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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/>.
+
+try:
+    import boto3
+    from botocore.exceptions import ClientError, ParamValidationError, MissingParametersError
+    HAS_BOTO3 = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_BOTO3 = False
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: lambda_alias
+short_description: Creates, updates or deletes AWS Lambda function aliases.
+description:
+    - This module allows the management of AWS Lambda functions aliases via the Ansible
+      framework.  It is idempotent and supports "Check" mode.    Use module M(lambda) to manage the lambda function
+      itself and M(lambda_event) to manage event source mappings.
+
+version_added: "2.2"
+
+author: Pierre Jodouin (@pjodouin), Ryan Scott Brown (@ryansb)
+options:
+  function_name:
+    description:
+      - The name of the function alias.
+    required: true
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Describes the desired state.
+    required: true
+    default: "present"
+    choices: ["present", "absent"]
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Name of the function alias.
+    required: true
+    aliases: ['alias_name']
+  description:
+    description:
+      - A short, user-defined function alias description.
+    required: false
+  version:
+    description:
+      -  Version associated with the Lambda function alias.
+         A value of 0 (or omitted parameter) sets the alias to the $LATEST version.
+    required: false
+    aliases: ['function_version']
+requirements:
+    - boto3
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - aws
+
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+---
+# Simple example to create a lambda function and publish a version
+- hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: no
+  vars:
+    state: present
+    project_folder: /path/to/deployment/package
+    deployment_package: lambda.zip
+    account: 123456789012
+    production_version: 5
+  tasks:
+  - name: AWS Lambda Function
+    lambda:
+      state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
+      name: myLambdaFunction
+      publish: True
+      description: lambda function description
+      code_s3_bucket: package-bucket
+      code_s3_key: "lambda/{{ deployment_package }}"
+      local_path: "{{ project_folder }}/{{ deployment_package }}"
+      runtime: python2.7
+      timeout: 5
+      handler: lambda.handler
+      memory_size: 128
+      role: "arn:aws:iam::{{ account }}:role/API2LambdaExecRole"
+
+  - name: show results
+    debug: var=lambda_facts
+
+# The following will set the Dev alias to the latest version ($LATEST) since version is omitted (or = 0)
+  - name: "alias 'Dev' for function {{ lambda_facts.FunctionName }} "
+    lambda_alias:
+      state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
+      function_name: "{{ lambda_facts.FunctionName }}"
+      name: Dev
+      description: Development is $LATEST version
+
+# The QA alias will only be created when a new version is published (i.e. not = '$LATEST')
+  - name: "alias 'QA' for function {{ lambda_facts.FunctionName }} "
+    lambda_alias:
+      state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
+      function_name: "{{ lambda_facts.FunctionName }}"
+      name: QA
+      version: "{{ lambda_facts.Version }}"
+      description: "QA is version {{ lambda_facts.Version }}"
+    when: lambda_facts.Version != "$LATEST"
+
+# The Prod alias will have a fixed version based on a variable
+  - name: "alias 'Prod' for function {{ lambda_facts.FunctionName }} "
+    lambda_alias:
+      state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
+      function_name: "{{ lambda_facts.FunctionName }}"
+      name: Prod
+      version: "{{ production_version }}"
+      description: "Production is version {{ production_version }}"
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+---
+alias_arn:
+    description: Full ARN of the function, including the alias
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+    sample: arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:myFunction:dev
+description:
+    description: A short description of the alias
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+    sample: The development stage for my hot new app
+function_version:
+    description: The qualifier that the alias refers to
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+    sample: $LATEST
+name:
+    description: The name of the alias assigned
+    returned: success
+    type: string
+    sample: dev
+'''
+
+
+class AWSConnection:
+    """
+    Create the connection object and client objects as required.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, ansible_obj, resources, boto3=True):
+
+        try:
+            self.region, self.endpoint, aws_connect_kwargs = get_aws_connection_info(ansible_obj, boto3=boto3)
+
+            self.resource_client = dict()
+            if not resources:
+                resources = ['lambda']
+
+            resources.append('iam')
+
+            for resource in resources:
+                aws_connect_kwargs.update(dict(region=self.region,
+                                               endpoint=self.endpoint,
+                                               conn_type='client',
+                                               resource=resource
+                                               ))
+                self.resource_client[resource] = boto3_conn(ansible_obj, **aws_connect_kwargs)
+
+            # if region is not provided, then get default profile/session region
+            if not self.region:
+                self.region = self.resource_client['lambda'].meta.region_name
+
+        except (ClientError, ParamValidationError, MissingParametersError) as e:
+            ansible_obj.fail_json(msg="Unable to connect, authorize or access resource: {0}".format(e))
+
+        try:
+            self.account_id = self.resource_client['iam'].get_user()['User']['Arn'].split(':')[4]
+        except (ClientError, ValueError, KeyError, IndexError):
+            self.account_id = ''
+
+    def client(self, resource='lambda'):
+        return self.resource_client[resource]
+
+
+def pc(key):
+    """
+    Changes python key into Pascale case equivalent. For example, 'this_function_name' becomes 'ThisFunctionName'.
+
+    :param key:
+    :return:
+    """
+
+    return "".join([token.capitalize() for token in key.split('_')])
+
+
+def set_api_params(module, module_params):
+    """
+    Sets module parameters to those expected by the boto3 API.
+
+    :param module:
+    :param module_params:
+    :return:
+    """
+
+    api_params = dict()
+
+    for param in module_params:
+        module_param = module.params.get(param, None)
+        if module_param:
+            api_params[pc(param)] = module_param
+
+    return api_params
+
+
+def validate_params(module, aws):
+    """
+    Performs basic parameter validation.
+
+    :param module: Ansible module reference
+    :param aws: AWS client connection
+    :return:
+    """
+
+    function_name = module.params['function_name']
+
+    # validate function name
+    if not re.search('^[\w\-:]+$', function_name):
+        module.fail_json(
+            msg='Function name {0} is invalid. Names must contain only alphanumeric characters and hyphens.'.format(function_name)
+        )
+    if len(function_name) > 64:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Function name "{0}" exceeds 64 character limit'.format(function_name))
+
+    #  if parameter 'function_version' is zero, set it to $LATEST, else convert it to a string
+    if module.params['function_version'] == 0:
+        module.params['function_version'] = '$LATEST'
+    else:
+        module.params['function_version'] = str(module.params['function_version'])
+
+    return
+
+
+def get_lambda_alias(module, aws):
+    """
+    Returns the lambda function alias if it exists.
+
+    :param module: Ansible module reference
+    :param aws: AWS client connection
+    :return:
+    """
+
+    client = aws.client('lambda')
+
+    # set API parameters
+    api_params = set_api_params(module, ('function_name', 'name'))
+
+    # check if alias exists and get facts
+    try:
+        results = client.get_alias(**api_params)
+
+    except (ClientError, ParamValidationError, MissingParametersError) as e:
+        if e.response['Error']['Code'] == 'ResourceNotFoundException':
+            results = None
+        else:
+            module.fail_json(msg='Error retrieving function alias: {0}'.format(e))
+
+    return results
+
+
+def lambda_alias(module, aws):
+    """
+    Adds, updates or deletes lambda function aliases.
+
+    :param module: Ansible module reference
+    :param aws: AWS client connection
+    :return dict:
+    """
+    client = aws.client('lambda')
+    results = dict()
+    changed = False
+    current_state = 'absent'
+    state = module.params['state']
+
+    facts = get_lambda_alias(module, aws)
+    if facts:
+        current_state = 'present'
+
+    if state == 'present':
+        if current_state == 'present':
+
+            # check if alias has changed -- only version and description can change
+            alias_params = ('function_version', 'description')
+            for param in alias_params:
+                if module.params.get(param) != facts.get(pc(param)):
+                    changed = True
+                    break
+
+            if changed:
+                api_params = set_api_params(module, ('function_name', 'name'))
+                api_params.update(set_api_params(module, alias_params))
+
+                if not module.check_mode:
+                    try:
+                        results = client.update_alias(**api_params)
+                    except (ClientError, ParamValidationError, MissingParametersError) as e:
+                        module.fail_json(msg='Error updating function alias: {0}'.format(e))
+
+        else:
+            # create new function alias
+            api_params = set_api_params(module, ('function_name', 'name', 'function_version', 'description'))
+
+            try:
+                if not module.check_mode:
+                    results = client.create_alias(**api_params)
+                changed = True
+            except (ClientError, ParamValidationError, MissingParametersError) as e:
+                module.fail_json(msg='Error creating function alias: {0}'.format(e))
+
+    else:  # state = 'absent'
+        if current_state == 'present':
+            # delete the function
+            api_params = set_api_params(module, ('function_name', 'name'))
+
+            try:
+                if not module.check_mode:
+                    results = client.delete_alias(**api_params)
+                changed = True
+            except (ClientError, ParamValidationError, MissingParametersError) as e:
+                module.fail_json(msg='Error deleting function alias: {0}'.format(e))
+
+    return dict(changed=changed, **dict(results or facts))
+
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Main entry point.
+
+    :return dict: ansible facts
+    """
+    argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(
+        dict(
+            state=dict(required=False, default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
+            function_name=dict(required=True, default=None),
+            name=dict(required=True, default=None, aliases=['alias_name']),
+            function_version=dict(type='int', required=False, default=0, aliases=['version']),
+            description=dict(required=False, default=None),
+        )
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=True,
+        mutually_exclusive=[],
+        required_together=[]
+    )
+
+    # validate dependencies
+    if not HAS_BOTO3:
+        module.fail_json(msg='boto3 is required for this module.')
+
+    aws = AWSConnection(module, ['lambda'])
+
+    validate_params(module, aws)
+
+    results = lambda_alias(module, aws)
+
+    module.exit_json(**camel_dict_to_snake_dict(results))
+
+
+# ansible import module(s) kept at ~eof as recommended
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import *
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()