diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/__init__.py
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diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/__init__.py
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diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py
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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.
+#
+# (c) 2018 Red Hat Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+#
+from functools import partial
+
+from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
+
+try:
+    from infoblox_client.connector import Connector
+    from infoblox_client.exceptions import InfobloxException
+    HAS_INFOBLOX_CLIENT = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_INFOBLOX_CLIENT = False
+
+
+nios_provider_spec = {
+    'host': dict(),
+    'username': dict(),
+    'password': dict(no_log=True),
+    'ssl_verify': dict(type='bool', default=False),
+    'http_request_timeout': dict(type='int', default=10),
+    'http_pool_connections': dict(type='int', default=10),
+    'http_pool_maxsize': dict(type='int', default=10),
+    'max_retries': dict(type='int', default=3),
+    'wapi_version': dict(default='1.4'),
+}
+
+
+def get_provider_spec():
+    return {'provider': dict(type='dict', options=nios_provider_spec)}
+
+
+def get_connector(module):
+    if not HAS_INFOBLOX_CLIENT:
+        module.fail_json(msg='infoblox-client is required but does not appear '
+                             'to be installed.  It can be installed using the '
+                             'command `pip install infoblox-client`')
+    return Connector(module.params['provider'])
+
+
+class WapiBase(object):
+    ''' Base class for implementing Infoblox WAPI API '''
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        self.module = module
+        self.connector = get_connector(module)
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        try:
+            return self.__dict__[name]
+        except KeyError:
+            if name.startswith('_'):
+                raise AttributeError("'%s' object has no attribute '%s'" % (self.__class__.__name__, name))
+            return partial(self._invoke_method, name)
+
+    def _invoke_method(self, name, *args, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            method = getattr(self.connector, name)
+            return method(*args, **kwargs)
+        except InfobloxException as exc:
+            self.module.fail_json(
+                msg=exc.response['text'],
+                type=exc.response['Error'].split(':')[0],
+                code=exc.response.get('code'),
+                action=name
+            )
+
+    def run(self, ib_obj_type, ib_spec):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+class Wapi(WapiBase):
+    ''' Implements WapiBase for executing a NIOS module '''
+
+    def run(self, ib_obj_type, ib_spec):
+        ''' Runs the module and performans configuration tasks
+
+        :args ib_obj_type: the WAPI object type to operate against
+        :args ib_spec: the specification for the WAPI object as a dict
+
+        :returns: a results dict
+        '''
+        state = self.module.params['state']
+        if state not in ('present', 'absent'):
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='state must be one of `present`, `absent`, got `%s`' % state)
+
+        result = {'changed': False}
+
+        obj_filter = dict([(k, self.module.params[k]) for k, v in iteritems(ib_spec) if v.get('ib_req')])
+        ib_obj = self.get_object(ib_obj_type, obj_filter.copy(), return_fields=ib_spec.keys())
+
+        if ib_obj:
+            current_object = ib_obj[0]
+            if 'extattrs' in current_object:
+                current_object['extattrs'] = self.flatten_extattrs(current_object['extattrs'])
+            ref = current_object.pop('_ref')
+        else:
+            current_object = obj_filter
+            ref = None
+
+        proposed_object = {}
+        for key, value in iteritems(ib_spec):
+            if self.module.params[key] is not None:
+                if 'transform' in value:
+                    proposed_object[key] = value['transform'](self.module)
+                else:
+                    proposed_object[key] = self.module.params[key]
+
+        modified = not self.compare_objects(current_object, proposed_object)
+
+        if 'extattrs' in proposed_object:
+            proposed_object['extattrs'] = self.normalize_extattrs(proposed_object['extattrs'])
+
+        if state == 'present':
+            if ref is None:
+                if not self.module.check_mode:
+                    self.create_object(ib_obj_type, proposed_object)
+                result['changed'] = True
+            elif modified:
+                if 'network_view' in proposed_object:
+                    self.check_if_network_view_exists(proposed_object['network_view'])
+                    proposed_object.pop('network_view')
+                elif 'view' in proposed_object:
+                    self.check_if_dns_view_exists(proposed_object['view'])
+                if not self.module.check_mode:
+                    res = self.update_object(ref, proposed_object)
+                result['changed'] = True
+
+        elif state == 'absent':
+            if ref is not None:
+                if not self.module.check_mode:
+                    self.delete_object(ref)
+                result['changed'] = True
+
+        return result
+
+    def check_if_dns_view_exists(self, name, fail_on_missing=True):
+        ''' Checks if the specified DNS view is already configured
+
+        :args name: the name of the  DNS view to check
+        :args fail_on_missing: fail the module if the DNS view does not exist
+
+        :returns: True if the network_view exists and False if the  DNS view
+            does not exist and fail_on_missing is False
+        '''
+        res = self.get_object('view', {'name': name}) is not None
+        if not res and fail_on_missing:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='DNS view %s does not exist, please create '
+                                      'it using nios_dns_view first' % name)
+        return res
+
+    def check_if_network_view_exists(self, name, fail_on_missing=True):
+        ''' Checks if the specified network_view is already configured
+
+        :args name: the name of the network view to check
+        :args fail_on_missing: fail the module if the network_view does not exist
+
+        :returns: True if the network_view exists and False if the network_view
+            does not exist and fail_on_missing is False
+        '''
+        res = self.get_object('networkview', {'name': name}) is not None
+        if not res and fail_on_missing:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='Network view %s does not exist, please create '
+                                      'it using nios_network_view first' % name)
+        return res
+
+    def normalize_extattrs(self, value):
+        ''' Normalize extattrs field to expected format
+
+        The module accepts extattrs as key/value pairs.  This method will
+        transform the key/value pairs into a structure suitable for
+        sending across WAPI in the format of:
+
+            extattrs: {
+                key: {
+                    value: <value>
+                }
+            }
+        '''
+        return dict([(k, {'value': v}) for k, v in iteritems(value)])
+
+    def flatten_extattrs(self, value):
+        ''' Flatten the key/value struct for extattrs
+
+        WAPI returns extattrs field as a dict in form of:
+
+            extattrs: {
+                key: {
+                    value: <value>
+                }
+            }
+
+        This method will flatten the structure to:
+
+            extattrs: {
+                key: value
+            }
+
+        '''
+        return dict([(k, v['value']) for k, v in iteritems(value)])
+
+    def issubset(self, item, objects):
+        ''' Checks if item is a subset of objects
+
+        :args item: the subset item to validate
+        :args objects: superset list of objects to validate against
+
+        :returns: True if item is a subset of one entry in objects otherwise
+            this method will return None
+        '''
+        for obj in objects:
+            if isinstance(item, dict):
+                if all(entry in obj.items() for entry in item.items()):
+                    return True
+            else:
+                if item in obj:
+                    return True
+
+    def compare_objects(self, current_object, proposed_object):
+
+        for key, proposed_item in iteritems(proposed_object):
+            current_item = current_object.get(key)
+
+            # if proposed has a key that current doesn't then the objects are
+            # not equal and False will be immediately returned
+            if current_item is None:
+                return False
+
+            elif isinstance(proposed_item, list):
+                for subitem in proposed_item:
+                    if not self.issubset(subitem, current_item):
+                        return False
+
+            elif isinstance(proposed_item, dict):
+                return self.compare_objects(current_item, proposed_item)
+
+            else:
+                if current_item != proposed_item:
+                    return False
+
+        return True
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_dns_view.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_dns_view.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..154d43e296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_dns_view.py
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+# 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: nios_dns_view
+version_added: "2.5"
+author: "Peter Sprygada (@privateip)"
+short_description: Configure Infoblox NIOS DNS views
+description:
+  - Adds and/or removes instances of DNS view objects from
+    Infoblox NIOS servers.  This module manages NIOS C(view) objects
+    using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST.
+requirements:
+  - infoblox_client
+extends_documentation_fragment: nios
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Specifies the name of the DNS view to add and/or remove from the
+        system configuration based on the setting of the C(state) argument.
+    required: true
+    aliases:
+      - view
+  network_view:
+    description:
+      - Specifies the name of the network view to assign the configured
+        DNS view to.  The network view must already be configured on the
+        target system.
+    required: true
+    default: default
+  extattrs:
+    description:
+      - Allows for the configuration of Extensible Attributes on the
+        instance of the object.  This argument accepts a set of key / value
+        pairs for configuration.
+    required: false
+  comment:
+    description:
+      - Configures a text string comment to be associated with the instance
+        of this object.  The provided text string will be configured on the
+        object instance.
+    required: false
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Configures the intended state of the instance of the object on
+        the NIOS server.  When this value is set to C(present), the object
+        is configured on the device and when this value is set to C(absent)
+        the value is removed (if necessary) from the device.
+    required: false
+    default: present
+    choices:
+      - present
+      - absent
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: configure a new dns view instance
+  nios_dns_view:
+    name: ansible-dns
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+
+- name: update the comment for dns view
+  nios_dns_view:
+    name: ansible-dns
+    comment: this is an example comment
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+
+- name: remove the dns view instance
+  nios_dns_view:
+    name: ansible-dns
+    state: absent
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+'''
+
+RETURN = ''' # '''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.net_tools.nios.api import get_provider_spec, Wapi
+
+
+def main():
+    ''' Main entry point for module execution
+    '''
+    ib_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(required=True, aliases=['view'], ib_req=True),
+        network_view=dict(default='default', ib_req=True),
+
+        extattrs=dict(type='dict'),
+        comment=dict()
+    )
+
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        provider=dict(required=True),
+        state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'])
+    )
+
+    argument_spec.update(ib_spec)
+    argument_spec.update(get_provider_spec())
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    wapi = Wapi(module)
+    result = wapi.run('view', ib_spec)
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_host_record.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_host_record.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00e741cf14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_host_record.py
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+# 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: nios_host_record
+version_added: "2.5"
+author: "Peter Sprygada (@privateip)"
+short_description: Configure Infoblox NIOS host records
+description:
+  - Adds and/or removes instances of host record objects from
+    Infoblox NIOS servers.  This module manages NIOS C(record:host) objects
+    using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST.
+requirements:
+  - infoblox_client
+extends_documentation_fragment: nios
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Specifies the fully qualified hostname to add or remove from
+        the system
+    required: true
+    default: null
+  view:
+    description:
+      - Sets the DNS view to associate this host record with.  The DNS
+        view must already be configured on the system
+    required: true
+    default: default
+    aliases:
+      - dns_view
+  ipv4addrs:
+    description:
+      - Configures the IPv4 addresses for this host record.  This argument
+        accepts a list of values (see suboptions)
+    required: false
+    default: null
+    aliases:
+      - ipv4
+    suboptions:
+      ipv4addr:
+        description:
+          - Configures the IPv4 address for the host record
+        required: true
+        default: null
+        aliases:
+          - address
+      mac:
+        description:
+          - Configures the hardware MAC address for the host record
+        required: false
+  ipv6addrs:
+    description:
+      - Configures the IPv6 addresses for the host record.  This argument
+        accepts a list of values (see options)
+    required: false
+    default: null
+    aliases:
+      - ipv6
+    suboptions:
+      ipv6addr:
+        description:
+          - Configures the IPv6 address for the host record
+        required: true
+        default: null
+        aliases:
+          - address
+  ttl:
+    description:
+      - Configures the TTL to be associated with this host record
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  extattrs:
+    description:
+      - Allows for the configuration of Extensible Attributes on the
+        instance of the object.  This argument accepts a set of key / value
+        pairs for configuration.
+    required: false
+  comment:
+    description:
+      - Configures a text string comment to be associated with the instance
+        of this object.  The provided text string will be configured on the
+        object instance.
+    required: false
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Configures the intended state of the instance of the object on
+        the NIOS server.  When this value is set to C(present), the object
+        is configured on the device and when this value is set to C(absent)
+        the value is removed (if necessary) from the device.
+    required: false
+    default: present
+    choices:
+      - present
+      - absent
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: configure an ipv4 host record
+  nios_host_record:
+    name: host.ansible.com
+    ipv4:
+      address: 192.168.10.1
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+- name: add a comment to an existing host record
+  nios_host_record:
+    name: host.ansible.com
+    ipv4:
+      address: 192.168.10.1
+    comment: this is a test comment
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+
+- name: remove a host record from the system
+  nios_host_record:
+    name: host.ansible.com
+    state: absent
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+'''
+
+RETURN = ''' # '''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
+from ansible.module_utils.net_tools.nios.api import get_provider_spec, Wapi
+
+
+def ipaddr(module, key, filtered_keys=None):
+    ''' Transforms the input value into a struct supported by WAPI
+
+    This function will transform the input from the playbook into a struct
+    that is valid for WAPI in the form of:
+
+        {
+            ipv4addr: <value>,
+            mac: <value>
+        }
+
+    This function does not validate the values are properly formatted or in
+    the acceptable range, that is left to WAPI.
+    '''
+    filtered_keys = filtered_keys or list()
+    objects = list()
+    for item in module.params[key]:
+        objects.append(dict([(k, v) for k, v in iteritems(item) if v is not None and k not in filtered_keys]))
+    return objects
+
+
+def ipv4addrs(module):
+    return ipaddr(module, 'ipv4addrs', filtered_keys=['address'])
+
+
+def ipv6addrs(module):
+    return ipaddr(module, 'ipv6addrs', filtered_keys=['address'])
+
+
+def main():
+    ''' Main entry point for module execution
+    '''
+    ipv4addr_spec = dict(
+        ipv4addr=dict(required=True, aliases=['address'], ib_req=True),
+        mac=dict()
+    )
+
+    ipv6addr_spec = dict(
+        ipv6addr=dict(required=True, aliases=['address'], ib_req=True)
+    )
+
+    ib_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(required=True, ib_req=True),
+        view=dict(default='default', aliases=['dns_view'], ib_req=True),
+
+        ipv4addrs=dict(type='list', aliases=['ipv4'], elements='dict', options=ipv4addr_spec, transform=ipv4addrs),
+        ipv6addrs=dict(type='list', aliases=['ipv6'], elements='dict', options=ipv6addr_spec, transform=ipv6addrs),
+
+        ttl=dict(type='int'),
+
+        extattrs=dict(type='dict'),
+        comment=dict(),
+    )
+
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        provider=dict(required=True),
+        state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'])
+    )
+
+    argument_spec.update(ib_spec)
+    argument_spec.update(get_provider_spec())
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    wapi = Wapi(module)
+    result = wapi.run('record:host', ib_spec)
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_network.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_network.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7e9f48f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_network.py
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+# 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: nios_network
+version_added: "2.5"
+author: "Peter Sprygada (@privateip)"
+short_description: Configure Infoblox NIOS network object
+description:
+  - Adds and/or removes instances of network objects from
+    Infoblox NIOS servers.  This module manages NIOS C(network) objects
+    using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST.
+requirements:
+  - infoblox_client
+extends_documentation_fragment: nios
+options:
+  network:
+    description:
+      - Specifies the network to add or remove from the system.  The value
+        should use CIDR notation.
+    required: true
+    default: null
+    aliases:
+      - name
+      - cidr
+  network_view:
+    description:
+      - Configures the name of the network view to associate with this
+        configured instance.
+    required: true
+    default: default
+  options:
+    description:
+      - Configures the set of DHCP options to be included as part of
+        the configured network instance.  This argument accepts a list
+        of values (see suboptions).  When configuring suboptions at
+        least one of C(name) or C(num) must be specified.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+    suboptions:
+      name:
+        description:
+          - The name of the DHCP option to configure
+        required: false
+        default: null
+      num:
+        description:
+          - The number of the DHCP option to configure
+        required: false
+      value:
+        description:
+          - The value of the DHCP option specified by C(name)
+        required: true
+        default: null
+      use_option:
+        description:
+          - Only applies to a subset of options (see NIOS API documentation)
+        required: false
+        type: bool
+        default: true
+      vendor_class:
+        description:
+          - The name of the space this DHCP option is associated to
+        required: false
+        default: DHCP
+  extattrs:
+    description:
+      - Allows for the configuration of Extensible Attributes on the
+        instance of the object.  This argument accepts a set of key / value
+        pairs for configuration.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  comment:
+    description:
+      - Configures a text string comment to be associated with the instance
+        of this object.  The provided text string will be configured on the
+        object instance.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Configures the intended state of the instance of the object on
+        the NIOS server.  When this value is set to C(present), the object
+        is configured on the device and when this value is set to C(absent)
+        the value is removed (if necessary) from the device.
+    required: false
+    default: present
+    choices:
+      - present
+      - absent
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: configure a network
+  nios_network:
+    network: 192.168.10.0/24
+    comment: this is a test comment
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+
+- name: set dhcp options for a network
+  nios_network:
+    network: 192.168.10.0/24
+    comment: this is a test comment
+    options:
+      - name: domain-name
+        value: ansible.com
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+
+- name: remove a network
+  nios_network:
+    network: 192.168.10.0/24
+    state: absent
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+'''
+
+RETURN = ''' # '''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
+from ansible.module_utils.net_tools.nios.api import get_provider_spec, Wapi
+
+
+def options(module):
+    ''' Transforms the module argument into a valid WAPI struct
+
+    This function will transform the options argument into a structure that
+    is a valid WAPI structure in the format of:
+
+        {
+            name: <value>,
+            num: <value>,
+            value: <value>,
+            use_option: <value>,
+            vendor_class: <value>
+        }
+
+    It will remove any options that are set to None since WAPI will error on
+    that condition.  It will also verify that either `name` or `num` is
+    set in the structure but does not validate the values are equal.
+
+    The remainder of the value validation is performed by WAPI
+    '''
+    options = list()
+    for item in module.params['options']:
+        opt = dict([(k, v) for k, v in iteritems(item) if v is not None])
+        if 'name' not in opt and 'num' not in opt:
+            module.fail_json(msg='one of `name` or `num` is required for option value')
+        options.append(opt)
+    return options
+
+
+def main():
+    ''' Main entry point for module execution
+    '''
+    option_spec = dict(
+        # one of name or num is required; enforced by the function options()
+        name=dict(),
+        num=dict(type='int'),
+
+        value=dict(required=True),
+
+        use_option=dict(type='bool', default=True),
+        vendor_class=dict(default='DHCP')
+    )
+
+    ib_spec = dict(
+        network=dict(required=True, aliases=['name', 'cidr'], ib_req=True),
+        network_view=dict(default='default', ib_req=True),
+
+        options=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=option_spec, transform=options),
+
+        extattrs=dict(type='dict'),
+        comment=dict()
+    )
+
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        provider=dict(required=True),
+        state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'])
+    )
+
+    argument_spec.update(ib_spec)
+    argument_spec.update(get_provider_spec())
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    wapi = Wapi(module)
+    result = wapi.run('network', ib_spec)
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_network_view.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_network_view.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3efcf5e466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_network_view.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+# 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: nios_network_view
+version_added: "2.5"
+author: "Peter Sprygada (@privateip)"
+short_description: Configure Infoblox NIOS network views
+description:
+  - Adds and/or removes instances of network view objects from
+    Infoblox NIOS servers.  This module manages NIOS C(networkview) objects
+    using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST.
+requirements:
+  - infoblox_client
+extends_documentation_fragment: nios
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Specifies the name of the network view to either add or remove
+        from the configuration.
+    required: true
+    aliases:
+      - network_view
+  extattrs:
+    description:
+      - Allows for the configuration of Extensible Attributes on the
+        instance of the object.  This argument accepts a set of key / value
+        pairs for configuration.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  comment:
+    description:
+      - Configures a text string comment to be associated with the instance
+        of this object.  The provided text string will be configured on the
+        object instance.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Configures the intended state of the instance of the object on
+        the NIOS server.  When this value is set to C(present), the object
+        is configured on the device and when this value is set to C(absent)
+        the value is removed (if necessary) from the device.
+    required: false
+    default: present
+    choices:
+      - present
+      - absent
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: configure a new network view
+  nios_network_view:
+    name: ansible
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+
+- name: update the comment for network view
+  nios_network_view:
+    name: ansible
+    comment: this is an example comment
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+
+- name: remove the network view
+  nios_network_view:
+    name: ansible
+    state: absent
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+'''
+
+RETURN = ''' # '''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.net_tools.nios.api import get_provider_spec, Wapi
+
+
+def main():
+    ''' Main entry point for module execution
+    '''
+    ib_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(required=True, aliases=['network_view'], ib_req=True),
+
+        extattrs=dict(type='dict'),
+        comment=dict(),
+    )
+
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        provider=dict(required=True),
+        state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'])
+    )
+
+    argument_spec.update(ib_spec)
+    argument_spec.update(get_provider_spec())
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    wapi = Wapi(module)
+    result = wapi.run('networkview', ib_spec)
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_zone.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_zone.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62840f64fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_zone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+# 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: nios_zone
+version_added: "2.5"
+author: "Peter Sprygada (@privateip)"
+short_description: Configure Infoblox NIOS DNS zones
+description:
+  - Adds and/or removes instances of DNS zone objects from
+    Infoblox NIOS servers.  This module manages NIOS C(zone_auth) objects
+    using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST.
+requirements:
+  - infoblox_client
+extends_documentation_fragment: nios
+options:
+  fqdn:
+    description:
+      - Specifies the qualified domain name to either add or remove from
+        the NIOS instance based on the configured C(state) value.
+    required: true
+    default: null
+    aliases:
+      - name
+  view:
+    description:
+      - Configures the DNS view name for the configured resource.  The
+        specified DNS zone must already exist on the running NIOS instance
+        prior to configuring zones.
+    required: true
+    default: default
+    aliases:
+      - dns_view
+  grid_primary:
+    description:
+      - Configures the grid primary servers for this zone.
+    required: false
+    suboptions:
+      name:
+        description:
+          - The name of the grid primary server
+        required: true
+        default: null
+  grid_secondaries:
+    description:
+      - Configures the grid secondary servers for this zone.
+    required: false
+    suboptions:
+      name:
+        description:
+          - The name of the grid secondary server
+        required: true
+  extattrs:
+    description:
+      - Allows for the configuration of Extensible Attributes on the
+        instance of the object.  This argument accepts a set of key / value
+        pairs for configuration.
+    required: false
+  comment:
+    description:
+      - Configures a text string comment to be associated with the instance
+        of this object.  The provided text string will be configured on the
+        object instance.
+    required: false
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Configures the intended state of the instance of the object on
+        the NIOS server.  When this value is set to C(present), the object
+        is configured on the device and when this value is set to C(absent)
+        the value is removed (if necessary) from the device.
+    required: false
+    default: present
+    choices:
+      - present
+      - absent
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: configure a zone on the system
+  nios_zone:
+    name: ansible.com
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+
+- name: update the comment and ext attributes for an existing zone
+  nios_zone:
+    name: ansible.com
+    comment: this is an example comment
+    extattrs:
+      Site: west-dc
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+
+- name: remove the dns zone
+  nios_zone:
+    name: ansible.com
+    state: absent
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+'''
+
+RETURN = ''' # '''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.net_tools.nios.api import get_provider_spec, Wapi
+
+
+def main():
+    ''' Main entry point for module execution
+    '''
+    grid_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(required=True),
+    )
+
+    ib_spec = dict(
+        fqdn=dict(required=True, aliases=['name'], ib_req=True),
+        view=dict(default='default', aliases=['dns_view'], ib_req=True),
+
+        grid_primary=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=grid_spec),
+        grid_secondaries=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=grid_spec),
+
+        extattrs=dict(type='dict'),
+        comment=dict()
+    )
+
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        provider=dict(required=True),
+        state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'])
+    )
+
+    argument_spec.update(ib_spec)
+    argument_spec.update(get_provider_spec())
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    wapi = Wapi(module)
+    result = wapi.run('zone_auth', ib_spec)
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/nios.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/nios.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0496702f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/nios.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#
+# (c) 2015, Peter Sprygada <psprygada@ansible.com>
+#
+# 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/>.
+
+
+class ModuleDocFragment(object):
+
+    # Standard files documentation fragment
+    DOCUMENTATION = """
+options:
+  provider:
+    description:
+      - A dict object containing connection details.
+    default: null
+    suboptions:
+      host:
+        description:
+          - Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote
+            instance of NIOS WAPI over REST
+        required: true
+      username:
+        description:
+          - Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to
+            the remote instance of NIOS.
+      password:
+        description:
+          - Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to
+            the remote instance of NIOS.
+        default: null
+      ssl_verify:
+        description:
+          - Boolean value to enable or disable verifying SSL certificates
+        required: false
+        default: false
+      http_request_timeout:
+        description:
+          - The amount of time before to wait before receiving a response
+        required: false
+        default: 10
+      max_retries:
+        description:
+          - Configures the number of attempted retries before the connection
+            is declared usable
+        required: false
+        default: 3
+      wapi_version:
+        description:
+          - Specifies the version of WAPI to use
+        required: false
+        default: 1.4
+"""
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/net_tools/__init__.py b/test/units/module_utils/net_tools/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/net_tools/nios/__init__.py b/test/units/module_utils/net_tools/nios/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/net_tools/nios/test_api.py b/test/units/module_utils/net_tools/nios/test_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e65046a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/net_tools/nios/test_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+# (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+# 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
+
+import sys
+import copy
+
+from ansible.compat.tests import unittest
+from ansible.compat.tests.mock import patch, MagicMock, Mock
+from ansible.module_utils.net_tools.nios import api
+
+
+class TestNiosApi(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestNiosApi, self).setUp()
+
+        self.module = MagicMock(name='AnsibleModule')
+        self.module.check_mode = False
+        self.module.params = {'provider': None}
+
+        self.mock_connector = patch('ansible.module_utils.net_tools.nios.api.get_connector')
+        self.mock_connector.start()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(TestNiosApi, self).tearDown()
+
+        self.mock_connector.stop()
+
+    def test_get_provider_spec(self):
+        provider_options = ['host', 'username', 'password', 'ssl_verify',
+                            'http_request_timeout', 'http_pool_connections',
+                            'http_pool_maxsize', 'max_retries', 'wapi_version']
+        res = api.get_provider_spec()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(res)
+        self.assertIn('provider', res)
+        self.assertIn('options', res['provider'])
+        returned_options = res['provider']['options']
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(provider_options), sorted(returned_options.keys()))
+
+    def test_wapi_base(self):
+        wapi = api.WapiBase(self.module)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            wapi.run(None, None)
+
+    def _get_wapi(self, test_object):
+        wapi = api.Wapi(self.module)
+        wapi.get_object = Mock(name='get_object', return_value=test_object)
+        wapi.create_object = Mock(name='create_object')
+        wapi.update_object = Mock(name='update_object')
+        wapi.delete_object = Mock(name='delete_object')
+        return wapi
+
+    def test_wapi_no_change(self):
+        self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': 'default',
+                              'comment': 'test comment', 'extattrs': None}
+
+        test_object = [
+            {
+                "comment": "test comment",
+                "_ref": "networkview/ZG5zLm5ldHdvcmtfdmlldyQw:default/true",
+                "name": "default",
+                "extattrs": {}
+            }
+        ]
+
+        test_spec = {
+            "name": {"ib_req": True},
+            "comment": {},
+            "extattrs": {}
+        }
+
+        wapi = self._get_wapi(test_object)
+        res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
+
+        self.assertFalse(res['changed'])
+
+    def test_wapi_change(self):
+        self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': 'default',
+                              'comment': 'updated comment', 'extattrs': None}
+
+        test_object = [
+            {
+                "comment": "test comment",
+                "_ref": "networkview/ZG5zLm5ldHdvcmtfdmlldyQw:default/true",
+                "name": "default",
+                "extattrs": {}
+            }
+        ]
+
+        test_spec = {
+            "name": {"ib_req": True},
+            "comment": {},
+            "extattrs": {}
+        }
+
+        wapi = self._get_wapi(test_object)
+        res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
+
+        self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
+        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+
+    def test_wapi_extattrs_change(self):
+        self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': 'default',
+                              'comment': 'test comment', 'extattrs': {'Site': 'update'}}
+
+        ref = "networkview/ZG5zLm5ldHdvcmtfdmlldyQw:default/true"
+
+        test_object = [{
+            "comment": "test comment",
+            "_ref": ref,
+            "name": "default",
+            "extattrs": {'Site': {'value': 'test'}}
+        }]
+
+        test_spec = {
+            "name": {"ib_req": True},
+            "comment": {},
+            "extattrs": {}
+        }
+
+        kwargs = copy.deepcopy(test_object[0])
+        kwargs['extattrs']['Site']['value'] = 'update'
+        del kwargs['_ref']
+
+        wapi = self._get_wapi(test_object)
+        res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
+
+        self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(ref, kwargs)
+
+    def test_wapi_extattrs_nochange(self):
+        self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': 'default',
+                              'comment': 'test comment', 'extattrs': {'Site': 'test'}}
+
+        test_object = [{
+            "comment": "test comment",
+            "_ref": "networkview/ZG5zLm5ldHdvcmtfdmlldyQw:default/true",
+            "name": "default",
+            "extattrs": {'Site': {'value': 'test'}}
+        }]
+
+        test_spec = {
+            "name": {"ib_req": True},
+            "comment": {},
+            "extattrs": {}
+        }
+
+        wapi = self._get_wapi(test_object)
+        res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
+
+        self.assertFalse(res['changed'])
+
+    def test_wapi_create(self):
+        self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': 'ansible',
+                              'comment': None, 'extattrs': None}
+
+        test_object = None
+
+        test_spec = {
+            "name": {"ib_req": True},
+            "comment": {},
+            "extattrs": {}
+        }
+
+        wapi = self._get_wapi(test_object)
+        res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
+
+        self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
+        wapi.create_object.assert_called_once_with('testobject', {'name': 'ansible'})
+
+    def test_wapi_delete(self):
+        self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'absent', 'name': 'ansible',
+                              'comment': None, 'extattrs': None}
+
+        ref = "networkview/ZG5zLm5ldHdvcmtfdmlldyQw:ansible/false"
+
+        test_object = [{
+            "comment": "test comment",
+            "_ref": ref,
+            "name": "ansible",
+            "extattrs": {'Site': {'value': 'test'}}
+        }]
+
+        test_spec = {
+            "name": {"ib_req": True},
+            "comment": {},
+            "extattrs": {}
+        }
+
+        wapi = self._get_wapi(test_object)
+        res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
+
+        self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
+        wapi.delete_object.assert_called_once_with(ref)
+
+    def test_wapi_strip_network_view(self):
+        self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': 'ansible',
+                              'comment': 'updated comment', 'extattrs': None,
+                              'network_view': 'default'}
+
+        test_object = [{
+            "comment": "test comment",
+            "_ref": "view/ZG5zLm5ldHdvcmtfdmlldyQw:ansible/true",
+            "name": "ansible",
+            "extattrs": {},
+            "network_view": "default"
+        }]
+
+        test_spec = {
+            "name": {"ib_req": True},
+            "network_view": {"ib_req": True},
+            "comment": {},
+            "extattrs": {}
+        }
+
+        kwargs = test_object[0].copy()
+        ref = kwargs.pop('_ref')
+        kwargs['comment'] = 'updated comment'
+        del kwargs['network_view']
+        del kwargs['extattrs']
+
+        wapi = self._get_wapi(test_object)
+        res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
+
+        self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(ref, kwargs)