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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/>.
+#
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'network'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+---
+module: checkpoint_host
+short_description: Manages host objects on Checkpoint over Web Services API
+description:
+  - Manages host objects on Checkpoint devices including creating, updating, removing access rules objects,
+    All operations are performed over Web Services API.
+version_added: "2.8"
+author: "Ansible by Red Hat (@rcarrillocruz)"
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Name of the access rule.
+    type: str
+    required: True
+  ip_address:
+    description:
+      - IP address of the host object.
+    type: str
+  state:
+    description:
+      - State of the access rule (present or absent). Defaults to present.
+    type: str
+    default: present
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+- name: Create host object
+  checkpoint_host:
+    name: attacker
+    ip_address: 192.168.0.15
+
+- name: Delete host object
+  checkpoint_host:
+    name: attacker
+    state: absent
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+checkpoint_hosts:
+  description: The checkpoint host object created or updated.
+  returned: always, except when deleting the host.
+  type: list
+"""
+
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection
+from ansible.module_utils.network.checkpoint.checkpoint import publish, install_policy
+import json
+
+
+def get_host(module, connection):
+    name = module.params['name']
+
+    payload = {'name': name}
+
+    code, response = connection.send_request('/web_api/show-host', payload)
+
+    return code, response
+
+
+def create_host(module, connection):
+    name = module.params['name']
+    ip_address = module.params['ip_address']
+
+    payload = {'name': name,
+               'ip-address': ip_address}
+
+    code, response = connection.send_request('/web_api/add-host', payload)
+
+    return code, response
+
+
+def update_host(module, connection):
+    name = module.params['name']
+    ip_address = module.params['ip_address']
+
+    payload = {'name': name,
+               'ip-address': ip_address}
+
+    code, response = connection.send_request('/web_api/set-host', payload)
+
+    return code, response
+
+
+def delete_host(module, connection):
+    name = module.params['name']
+    ip_address = module.params['ip_address']
+
+    payload = {'name': name}
+
+    code, response = connection.send_request('/web_api/delete-host', payload)
+
+    return code, response
+
+
+def needs_update(module, host):
+    res = False
+
+    if module.params['ip_address'] != host['ipv4-address']:
+        res = True
+
+    return res
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(type='str', required=True),
+        ip_address=dict(type='str'),
+        state=dict(type='str', default='present')
+    )
+
+    required_if = [('state', 'present', 'ip_address')]
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec)
+    connection = Connection(module._socket_path)
+    code, response = get_host(module, connection)
+    result = {'changed': False}
+
+    if module.params['state'] == 'present':
+        if code == 200:
+            if needs_update(module, response):
+                code, response = update_host(module, connection)
+                publish(module, connection)
+                install_policy(module, connection)
+                result['changed'] = True
+                result['checkpoint_hosts'] = response
+            else:
+                pass
+        elif code == 404:
+            code, response = create_host(module, connection)
+            publish(module, connection)
+            install_policy(module, connection)
+            result['changed'] = True
+            result['checkpoint_hosts'] = response
+    else:
+        if code == 200:
+            # Handle deletion
+            code, response = delete_host(module, connection)
+            publish(module, connection)
+            install_policy(module, connection)
+            result['changed'] = True
+        elif code == 404:
+            pass
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()