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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
+    'metadata_version': '1.1',
+    'supported_by': 'community',
+    'status': ['preview']
+}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+module: aws_region_facts
+short_description: Gather facts about AWS regions.
+description:
+    - Gather facts about AWS regions.
+version_added: '2.5'
+author: 'Henrique Rodrigues (github.com/Sodki)'
+options:
+  filters:
+    description:
+      - A dict of filters to apply. Each dict item consists of a filter key and a filter value. See
+        U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeRegions.html) for
+        possible filters. Filter names and values are case sensitive. You can also use underscores
+        instead of dashes (-) in the filter keys, which will take precedence in case of conflict.
+    default: {}
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - aws
+    - ec2
+requirements: [botocore, boto3]
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
+
+# Gather facts about all regions
+- aws_region_facts:
+
+# Gather facts about a single region
+- aws_region_facts:
+    filters:
+      region-name: eu-west-1
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+regions:
+    returned: on success
+    description: >
+        Regions that match the provided filters. Each element consists of a dict with all the information related
+        to that region.
+    type: list
+    sample: "[{
+        'endpoint': 'ec2.us-west-1.amazonaws.com',
+        'region_name': 'us-west-1'
+    }]"
+'''
+
+
+import traceback
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import get_aws_connection_info, ec2_argument_spec, boto3_conn
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import ansible_dict_to_boto3_filter_list, camel_dict_to_snake_dict, HAS_BOTO3
+
+try:
+    from botocore.exceptions import ClientError, BotoCoreError
+except ImportError:
+    pass  # will be detected by imported HAS_BOTO3
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(
+        dict(
+            filters=dict(default={}, type='dict')
+        )
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec)
+
+    if not HAS_BOTO3:
+        module.fail_json(msg='boto3 required for this module')
+
+    region, ec2_url, aws_connect_params = get_aws_connection_info(module, boto3=True)
+    connection = boto3_conn(
+        module,
+        conn_type='client',
+        resource='ec2',
+        region=region,
+        endpoint=ec2_url,
+        **aws_connect_params
+    )
+
+    # Replace filter key underscores with dashes, for compatibility
+    sanitized_filters = dict((k.replace('_', '-'), v) for k, v in module.params.get('filters').items())
+
+    try:
+        regions = connection.describe_regions(
+            Filters=ansible_dict_to_boto3_filter_list(sanitized_filters)
+        )
+    except ClientError as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to describe regions: {0}".format(to_native(e)),
+                         exception=traceback.format_exc(),
+                         **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
+    except BotoCoreError as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to describe regions: {0}".format(to_native(e)),
+                         exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
+    module.exit_json(regions=[camel_dict_to_snake_dict(r) for r in regions['Regions']])
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()