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+#!/usr/bin/python -tt
+# 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: rax_keypair
+short_description: Create a keypair for use with Rackspace Cloud Servers
+description:
+     - Create a keypair for use with Rackspace Cloud Servers
+version_added: 1.5
+options:
+  api_key:
+    description:
+      - Rackspace API key (overrides C(credentials))
+  credentials:
+    description:
+      - File to find the Rackspace credentials in (ignored if C(api_key) and
+        C(username) are provided)
+    default: null
+    aliases: ['creds_file']
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Name of keypair
+    required: true
+  public_key:
+    description:
+      - Public Key string to upload
+    default: null
+  region:
+    description:
+      - Region to create the key pair in
+    default: DFW
+  username:
+    description:
+      - Rackspace username (overrides C(credentials))
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Indicate desired state of the resource
+    choices: ['present', 'absent']
+    default: present
+requirements: [ "pyrax" ]
+author: Matt Martz
+notes:
+  - The following environment variables can be used, C(RAX_USERNAME),
+    C(RAX_API_KEY), C(RAX_CREDS_FILE), C(RAX_CREDENTIALS), C(RAX_REGION).
+  - C(RAX_CREDENTIALS) and C(RAX_CREDS_FILE) points to a credentials file
+    appropriate for pyrax. See U(https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating)
+  - C(RAX_USERNAME) and C(RAX_API_KEY) obviate the use of a credentials file
+  - C(RAX_REGION) defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, ...)
+  - Keypairs cannot be manipulated, only created and deleted. To "update" a
+    keypair you must first delete and then recreate.
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Create a keypair
+  hosts: local
+  gather_facts: False
+  tasks:
+    - name: keypair request
+      local_action:
+        module: rax_keypair
+        credentials: ~/.raxpub
+        name: my_keypair
+        region: DFW
+      register: keypair
+    - name: Create local public key
+      local_action:
+        module: copy
+        content: "{{ keypair.keypair.public_key }}"
+        dest: "{{ inventory_dir }}/{{ keypair.keypair.name }}.pub"
+    - name: Create local private key
+      local_action:
+        module: copy
+        content: "{{ keypair.keypair.private_key }}"
+        dest: "{{ inventory_dir }}/{{ keypair.keypair.name }}"
+'''
+
+import sys
+
+from types import NoneType
+
+try:
+    import pyrax
+except ImportError:
+    print("failed=True msg='pyrax required for this module'")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+NON_CALLABLES = (basestring, bool, dict, int, list, NoneType)
+
+
+def to_dict(obj):
+    instance = {}
+    for key in dir(obj):
+        value = getattr(obj, key)
+        if (isinstance(value, NON_CALLABLES) and not key.startswith('_')):
+            instance[key] = value
+    return instance
+
+
+def rax_keypair(module, name, public_key, state):
+    changed = False
+
+    cs = pyrax.cloudservers
+    keypair = {}
+
+    if state == 'present':
+        try:
+            keypair = cs.keypairs.find(name=name)
+        except cs.exceptions.NotFound:
+            try:
+                keypair = cs.keypairs.create(name, public_key)
+                changed = True
+            except Exception, e:
+                module.fail_json(msg='%s' % e.message)
+        except Exception, e:
+            module.fail_json(msg='%s' % e.message)
+
+    elif state == 'absent':
+        try:
+            keypair = cs.keypairs.find(name=name)
+        except:
+            pass
+
+        if keypair:
+            try:
+                keypair.delete()
+                changed = True
+            except Exception, e:
+                module.fail_json(msg='%s' % e.message)
+
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed, keypair=to_dict(keypair))
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = rax_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(
+        dict(
+            name=dict(),
+            public_key=dict(),
+            state=dict(default='present', choices=['absent', 'present']),
+        )
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        required_together=rax_required_together(),
+    )
+
+    name = module.params.get('name')
+    public_key = module.params.get('public_key')
+    state = module.params.get('state')
+
+    setup_rax_module(module, pyrax)
+
+    rax_keypair(module, name, public_key, state)
+
+
+# import module snippets
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.rax import *
+
+### invoke the module
+main()