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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# encoding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# (c) 2013, Matthias Vogelgesang <matthias.vogelgesang@gmail.com>
+#
+# 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/>.
+
+import os
+import re
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: blacklist
+author: Matthias Vogelgesang
+version_added: 1.4
+short_description: Blacklist kernel modules
+description:
+    - Add or remove kernel modules from blacklist.
+options:
+    name:
+        required: true
+        description:
+            - Name of kernel module to black- or whitelist.
+    state:
+        required: false
+        default: "present"
+        choices: [ present, absent ]
+        description:
+            - Whether the module should be present in the blacklist or absent.
+    blacklist_file:
+        required: false
+        description:
+            - If specified, use this blacklist file instead of
+              C(/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ansible.conf).
+        default: null
+requirements: []
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Blacklist the nouveau driver module
+- blacklist: name=nouveau state=present
+'''
+
+
+class Blacklist(object):
+    def __init__(self, module, filename):
+        if not os.path.exists(filename):
+            open(filename, 'a').close()
+
+        self.filename = filename
+        self.module = module
+
+    def get_pattern(self):
+        return '^blacklist\s*' + self.module + '$'
+
+    def readlines(self):
+        f = open(self.filename, 'r')
+        lines = f.readlines()
+        f.close()
+        return lines
+
+    def module_listed(self):
+        lines = self.readlines()
+        pattern = self.get_pattern()
+
+        for line in lines:
+            stripped = line.strip()
+            if stripped.startswith('#'):
+                continue
+
+            if re.match(pattern, stripped):
+                return True
+
+        return False
+
+    def remove_module(self):
+        lines = self.readlines()
+        pattern = self.get_pattern()
+
+        f = open(self.filename, 'w')
+
+        for line in lines:
+            if not re.match(pattern, line.strip()):
+                f.write(line)
+
+        f.close()
+
+    def add_module(self):
+        f = open(self.filename, 'a')
+        f.write('blacklist %s\n' % self.module)
+
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=dict(
+            name=dict(required=True),
+            state=dict(required=False, choices=['present', 'absent'],
+                       default='present'),
+            blacklist_file=dict(required=False, default=None)
+        ),
+        supports_check_mode=False,
+    )
+
+    args = dict(changed=False, failed=False,
+                name=module.params['name'], state=module.params['state'])
+
+    filename = '/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ansible.conf'
+
+    if module.params['blacklist_file']:
+        filename = module.params['blacklist_file']
+
+    blacklist = Blacklist(args['name'], filename)
+
+    if blacklist.module_listed():
+        if args['state'] == 'absent':
+            blacklist.remove_module()
+            args['changed'] = True
+    else:
+        if args['state'] == 'present':
+            blacklist.add_module()
+            args['changed'] = True
+
+    module.exit_json(**args)
+
+# this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
+#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
+main()