diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ecs_service.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ecs_service.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# 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: ecs_service
+short_description: create, terminate, start or stop a service in ecs
+description:
+    - Creates or terminates ec2 instances.
+notes:
+    - the service role specified must be assumable (i.e. have a trust relationship
+    for the ecs service, ecs.amazonaws.com)
+dependecies:
+    - An IAM role must have been created
+version_added: "0.9"
+options:
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
+
+# Basic provisioning example
+- ecs_service:
+    name: default
+    state: present
+    cluster: string
+# Simple example to delete
+- ecs_cluster:
+    name: default
+    state: absent
+    cluster: string
+'''
+RETURN = '''
+cache_updated:
+    description: if the cache was updated or not
+    returned: success, in some cases
+    type: boolean
+    sample: True
+cache_update_time:
+    description: time of the last cache update (0 if unknown)
+    returned: success, in some cases
+    type: datetime
+    sample: 1425828348000
+stdout:
+    description: output from apt
+    returned: success, when needed
+    type: string
+    sample: "Reading package lists...\nBuilding dependency tree...\nReading state information...\nThe following extra packages will be installed:\n  apache2-bin ..."
+stderr:
+    description: error output from apt
+    returned: success, when needed
+    type: string
+    sample: "AH00558: apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to ..."
+'''
+try:
+    import json
+    import boto
+    import botocore
+    HAS_BOTO = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_BOTO = False
+
+try:
+    import boto3
+    HAS_BOTO3 = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_BOTO3 = False
+
+class EcsServiceManager:
+    """Handles ECS Services"""
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        self.module = module
+
+        try:
+            # self.ecs = boto3.client('ecs')
+            region, ec2_url, aws_connect_kwargs = get_aws_connection_info(module, boto3=True)
+            if not region:
+                module.fail_json(msg="Region must be specified as a parameter, in EC2_REGION or AWS_REGION environment variables or in boto configuration file")
+            self.ecs = boto3_conn(module, conn_type='client', resource='ecs', region=region, endpoint=ec2_url, **aws_connect_kwargs)
+        except boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound, e:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
+
+    # def list_clusters(self):
+    # 	return self.client.list_clusters()
+    # {'failures=[],
+    # 'ResponseMetadata={'HTTPStatusCode=200, 'RequestId='ce7b5880-1c41-11e5-8a31-47a93a8a98eb'},
+    # 'clusters=[{'activeServicesCount=0, 'clusterArn='arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:777110527155:cluster/default', 'status='ACTIVE', 'pendingTasksCount=0, 'runningTasksCount=0, 'registeredContainerInstancesCount=0, 'clusterName='default'}]}
+    # {'failures=[{'arn='arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:777110527155:cluster/bogus', 'reason='MISSING'}],
+    # 'ResponseMetadata={'HTTPStatusCode=200, 'RequestId='0f66c219-1c42-11e5-8a31-47a93a8a98eb'},
+    # 'clusters=[]}
+
+    def find_in_array(self, array_of_services, service_name, field_name='serviceArn'):
+        for c in array_of_services:
+            if c[field_name].endswith(service_name):
+                return c
+        return None
+
+    def describe_service(self, cluster_name, service_name):
+        response = self.ecs.describe_services(
+            cluster=cluster_name,
+            services=[
+                service_name
+        ])
+        msg = ''
+        if len(response['failures'])>0:
+            c = self.find_in_array(response['failures'], service_name, 'arn')
+            msg += ", failure reason is "+c['reason']
+            if c and c['reason']=='MISSING':
+                return None
+            # fall thru and look through found ones
+        if len(response['services'])>0:
+            c = self.find_in_array(response['services'], service_name)
+            if c:
+                return c
+        raise StandardError("Unknown problem describing service %s." % service_name)
+
+    def create_service(self, service_name, cluster_name, task_definition,
+        load_balancers, desired_count, client_token, role):
+        response = self.ecs.create_service(
+            cluster=cluster_name,
+            serviceName=service_name,
+            taskDefinition=task_definition,
+            loadBalancers=load_balancers,
+            desiredCount=desired_count,
+            clientToken=client_token,
+            role=role)
+        # some fields are datetime which is not JSON serializable
+        # make them strings
+        service = response['service']
+        if 'deployments' in service:
+            for d in service['deployments']:
+                if 'createdAt' in d:
+                    d['createdAt'] = str(d['createdAt'])
+                if 'updatedAt' in d:
+                    d['updatedAt'] = str(d['updatedAt'])
+        if 'events' in service:
+            for e in service['events']:
+                if 'createdAt' in e:
+                    e['createdAt'] = str(e['createdAt'])
+        return service
+
+    def delete_service(self, service, cluster=None):
+        return self.ecs.delete_service(cluster=cluster, service=service)
+
+def main():
+
+    argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(dict(
+        state=dict(required=True, choices=['present', 'absent', 'deleting'] ),
+        name=dict(required=True, type='str' ),
+        cluster=dict(required=False, type='str' ),
+        task_definition=dict(required=False, type='str' ),
+        load_balancers=dict(required=False, type='list' ),
+        desired_count=dict(required=False, type='int' ),
+        client_token=dict(required=False, type='str' ),
+        role=dict(required=False, type='str' ),
+        delay=dict(required=False, type='int', default=10),
+        repeat=dict(required=False, type='int', default=10)
+    ))
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    if not HAS_BOTO:
+      module.fail_json(msg='boto is required.')
+
+    if not HAS_BOTO3:
+      module.fail_json(msg='boto3 is required.')
+
+    if module.params['state'] == 'present':
+        if not 'task_definition' in module.params and module.params['task_definition'] is None:
+            module.fail_json(msg="To use create a service, a task_definition must be specified")
+        if not 'desired_count' in module.params and module.params['desired_count'] is None:
+            module.fail_json(msg="To use create a service, a desired_count must be specified")
+
+    service_mgr = EcsServiceManager(module)
+    try:
+        existing = service_mgr.describe_service(module.params['cluster'], module.params['name'])
+    except Exception, e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
+
+    results = dict(changed=False )
+    if module.params['state'] == 'present':
+        if existing and 'status' in existing and existing['status']=="ACTIVE":
+            del existing['deployments']
+            del existing['events']
+            results['service']=existing
+        else:
+            if not module.check_mode:
+                if module.params['load_balancers'] is None:
+                    loadBalancers = []
+                else:
+                    loadBalancers = module.params['load_balancers']
+                if module.params['role'] is None:
+                    role = ''
+                else:
+                    role = module.params['role']
+                if module.params['client_token'] is None:
+                    clientToken = ''
+                else:
+                    clientToken = module.params['client_token']
+                # doesn't exist. create it.
+                response = service_mgr.create_service(module.params['name'],
+                    module.params['cluster'],
+                    module.params['task_definition'],
+                    loadBalancers,
+                    module.params['desired_count'],
+                    clientToken,
+                    role)
+                # the bad news is the result has datetime fields that aren't JSON serializable
+                # nuk'em!
+
+                del response['deployments']
+                del response['events']
+                
+                results['service'] = response
+
+            results['changed'] = True
+
+    elif module.params['state'] == 'absent':
+        if not existing:
+            pass
+        else:
+            # it exists, so we should delete it and mark changed.
+            # return info about the cluster deleted
+            del existing['deployments']
+            del existing['events']
+            results['ansible_facts'] = existing
+            if 'status' in existing and existing['status']=="INACTIVE":
+                results['changed'] = False
+            else:
+                if not module.check_mode:
+                    try:
+                        service_mgr.delete_service(
+                            module.params['name'],
+                            module.params['cluster']
+                        )
+                    except botocore.exceptions.ClientError, e:
+                        module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+                results['changed'] = True
+
+    elif module.params['state'] == 'deleting':
+        if not existing:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Service '"+module.params['name']+" not found.")
+            return
+        # it exists, so we should delete it and mark changed.
+        # return info about the cluster deleted
+        delay = module.params['delay']
+        repeat = module.params['repeat']
+        time.sleep(delay)
+        for i in range(repeat):
+            existing = service_mgr.describe_service(module.params['cluster'], module.params['name'])
+            status = existing['status']
+            if status == "INACTIVE":
+                results['changed'] = True
+                break
+            time.sleep(delay)
+        if i is repeat-1:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Service still not deleted after "+str(repeat)+" tries of "+str(delay)+" seconds each.")
+            return
+
+    module.exit_json(**results)
+
+# import module snippets
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import *
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ecs_service_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ecs_service_facts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..08c21ee3213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ecs_service_facts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# 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: ecs_service_facts
+short_description: list or describe services in ecs
+description:
+    - Lists or describes services in ecs.
+version_added: "0.9"
+options:
+    details:
+        description:
+            - Set this to true if you want detailed information about the services.
+        required: false
+        default: 'false'
+        choices: ['true', 'false']
+        version_added: 1.9
+    cluster:
+        description:
+            - The cluster ARNS in which to list the services.
+        required: false
+        default: 'default'
+        version_added: 1.9
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
+
+# Basic listing example
+- ecs_task:
+    cluster=test-cluster
+    task_list=123456789012345678901234567890123456
+
+# Basic example of deregistering task
+- ecs_task:
+    state: absent
+    family: console-test-tdn
+    revision: 1
+'''
+RETURN = '''
+cache_updated:
+    description: if the cache was updated or not
+    returned: success, in some cases
+    type: boolean
+    sample: True
+cache_update_time:
+    description: time of the last cache update (0 if unknown)
+    returned: success, in some cases
+    type: datetime
+    sample: 1425828348000
+stdout:
+    description: output from apt
+    returned: success, when needed
+    type: string
+    sample: "Reading package lists...\nBuilding dependency tree...\nReading state information...\nThe following extra packages will be installed:\n  apache2-bin ..."
+stderr:
+    description: error output from apt
+    returned: success, when needed
+    type: string
+    sample: "AH00558: apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to ..."
+'''
+try:
+    import json, os
+    import boto
+    import botocore
+    # import module snippets
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+    from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import *
+    HAS_BOTO = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_BOTO = False
+
+try:
+    import boto3
+    HAS_BOTO3 = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_BOTO3 = False
+
+class EcsServiceManager:
+    """Handles ECS Clusters"""
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        self.module = module
+
+        try:
+            # self.ecs = boto3.client('ecs')
+            region, ec2_url, aws_connect_kwargs = get_aws_connection_info(module, boto3=True)
+            if not region:
+                module.fail_json(msg="Region must be specified as a parameter, in EC2_REGION or AWS_REGION environment variables or in boto configuration file")
+            self.ecs = boto3_conn(module, conn_type='client', resource='ecs', region=region, endpoint=ec2_url, **aws_connect_kwargs)
+        except boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound, e:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
+
+    # def list_clusters(self):
+    #   return self.client.list_clusters()
+    # {'failures': [],
+    # 'ResponseMetadata': {'HTTPStatusCode': 200, 'RequestId': 'ce7b5880-1c41-11e5-8a31-47a93a8a98eb'},
+    # 'clusters': [{'activeServicesCount': 0, 'clusterArn': 'arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:777110527155:cluster/default', 'status': 'ACTIVE', 'pendingTasksCount': 0, 'runningTasksCount': 0, 'registeredContainerInstancesCount': 0, 'clusterName': 'default'}]}
+    # {'failures': [{'arn': 'arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:777110527155:cluster/bogus', 'reason': 'MISSING'}],
+    # 'ResponseMetadata': {'HTTPStatusCode': 200, 'RequestId': '0f66c219-1c42-11e5-8a31-47a93a8a98eb'},
+    # 'clusters': []}
+
+    def list_services(self, cluster):
+        fn_args = dict()
+        if cluster and cluster is not None:
+            fn_args['cluster'] = cluster
+        response = self.ecs.list_services(**fn_args)
+        relevant_response = dict(services = response['serviceArns'])
+        return relevant_response
+
+    def describe_services(self, cluster, services):
+        fn_args = dict()
+        if cluster and cluster is not None:
+            fn_args['cluster'] = cluster
+        fn_args['services']=services.split(",")
+        response = self.ecs.describe_services(**fn_args)
+        relevant_response = dict(services = response['services'])
+        if 'failures' in response and len(response['failures'])>0:
+            relevant_response['services_not_running'] = response['failures']
+        return relevant_response
+
+def main():
+
+    argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(dict(
+        details=dict(required=False, choices=['true', 'false'] ),
+        cluster=dict(required=False, type='str' ),
+        service=dict(required=False, type='str' )
+    ))
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    if not HAS_BOTO:
+      module.fail_json(msg='boto is required.')
+
+    if not HAS_BOTO3:
+      module.fail_json(msg='boto3 is required.')
+
+    show_details = False
+    if 'details' in module.params and module.params['details'] == 'true':
+        show_details = True
+
+    task_mgr = EcsServiceManager(module)
+    if show_details:
+        if 'service' not in module.params or not module.params['service']:
+            module.fail_json(msg="service must be specified for ecs_service_facts")
+        ecs_facts = task_mgr.describe_services(module.params['cluster'], module.params['service'])
+        # the bad news is the result has datetime fields that aren't JSON serializable
+        # nuk'em!
+        for service in ecs_facts['services']:
+            del service['deployments']
+            del service['events']
+    else:
+        ecs_facts = task_mgr.list_services(module.params['cluster'])
+    ecs_facts_result = dict(changed=False, ansible_facts=ecs_facts)
+    module.exit_json(**ecs_facts_result)
+
+# import module snippets
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.urls import *
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()