xmlrpclib
+from operator import itemgetter
+import re
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def get_systemid(client, session, sysname):
+    systems = client.system.listUserSystems(session)
+    for system in systems:
+        if system.get('name') == sysname:
+            idres = system.get('id')
+            idd = int(idres)
+            return idd
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def get_localsystemid():
+    f = open("/etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid", "r")
+    content = f.read()
+    loc_id = re.search(r'\b(ID-)(\d{10})' ,content)
+    return loc_id.group(2)
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def subscribe_channels(channels, client, session, sysname, sys_id):
+    c = base_channels(client, session, sys_id)
+    c.append(channels)
+    return client.channel.software.setSystemChannels(session, sys_id, c)
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def unsubscribe_channels(channels, client, session, sysname, sys_id):
+    c = base_channels(client, session, sys_id)
+    c.remove(channels)
+    return client.channel.software.setSystemChannels(session, sys_id, c)
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def base_channels(client, session, sys_id):
+    basechan = client.channel.software.listSystemChannels(session, sys_id)
+    chans = [item['channel_label'] for item in basechan]
+    return chans
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def main():
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec = dict(
+            state = dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
+            name = dict(required=True),
+            sysname = dict(required=True),
+            url = dict(required=True),
+        )
+#        supports_check_mode=True
+    )
+
+    state = module.params['state']
+    channelname = module.params['name']
+    systname = module.params['sysname']
+    saturl = module.params['url']
+    
+    #initialize connection
+    user = "kussenv"
+    pwd = "fubar2000"
+    client = xmlrpclib.Server(saturl, verbose=0)
+    session = client.auth.login(user, pwd)
+     
+    # get systemid
+    sys_id = get_systemid(client, session, systname)
+
+    # get channels for system
+    chans = base_channels(client, session, sys_id)
+    
+    
+    if state == 'present':
+        if channelname in chans:
+            module.exit_json(changed=False, msg="Channel %s already exists" % channelname)
+
+        else:
+            subscribe_channels(channelname, client, session, systname, sys_id)
+            module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="Channel %s added" % channelname)
+
+    if state == 'absent':
+        if not channelname in chans:
+            module.exit_json(changed=False, msg="System not subscribed to channel %s." % channelname)
+        else:
+            unsubscribe_channels(channelname, client, session, systname, sys_id)
+            module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="Channel %s removed" % channelname)
+
+    client.auth.logout(session)
+
+
+# include magic from lib/ansible/module_common.py
+#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
+main()