Add nso_query module to query Cisco NSO using XPath (#34188)

lib/ansible/modules/network/nso/nso_query.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+#
+# 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/>.
+#
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
+    'metadata_version': '1.1',
+    'status': ['preview'],
+    'supported_by': 'community'
+}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: nso_query
+extends_documentation_fragment: nso
+short_description: Query data from Cisco NSO.
+description:
+  - This module provides support for querying data from Cisco NSO using XPath.
+requirements:
+  - Cisco NSO version 3.4 or higher.
+author: "Claes Nästén (@cnasten)"
+options:
+  xpath:
+    description: XPath selection relative to the root.
+    required: true
+  fields:
+    description: >
+      List of fields to select from matching nodes.
+    required: true
+version_added: "2.5"
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Select device name and description
+  nso_query:
+    url: http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc
+    username: username
+    password: password
+    xpath: /ncs:devices/device
+    fields:
+    - name
+    - description
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+output:
+  description: Value of matching nodes
+  returned: success
+  type: list
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nso.nso import connect, verify_version, nso_argument_spec
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nso.nso import ModuleFailException, NsoException
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+
+class NsoQuery(object):
+    REQUIRED_VERSIONS = [
+        (3, 4)
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, check_mode, client, xpath, fields):
+        self._check_mode = check_mode
+        self._client = client
+        self._xpath = xpath
+        self._fields = fields
+
+    def main(self):
+        if self._check_mode:
+            return []
+        else:
+            return self._client.query(self._xpath, self._fields)
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        xpath=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+        fields=dict(required=True, type='list')
+    )
+    argument_spec.update(nso_argument_spec)
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=True
+    )
+    p = module.params
+
+    client = connect(p)
+    nso_query = NsoQuery(
+        module.check_mode, client,
+        p['xpath'], p['fields'])
+    try:
+        verify_version(client, NsoQuery.REQUIRED_VERSIONS)
+
+        output = nso_query.main()
+        client.logout()
+        module.exit_json(changed=False, output=output)
+    except NsoException as ex:
+        client.logout()
+        module.fail_json(msg=ex.message)
+    except ModuleFailException as ex:
+        client.logout()
+        module.fail_json(msg=ex.message)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()