diff --git a/docsite/rst/playbooks_lookups.rst b/docsite/rst/playbooks_lookups.rst
index 007f225593..09c4c96602 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/playbooks_lookups.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/playbooks_lookups.rst
@@ -368,6 +368,98 @@ TLSA usage, selector, mtype, cert
TXT strings
========== =============================================================================
+.. _mongodb_lookup:
+
+MongoDB Lookup
+``````````````
+.. versionadded:: 2.3
+
+.. warning:: This lookup depends on the `pymongo 2.4+ `_
+ library.
+
+
+The ``MongoDB`` lookup runs the *find()* command on a given *collection* on a given *MongoDB* server.
+
+The result is a list of jsons, so slightly different from what PyMongo returns. In particular, *timestamps* are converted to epoch integers.
+
+Currently, the following parameters are supported.
+
+=========================== ========= ======= ==================== =======================================================================================================================================================================
+Parameter Mandatory Type Default Value Comment
+--------------------------- --------- ------- -------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+connection_string no string mongodb://localhost/ Can be any valid MongoDB connection string, supporting authentication, replicasets, etc. More info at https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/connection-string/
+extra_connection_parameters no dict {} Dictionary with extra parameters like ssl, ssl_keyfile, maxPoolSize etc... Check the full list here: https://api.mongodb.org/python/current/api/pymongo/mongo_client.html#pymongo.mongo_client.MongoClient
+database yes string Name of the database which the query will be made
+collection yes string Name of the collection which the query will be made
+filter no dict [pymongo default] Criteria of the output Example: { "hostname": "batman" }
+projection no dict [pymongo default] Fields you want returned. Example: { "pid": True , "_id" : False , "hostname" : True }
+skip no integer [pymongo default] How many results should be skept
+limit no integer [pymongo default] How many results should be shown
+sort no list [pymongo default] Sorting rules. Please notice the constats are replaced by strings. [ [ "startTime" , "ASCENDING" ] , [ "age", "DESCENDING" ] ]
+[any find() parameter] no [any] [pymongo default] Every parameter with exception to *connection_string*, *database* and *collection* are passed to pymongo directly.
+=========================== ========= ======= ==================== =======================================================================================================================================================================
+
+Please check https://api.mongodb.org/python/current/api/pymongo/collection.html?highlight=find#pymongo.collection.Collection.find for more detais.
+
+Since there are too many parameters for this lookup method, below is a sample playbook which shows its usage and a nice way to feed the parameters::
+
+ ---
+ - hosts: all
+ gather_facts: false
+
+ vars:
+ mongodb_parameters:
+ #optional parameter, default = "mongodb://localhost/"
+ # connection_string: "mongodb://localhost/"
+ # extra_connection_parameters: { "ssl" : True , "ssl_certfile": /etc/self_signed_certificate.pem" }
+
+ #mandatory parameters
+ database: 'local'
+ collection: "startup_log"
+
+ #optional query parameters
+ #we accept any parameter from the normal mongodb query.
+ # the offical documentation is here
+ # https://api.mongodb.org/python/current/api/pymongo/collection.html?highlight=find#pymongo.collection.Collection.find
+ # filter: { "hostname": "batman" }
+ projection: { "pid": True , "_id" : False , "hostname" : True }
+ # skip: 0
+ limit: 1
+ # sort: [ [ "startTime" , "ASCENDING" ] , [ "age", "DESCENDING" ] ]
+
+ tasks:
+ - debug: msg="Mongo has already started with the following PID [{{ item.pid }}]"
+ with_items:
+ - "{{ lookup('mongodb', mongodb_parameters) }}"
+
+
+
+Sample output::
+
+ ---
+ mdiez@batman:~/ansible$ ansible-playbook m.yml -i localhost.ini
+
+ PLAY [all] *********************************************************************
+
+ TASK [debug] *******************************************************************
+ Sunday 20 March 2016 22:40:39 +0200 (0:00:00.023) 0:00:00.023 **********
+ ok: [localhost] => (item={u'hostname': u'batman', u'pid': 60639L}) => {
+ "item": {
+ "hostname": "batman",
+ "pid": 60639
+ },
+ "msg": "Mongo has already started with the following PID [60639]"
+ }
+
+ PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
+ localhost : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0
+
+ Sunday 20 March 2016 22:40:39 +0200 (0:00:00.067) 0:00:00.091 **********
+ ===============================================================================
+ debug ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.07s
+ mdiez@batman:~/ansible$
+
+
.. _more_lookups:
More Lookups
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/mongodb.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/mongodb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49262769b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/mongodb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+# (c) 2016, Marcos Diez
+# https://github.com/marcosdiez/
+#
+# 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 .
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+import datetime
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+try:
+ from pymongo import ASCENDING, DESCENDING
+ from pymongo.errors import ConnectionFailure
+ from pymongo import MongoClient
+except ImportError:
+ try: # for older PyMongo 2.2
+ from pymongo import Connection as MongoClient
+ except ImportError:
+ pymongo_found = False
+ else:
+ pymongo_found = True
+else:
+ pymongo_found = True
+
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
+from ansible.plugins.lookup import LookupBase
+
+class LookupModule(LookupBase):
+
+ def _fix_sort_parameter(self, sort_parameter):
+ if sort_parameter is None:
+ return sort_parameter
+
+ if not isinstance(sort_parameter, list):
+ raise AnsibleError("Error. Sort parameters must be a list, not [ {} ]".format(sort_parameter))
+
+ for item in sort_parameter:
+ self._convert_sort_string_to_constant(item)
+
+ return sort_parameter
+
+ def _convert_sort_string_to_constant(self, item):
+ original_sort_order = item[1]
+ sort_order = original_sort_order.upper()
+ if sort_order == "ASCENDING":
+ item[1] = ASCENDING
+ elif sort_order == "DESCENDING":
+ item[1] = DESCENDING
+ #else the user knows what s/he is doing and we won't predict. PyMongo will return an error if necessary
+
+ def convert_mongo_result_to_valid_json(self, result):
+ if result is None:
+ return result
+ if isinstance(result, (int, long, float, bool)):
+ return result
+ if isinstance(result, string_types):
+ return result
+ elif isinstance(result, list):
+ new_list = []
+ for elem in result:
+ new_list.append(self.convert_mongo_result_to_valid_json(elem))
+ return new_list
+ elif isinstance(result, dict):
+ new_dict = {}
+ for key in result.keys():
+ value = reslut[key] # python2 and 3 compatible....
+ new_dict[key] = self.convert_mongo_result_to_valid_json(value)
+ return new_dict
+ elif isinstance(result, datetime.datetime):
+ #epoch
+ return (result - datetime.datetime(1970,1,1)).total_seconds()
+ else:
+ #failsafe
+ return "{}".format(result)
+
+
+ def run(self, terms, variables, **kwargs):
+
+ ret = []
+ for term in terms:
+ '''
+ Makes a MongoDB query and returns the output as a valid list of json.
+ Timestamps are converted to epoch integers/longs.
+
+ Here is a sample playbook that uses it:
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+- hosts: all
+ gather_facts: false
+
+ vars:
+ mongodb_parameters:
+ #optional parameter, default = "mongodb://localhost/"
+ # connection_string: "mongodb://localhost/"
+
+ #mandatory parameters
+ database: 'local'
+ collection: "startup_log"
+
+ #optional query parameters
+ #we accept any parameter from the normal mongodb query.
+ # the offical documentation is here
+ # https://api.mongodb.org/python/current/api/pymongo/collection.html?highlight=find#pymongo.collection.Collection.find
+ # filter: { "hostname": "batman" }
+ # projection: { "pid": True , "_id" : False , "hostname" : True }
+ # skip: 0
+ # limit: 1
+ # sort: [ [ "startTime" , "ASCENDING" ] , [ "age", "DESCENDING" ] ]
+ # extra_connection_parameters = { }
+
+ # dictionary with extra parameters like ssl, ssl_keyfile, maxPoolSize etc...
+ # the full list is available here. It varies from PyMongo version
+ # https://api.mongodb.org/python/current/api/pymongo/mongo_client.html#pymongo.mongo_client.MongoClient
+
+ tasks:
+ - debug: msg="Mongo has already started with the following PID [{{ item.pid }}] - full_data {{ item }} "
+ with_items:
+ - "{{ lookup('mongodb', mongodb_parameters) }}"
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ '''
+
+ connection_string = term.get('connection_string', "mongodb://localhost")
+ database = term["database"]
+ collection = term['collection']
+ extra_connection_parameters = term.get('extra_connection_parameters', {})
+
+ if "extra_connection_parameters" in term:
+ del term["extra_connection_parameters"]
+ if "connection_string" in term:
+ del term["connection_string"]
+ del term["database"]
+ del term["collection"]
+
+ if "sort" in term:
+ term["sort"] = self._fix_sort_parameter(term["sort"])
+
+ # all other parameters are sent to mongo, so we are future and past proof
+
+ try:
+ client = MongoClient(connection_string, **extra_connection_parameters)
+ results = client[database][collection].find( **term )
+
+ for result in results:
+ result = self.convert_mongo_result_to_valid_json(result)
+ ret.append(result)
+
+ except ConnectionFailure as e:
+ raise AnsibleError('unable to connect to database: %s' % str(e))
+
+
+
+ return ret