def METHOD_NAME(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 = f"Host group {name} created."
    comment_hostgroup_notcreated = f"Unable to create host group: {name}. "
    comment_hostgroup_exists = f"Host group {name} already exists."
    changes_hostgroup_created = {
        name: {
            "old": f"Host group {name} does not exist.",
            "new": f"Host group {name} created.",
        }
    }
    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 + str(
                hostgroup_create["error"]
            )
    return ret