This patch fixes a number of outstanding bugs and code convention problems. (#31618)

* documentation was not inline with other Ansible modules
* Python 3 specific imports were missing
* monitor_type is no longer required when creating a new pool; it is now the default.
* A new monitor_type choice of "single" was added for a more intuitive way to specify "a single monitor". It uses "and_list" underneath, but provides additional checks to ensure that you are specifying only a single monitor.
* host and port arguments have been deprecated for now. Please use bigip_pool_member instead.
* 'partition' field was missing from documentation.
* A note that "python 2.7 or greater is required" has been added for those who were not aware that this applies for ALL F5 modules.
* Unit tests were fixed to support the above module

lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_pool.py

@@ -4,26 +4,21 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2017 F5 Networks 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 = '''
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 ---
 module: bigip_pool
-short_description: Manages F5 BIG-IP LTM pools.
+short_description: Manages F5 BIG-IP LTM pools
 description:
   - Manages F5 BIG-IP LTM pools via iControl REST API.
 version_added: 1.2
-author:
-  - Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
-  - Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)
-notes:
-  - Requires BIG-IP software version >= 11.
-  - F5 developed module 'F5-SDK' required (https://github.com/F5Networks/f5-common-python).
-  - Best run as a local_action in your playbook.
-requirements:
-  - f5-sdk
 options:
   description:
     description:
@@ -62,9 +57,15 @@ options:
       - weighted-least-connections-nod
   monitor_type:
     description:
-      - Monitor rule type when C(monitors) > 1.
+      - Monitor rule type when C(monitors) is specified. When creating a new
+        pool, if this value is not specified, the default of 'and_list' will
+        be used.
+      - Both C(single) and C(and_list) are functionally identical since BIG-IP
+        considers all monitors as "a list". BIG=IP either has a list of many,
+        or it has a list of one. Where they differ is in the extra guards that
+        C(single) provides; namely that it only allows a single monitor.
     version_added: "1.3"
-    choices: ['and_list', 'm_of_n']
+    choices: ['and_list', 'm_of_n', 'single']
   quorum:
     description:
       - Monitor quorum value when C(monitor_type) is C(m_of_n).
@@ -96,136 +97,212 @@ options:
   host:
     description:
       - Pool member IP.
+      - Deprecated in 2.4. Use the C(bigip_pool_member) module instead.
     aliases:
       - address
   port:
     description:
       - Pool member port.
+      - Deprecated in 2.4. Use the C(bigip_pool_member) module instead.
+  partition:
+    description:
+      - Device partition to manage resources on.
+    default: Common
+    version_added: 2.5
+notes:
+  - Requires BIG-IP software version >= 11.
+  - F5 developed module 'F5-SDK' required (https://github.com/F5Networks/f5-common-python).
+  - Best run as a local_action in your playbook.
+requirements:
+  - f5-sdk
+  - Python >= 2.7
 extends_documentation_fragment: f5
+author:
+  - Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
+  - Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)
 '''
 
-EXAMPLES = '''
+EXAMPLES = r'''
 - name: Create pool
   bigip_pool:
-      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
+    server: lb.mydomain.com
-      user: "admin"
+    user: admin
-      password: "secret"
+    password: secret
-      state: "present"
+    state: present
-      name: "my-pool"
+    name: my-pool
-      partition: "Common"
+    partition: Common
-      lb_method: "least_connection_member"
+    lb_method: least_connection_member
-      slow_ramp_time: 120
+    slow_ramp_time: 120
   delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Modify load balancer method
   bigip_pool:
-      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
+    server: lb.mydomain.com
-      user: "admin"
+    user: admin
-      password: "secret"
+    password: secret
-      state: "present"
+    state: present
-      name: "my-pool"
+    name: my-pool
-      partition: "Common"
+    partition: Common
-      lb_method: "round_robin"
+    lb_method: round_robin
   delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Add pool member
   bigip_pool:
-      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
+    server: lb.mydomain.com
-      user: "admin"
+    user: admin
-      password: "secret"
+    password: secret
-      state: "present"
+    state: present
-      name: "my-pool"
+    name: my-pool
-      partition: "Common"
+    partition: Common
-      host: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4['address'] }}"
+    host: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4['address'] }}"
-      port: 80
+    port: 80
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Set a single monitor (with enforcement)
+  bigip_pool:
+    server: lb.mydomain.com
+    user: admin
+    password: secret
+    state: present
+    name: my-pool
+    partition: Common
+    monitor_type: single
+    monitors:
+      - http
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Set a single monitor (without enforcement)
+  bigip_pool:
+    server: lb.mydomain.com
+    user: admin
+    password: secret
+    state: present
+    name: my-pool
+    partition: Common
+    monitors:
+      - http
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Set multiple monitors (all must succeed)
+  bigip_pool:
+    server: lb.mydomain.com
+    user: admin
+    password: secret
+    state: present
+    name: my-pool
+    partition: Common
+    monitor_type: and_list
+    monitors:
+      - http
+      - tcp
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Set multiple monitors (at least 1 must succeed)
+  bigip_pool:
+    server: lb.mydomain.com
+    user: admin
+    password: secret
+    state: present
+    name: my-pool
+    partition: Common
+    monitor_type: m_of_n
+    quorum: 1
+    monitors:
+      - http
+      - tcp
   delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Remove pool member from pool
   bigip_pool:
-      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
+    server: lb.mydomain.com
-      user: "admin"
+    user: admin
-      password: "secret"
+    password: secret
-      state: "absent"
+    state: absent
-      name: "my-pool"
+    name: my-pool
-      partition: "Common"
+    partition: Common
-      host: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4['address'] }}"
+    host: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4['address'] }}"
-      port: 80
+    port: 80
   delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Delete pool
   bigip_pool:
-      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
+    server: lb.mydomain.com
-      user: "admin"
+    user: admin
-      password: "secret"
+    password: secret
-      state: "absent"
+    state: absent
-      name: "my-pool"
+    name: my-pool
-      partition: "Common"
+    partition: Common
   delegate_to: localhost
 '''
 
-RETURN = '''
+RETURN = r'''
 monitor_type:
-    description: The contact that was set on the datacenter.
+  description: The contact that was set on the datacenter.
-    returned: changed
+  returned: changed
-    type: string
+  type: string
-    sample: "admin@root.local"
+  sample: admin@root.local
 quorum:
-    description: The quorum that was set on the pool
+  description: The quorum that was set on the pool.
-    returned: changed
+  returned: changed
-    type: int
+  type: int
-    sample: 2
+  sample: 2
 monitors:
-    description: Monitors set on the pool.
+  description: Monitors set on the pool.
-    returned: changed
+  returned: changed
-    type: list
+  type: list
-    sample: ['/Common/http', '/Common/gateway_icmp']
+  sample: ['/Common/http', '/Common/gateway_icmp']
 service_down_action:
-    description: Service down action that is set on the pool.
+  description: Service down action that is set on the pool.
-    returned: changed
+  returned: changed
-    type: string
+  type: string
-    sample: "reset"
+  sample: reset
 description:
-    description: Description set on the pool.
+  description: Description set on the pool.
-    returned: changed
+  returned: changed
-    type: string
+  type: string
-    sample: "Pool of web servers"
+  sample: Pool of web servers
 lb_method:
-    description: The LB method set for the pool.
+  description: The LB method set for the pool.
-    returned: changed
+  returned: changed
-    type: string
+  type: string
-    sample: "round-robin"
+  sample: round-robin
 host:
-    description: IP of pool member included in pool.
+  description: IP of pool member included in pool.
-    returned: changed
+  returned: changed
-    type: string
+  type: string
-    sample: "10.10.10.10"
+  sample: 10.10.10.10
 port:
-    description: Port of pool member included in pool.
+  description: Port of pool member included in pool.
-    returned: changed
+  returned: changed
-    type: int
+  type: int
-    sample: 80
+  sample: 80
 slow_ramp_time:
-    description: The new value that is set for the slow ramp-up time.
+  description: The new value that is set for the slow ramp-up time.
-    returned: changed
+  returned: changed
-    type: int
+  type: int
-    sample: 500
+  sample: 500
 reselect_tries:
-    description: The new value that is set for the number of tries to contact member
+  description: The new value that is set for the number of tries to contact member.
-    returned: changed
+  returned: changed
-    type: int
+  type: int
-    sample: 10
+  sample: 10
 '''
 
 import re
 import os
+
+from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import AnsibleF5Client
+from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import AnsibleF5Parameters
+from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import HAS_F5SDK
+from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import F5ModuleError
+from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
+from collections import defaultdict
 from netaddr import IPAddress, AddrFormatError
-from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import (
+
-    AnsibleF5Client,
+try:
-    AnsibleF5Parameters,
+    from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
-    HAS_F5SDK,
+except ImportError:
-    F5ModuleError,
+    HAS_F5SDK = False
-    iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
-)
 
 
 class Parameters(AnsibleF5Parameters):
@@ -233,13 +310,13 @@ class Parameters(AnsibleF5Parameters):
         'loadBalancingMode': 'lb_method',
         'slowRampTime': 'slow_ramp_time',
         'reselectTries': 'reselect_tries',
-        'serviceDownAction': 'service_down_action'
+        'serviceDownAction': 'service_down_action',
+        'monitor': 'monitors'
     }
 
-    updatables = [
+    api_attributes = [
-        'monitor_type', 'quorum', 'monitors', 'service_down_action',
+        'description', 'name', 'loadBalancingMode', 'monitor', 'slowRampTime',
-        'description', 'lb_method', 'slow_ramp_time', 'reselect_tries',
+        'reselectTries', 'serviceDownAction'
-        'host', 'port'
     ]
 
     returnables = [
@@ -248,15 +325,41 @@ class Parameters(AnsibleF5Parameters):
         'reselect_tries', 'monitor', 'member_name', 'name', 'partition'
     ]
 
-    api_attributes = [
+    updatables = [
-        'description', 'name', 'loadBalancingMode', 'monitor', 'slowRampTime',
+        'monitor_type', 'quorum', 'monitors', 'service_down_action',
-        'reselectTries', 'serviceDownAction'
+        'description', 'lb_method', 'slow_ramp_time', 'reselect_tries',
+        'host', 'port'
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, params=None):
-        super(Parameters, self).__init__(params)
+        self._values = defaultdict(lambda: None)
+        if params:
+            self.update(params=params)
         self._values['__warnings'] = []
 
+    def update(self, params=None):
+        if params:
+            for k, v in iteritems(params):
+                if self.api_map is not None and k in self.api_map:
+                    map_key = self.api_map[k]
+                else:
+                    map_key = k
+
+                # Handle weird API parameters like `dns.proxy.__iter__` by
+                # using a map provided by the module developer
+                class_attr = getattr(type(self), map_key, None)
+                if isinstance(class_attr, property):
+                    # There is a mapped value for the api_map key
+                    if class_attr.fset is None:
+                        # If the mapped value does not have an associated setter
+                        self._values[map_key] = v
+                    else:
+                        # The mapped value has a setter
+                        setattr(self, map_key, v)
+                else:
+                    # If the mapped value is not a @property
+                    self._values[map_key] = v
+
     @property
     def lb_method(self):
         lb_map = {
@@ -295,71 +398,74 @@ class Parameters(AnsibleF5Parameters):
             raise F5ModuleError('Provided lb_method is unknown')
         return lb_method
 
+    def _fqdn_name(self, value):
+        if value.startswith('/'):
+            name = os.path.basename(value)
+            result = '/{0}/{1}'.format(self.partition, name)
+        else:
+            result = '/{0}/{1}'.format(self.partition, value)
+        return result
+
+    @property
+    def monitors_list(self):
+        if self._values['monitors'] is None:
+            return []
+        try:
+            result = re.findall(r'/\w+/[^\s}]+', self._values['monitors'])
+            return result
+        except Exception:
+            return self._values['monitors']
+
     @property
     def monitors(self):
-        monitors = list()
+        if self._values['monitors'] is None:
-        monitor_list = self._values['monitors']
-        monitor_type = self._values['monitor_type']
-        error1 = "The 'monitor_type' parameter cannot be empty when " \
-                 "'monitors' parameter is specified."
-        error2 = "The 'monitor' parameter cannot be empty when " \
-                 "'monitor_type' parameter is specified"
-        if monitor_list is not None and monitor_type is None:
-            raise F5ModuleError(error1)
-        elif monitor_list is None and monitor_type is not None:
-            raise F5ModuleError(error2)
-        elif monitor_list is None:
             return None
+        monitors = [self._fqdn_name(x) for x in self.monitors_list]
+        if self.monitor_type == 'm_of_n':
+            monitors = ' '.join(monitors)
+            result = 'min %s of { %s }' % (self.quorum, monitors)
+        else:
+            result = ' and '.join(monitors).strip()
 
-        for m in monitor_list:
+        return result
-            if re.match(r'\/\w+\/\w+', m):
-                m = '/{0}/{1}'.format(self.partition, os.path.basename(m))
-            elif re.match(r'\w+', m):
-                m = '/{0}/{1}'.format(self.partition, m)
-            else:
-                raise F5ModuleError(
-                    "Unknown monitor format '{0}'".format(m)
-                )
-            monitors.append(m)
-
-        return monitors
 
     @property
     def quorum(self):
-        value = self._values['quorum']
+        if self.kind == 'tm:ltm:pool:poolstate':
-        error = "Quorum value must be specified with monitor_type 'm_of_n'."
+            if self._values['monitors'] is None:
-        if self._values['monitor_type'] == 'm_of_n' and value is None:
+                return None
-            raise F5ModuleError(error)
+            pattern = r'min\s+(?P<quorum>\d+)\s+of'
-        return value
+            matches = re.search(pattern, self._values['monitors'])
+            if matches:
+                quorum = matches.group('quorum')
+            else:
+                quorum = None
+        else:
+            quorum = self._values['quorum']
+        try:
+            if quorum is None:
+                return None
+            return int(quorum)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise F5ModuleError(
+                "The specified 'quorum' must be an integer."
+            )
 
     @property
-    def monitor(self):
+    def monitor_type(self):
-        monitors = self.monitors
+        if self.kind == 'tm:ltm:pool:poolstate':
-        monitor_type = self._values['monitor_type']
+            if self._values['monitors'] is None:
-        quorum = self.quorum
+                return None
-
+            pattern = r'min\s+\d+\s+of'
-        if monitors is None:
+            matches = re.search(pattern, self._values['monitors'])
-            return None
+            if matches:
-
+                return 'm_of_n'
-        if monitor_type == 'and_list':
+            else:
-            and_list = list()
+                return 'and_list'
-            for m in monitors:
-                if monitors.index(m) == 0:
-                    and_list.append(m)
-                else:
-                    and_list.append('and')
-                    and_list.append(m)
-            result = ' '.join(and_list)
         else:
-            min_list = list()
+            if self._values['monitor_type'] is None:
-            prefix = 'min {0} of {{'.format(str(quorum))
+                return None
-            min_list.append(prefix)
+            return self._values['monitor_type']
-            for m in monitors:
-                min_list.append(m)
-            min_list.append('}')
-            result = ' '.join(min_list)
-
-        return result
 
     @property
     def host(self):
@@ -418,12 +524,83 @@ class Parameters(AnsibleF5Parameters):
         return result
 
 
+class Changes(Parameters):
+    pass
+
+
+class Difference(object):
+    def __init__(self, want, have=None):
+        self.want = want
+        self.have = have
+
+    def compare(self, param):
+        try:
+            result = getattr(self, param)
+            return result
+        except AttributeError:
+            return self.__default(param)
+
+    def __default(self, param):
+        attr1 = getattr(self.want, param)
+        try:
+            attr2 = getattr(self.have, param)
+            if attr1 != attr2:
+                return attr1
+        except AttributeError:
+            return attr1
+
+    @property
+    def monitor_type(self):
+        if self.want.monitor_type is None:
+            self.want.update(dict(monitor_type=self.have.monitor_type))
+        if self.want.quorum is None:
+            self.want.update(dict(quorum=self.have.quorum))
+        if self.want.monitor_type == 'm_of_n' and self.want.quorum is None:
+            raise F5ModuleError(
+                "Quorum value must be specified with monitor_type 'm_of_n'."
+            )
+        elif self.want.monitor_type == 'single':
+            if len(self.want.monitors_list) > 1:
+                raise F5ModuleError(
+                    "When using a 'monitor_type' of 'single', only one monitor may be provided."
+                )
+            elif len(self.have.monitors_list) > 1 and len(self.want.monitors_list) == 0:
+                # Handle instances where there already exists many monitors, and the
+                # user runs the module again specifying that the monitor_type should be
+                # changed to 'single'
+                raise F5ModuleError(
+                    "A single monitor must be specified if more than one monitor currently exists on your pool."
+                )
+            # Update to 'and_list' here because the above checks are all that need
+            # to be done before we change the value back to what is expected by
+            # BIG-IP.
+            #
+            # Remember that 'single' is nothing more than a fancy way of saying
+            # "and_list plus some extra checks"
+            self.want.update(dict(monitor_type='and_list'))
+        if self.want.monitor_type != self.have.monitor_type:
+            return self.want.monitor_type
+
+    @property
+    def monitors(self):
+        if self.want.monitor_type is None:
+            self.want.update(dict(monitor_type=self.have.monitor_type))
+        if not self.want.monitors_list:
+            self.want.monitors = self.have.monitors_list
+        if not self.want.monitors and self.want.monitor_type is not None:
+            raise F5ModuleError(
+                "The 'monitors' parameter cannot be empty when 'monitor_type' parameter is specified"
+            )
+        if self.want.monitors != self.have.monitors:
+            return self.want.monitors
+
+
 class ModuleManager(object):
     def __init__(self, client):
         self.client = client
         self.have = None
         self.want = Parameters(self.client.module.params)
-        self.changes = Parameters()
+        self.changes = Changes()
 
     def exec_module(self):
         changed = False
@@ -465,13 +642,15 @@ class ModuleManager(object):
             self.changes = Parameters(changed)
 
     def _update_changed_options(self):
-        changed = {}
+        diff = Difference(self.want, self.have)
-        for key in Parameters.updatables:
+        updatables = Parameters.updatables
-            if getattr(self.want, key) is not None:
+        changed = dict()
-                attr1 = getattr(self.want, key)
+        for k in updatables:
-                attr2 = getattr(self.have, key)
+            change = diff.compare(k)
-                if attr1 != attr2:
+            if change is None:
-                    changed[key] = attr1
+                continue
+            else:
+                changed[k] = change
         if changed:
             self.changes = Parameters(changed)
             return True
@@ -528,6 +707,24 @@ class ModuleManager(object):
         return True
 
     def create(self):
+        if self.want.monitor_type is not None:
+            if not self.want.monitors_list:
+                raise F5ModuleError(
+                    "The 'monitors' parameter cannot be empty when 'monitor_type' parameter is specified"
+                )
+        else:
+            if self.want.monitor_type is None:
+                self.want.update(dict(monitor_type='and_list'))
+
+        if self.want.monitor_type == 'm_of_n' and self.want.quorum is None:
+            raise F5ModuleError(
+                "Quorum value must be specified with monitor_type 'm_of_n'."
+            )
+        elif self.want.monitor_type == 'single' and len(self.want.monitors_list) > 1:
+            raise F5ModuleError(
+                "When using a 'monitor_type' of 'single', only one monitor may be provided"
+            )
+
         self._set_changed_options()
         if self.client.check_mode:
             return True
@@ -665,7 +862,7 @@ class ArgumentSpec(object):
             ),
             monitor_type=dict(
                 choices=[
-                    'and_list', 'm_of_n'
+                    'and_list', 'm_of_n', 'single'
                 ]
             ),
             quorum=dict(

test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_pool.py

@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ try:
     from library.bigip_pool import Parameters
     from library.bigip_pool import ModuleManager
     from library.bigip_pool import ArgumentSpec
+    from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
 except ImportError:
     try:
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_pool import Parameters
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_pool import ModuleManager
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_pool import ArgumentSpec
+        from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
     except ImportError:
         raise SkipTest("F5 Ansible modules require the f5-sdk Python library")
 
@@ -82,10 +84,9 @@ class BigIpObj(object):
 
 class TestParameters(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_module_parameters(self):
-        m = ['/Common/Fake', '/Common/Fake2']
         args = dict(
             monitor_type='m_of_n',
-            monitors=m,
+            monitors=['/Common/Fake', '/Common/Fake2'],
             quorum=1,
             slow_ramp_time=200,
             reselect_tries=5,
@@ -97,8 +98,7 @@ class TestParameters(unittest.TestCase):
         p = Parameters(args)
         assert p.monitor_type == 'm_of_n'
         assert p.quorum == 1
-        assert p.monitors == m
+        assert p.monitors == 'min 1 of { /Common/Fake /Common/Fake2 }'
-        assert p.monitor == 'min 1 of { /Common/Fake /Common/Fake2 }'
         assert p.host == '192.168.1.1'
         assert p.port == 8080
         assert p.member_name == '192.168.1.1:8080'
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class TestParameters(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         p = Parameters(args)
-        assert p.monitor == '/Common/Fake and /Common/Fake2'
+        assert p.monitors == '/Common/Fake and /Common/Fake2'
         assert p.slow_ramp_time == 200
         assert p.reselect_tries == 5
         assert p.service_down_action == 'drop'
@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@ class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
         mm.create_on_device = Mock(return_value=True)
         mm.exists = Mock(return_value=False)
 
-        msg = "The 'monitor_type' parameter cannot be empty when " \
+        results = mm.exec_module()
-              "'monitors' parameter is specified."
-        with pytest.raises(F5ModuleError) as err:
-            mm.exec_module()
 
-        assert str(err.value) == msg
+        assert results['changed'] is True
+        assert results['name'] == 'fake_pool'
+        assert results['monitors'] == '/Common/tcp and /Common/http'
+        assert results['monitor_type'] == 'and_list'
 
     def test_create_pool_monitors_missing(self, *args):
         set_module_args(dict(
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
         mm.create_on_device = Mock(return_value=True)
         mm.exists = Mock(return_value=False)
 
-        msg = "The 'monitor' parameter cannot be empty when " \
+        msg = "The 'monitors' parameter cannot be empty when " \
               "'monitor_type' parameter is specified"
         with pytest.raises(F5ModuleError) as err:
             mm.exec_module()
@@ -385,9 +385,8 @@ class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         assert results['changed'] is True
         assert results['name'] == 'fake_pool'
-        assert results['monitors'] == ['/Common/tcp', '/Common/http']
+        assert results['monitors'] == '/Common/tcp and /Common/http'
         assert results['monitor_type'] == 'and_list'
-        assert results['monitor'] == '/Common/tcp and /Common/http'
 
     def test_create_pool_monitor_m_of_n(self, *args):
         set_module_args(dict(
@@ -415,9 +414,8 @@ class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         assert results['changed'] is True
         assert results['name'] == 'fake_pool'
-        assert results['monitors'] == ['/Common/tcp', '/Common/http']
+        assert results['monitors'] == 'min 1 of { /Common/tcp /Common/http }'
         assert results['monitor_type'] == 'm_of_n'
-        assert results['monitor'] == 'min 1 of { /Common/tcp /Common/http }'
 
     def test_update_monitors(self, *args):
         set_module_args(dict(
@@ -452,9 +450,8 @@ class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
         results = mm.exec_module()
 
         assert results['changed'] is True
-        assert results['monitors'] == ['/Common/http', '/Common/tcp']
         assert results['monitor_type'] == 'and_list'
-        assert results['monitor'] == '/Common/http and /Common/tcp'
+        assert results['monitors'] == '/Common/http and /Common/tcp'
 
     def test_update_pool_new_member(self, *args):
         set_module_args(dict(
@@ -552,9 +549,8 @@ class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         assert results['changed'] is True
         assert results['name'] == 'fake_pool'
-        assert results['monitors'] == ['/Common/tcp', '/Common/http']
+        assert results['monitors'] == '/Common/tcp and /Common/http'
         assert results['monitor_type'] == 'and_list'
-        assert results['monitor'] == '/Common/tcp and /Common/http'
 
     def test_create_pool_monitor_m_of_n_no_partition(self, *args):
         set_module_args(dict(
@@ -581,9 +577,8 @@ class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         assert results['changed'] is True
         assert results['name'] == 'fake_pool'
-        assert results['monitors'] == ['/Common/tcp', '/Common/http']
+        assert results['monitors'] == 'min 1 of { /Common/tcp /Common/http }'
         assert results['monitor_type'] == 'm_of_n'
-        assert results['monitor'] == 'min 1 of { /Common/tcp /Common/http }'
 
     def test_create_pool_monitor_and_list_custom_partition(self, *args):
         set_module_args(dict(
@@ -610,9 +605,8 @@ class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         assert results['changed'] is True
         assert results['name'] == 'fake_pool'
-        assert results['monitors'] == ['/Testing/tcp', '/Testing/http']
+        assert results['monitors'] == '/Testing/tcp and /Testing/http'
         assert results['monitor_type'] == 'and_list'
-        assert results['monitor'] == '/Testing/tcp and /Testing/http'
 
     def test_create_pool_monitor_m_of_n_custom_partition(self, *args):
         set_module_args(dict(
@@ -640,6 +634,5 @@ class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         assert results['changed'] is True
         assert results['name'] == 'fake_pool'
-        assert results['monitors'] == ['/Testing/tcp', '/Testing/http']
+        assert results['monitors'] == 'min 1 of { /Testing/tcp /Testing/http }'
         assert results['monitor_type'] == 'm_of_n'
-        assert results['monitor'] == 'min 1 of { /Testing/tcp /Testing/http }'