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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- mode: python -*-
+# 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 = '''
+---
+author:
+    - "Ansible Core Team (@ansible)"
+module: include_role
+short_description: Load and execute a role
+description:
+     - "Loads and executes a role as a task, this frees roles from the `role:` directive and allows them to be treated more as tasks."
+version_added: "2.2"
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - The name of the role to be executed.
+    required: True
+  tasks_from:
+    description:
+      - "File to load from a Role's tasks/ directory."
+    required: False
+    default: 'main'
+notes:
+    - THIS IS EARLY PREVIEW, THINGS MAY CHANGE
+    - Only basic roles have been tested for now, some things might not work as expected.
+    - Handlers are made available to the whole play.
+    - Currently role variables are not pushed up to the play.
+    - "Things not tested (yet): loops, plugin overrides, nesting includes, role dependencies, used as handler, other stuff I did not think of when I wrote this."
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+- include_role: name=myrole
+
+- name: Run tasks/other.yml instead of 'main'
+  include_role:
+    role: myrole
+    tasks_from: other
+
+- name: Pass variables to role
+  include_role:
+    name: myrole
+  vars:
+    rolevar1: 'value from task'
+
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+# this module does not return anything except tasks to execute
+"""