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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# (c) 2017, René Moser <mail@renemoser.net>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: vr_firewall_group
+short_description: Manages firewall groups on Vultr.
+description:
+  - Create and remove firewall groups.
+version_added: "2.5"
+author: "René Moser (@resmo)"
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Name of the firewall group.
+    required: true
+    aliases: [ description ]
+  state:
+    description:
+      - State of the firewall group.
+    default: present
+    choices: [ present, absent ]
+extends_documentation_fragment: vultr
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: ensure a firewall group is present
+  local_action:
+    module: vr_firewall_group
+    name: my http firewall
+
+- name: ensure a firewall group is absent
+  local_action:
+    module: vr_firewall_group
+    name: my http firewall
+    state: absent
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+---
+vultr_api:
+  description: Response from Vultr API with a few additions/modification
+  returned: success
+  type: complex
+  contains:
+    api_account:
+      description: Account used in the ini file to select the key
+      returned: success
+      type: string
+      sample: default
+    api_timeout:
+      description: Timeout used for the API requests
+      returned: success
+      type: int
+      sample: 60
+vultr_firewall_group:
+  description: Response from Vultr API
+  returned: success
+  type: complex
+  contains:
+    id:
+      description: ID of the firewall group
+      returned: success
+      type: string
+      sample: 1234abcd
+    name:
+      description: Name of the firewall group
+      returned: success
+      type: string
+      sample: my firewall group
+    date_created:
+      description: Date the firewall group was created
+      returned: success
+      type: string
+      sample: "2017-08-26 12:47:48"
+    date_modified:
+      description: Date the firewall group was modified
+      returned: success
+      type: string
+      sample: "2017-08-26 12:47:48"
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.vultr import (
+    Vultr,
+    vultr_argument_spec,
+)
+
+
+class AnsibleVultrFirewallGroup(Vultr):
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(AnsibleVultrFirewallGroup, self).__init__(module, "vultr_firewall_group")
+
+        self.returns = {
+            'FIREWALLGROUPID': dict(key='id'),
+            'description': dict(key='name'),
+            'date_created': dict(),
+            'date_modified': dict(),
+        }
+
+    def get_firewall_group(self):
+        firewall_groups = self.api_query(path="/v1/firewall/group_list")
+        if firewall_groups:
+            for firewall_group_id, firewall_group_data in firewall_groups.items():
+                if firewall_group_data.get('description') == self.module.params.get('name'):
+                    return firewall_group_data
+        return {}
+
+    def present_firewall_group(self):
+        firewall_group = self.get_firewall_group()
+        if not firewall_group:
+            firewall_group = self._create_firewall_group(firewall_group)
+        return firewall_group
+
+    def _create_firewall_group(self, firewall_group):
+        self.result['changed'] = True
+        data = {
+            'description': self.module.params.get('name'),
+        }
+        self.result['diff']['before'] = {}
+        self.result['diff']['after'] = data
+
+        if not self.module.check_mode:
+            self.api_query(
+                path="/v1/firewall/group_create",
+                method="POST",
+                data=data
+            )
+            firewall_group = self.get_firewall_group()
+        return firewall_group
+
+    def absent_firewall_group(self):
+        firewall_group = self.get_firewall_group()
+        if firewall_group:
+            self.result['changed'] = True
+
+            data = {
+                'FIREWALLGROUPID': firewall_group['FIREWALLGROUPID'],
+            }
+
+            self.result['diff']['before'] = firewall_group
+            self.result['diff']['after'] = {}
+
+            if not self.module.check_mode:
+                self.api_query(
+                    path="/v1/firewall/group_delete",
+                    method="POST",
+                    data=data
+                )
+        return firewall_group
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = vultr_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(dict(
+        name=dict(required=True, aliases=['description']),
+        state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
+    ))
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=True,
+    )
+
+    vr_firewall_group = AnsibleVultrFirewallGroup(module)
+    if module.params.get('state') == "absent":
+        firewall_group = vr_firewall_group.absent_firewall_group()
+    else:
+        firewall_group = vr_firewall_group.present_firewall_group()
+
+    result = vr_firewall_group.get_result(firewall_group)
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()