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diff --git a/ansible_testing/modules.py b/ansible_testing/modules.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import os
+import ast
+import sys
+import argparse
+
+from ansible.utils.module_docs import get_docstring, BLACKLIST_MODULES
+
+
+class ModuleValidator(object):
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        self.path = path
+        self.basename = os.path.basename(self.path)
+        self.name, _ = os.path.splitext(self.basename)
+
+        self.errors = []
+        self.warnings = []
+
+        with open(path) as f:
+            text = f.read()
+        self.length = len(text.splitlines())
+        self.ast = ast.parse(text)
+
+    def _just_docs(self):
+        for child in self.ast.body:
+            if not isinstance(child, ast.Assign):
+                return False
+        return True
+
+    def _find_module_utils(self):
+        linenos = []
+        for child in self.ast.body:
+            found_module_utils_import = False
+            if isinstance(child, ast.ImportFrom):
+                if child.module.startswith('ansible.module_utils.'):
+                    found_module_utils_import = True
+                    linenos.append(child.lineno)
+
+                    if not child.names:
+                        self.errors.append('%s: not a "from" import"' %
+                                           child.module)
+
+                    found_alias = False
+                    for name in child.names:
+                        if isinstance(name, ast.alias):
+                            found_alias = True
+                            if name.asname or name.name != '*':
+                                self.errors.append('%s: did not import "*"' %
+                                                   child.module)
+
+                if found_module_utils_import and not found_alias:
+                    self.errors.append('%s: did not import "*"' % child.module)
+
+        if not linenos:
+            self.errors.append('Did not find a module_utils import')
+
+        return linenos
+
+    def _find_main_call(self):
+        lineno = False
+        if_bodies = []
+        for child in self.ast.body:
+            if isinstance(child, ast.If):
+                try:
+                    if child.test.left.id == '__name__':
+                        if_bodies.extend(child.body)
+                except AttributeError:
+                    pass
+
+        bodies = self.ast.body
+        bodies.extend(if_bodies)
+
+        for child in bodies:
+            if isinstance(child, ast.Expr):
+                if isinstance(child.value, ast.Call):
+                    if (isinstance(child.value.func, ast.Name) and
+                            child.value.func.id == 'main'):
+                        lineno = child.lineno
+                        if lineno != self.length:
+                            self.warnings.append('Call to main() not the last '
+                                               'line')
+
+        if not lineno:
+            self.errors.append('Did not find a call to main')
+
+        return lineno or 0
+
+    def _find_has_import(self):
+        for child in self.ast.body:
+            found_try_except_import = False
+            found_has = False
+            if isinstance(child, ast.TryExcept):
+                bodies = child.body
+                bodies.extend([h.body for h in child.handlers])
+                for grandchild in bodies:
+                    if isinstance(grandchild, ast.Import):
+                        found_try_except_import = True
+                    elif isinstance(grandchild, ast.Assign):
+                        for target in grandchild.targets:
+                            if target.id.lower().startswith('has_'):
+                                found_has = True
+            if found_try_except_import and not found_has:
+                self.warnings.append('Found Try/Except block without HAS_ '
+                                     'assginment')
+
+    def validate(self):
+        if set([self.basename, self.name]) & set(BLACKLIST_MODULES):
+            return
+
+        doc, examples, ret = get_docstring(self.path)
+        if not bool(doc):
+            self.errors.append('Invalid or no DOCUMENTATION provided')
+        if not bool(examples):
+            self.errors.append('No EXAMPLES provided')
+        if not bool(ret):
+            self.warnings.append('No RETURN provided')
+
+        if not self._just_docs():
+            module_utils = self._find_module_utils()
+            main = self._find_main_call()
+            for mu in module_utils:
+                if mu < main - 10:
+                    self.errors.append('module_utils import not near main()')
+
+            self._find_has_import()
+
+    def report(self, warnings=False):
+        if self.errors or (warnings and self.warnings):
+            print('=' * 76)
+            print(self.basename)
+            print('=' * 76)
+
+        for error in self.errors:
+            print('ERROR: %s' % error)
+        if warnings:
+            for warning in self.warnings:
+                print('WARNING: %s' % warning)
+
+        if self.errors or (warnings and self.warnings):
+            print()
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('modules', help='Path to modules')
+    parser.add_argument('-w', '--warnings', help='Show warnings',
+                        action='store_true')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(args.modules):
+        for filename in files:
+            path = os.path.join(root, filename)
+            if not path.endswith('.py') or filename == '__init__.py':
+                continue
+            mv = ModuleValidator(os.path.abspath(path))
+            mv.validate()
+            mv.report(args.warnings)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()