def present(name, **kwargs):
    '''
    Ensures that the host group exists, eventually creates new host group.

    .. versionadded:: 2016.3.0

    :param name: name of the host group
    :param _connection_user: Optional - zabbix user (can also be set in opts or pillar, see module's docstring)
    :param _connection_password: Optional - zabbix password (can also be set in opts or pillar, see module's docstring)
    :param _connection_url: Optional - url of zabbix frontend (can also be set in opts, pillar, see module's docstring)

    .. code-block:: yaml

        create_testing_host_group:
            zabbix_hostgroup.present:
                - name: 'My hostgroup name'


    '''
    connection_args = {}
    if '_connection_user' in kwargs:
        connection_args['_connection_user'] = kwargs['_connection_user']
    if '_connection_password' in kwargs:
        connection_args['_connection_password'] = kwargs['_connection_password']
    if '_connection_url' in kwargs:
        connection_args['_connection_url'] = kwargs['_connection_url']
    ret = {'name': name, 'changes': {}, 'result': False, 'comment': ''}

    # Comment and change messages
    comment_hostgroup_created = 'Host group {0} created.'.format(name)
    comment_hostgroup_notcreated = 'Unable to create host group: {0}. '.format(name)
    comment_hostgroup_exists = 'Host group {0} already exists.'.format(name)
    changes_hostgroup_created = {name: {'old': 'Host group {0} does not exist.'.format(name),
                                        'new': 'Host group {0} created.'.format(name),
                                        }
                                 }

    hostgroup_exists = __salt__['zabbix.hostgroup_exists'](name, **connection_args)

    # Dry run, test=true mode
    if __opts__['test']:
        if hostgroup_exists:
            ret['result'] = True
            ret['comment'] = comment_hostgroup_exists
        else:
            ret['result'] = None
            ret['comment'] = comment_hostgroup_created
            ret['changes'] = changes_hostgroup_created
        return ret

    if hostgroup_exists:
        ret['result'] = True
        ret['comment'] = comment_hostgroup_exists
    else:
        hostgroup_create = __salt__['zabbix.hostgroup_create'](name, **connection_args)

        if 'error' not in hostgroup_create:
            ret['result'] = True
            ret['comment'] = comment_hostgroup_created
            ret['changes'] = changes_hostgroup_created
        else:
            ret['result'] = False
            ret['comment'] = comment_hostgroup_notcreated + six.text_type(hostgroup_create['error'])

    return ret
Ensures that the host group exists, eventually creates new host group.

    .. versionadded:: 2016.3.0

    :param name: name of the host group
    :param _connection_user: Optional - zabbix user (can also be set in opts or pillar, see module's docstring)
    :param _connection_password: Optional - zabbix password (can also be set in opts or pillar, see module's docstring)
    :param _connection_url: Optional - url of zabbix frontend (can also be set in opts, pillar, see module's docstring)

    .. code-block:: yaml

        create_testing_host_group:
            zabbix_hostgroup.present:
                - name: 'My hostgroup name'