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+#!/usr/bin/python -tt
+# 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: rax_identity
+short_description: Load Rackspace Cloud Identity
+description:
+     - Verifies Rackspace Cloud credentials and returns identity information
+version_added: "1.5"
+options:
+  api_key:
+    description:
+      - Rackspace API key (overrides C(credentials))
+  credentials:
+    description:
+      - File to find the Rackspace credentials in (ignored if C(api_key) and
+        C(username) are provided)
+    default: null
+    aliases: ['creds_file']
+  region:
+    description:
+      - Region to authenticate against
+    default: DFW
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Indicate desired state of the resource
+    choices: ['present', 'absent']
+    default: present
+  username:
+    description:
+      - Rackspace username (overrides C(credentials))
+requirements: [ "pyrax" ]
+author: Christopher H. Laco, Matt Martz
+notes:
+  - The following environment variables can be used, C(RAX_USERNAME),
+    C(RAX_API_KEY), C(RAX_CREDS_FILE), C(RAX_CREDENTIALS), C(RAX_REGION).
+  - C(RAX_CREDENTIALS) and C(RAX_CREDS_FILE) points to a credentials file
+    appropriate for pyrax. See U(https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating)
+  - C(RAX_USERNAME) and C(RAX_API_KEY) obviate the use of a credentials file
+  - C(RAX_REGION) defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, ...)
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Load Rackspace Cloud Identity
+  gather_facts: False
+  hosts: local
+  connection: local
+  tasks:
+    - name: Load Identity
+      local_action:
+        module: rax_identity
+        credentials: ~/.raxpub
+        region: DFW
+      register: rackspace_identity
+'''
+
+import sys
+
+from types import NoneType
+
+try:
+    import pyrax
+except ImportError:
+    print("failed=True msg='pyrax required for this module'")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+NON_CALLABLES = (basestring, bool, dict, int, list, NoneType)
+
+
+def cloud_identity(module, state, identity):
+    for arg in (state, identity):
+        if not arg:
+            module.fail_json(msg='%s is required for rax_identity' % arg)
+
+    instance = dict(
+        authenticated=identity.authenticated,
+        credentials=identity._creds_file
+    )
+    changed = False
+
+    for key, value in vars(identity).iteritems():
+        if (isinstance(value, NON_CALLABLES) and
+                not key.startswith('_')):
+            instance[key] = value
+
+    if state == 'present':
+        if not identity.authenticated:
+            module.fail_json(msg='Credentials could not be verified!')
+
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed, identity=instance)
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = rax_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(
+        dict(
+            state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'])
+        )
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        required_together=rax_required_together()
+    )
+
+    state = module.params.get('state')
+
+    setup_rax_module(module, pyrax)
+
+    cloud_identity(module, state, pyrax.identity)
+
+# import module snippets
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.rax import *
+
+### invoke the module
+main()