old_contents: '''
  Manage the state of the hosts file
  '''
  
  def present(name, ip):
      '''
      Ensures that the named host is present with the given ip
      '''
      ret = {'name': name,
             'changes': {},
             'result': False,
             'comment': ''}
      if __salt__['hosts.has_pair'](ip, name):
          ret['changes'] = 'Already Present'
          ret['result'] = True
          return ret
      if __salt__['hosts.add_host'](ip, name):
          ret['changes'] = {'host': name}
          ret['result'] = True
          ret['comment'] = 'Added host ' + name
          return ret
      else:
          ret['result'] = False
          ret['comment'] = 'Failed to set host'
          return ret
  
  def absent(name, ip):
      '''
      Ensure that the the named host is absent
      '''
      ret = {'name': name,
             'changes': {},
             'result': False}
      if not __salt__['hosts.has_pair'](ip, name):
          ret['changes'] = 'Already Absent'
          ret['result'] = True
          return ret
      if __salt__['hosts.rm_host'](ip, name):
          ret['changes'] = {'host': name}
          ret['result'] = True
          return ret
      else:
          ret['result'] = False
          return ret
  
  
new_contents: '''
  Manage the state of the hosts file
  '''
  
  def present(name, ip):
      '''
      Ensures that the named host is present with the given ip
      '''
      ret = {'name': name,
             'changes': {},
             'result': False,
             'comment': ''}
      if __salt__['hosts.has_pair'](ip, name):
          ret['changes'] = 'Already Present'
          ret['result'] = True
          return ret
      if __salt__['hosts.add_host'](ip, name):
          ret['changes'] = {'host': name}
          ret['result'] = True
          ret['comment'] = 'Added host ' + name
          return ret
      else:
          ret['result'] = False
          ret['comment'] = 'Failed to set host'
          return ret
  
  def absent(name, ip):
      '''
      Ensure that the the named host is absent
      '''
      ret = {'name': name,
             'changes': {},
             'result': False,
             'comment': ''}
      if not __salt__['hosts.has_pair'](ip, name):
          ret['changes'] = 'Already Absent'
          ret['result'] = True
          return ret
      if __salt__['hosts.rm_host'](ip, name):
          ret['changes'] = {'host': name}
          ret['result'] = True
          ret['comment'] = 'Removed host ' + host
          return ret
      else:
          ret['result'] = False
          ret['comment'] = 'Failed to remove host'
          return ret
  
  
subject: Add comments to the host