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+# This code is part of Ansible, but is an independent component.
+# This particular file snippet, and this file snippet only, is BSD licensed.
+# Modules you write using this snippet, which is embedded dynamically by Ansible
+# still belong to the author of the module, and may assign their own license
+# to the complete work.
+#
+# Copyright (c), Jonathan Mainguy <jon@soh.re>, 2015
+# Most of this was originally added by Sven Schliesing @muffl0n in the mysql_user.py module
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+#    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+#      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+#      and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+# IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+# INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+# INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
+# USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+import os
+
+try:
+    import pymysql as mysql_driver
+    _mysql_cursor_param = 'cursor'
+except ImportError:
+    try:
+        import MySQLdb as mysql_driver
+        import MySQLdb.cursors
+        _mysql_cursor_param = 'cursorclass'
+    except ImportError:
+        mysql_driver = None
+
+mysql_driver_fail_msg = 'The PyMySQL (Python 2.7 and Python 3.X) or MySQL-python (Python 2.X) module is required.'
+
+
+def mysql_connect(module, login_user=None, login_password=None, config_file='', ssl_cert=None, ssl_key=None, ssl_ca=None, db=None, cursor_class=None,
+                  connect_timeout=30):
+    config = {}
+
+    if ssl_ca is not None or ssl_key is not None or ssl_cert is not None:
+        config['ssl'] = {}
+
+    if module.params['login_unix_socket']:
+        config['unix_socket'] = module.params['login_unix_socket']
+    else:
+        config['host'] = module.params['login_host']
+        config['port'] = module.params['login_port']
+
+    if os.path.exists(config_file):
+        config['read_default_file'] = config_file
+
+    # If login_user or login_password are given, they should override the
+    # config file
+    if login_user is not None:
+        config['user'] = login_user
+    if login_password is not None:
+        config['passwd'] = login_password
+    if ssl_cert is not None:
+        config['ssl']['cert'] = ssl_cert
+    if ssl_key is not None:
+        config['ssl']['key'] = ssl_key
+    if ssl_ca is not None:
+        config['ssl']['ca'] = ssl_ca
+    if db is not None:
+        config['db'] = db
+    if connect_timeout is not None:
+        config['connect_timeout'] = connect_timeout
+
+    db_connection = mysql_driver.connect(**config)
+
+    if cursor_class == 'DictCursor':
+        return db_connection.cursor(**{_mysql_cursor_param: mysql_driver.cursors.DictCursor})
+    else:
+        return db_connection.cursor()
+
+
+def mysql_common_argument_spec():
+    return dict(
+        login_user=dict(type='str', default=None),
+        login_password=dict(type='str', no_log=True),
+        login_host=dict(type='str', default='localhost'),
+        login_port=dict(type='int', default=3306),
+        login_unix_socket=dict(type='str'),
+        config_file=dict(type='path', default='~/.my.cnf'),
+        connect_timeout=dict(type='int', default=30),
+        client_cert=dict(type='path', aliases=['ssl_cert']),
+        client_key=dict(type='path', aliases=['ssl_key']),
+        ca_cert=dict(type='path', aliases=['ssl_ca']),
+    )