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+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# This is a 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.
+#
+# This Ansible library 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 this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: s3_lifecycle
+short_description: Manage s3 bucket lifecycle rules in AWS
+description:
+    - Manage s3 bucket lifecycle rules in AWS
+version_added: "2.0"
+author: Rob White (@wimnat)
+notes:
+  - If specifying expiration time as days then transition time must also be specified in days
+  - If specifying expiration time as a date then transition time must also be specified as a date
+requirements:
+  - python-dateutil
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - "Name of the s3 bucket"
+    required: true
+  expiration_date:
+    description:
+      - "Indicates the lifetime of the objects that are subject to the rule by the date they will expire. The value must be ISO-8601 format, the time must be midnight and a GMT timezone must be specified."
+    required: false
+    default: null  
+  expiration_days:
+    description:
+      - "Indicates the lifetime, in days, of the objects that are subject to the rule. The value must be a non-zero positive integer."
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  prefix:
+    description:
+      - "Prefix identifying one or more objects to which the rule applies. If no prefix is specified, the rule will apply to the whole bucket."
+      required: false
+      default: null
+  region:
+    description:
+     - "AWS region to create the bucket in. If not set then the value of the AWS_REGION and EC2_REGION environment variables are checked, followed by the aws_region and ec2_region settings in the Boto config file.  If none of those are set the region defaults to the S3 Location: US Standard."
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  rule_id:
+    description:
+      - "Unique identifier for the rule. The value cannot be longer than 255 characters. A unique value for the rule will be generated if no value is provided."
+      required: false
+      default: null
+  state:
+    description:
+      - "Create or remove the lifecycle rule"
+    required: false
+    default: present
+    choices: [ 'present', 'absent' ]
+  status:
+    description:
+      - "If 'enabled', the rule is currently being applied. If 'disabled', the rule is not currently being applied."
+    required: false
+    default: enabled
+    choices: [ 'enabled', 'disabled' ]
+  storage_class:
+    description:
+      - "The storage class to transition to. Currently there is only one valid value - 'glacier'."
+    required: false
+    default: glacier
+    choices: [ 'glacier' ]
+  transition_date:
+    description:
+      - "Indicates the lifetime of the objects that are subject to the rule by the date they will transition to a different storage class. The value must be ISO-8601 format, the time must be midnight and a GMT timezone must be specified. If transition_days is not specified, this parameter is required."
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  transition_days:
+    description:
+      - "Indicates when, in days, an object transitions to a different storage class. If transition_date is not specified, this parameter is required."
+    required: false
+    default: null
+
+extends_documentation_fragment: aws
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
+
+# Configure a lifecycle rule on a bucket to expire (delete) items with a prefix of /logs/ after 30 days
+- s3_lifecycle:
+    name: mybucket
+    expiration_days: 30
+    prefix: /logs/
+    status: enabled
+    state: present
+    
+# Configure a lifecycle rule to transition all items with a prefix of /logs/ to glacier after 7 days and then delete after 90 days
+- s3_lifecycle:
+    name: mybucket
+    transition_days: 7
+    expiration_days: 90
+    prefix: /logs/
+    status: enabled
+    state: present
+    
+# Configure a lifecycle rule to transition all items with a prefix of /logs/ to glacier on 31 Dec 2020 and then delete on 31 Dec 2030. Note that midnight GMT must be specified.
+# Be sure to quote your date strings
+- s3_lifecycle:
+    name: mybucket
+    transition_date: "2020-12-30T00:00:00.000Z"
+    expiration_date: "2030-12-30T00:00:00.000Z"
+    prefix: /logs/
+    status: enabled
+    state: present
+    
+# Disable the rule created above
+- s3_lifecycle:
+    name: mybucket
+    prefix: /logs/
+    status: disabled
+    state: present
+    
+# Delete the lifecycle rule created above
+- s3_lifecycle:
+    name: mybucket
+    prefix: /logs/
+    state: absent
+    
+'''
+
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+import copy
+import datetime
+
+try:
+    import dateutil.parser
+    HAS_DATEUTIL = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_DATEUTIL = False
+
+try:
+    import boto.ec2
+    from boto.s3.connection import OrdinaryCallingFormat, Location
+    from boto.s3.lifecycle import Lifecycle, Rule, Expiration, Transition
+    from boto.exception import BotoServerError, S3CreateError, S3ResponseError
+    HAS_BOTO = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_BOTO = False
+
+def create_lifecycle_rule(connection, module):
+
+    name = module.params.get("name")
+    expiration_date = module.params.get("expiration_date")
+    expiration_days = module.params.get("expiration_days")
+    prefix = module.params.get("prefix")
+    rule_id = module.params.get("rule_id")
+    status = module.params.get("status")
+    storage_class = module.params.get("storage_class")
+    transition_date = module.params.get("transition_date")
+    transition_days = module.params.get("transition_days")
+    changed = False
+
+    try:
+        bucket = connection.get_bucket(name)
+    except S3ResponseError, e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+
+    # Get the bucket's current lifecycle rules
+    try:
+        current_lifecycle_obj = bucket.get_lifecycle_config()
+    except S3ResponseError, e:
+        if e.error_code == "NoSuchLifecycleConfiguration":
+            current_lifecycle_obj = Lifecycle()
+        else:
+            module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+
+    # Create expiration
+    if expiration_days is not None:
+        expiration_obj = Expiration(days=expiration_days)
+    elif expiration_date is not None:
+        expiration_obj = Expiration(date=expiration_date)
+    else:
+        expiration_obj = None
+    
+    # Create transition
+    if transition_days is not None:
+        transition_obj = Transition(days=transition_days, storage_class=storage_class.upper())
+    elif transition_date is not None:
+        transition_obj = Transition(date=transition_date, storage_class=storage_class.upper())
+    else:
+        transition_obj = None
+
+    # Create rule
+    rule = Rule(rule_id, prefix, status.title(), expiration_obj, transition_obj)
+
+    # Create lifecycle
+    lifecycle_obj = Lifecycle()
+
+    appended = False
+    # If current_lifecycle_obj is not None then we have rules to compare, otherwise just add the rule
+    if current_lifecycle_obj:
+        # If rule ID exists, use that for comparison otherwise compare based on prefix
+        for existing_rule in current_lifecycle_obj:
+            if rule.id == existing_rule.id:
+                if compare_rule(rule, existing_rule):
+                    lifecycle_obj.append(rule)
+                    appended = True
+                else:
+                    lifecycle_obj.append(rule)
+                    changed = True
+                    appended = True
+            elif rule.prefix == existing_rule.prefix:
+                existing_rule.id = None
+                if compare_rule(rule, existing_rule):
+                    lifecycle_obj.append(rule)
+                    appended = True
+                else:
+                    lifecycle_obj.append(rule)
+                    changed = True
+                    appended = True
+        # If nothing appended then append now as the rule must not exist
+        if not appended:
+            lifecycle_obj.append(rule)
+            changed = True
+    else:
+        lifecycle_obj.append(rule)
+        changed = True
+
+    # Write lifecycle to bucket
+    try:
+        bucket.configure_lifecycle(lifecycle_obj)
+    except S3ResponseError, e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+        
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed)
+
+def compare_rule(rule_a, rule_b):
+
+    # Copy objects
+    rule1 = copy.deepcopy(rule_a)
+    rule2 = copy.deepcopy(rule_b)
+
+    # Delete Rule from Rule
+    try:
+        del rule1.Rule
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
+
+    try:
+        del rule2.Rule
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
+
+    # Extract Expiration and Transition objects
+    rule1_expiration = rule1.expiration
+    rule1_transition = rule1.transition
+    rule2_expiration = rule2.expiration
+    rule2_transition = rule2.transition
+
+    # Delete the Expiration and Transition objects from the Rule objects
+    del rule1.expiration
+    del rule1.transition
+    del rule2.expiration
+    del rule2.transition
+
+    # Compare
+    if rule1_transition is None:
+        rule1_transition = Transition()
+    if rule2_transition is None:
+        rule2_transition = Transition()
+    if rule1_expiration is None:
+        rule1_expiration = Expiration()
+    if rule2_expiration is None:
+        rule2_expiration = Expiration()
+
+    if (rule1.__dict__ == rule2.__dict__) and (rule1_expiration.__dict__ == rule2_expiration.__dict__) and (rule1_transition.__dict__ == rule2_transition.__dict__):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
+def destroy_lifecycle_rule(connection, module):
+
+    name = module.params.get("name")
+    prefix = module.params.get("prefix")
+    rule_id = module.params.get("rule_id")
+    changed = False
+
+    if prefix is None:
+        prefix = ""
+
+    try:
+        bucket = connection.get_bucket(name)
+    except S3ResponseError, e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+
+    # Get the bucket's current lifecycle rules
+    try:
+        current_lifecycle_obj = bucket.get_lifecycle_config()
+    except S3ResponseError, e:
+        if e.error_code == "NoSuchLifecycleConfiguration":
+            module.exit_json(changed=changed)
+        else:
+            module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+
+    # Create lifecycle
+    lifecycle_obj = Lifecycle()
+    
+    # Check if rule exists
+    # If an ID exists, use that otherwise compare based on prefix
+    if rule_id is not None:
+        for existing_rule in current_lifecycle_obj:
+            if rule_id == existing_rule.id:
+                # We're not keeping the rule (i.e. deleting) so mark as changed
+                changed = True
+            else:
+                lifecycle_obj.append(existing_rule)
+    else:
+        for existing_rule in current_lifecycle_obj:
+            if prefix == existing_rule.prefix:
+                # We're not keeping the rule (i.e. deleting) so mark as changed
+                changed = True
+            else:
+                lifecycle_obj.append(existing_rule)
+                
+    
+    # Write lifecycle to bucket or, if there no rules left, delete lifecycle configuration
+    try:
+        if lifecycle_obj:
+            bucket.configure_lifecycle(lifecycle_obj)
+        else:
+            bucket.delete_lifecycle_configuration()
+    except BotoServerError, e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+        
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed)
+    
+
+def main():
+
+    argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(
+        dict(
+            name = dict(required=True),
+            expiration_days = dict(default=None, required=False, type='int'),
+            expiration_date = dict(default=None, required=False, type='str'),
+            prefix = dict(default=None, required=False),
+            requester_pays = dict(default='no', type='bool'),
+            rule_id = dict(required=False),
+            state = dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
+            status = dict(default='enabled', choices=['enabled', 'disabled']),
+            storage_class = dict(default='glacier', choices=['glacier']),
+            transition_days = dict(default=None, required=False, type='int'),
+            transition_date = dict(default=None, required=False, type='str')
+        )
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           mutually_exclusive = [
+                                                 [ 'expiration_days', 'expiration_date' ],
+                                                 [ 'expiration_days', 'transition_date' ],
+                                                 [ 'transition_days', 'transition_date' ],
+                                                 [ 'transition_days', 'expiration_date' ]                 
+                                                 ]
+                           )
+
+    if not HAS_BOTO:
+        module.fail_json(msg='boto required for this module')
+        
+    if not HAS_DATEUTIL:
+        module.fail_json(msg='dateutil required for this module')    
+
+    region, ec2_url, aws_connect_params = get_aws_connection_info(module)
+    
+    if region in ('us-east-1', '', None):
+        # S3ism for the US Standard region
+        location = Location.DEFAULT
+    else:
+        # Boto uses symbolic names for locations but region strings will
+        # actually work fine for everything except us-east-1 (US Standard)
+        location = region
+    try:
+        connection = boto.s3.connect_to_region(location, is_secure=True, calling_format=OrdinaryCallingFormat(), **aws_connect_params)
+        # use this as fallback because connect_to_region seems to fail in boto + non 'classic' aws accounts in some cases
+        if connection is None:
+            connection = boto.connect_s3(**aws_connect_params)
+    except (boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound, StandardError), e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
+
+    expiration_date = module.params.get("expiration_date")
+    transition_date = module.params.get("transition_date")
+    state = module.params.get("state")
+
+    # If expiration_date set, check string is valid
+    if expiration_date is not None:
+        try:
+            datetime.datetime.strptime(expiration_date, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z")
+        except ValueError, e:
+            module.fail_json(msg="expiration_date is not a valid ISO-8601 format. The time must be midnight and a timezone of GMT must be included")
+    
+    if transition_date is not None:
+        try:
+            datetime.datetime.strptime(transition_date, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z")
+        except ValueError, e:
+            module.fail_json(msg="expiration_date is not a valid ISO-8601 format. The time must be midnight and a timezone of GMT must be included")
+        
+    if state == 'present':
+        create_lifecycle_rule(connection, module)
+    elif state == 'absent':
+        destroy_lifecycle_rule(connection, module)
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import *
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()