gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/python

try:
    import boto.ec2
except ImportError:
    print "failed=True msg='boto required for this module'"
    sys.exit(1)

def main():
    argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
    argument_spec.update(dict(
            region = dict(required=True),
            name = dict(required=True),
        )
    )

    module = AnsibleModule(
        argument_spec=argument_spec,
    )

    name = module.params.get('name')

    ec2 = ec2_connect(module)

    filter = {}
    filter['name'] = name

    image = ec2.get_all_images(filters=filter)

    if len(image) == 0:
        module.fail_json(msg="No AMIs matched the name: %s" % name)
    elif len(image) > 1:
        module.fail_json(msg="More than one AMI matched the name: %s" % name)
    else:
        module.exit_json(image_id=image[0].id)

# import module snippets
from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import *

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()