ansible/ohai

#!/usr/bin/python

# (c) 2012, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
#
# This file is part of Ansible
#
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def get_facter_data():
    p = subprocess.Popen(["/usr/bin/env", "ohai"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
    (out, err) = p.communicate()
    rc = p.returncode
    return rc, out, err

def main():
    module = AnsibleModule(
        argument_spec = dict()
    )
    rc, out, err = get_facter_data()
    if rc != 0:
       module.fail_json(msg=err)
    else:
       module.exit_json(**json.loads(out))

# this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>

main()