Save the transfer of the module file for new style modules, because we can inject the arguments into the modules.

Module consumers using the API don't have to know how this works.  base64 stuff is only there
because escaping a docstring inside a docstring was a bit of a challenge :)

ping

@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@
 # 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 json
-except ImportError:
-    import simplejson as json
+import base64
 
-import os
-import syslog
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec = dict()
+    )
+    module.exit_json(ping='pong')
 
-syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
-syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked as-is')
+# this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
+#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
+main()
 
-print json.dumps({ "ping" : "pong" })