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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright: (c) 2021, Yanick Champoux <yanick@babyl.ca>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+---
+module: command_info
+
+short_description: Retrieves information about a given command.
+
+version_added: "1.0.0"
+
+description: Retrieves the location and version of a command on the remote machine.
+
+options:
+    command_name:
+        description: Target command.
+        required: true
+        type: str
+
+    version_args:
+        description: Arguments passed to the command to print the version string.
+        required: false
+        default: --version
+        type: str
+
+    version_regex:
+        description: Regular expression to capture the version from the command output.
+        default: v?(\d+\.\d+\.\d+[^\n ]*)
+        required: false
+        type: str
+
+    target_version:
+        description: Target version to compare against.
+        required: false
+        type: str
+
+author:
+    - Yanick Champoux (@yanick)
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = r"""
+- name: perl info
+  command_info:
+    command_name: perl
+    target_version: 5.32.0
+
+# get the info on ls
+- name: ls info
+  command_info:
+    command_name: ls
+    version_regex: '(\d+\.d+)'
+    target_version: 8.30
+"""
+
+RETURN = r"""
+needs_upgrade:
+    description: Wether the new version of the command needs to be installed.
+    type: bool
+    sample: True
+
+installed_version:
+    description: Version string of the currently installed command.
+    type: str
+    sample: '1.2.3'
+
+target_version:
+    description: Version string of the targetted version.
+    type: str
+    sample: '1.2.3'
+
+location:
+    description: Path where the command was found.
+    type: str
+    sample: '/usr/local/bin/ls'
+"""
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import subprocess
+import re
+
+def strip_zeros(version):
+    return re.sub( '^0+', '', version )
+
+def needs_upgrade(version, target):
+    if not version:
+        return True
+
+    version = list(map( strip_zeros,  version.split('.') ))
+    target = list(map( strip_zeros, target.split('.') ))
+    for v in version:
+        t = target.pop(0)
+        if v < t:
+            return True
+        if v > t:
+            return False
+    return False
+
+def run_module():
+    module_args = dict(
+        command_name=dict(type="str", required=True),
+        version_args=dict(default="--version"),
+        version_regex=dict(default=r"v?(\d+\.\d+\.\d+[^\n ]*)"),
+        target_version=dict(default=None, type="str"),
+    )
+
+    result = dict(
+        changed=False,
+        needs_upgrade=False,
+        installed_version=None,
+        location=None,
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=module_args, supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    command_name = module.params["command_name"]
+
+    if command_name[0] == '/':
+        result["location"] = command_name
+    else:
+        cmd_location = subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "which",
+                command_name,
+            ],
+            text=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+        )
+
+        result["location"] = cmd_location.stdout.rstrip()
+
+    if result["location"]:
+        cmd_output = subprocess.run(
+            [module.params["command_name"], module.params["version_args"]],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+
+        result["command_stdout"] = cmd_output.stdout
+        result["command_stderr"] = cmd_output.stderr
+
+        m = re.search(
+            module.params["version_regex"],
+            result["command_stdout"] + result["command_stderr"],
+        )
+
+        if m:
+            result["installed_version"] = m.group(1)
+
+    if "target_version" in module.params:
+        result["target_version"]  = module.params["target_version"]
+        result["needs_upgrade"] = 1 == needs_upgrade(
+            result["installed_version"],
+            module.params["target_version"]
+        )
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+def main():
+    run_module()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()