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+#!/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_mx_record
+version_added: "2.6"
+author: "Blair Rampling (@brampling)"
+short_description: Configure Infoblox NIOS MX records
+description:
+  - Adds and/or removes instances of MX record objects from
+    Infoblox NIOS servers.  This module manages NIOS C(record:mx) 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
+  view:
+    description:
+      - Sets the DNS view to associate this a record with.  The DNS
+        view must already be configured on the system
+    required: true
+    default: default
+    aliases:
+      - dns_view
+  mail_exchanger:
+    description:
+      - Configures the mail exchanger FQDN for this MX record.
+    required: true
+    aliases:
+      - mx
+  preference:
+    description:
+      - Configures the preference (0-65535) for this MX record.
+    required: true
+  ttl:
+    description:
+      - Configures the TTL to be associated with this host record
+  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.
+  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.
+  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.
+    default: present
+    choices:
+      - present
+      - absent
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: configure an MX record
+  nios_mx_record:
+    name: ansible.com
+    mx: mailhost.ansible.com
+    preference: 0
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+  connection: local
+
+- name: add a comment to an existing MX record
+  nios_mx_record:
+    name: ansible.com
+    mx: mailhost.ansible.com
+    preference: 0
+    comment: this is a test comment
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+  connection: local
+
+- name: remove an MX record from the system
+  nios_mx_record:
+    name: ansible.com
+    mx: mailhost.ansible.com
+    preference: 0
+    state: absent
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+  connection: local
+'''
+
+RETURN = ''' # '''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
+from ansible.module_utils.net_tools.nios.api import WapiModule
+
+
+def main():
+    ''' Main entry point for module execution
+    '''
+
+    ib_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(required=True, ib_req=True),
+        view=dict(default='default', aliases=['dns_view'], ib_req=True),
+
+        mail_exchanger=dict(aliases=['mx'], ib_req=True),
+        preference=dict(type='int', ib_req=True),
+
+        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(WapiModule.provider_spec)
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    wapi = WapiModule(module)
+    result = wapi.run('record:mx', ib_spec)
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()