[aws][docs] Add AnsibleAWSModule features to AWS developer guidelines (#38978)

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@ -43,6 +43,30 @@ Few other changes are required. One possible issue that you might encounter is t
does not inherit methods from AnsibleModule by default, but most useful methods
are included. If you do find an issue, please raise a bug report.
When porting, keep in mind that AnsibleAWSModule also will add the default ec2
argument spec by default. In pre-port modules, you should see common arguments
specfied with:
```
def main():
argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
argument_spec.update(dict(
state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent', 'enabled', 'disabled']),
name=dict(default='default'),
# ... and so on ...
))
module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, ...)
# can be replaced with
def main():
argument_spec = dict(
state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent', 'enabled', 'disabled']),
name=dict(default='default'),
# ... and so on ...
)
module = AnsibleAWSModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, ...)
```
## Bug fixing
Bug fixes to code that relies on boto will still be accepted. When possible, the code should be
@ -350,6 +374,32 @@ def describe_some_resource(client, module):
module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not describe resource %s" % name)
```
To make use of AWSRetry easier, it can now be wrapped around a client returned
by `AnsibleAWSModule`. any call from a client. To add retries to a client,
create a client:
```
module.client('ec2', retry_decorator=AWSRetry.jittered_backoff(retries=10))
```
Any calls from that client can be made to use the decorator passed at call-time
using the `aws_retry` argument. By default, no retries are used.
```
ec2 = module.client('ec2', retry_decorator=AWSRetry.jittered_backoff(retries=10))
ec2.describe_instances(InstanceIds=['i-123456789'], aws_retry=True)
# equivalent with normal AWSRetry
@AWSRetry.jittered_backoff(retries=10)
def describe_instances(client, **kwargs):
return ec2.describe_instances(**kwargs)
describe_instances(module.client('ec2'), InstanceIds=['i-123456789'])
```
The call will be retried the specified number of times, so the calling functions
don't need to be wrapped in the backoff decorator.
### Returning Values
When you make a call using boto3, you will probably get back some useful information that you