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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# (c) 2016, René Moser <mail@renemoser.net>
+#
+# 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/>.
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community',
+                    'version': '1.0'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: cs_host
+short_description: Manages hosts on Apache CloudStack based clouds.
+description:
+  - Create, update and remove hosts.
+version_added: "2.3"
+author: "René Moser (@resmo)"
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Name of the host.
+    required: true
+    aliases: [ 'url' ]
+  username:
+    description:
+      - Username for the host.
+      - Required if C(state=present) and host does not yet exist.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  password:
+    description:
+      - Password for the host.
+      - Required if C(state=present) and host does not yet exist.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  pod:
+    description:
+      - Name of the pod.
+      - Required if C(state=present) and host does not yet exist.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  cluster:
+    description:
+      - Name of the cluster.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  hypervisor:
+    description:
+      - Name of the cluster.
+      - Required if C(state=present) and host does not yet exist.
+    choices: [ 'KVM', 'VMware', 'BareMetal', 'XenServer', 'LXC', 'HyperV', 'UCS', 'OVM', 'Simulator' ]
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  allocation_state:
+    description:
+      - Allocation state of the host.
+    choices: [ 'enabled', 'disabled' ]
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  host_tags:
+    description:
+      - Tags of the host.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  state:
+    description:
+      - State of the host.
+    required: false
+    default: 'present'
+    choices: [ 'present', 'absent' ]
+  zone:
+    description:
+      - Name of the zone in which the host should be deployed.
+      - If not set, default zone is used.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+extends_documentation_fragment: cloudstack
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Ensure a host is present but disabled
+- local_action:
+    module: cs_host
+    name: ix-pod01-esx01.example.com
+    cluster: vcenter.example.com/ch-zrh-ix/pod01-cluster01
+    pod: pod01
+    zone: ch-zrh-ix-01
+    hypervisor: VMware
+    allocation_state: disabled
+    host_tags:
+    - perf
+    - gpu
+
+# Ensure an existing host is disabled
+- local_action:
+    module: cs_host
+    name: ix-pod01-esx01.example.com
+    zone: ch-zrh-ix-01
+    allocation_state: disabled
+
+# Ensure an existing host is disabled
+- local_action:
+    module: cs_host
+    name: ix-pod01-esx01.example.com
+    zone: ch-zrh-ix-01
+    allocation_state: enabled
+
+# Ensure a host is absent
+- local_action:
+    module: cs_host
+    name: ix-pod01-esx01.example.com
+    zone: ch-zrh-ix-01
+    state: absent
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+---
+capabilities:
+  description: Capabilities of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: hvm
+cluster:
+  description: Cluster of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: vcenter.example.com/zone/cluster01
+cluster_type:
+  description: Type of the cluster of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: ExternalManaged
+cpu_allocated:
+  description: Amount in percent of the host's CPU currently allocated.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: 166.25%
+cpu_number:
+  description: Number of CPUs of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: 24
+cpu_sockets:
+  description: Number of CPU sockets of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: int
+  sample: 2
+cpu_speed:
+  description: CPU speed in Mhz
+  returned: success
+  type: int
+  sample: 1999
+cpu_used:
+  description: Amount of the host's CPU currently used.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: 33.6%
+cpu_with_overprovisioning:
+  description: Amount of the host's CPU after applying the cpu.overprovisioning.factor.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: 959520.0
+created:
+  description: Date when the host was created.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: 2015-05-03T15:05:51+0200
+disconnected:
+  description: Date when the host was disconnected.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: 2015-05-03T15:05:51+0200
+disk_size_allocated:
+  description: Host's currently allocated disk size.
+  returned: success
+  type: int
+  sample: 2593
+disk_size_total:
+  description: Total disk size of the host
+  returned: success
+  type: int
+  sample: 259300
+events:
+  description: Events available for the host
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: "Ping; HostDown; AgentConnected; AgentDisconnected; PingTimeout; ShutdownRequested; Remove; StartAgentRebalance; ManagementServerDown"
+ha_host:
+  description: Whether the host is a HA host.
+  returned: success
+  type: bool
+  sample: false
+has_enough_capacity:
+  description: Whether the host has enough CPU and RAM capacity to migrate a VM to it.
+  returned: success
+  type: bool
+  sample: true
+host_tags:
+  description: Comma-separated list of tags for the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: "perf"
+hypervisor:
+  description: Host's hypervisor.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: VMware
+hypervisor_version:
+  description: Hypervisor version.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: 5.1
+ip_address:
+  description: IP address of the host
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: 10.10.10.1
+is_local_storage_active:
+  description: Whether the local storage is available or not.
+  returned: success
+  type: bool
+  sample: false
+last_pinged:
+  description: Date and time the host was last pinged.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: "1970-01-17T17:27:32+0100"
+management_server_id:
+  description: Management server ID of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: int
+  sample: 345050593418
+memory_allocated:
+  description: Amount of the host's memory currently allocated.
+  returned: success
+  type: int
+  sample: 69793218560
+memory_total:
+  description: Total of memory of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: int
+  sample: 206085263360
+memory_used:
+  description: Amount of the host's memory currently used.
+  returned: success
+  type: int
+  sample: 65504776192
+name:
+  description: Name of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: esx32.example.com
+network_kbs_read:
+  description: Incoming network traffic on the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: int
+  sample: 0
+network_kbs_write:
+  description: Outgoing network traffic on the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: int
+  sample: 0
+os_category:
+  description: OS category name of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: ...
+out_of_band_management:
+  description: Host out-of-band management information.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: ...
+pod:
+  description: Pod name of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: Pod01
+removed:
+  description: Date and time the host was removed.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: "1970-01-17T17:27:32+0100"
+resource_state:
+  description: Resource state of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: Enabled
+state:
+  description: State of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: Up
+suitable_for_migration:
+  description: |
+    Whether this host is suitable (has enough capacity and satisfies all
+    conditions like hosttags, max guests VM limit, etc) to migrate a VM to it
+    or not.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: true
+host_type:
+  description: Type of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: Routing
+host_version:
+  description: Version of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: 4.5.2
+gpu_group:
+  description: GPU cards present in the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: list
+  sample: []
+zone:
+  description: Zone of the host.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: zone01
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.cloudstack import AnsibleCloudStack, CloudStackException, cs_argument_spec, cs_required_together, CS_HYPERVISORS
+
+
+class AnsibleCloudStackHost(AnsibleCloudStack):
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(AnsibleCloudStackHost, self).__init__(module)
+        self.returns = {
+            'averageload': 'average_load',
+            'capabilities': 'capabilities',
+            'clustername': 'cluster',
+            'clustertype': 'cluster_type',
+            'cpuallocated': 'cpu_allocated',
+            'cpunumber': 'cpu_number',
+            'cpusockets': 'cpu_sockets',
+            'cpuspeed': 'cpu_speed',
+            'cpuused': 'cpu_used',
+            'cpuwithoverprovisioning': 'cpu_with_overprovisioning',
+            'disconnected': 'disconnected',
+            'details': 'details',
+            'disksizeallocated': 'disk_size_allocated',
+            'disksizetotal': 'disk_size_total',
+            'events': 'events',
+            'hahost': 'ha_host',
+            'hasenoughcapacity': 'has_enough_capacity',
+            'hosttags': 'host_tags',
+            'hypervisor': 'hypervisor',
+            'hypervisorversion': 'hypervisor_version',
+            'ipaddress': 'ip_address',
+            'islocalstorageactive': 'is_local_storage_active',
+            'lastpinged': 'last_pinged',
+            'managementserverid': 'management_server_id',
+            'memoryallocated': 'memory_allocated',
+            'memorytotal': 'memory_total',
+            'memoryused': 'memory_used',
+            'networkkbsread': 'network_kbs_read',
+            'networkkbswrite': 'network_kbs_write',
+            'oscategoryname': 'os_category',
+            'outofbandmanagement': 'out_of_band_management',
+            'podname': 'pod',
+            'removed': 'removed',
+            'resourcestate': 'resource_state',
+            'suitableformigration': 'suitable_for_migration',
+            'type': 'host_type',
+            'version': 'host_version',
+            'gpugroup': 'gpu_group',
+
+        }
+        self.allocation_states = {
+            'enabled': 'enable',
+            'disabled': 'disable',
+        }
+
+    def get_pod(self, key=None):
+        pod_name = self.module.params.get('pod')
+        if not pod_name:
+            return None
+        args = {
+            'name': pod_name,
+            'zoneid': self.get_zone(key='id'),
+        }
+        pods = self.cs.listPods(**args)
+        if pods:
+            return self._get_by_key(key, pods['pod'][0])
+        self.module.fail_json(msg="Pod %s not found" % pod_name)
+
+    def get_cluster(self, key=None):
+        cluster_name = self.module.params.get('cluster')
+        if not cluster_name:
+            return None
+        args = {
+            'name': cluster_name,
+            'zoneid': self.get_zone(key='id'),
+        }
+        clusters = self.cs.listClusters(**args)
+        if clusters:
+            return self._get_by_key(key, clusters['cluster'][0])
+        self.module.fail_json(msg="Cluster %s not found" % cluster_name)
+
+    def get_host_tags(self):
+        host_tags = self.module.params.get('host_tags')
+        if host_tags is None:
+            return None
+        return ','.join(host_tags)
+
+    def get_allocation_state(self):
+        allocation_state = self.module.params.get('allocation_state')
+        if allocation_state is None:
+            return None
+        return self.allocation_states[allocation_state]
+
+    def get_host(self):
+        host = None
+        args = {
+            'zoneid': self.get_zone(key='id'),
+            'name': self.module.params.get('name'),
+        }
+        hosts = self.cs.listHosts(**args)
+        if hosts:
+            host = hosts['host'][0]
+        return host
+
+    def present_host(self):
+        host = self.get_host()
+        if not host:
+            host = self._create_host(host)
+        else:
+            host = self._update_host(host)
+        return host
+
+    def _create_host(self, host):
+        required_params = [
+            'password',
+            'username',
+            'hypervisor',
+            'pod',
+        ]
+        self.module.fail_on_missing_params(required_params=required_params)
+        self.result['changed'] = True
+        args = {
+            'hypervisor': self.module.params.get('hypervisor'),
+            'url': self.module.params.get('name'),
+            'username': self.module.params.get('username'),
+            'password': self.module.params.get('password'),
+            'podid': self.get_pod(key='id'),
+            'zoneid': self.get_zone(key='id'),
+            'clusterid': self.get_cluster(key='id'),
+            'allocationstate': self.get_allocation_state(),
+            'hosttags': self.get_host_tags(),
+        }
+        if not self.module.check_mode:
+            host = self.cs.addHost(**args)
+            if 'errortext' in host:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed: '%s'" % host['errortext'])
+            host = host['host']
+        return host
+
+    def _update_host(self, host):
+        args = {
+            'id': host['id'],
+            'hosttags': self.get_host_tags(),
+            'allocationstate': self.module.params.get('allocation_state'),
+        }
+        host['allocationstate'] = host['resourcestate'].lower()
+        if self.has_changed(args, host):
+            args['allocationstate'] = self.get_allocation_state()
+            self.result['changed'] = True
+            if not self.module.check_mode:
+                host = self.cs.updateHost(**args)
+                if 'errortext' in host:
+                    self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed: '%s'" % host['errortext'])
+                host = host['host']
+        return host
+
+    def absent_host(self):
+        host = self.get_host()
+        if host:
+            self.result['changed'] = True
+            args = {
+                'id': host['id'],
+            }
+            if not self.module.check_mode:
+                res = self.cs.deleteHost(**args)
+                if 'errortext' in res:
+                    self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed: '%s'" % res['errortext'])
+        return host
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = cs_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(dict(
+        name=dict(required=True, aliases=['url']),
+        password=dict(default=None, not_log=True),
+        username=dict(default=None),
+        hypervisor=dict(choices=CS_HYPERVISORS, default=None),
+        allocation_state=dict(default=None),
+        pod=dict(default=None),
+        cluster=dict(default=None),
+        host_tags=dict(default=None, type='list'),
+        zone=dict(default=None),
+        state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
+    ))
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        required_together=cs_required_together(),
+        supports_check_mode=True
+    )
+
+    try:
+        acs_host = AnsibleCloudStackHost(module)
+
+        state = module.params.get('state')
+        if state == 'absent':
+            host = acs_host.absent_host()
+        else:
+            host = acs_host.present_host()
+
+        result = acs_host.get_result(host)
+
+    except CloudStackException as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg='CloudStackException: %s' % str(e))
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()