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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# (c) 2015, René Moser <mail@renemoser.net>
+#
+# 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: ipify_facts
+short_description: Retrieve the public IP of your internet gateway.
+description:
+  - If behind NAT and need to know the public IP of your internet gateway.
+version_added: '2.0'
+author: "René Moser (@resmo)"
+options:
+  api_url:
+    description:
+      - URL of the ipify.org API service.
+      - C(?format=json) will be appended per default.
+    required: false
+    default: 'https://api.ipify.org'
+notes:
+  - "Visit https://www.ipify.org to get more information."
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Gather IP facts from ipify.org
+- name: get my public IP
+  ipify_facts:
+
+# Gather IP facts from your own ipify service endpoint
+- name: get my public IP
+  ipify_facts: api_url=http://api.example.com/ipify
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+---
+ipify_public_ip:
+  description: Public IP of the internet gateway.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: 1.2.3.4
+'''
+
+try:
+    import json
+except ImportError:
+    import simplejson as json
+
+class IpifyFacts(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.api_url = module.params.get('api_url')
+
+    def run(self):
+        result = {
+            'ipify_public_ip': None
+        }
+        (response, info) = fetch_url(module, self.api_url + "?format=json" , force=True)
+        if response:
+            data = json.loads(response.read())
+            result['ipify_public_ip'] = data.get('ip')
+        return result
+
+def main():
+    global module
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec = dict(
+            api_url = dict(default='https://api.ipify.org'),
+        ),
+        supports_check_mode=False
+    )
+
+    ipify_facts = IpifyFacts().run()
+    ipify_facts_result = dict(changed=False, ansible_facts=ipify_facts)
+    module.exit_json(**ipify_facts_result)
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.urls import *
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()