From bc53737e02017a972cdbe01085128ce0a5ee7a29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raymond Kuiper <qix@the-wired.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 14:23:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] first supoport of multiple hostgroups

---
 modules/.device.py.swp     | Bin 0 -> 57344 bytes
 modules/device.py          |  92 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 modules/hostgroups.py      |   1 -
 modules/virtual_machine.py |   5 +-
 netbox_zabbix_sync.py      |  14 ++++--
 5 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 modules/.device.py.swp

diff --git a/modules/.device.py.swp b/modules/.device.py.swp
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/modules/device.py b/modules/device.py
index b8d038d..0d9bca9 100644
--- a/modules/device.py
+++ b/modules/device.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from copy import deepcopy
 from logging import getLogger
 from os import sys
 from re import search
+from operator import itemgetter
 
 from zabbix_utils import APIRequestError
 
@@ -64,11 +65,11 @@ class PhysicalDevice:
         self.status = nb.status.label
         self.zabbix = zabbix
         self.zabbix_id = None
-        self.group_id = None
+        self.group_ids = []
         self.nb_api_version = nb_version
         self.zbx_template_names = []
         self.zbx_templates = []
-        self.hostgroup = None
+        self.hostgroups = []
         self.tenant = nb.tenant
         self.config_context = nb.config_context
         self.zbxproxy = None
@@ -152,7 +153,10 @@ class PhysicalDevice:
             nb_regions=nb_regions,
         )
         # Generate hostgroup based on hostgroup format
-        self.hostgroup = hg.generate(hg_format)
+        if isinstance(hg_format, list):
+            self.hostgroups = [hg.generate(f) for f in hg_format]
+        else:
+            self.hostgroups.append(hg.generate(hg_format))
 
     def set_template(self, prefer_config_context, overrule_custom):
         """Set Template"""
@@ -333,12 +337,16 @@ class PhysicalDevice:
         OUTPUT: True / False
         """
         # Go through all groups
-        for group in groups:
-            if group["name"] == self.hostgroup:
-                self.group_id = group["groupid"]
-                e = f"Host {self.name}: matched group {group['name']}"
-                self.logger.debug(e)
-                return True
+        self.logger.debug(self.hostgroups)
+
+        for hg in self.hostgroups:
+            for group in groups:
+                if group["name"] == hg:
+                    self.group_ids.append({"groupid": group["groupid"]})
+                    e = f"Host {self.name}: matched group {group['name']}"
+                    self.logger.debug(e)
+        if self.group_ids:
+            return True
         return False
 
     def cleanup(self):
@@ -514,7 +522,8 @@ class PhysicalDevice:
                 templateids.append({"templateid": template["templateid"]})
             # Set interface, group and template configuration
             interfaces = self.setInterfaceDetails()
-            groups = [{"groupid": self.group_id}]
+           
+            groups = self.group_ids
             # Set Zabbix proxy if defined
             self.setProxy(proxies)
             # Set basic data for host creation
@@ -567,25 +576,26 @@ class PhysicalDevice:
         """
         final_data = []
         # Check if the hostgroup is in a nested format and check each parent
-        for pos in range(len(self.hostgroup.split("/"))):
-            zabbix_hg = self.hostgroup.rsplit("/", pos)[0]
-            if self.lookupZabbixHostgroup(hostgroups, zabbix_hg):
-                # Hostgroup already exists
-                continue
-            # Create new group
-            try:
-                # API call to Zabbix
-                groupid = self.zabbix.hostgroup.create(name=zabbix_hg)
-                e = f"Hostgroup '{zabbix_hg}': created in Zabbix."
-                self.logger.info(e)
-                # Add group to final data
-                final_data.append(
-                    {"groupid": groupid["groupids"][0], "name": zabbix_hg}
-                )
-            except APIRequestError as e:
-                msg = f"Hostgroup '{zabbix_hg}': unable to create. Zabbix returned {str(e)}."
-                self.logger.error(msg)
-                raise SyncExternalError(msg) from e
+        for hostgroup in self.hostgroups:
+            for pos in range(len(hostgroup.split("/"))):
+                zabbix_hg = hostgroup.rsplit("/", pos)[0]
+                if self.lookupZabbixHostgroup(hostgroups, zabbix_hg):
+                    # Hostgroup already exists
+                    continue
+                # Create new group
+                try:
+                    # API call to Zabbix
+                    groupid = self.zabbix.hostgroup.create(name=zabbix_hg)
+                    e = f"Hostgroup '{zabbix_hg}': created in Zabbix."
+                    self.logger.info(e)
+                    # Add group to final data
+                    final_data.append(
+                        {"groupid": groupid["groupids"][0], "name": zabbix_hg}
+                    )
+                except APIRequestError as e:
+                    msg = f"Hostgroup '{zabbix_hg}': unable to create. Zabbix returned {str(e)}."
+                    self.logger.error(msg)
+                    raise SyncExternalError(msg) from e
         return final_data
 
     def lookupZabbixHostgroup(self, group_list, lookup_group):
@@ -625,7 +635,7 @@ class PhysicalDevice:
         Checks if Zabbix object is still valid with NetBox parameters.
         """
         # If group is found or if the hostgroup is nested
-        if not self.setZabbixGroupID(groups) or len(self.hostgroup.split("/")) > 1:
+        if not self.setZabbixGroupID(groups): # or len(self.hostgroups.split("/")) > 1:
             if create_hostgroups:
                 # Script is allowed to create a new hostgroup
                 new_groups = self.createZabbixHostgroup(groups)
@@ -633,7 +643,7 @@ class PhysicalDevice:
                     # Add all new groups to the list of groups
                     groups.append(group)
             # check if the initial group was not already found (and this is a nested folder check)
-            if not self.group_id:
+            if not self.group_ids:
                 # Function returns true / false but also sets GroupID
                 if not self.setZabbixGroupID(groups) and not create_hostgroups:
                     e = (
@@ -642,6 +652,9 @@ class PhysicalDevice:
                     )
                     self.logger.warning(e)
                     raise SyncInventoryError(e)
+        #if self.group_ids:
+        #   self.group_ids.append(self.pri_group_id)
+
         # Prepare templates and proxy config
         self.zbxTemplatePrepper(templates)
         self.setProxy(proxies)
@@ -680,6 +693,7 @@ class PhysicalDevice:
                 f"Received value: {host['host']}"
             )
             self.updateZabbixHost(host=self.name)
+
         # Execute check depending on wether the name is special or not
         if self.use_visible_name:
             if host["name"] == self.visible_name:
@@ -709,18 +723,20 @@ class PhysicalDevice:
         group_dictname = "hostgroups"
         if str(self.zabbix.version).startswith(("6", "5")):
             group_dictname = "groups"
-        for group in host[group_dictname]:
-            if group["groupid"] == self.group_id:
-                self.logger.debug(f"Host {self.name}: hostgroup in-sync.")
-                break
-            self.logger.warning(f"Host {self.name}: hostgroup OUT of sync.")
-            self.updateZabbixHost(groups={"groupid": self.group_id})
+        # Check if hostgroups match
+        if (sorted(host[group_dictname], key=itemgetter('groupid')) == 
+             sorted(self.group_ids, key=itemgetter('groupid'))):
+                self.logger.debug(f"Host {self.name}: hostgroups in-sync.")
+        else:
+            self.logger.warning(f"Host {self.name}: hostgroups OUT of sync.")
+            self.updateZabbixHost(groups=self.group_ids)
 
         if int(host["status"]) == self.zabbix_state:
             self.logger.debug(f"Host {self.name}: status in-sync.")
         else:
             self.logger.warning(f"Host {self.name}: status OUT of sync.")
             self.updateZabbixHost(status=str(self.zabbix_state))
+
         # Check if a proxy has been defined
         if self.zbxproxy:
             # Check if proxy or proxy group is defined
@@ -882,7 +898,7 @@ class PhysicalDevice:
             e = (
                 f"Host {self.name} has unsupported interface configuration."
                 f" Host has total of {len(host['interfaces'])} interfaces. "
-                "Manual interfention required."
+                "Manual intervention required."
             )
             self.logger.error(e)
             raise SyncInventoryError(e)
diff --git a/modules/hostgroups.py b/modules/hostgroups.py
index d1350bd..68b0bb1 100644
--- a/modules/hostgroups.py
+++ b/modules/hostgroups.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ class Hostgroup:
             if self.nb.cluster:
                 format_options["cluster"] = self.nb.cluster.name
                 format_options["cluster_type"] = self.nb.cluster.type.name
-
         self.format_options = format_options
 
     def set_nesting(
diff --git a/modules/virtual_machine.py b/modules/virtual_machine.py
index 34e3394..8915832 100644
--- a/modules/virtual_machine.py
+++ b/modules/virtual_machine.py
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ class VirtualMachine(PhysicalDevice):
             nb_regions=nb_regions,
         )
         # Generate hostgroup based on hostgroup format
-        self.hostgroup = hg.generate(hg_format)
+        if isinstance(hg_format, list):
+            self.hostgroups = [hg.generate(f) for f in hg_format]
+        else:
+            self.hostgroups.append(hg.generate(hg_format))
 
     def set_vm_template(self):
         """Set Template for VMs. Overwrites default class
diff --git a/netbox_zabbix_sync.py b/netbox_zabbix_sync.py
index 79d8a20..08e3036 100755
--- a/netbox_zabbix_sync.py
+++ b/netbox_zabbix_sync.py
@@ -85,7 +85,13 @@ def main(arguments):
     # Set NetBox API
     netbox = api(netbox_host, token=netbox_token, threading=True)
     # Check if the provided Hostgroup layout is valid
-    hg_objects = hostgroup_format.split("/")
+    hg_objects = []
+    if isinstance(hostgroup_format,list):
+        for l in hostgroup_format:
+            hg_objects = hg_objects + l.split("/")
+    else:
+        hg_objects = hostgroup_format.split("/")
+    hg_objects = sorted(set(hg_objects))
     allowed_objects = [
         "location",
         "role",
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ def main(arguments):
         if hg_object not in allowed_objects:
             e = (
                 f"Hostgroup item {hg_object} is not valid. Make sure you"
-                " use valid items and seperate them with '/'."
+                " use valid items and separate them with '/'."
             )
             logger.error(e)
             raise HostgroupError(e)
@@ -215,7 +221,7 @@ def main(arguments):
                     create_hostgroups,
                 )
                 continue
-            # Add hostgroup is config is set
+            # Add hostgroup if config is set
             if create_hostgroups:
                 # Create new hostgroup. Potentially multiple groups if nested
                 hostgroups = vm.createZabbixHostgroup(zabbix_groups)
@@ -243,7 +249,7 @@ def main(arguments):
                 continue
             device.set_hostgroup(hostgroup_format, netbox_site_groups, netbox_regions)
             # Check if a valid hostgroup has been found for this VM.
-            if not device.hostgroup:
+            if not device.hostgroups:
                 continue
             device.set_inventory(nb_device)
             device.set_usermacros()