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+# This code is part of Ansible, but is an independent component.
+# This particular file snippet, and this file snippet only, is BSD licensed.
+# Modules you write using this snippet, which is embedded dynamically by Ansible
+# still belong to the author of the module, and may assign their own license
+# to the complete work.
+#
+# Copyright (c), Etienne Carrière <etienne.carriere@gmail.com>,2015
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+#    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+#      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+#      and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+# IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+# INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+# INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
+# USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+try:
+    import bigsuds
+except ImportError:
+    bigsuds_found = False
+else:
+    bigsuds_found = True
+
+
+def f5_argument_spec():
+    return dict(
+        server=dict(type='str', required=True),
+        user=dict(type='str', required=True),
+        password=dict(type='str', aliases=['pass', 'pwd'], required=True, no_log=True),
+        validate_certs = dict(default='yes', type='bool'),
+        state = dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
+        partition = dict(type='str', default='Common')
+    )
+
+
+def f5_parse_arguments(module):
+    if not bigsuds_found:
+        module.fail_json(msg="the python bigsuds module is required")
+    if not module.params['validate_certs']:
+        disable_ssl_cert_validation()
+    return (module.params['server'],module.params['user'],module.params['password'],module.params['state'],module.params['partition'])
+
+def bigip_api(bigip, user, password):
+    api = bigsuds.BIGIP(hostname=bigip, username=user, password=password)
+    return api
+
+def disable_ssl_cert_validation():
+    # You probably only want to do this for testing and never in production.
+    # From https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0476/#id29
+    import ssl
+    ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context
+