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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# (c) 2017, Arie Bregman <abregman@redhat.com>
+#
+# This file is a module for Ansible that interacts with Network Manager
+#
+# 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': 'community'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: ip_netns
+version_added: 2.5
+author: "Arie Bregman (@bregman-arie)"
+short_description: Manage network namespaces
+requirements: [ ip ]
+description:
+    - Create or delete network namespaces using the ip command.
+options:
+    name:
+        required: false
+        description:
+            - Name of the namespace
+    state:
+        required: false
+        default: "present"
+        choices: [ present, absent ]
+        description:
+            - Whether the namespace should exist
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Create a namespace named mario
+- name: Create a namespace named mario
+  namespace:
+    name: mario
+    state: present
+- name: Delete a namespace named luigi
+  namespace:
+    name: luigi
+    state: absent
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+# Default return values
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+
+class Namespace(object):
+    """Interface to network namespaces. """
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        self.module = module
+        self.name = module.params['name']
+        self.state = module.params['state']
+
+    def _netns(self, command):
+        '''Run ip nents command'''
+        return self.module.run_command(['ip', 'netns'] + command)
+
+    def exists(self):
+        '''Check if the namespace already exists'''
+        rtc, out, err = self._netns(['exec', self.name, 'ls'])
+        if rtc != 0:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg=err)
+
+    def add(self):
+        '''Create network namespace'''
+        rtc, out, err = self._netns(['add', self.name])
+
+        if rtc != 0:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg=err)
+
+    def delete(self):
+        '''Delete network namespace'''
+        rtc, out, err = self._netns(['del', self.name])
+        if rtc != 0:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg=err)
+
+    def check(self):
+        '''Run check mode'''
+        changed = False
+
+        if self.state == 'present' and self.exists():
+                changed = True
+
+        elif self.state == 'absent' and self.exists():
+            changed = True
+        elif self.state == 'present' and not self.exists():
+            changed = True
+
+        self.module.exit_json(changed=changed)
+
+    def run(self):
+        '''Make the necessary changes'''
+        changed = False
+
+        if self.state == 'absent':
+            if self.exists():
+                self.delete()
+                changed = True
+        elif self.state == 'present':
+            if not self.exists():
+                self.add()
+                changed = True
+
+        self.module.exit_json(changed=changed)
+
+
+def main():
+    """Entry point."""
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec={
+            'name': {'default': None},
+            'state': {'default': 'present', 'choices': ['present', 'absent']},
+        },
+        supports_check_mode=True,
+    )
+
+    network_namespace = Namespace(module)
+    if module.check_mode:
+        network_namespace.check()
+    else:
+        network_namespace.run()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()