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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# (c) 2015, Joseph Callen <jcallen () csc.com>
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: vmware_vm_facts
+short_description: Return basic facts pertaining to a vSphere virtual machine guest
+description:
+    - Return basic facts pertaining to a vSphere virtual machine guest
+version_added: 2.0
+author: "Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)"
+notes:
+    - Tested on vSphere 5.5
+requirements:
+    - "python >= 2.6"
+    - PyVmomi
+options:
+    hostname:
+        description:
+            - The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter API server
+        required: True
+    username:
+        description:
+            - The username of the vSphere vCenter
+        required: True
+        aliases: ['user', 'admin']
+    password:
+        description:
+            - The password of the vSphere vCenter
+        required: True
+        aliases: ['pass', 'pwd']
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Gather all registered virtual machines
+  local_action:
+    module: vmware_vm_facts
+    hostname: esxi_or_vcenter_ip_or_hostname
+    username: username
+    password: password
+'''
+
+try:
+    from pyVmomi import vim, vmodl
+    HAS_PYVMOMI = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_PYVMOMI = False
+
+
+# https://github.com/vmware/pyvmomi-community-samples/blob/master/samples/getallvms.py
+def get_all_virtual_machines(content):
+    virtual_machines = get_all_objs(content, [vim.VirtualMachine])
+    _virtual_machines = {}
+
+    for vm in virtual_machines:
+        _ip_address = ""
+        summary = vm.summary
+        if summary.guest is not None:
+            _ip_address = summary.guest.ipAddress
+            if _ip_address is None:
+                _ip_address = ""
+
+        virtual_machine = {
+            summary.config.name: {
+                "guest_fullname": summary.config.guestFullName,
+                "power_state": summary.runtime.powerState,
+                "ip_address": _ip_address
+            }
+        }
+
+        _virtual_machines.update(virtual_machine)
+    return _virtual_machines
+
+
+def main():
+
+    argument_spec = vmware_argument_spec()
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=False)
+
+    if not HAS_PYVMOMI:
+        module.fail_json(msg='pyvmomi is required for this module')
+
+    try:
+        content = connect_to_api(module)
+        _virtual_machines = get_all_virtual_machines(content)
+        module.exit_json(changed=False, virtual_machines=_virtual_machines)
+    except vmodl.RuntimeFault as runtime_fault:
+        module.fail_json(msg=runtime_fault.msg)
+    except vmodl.MethodFault as method_fault:
+        module.fail_json(msg=method_fault.msg)
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
+
+from ansible.module_utils.vmware import *
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()