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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Copyright (c) 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# This module 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.
+#
+# This software 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 this software.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+try:
+    import shade
+    HAS_SHADE = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_SHADE = False
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: os_image_facts
+short_description: Retrieve facts about an image within OpenStack.
+version_added: "2.0"
+author: "Davide Agnello (@dagnello)"
+description:
+    - Retrieve facts about a image image from OpenStack.
+notes:
+    - Facts are placed in the C(openstack) variable.
+requirements:
+    - "python >= 2.6"
+    - "shade"
+options:
+   image:
+     description:
+        - Name or ID of the image
+     required: true
+extends_documentation_fragment: openstack
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Gather facts about a previously created image named image1
+- os_image_facts:
+    auth:
+      auth_url: https://your_api_url.com:9000/v2.0
+      username: user
+      password: password
+      project_name: someproject
+    image: image1
+- debug: var=openstack
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+This module registers image details in facts named: openstack_image.  When
+image is not found, openstack_image will be null.
+
+id:
+    description: Unique UUID.
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+name:
+    description: Name given to the image.
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+status:
+    description: Image status.
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+created_at:
+    description: Image created at timestamp.
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+deleted:
+    description: Image deleted flag.
+    returned: success
+    type: boolean
+container_format:
+    description: Container format of the image.
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+min_ram:
+    description: Min amount of RAM required for this image.
+    returned: success
+    type: int
+disk_format:
+    description: Disk format of the image.
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+updated_at:
+    description: Image updated at timestamp.
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+properties:
+    description: Additional properties associated with the image.
+    returned: success
+    type: dict
+min_disk:
+    description: Min amount of disk space required for this image.
+    returned: success
+    type: int
+protected:
+    description: Image protected flag.
+    returned: success
+    type: boolean
+checksum:
+    description: Checksum for the image.
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+owner:
+    description: Owner for the image.
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+is_public:
+    description: Is plubic flag of the image.
+    returned: success
+    type: boolean
+deleted_at:
+    description: Image deleted at timestamp.
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+size:
+    description: Size of the image.
+    returned: success
+    type: int
+'''
+
+
+def main():
+
+    argument_spec = openstack_full_argument_spec(
+        image=dict(required=True),
+    )
+    module_kwargs = openstack_module_kwargs()
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec, **module_kwargs)
+
+    if not HAS_SHADE:
+        module.fail_json(msg='shade is required for this module')
+
+    try:
+        cloud = shade.openstack_cloud(**module.params)
+        image = cloud.get_image(module.params['image'])
+        module.exit_json(changed=False, ansible_facts=dict(
+            openstack_image=image))
+
+    except shade.OpenStackCloudException as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+
+# this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.openstack import *
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+