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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright (c) 2017, 2018 Michael De La Rue
+# Copyright (c) 2017, 2018 Will Thames
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community',
+                    'metadata_version': '1.1'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: rds_instance_facts
+version_added: "2.6"
+short_description: obtain facts about one or more RDS instances
+description:
+  - obtain facts about one or more RDS instances
+options:
+  db_instance_identifier:
+    description:
+      - The RDS instance's unique identifier.
+    required: false
+    aliases:
+      - id
+  filters:
+    description:
+      - A filter that specifies one or more DB instances to describe.
+        See U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeDBInstances.html)
+requirements:
+    - "python >= 2.7"
+    - "boto3"
+author:
+    - "Will Thames (@willthames)"
+    - "Michael De La Rue (@mikedlr)"
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - aws
+    - ec2
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Get facts about an instance
+- rds_instance_facts:
+    name: new-database
+  register: new_database_facts
+
+# Get all RDS instances
+- rds_instance_facts:
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+instances:
+  description: List of RDS instances
+  returned: always
+  type: complex
+  contains:
+    allocated_storage:
+      description: Gigabytes of storage allocated to the database
+      returned: always
+      type: int
+      sample: 10
+    auto_minor_version_upgrade:
+      description: Whether minor version upgrades happen automatically
+      returned: always
+      type: bool
+      sample: true
+    availability_zone:
+      description: Availability Zone in which the database resides
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: us-west-2b
+    backup_retention_period:
+      description: Days for which backups are retained
+      returned: always
+      type: int
+      sample: 7
+    ca_certificate_identifier:
+      description: ID for the CA certificate
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: rds-ca-2015
+    copy_tags_to_snapshot:
+      description: Whether DB tags should be copied to the snapshot
+      returned: always
+      type: bool
+      sample: false
+    db_instance_arn:
+      description: ARN of the database instance
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: arn:aws:rds:us-west-2:111111111111:db:helloworld-rds
+    db_instance_class:
+      description: Instance class of the database instance
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: db.t2.small
+    db_instance_identifier:
+      description: Database instance identifier
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: helloworld-rds
+    db_instance_port:
+      description: Port used by the database instance
+      returned: always
+      type: int
+      sample: 0
+    db_instance_status:
+      description: Status of the database instance
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: available
+    db_name:
+      description: Name of the database
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: management
+    db_parameter_groups:
+      description: List of database parameter groups
+      returned: always
+      type: complex
+      contains:
+        db_parameter_group_name:
+          description: Name of the database parameter group
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: psql-pg-helloworld
+        parameter_apply_status:
+          description: Whether the parameter group has been applied
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: in-sync
+    db_security_groups:
+      description: List of security groups used by the database instance
+      returned: always
+      type: list
+      sample: []
+    db_subnet_group:
+      description: list of subnet groups
+      returned: always
+      type: complex
+      contains:
+        db_subnet_group_description:
+          description: Description of the DB subnet group
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: My database subnet group
+        db_subnet_group_name:
+          description: Name of the database subnet group
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: my-subnet-group
+        subnet_group_status:
+          description: Subnet group status
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: Complete
+        subnets:
+          description: List of subnets in the subnet group
+          returned: always
+          type: complex
+          contains:
+            subnet_availability_zone:
+              description: Availability zone of the subnet
+              returned: always
+              type: complex
+              contains:
+                name:
+                  description: Name of the availability zone
+                  returned: always
+                  type: string
+                  sample: us-west-2c
+            subnet_identifier:
+              description: Subnet ID
+              returned: always
+              type: string
+              sample: subnet-abcd1234
+            subnet_status:
+              description: Subnet status
+              returned: always
+              type: string
+              sample: Active
+        vpc_id:
+          description: VPC id of the subnet group
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: vpc-abcd1234
+    dbi_resource_id:
+      description: AWS Region-unique, immutable identifier for the DB instance
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: db-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+    domain_memberships:
+      description: List of domain memberships
+      returned: always
+      type: list
+      sample: []
+    endpoint:
+      description: Database endpoint
+      returned: always
+      type: complex
+      contains:
+        address:
+          description: Database endpoint address
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: helloworld-rds.ctrqpe3so1sf.us-west-2.rds.amazonaws.com
+        hosted_zone_id:
+          description: Route53 hosted zone ID
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: Z1PABCD0000000
+        port:
+          description: Database endpoint port
+          returned: always
+          type: int
+          sample: 5432
+    engine:
+      description: Database engine
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: postgres
+    engine_version:
+      description: Database engine version
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: 9.5.10
+    iam_database_authentication_enabled:
+      description: Whether database authentication through IAM is enabled
+      returned: always
+      type: bool
+      sample: false
+    instance_create_time:
+      description: Date and time the instance was created
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: '2017-10-10T04:00:07.434000+00:00'
+    kms_key_id:
+      description: KMS Key ID
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111111111111:key/abcd1234-0000-abcd-1111-0123456789ab
+    latest_restorable_time:
+      description: Latest time to which a database can be restored with point-in-time restore
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: '2018-05-17T00:03:56+00:00'
+    license_model:
+      description: License model
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: postgresql-license
+    master_username:
+      description: Database master username
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: dbadmin
+    monitoring_interval:
+      description: Interval, in seconds, between points when Enhanced Monitoring metrics are collected for the DB instance
+      returned: always
+      type: int
+      sample: 0
+    multi_az:
+      description: Whether Multi-AZ is on
+      returned: always
+      type: bool
+      sample: false
+    option_group_memberships:
+      description: List of option groups
+      returned: always
+      type: complex
+      contains:
+        option_group_name:
+          description: Option group name
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: default:postgres-9-5
+        status:
+          description: Status of option group
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: in-sync
+    pending_modified_values:
+      description: Modified values pending application
+      returned: always
+      type: complex
+      contains: {}
+    performance_insights_enabled:
+      description: Whether performance insights are enabled
+      returned: always
+      type: bool
+      sample: false
+    preferred_backup_window:
+      description: Preferred backup window
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: 04:00-05:00
+    preferred_maintenance_window:
+      description: Preferred maintenance window
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: mon:05:00-mon:05:30
+    publicly_accessible:
+      description: Whether the DB is publicly accessible
+      returned: always
+      type: bool
+      sample: false
+    read_replica_db_instance_identifiers:
+      description: List of database instance read replicas
+      returned: always
+      type: list
+      sample: []
+    storage_encrypted:
+      description: Whether the storage is encrypted
+      returned: always
+      type: bool
+      sample: true
+    storage_type:
+      description: Storage type of the Database instance
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: gp2
+    tags:
+      description: Tags used by the database instance
+      returned: always
+      type: complex
+      contains: {}
+    vpc_security_groups:
+      description: List of VPC security groups
+      returned: always
+      type: complex
+      contains:
+        status:
+          description: Status of the VPC security group
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: active
+        vpc_security_group_id:
+          description: VPC Security Group ID
+          returned: always
+          type: string
+          sample: sg-abcd1234
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.aws.core import AnsibleAWSModule
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import ansible_dict_to_boto3_filter_list, boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict, AWSRetry, camel_dict_to_snake_dict
+
+
+try:
+    import botocore
+except ImportError:
+    pass  # handled by AnsibleAWSModule
+
+
+def instance_facts(module, conn):
+    instance_name = module.params.get('db_instance_identifier')
+    filters = module.params.get('filters')
+
+    params = dict()
+    if instance_name:
+        params['DBInstanceIdentifier'] = instance_name
+    if filters:
+        params['Filters'] = ansible_dict_to_boto3_filter_list(filters)
+
+    paginator = conn.get_paginator('describe_db_instances')
+    try:
+        results = paginator.paginate(**params).build_full_result()['DBInstances']
+    except conn.exceptions.from_code('DBInstanceNotFound'):
+        results = []
+    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
+        module.fail_json_aws(e, "Couldn't get instance information")
+
+    for instance in results:
+        try:
+            instance['Tags'] = boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict(conn.list_tags_for_resource(ResourceName=instance['DBInstanceArn'],
+                                                                                          aws_retry=True)['TagList'])
+        except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
+            module.fail_json_aws(e, "Couldn't get tags for instance %s" % instance['DBInstanceIdentifier'])
+
+    return dict(changed=False, instances=[camel_dict_to_snake_dict(instance, ignore_list=['Tags']) for instance in results])
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        db_instance_identifier=dict(aliases=['id']),
+        filters=dict(type='dict')
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleAWSModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=True,
+    )
+
+    conn = module.client('rds', retry_decorator=AWSRetry.jittered_backoff(retries=10))
+
+    module.exit_json(**instance_facts(module, conn))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()