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From: "patchback[bot]" <45432694+patchback[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2022 07:26:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] ec2_vpc_vgw_info - update to not throw an error when run in
 check_mode (#1331) (#1336)

[PR #1331/ed4165d6 backport][stable-4] ec2_vpc_vgw_info - update to not throw an error when run in check_mode

This is a backport of PR #1331 as merged into main (ed4165d).
SUMMARY
fixes: #137
ec2_vpc_vgw_info currently throws an error when run in check_mode (it's using "DryRun") this unexpected and undocumented behaviour, and is the same practical effect as not supporting check_mode at all.
ISSUE TYPE

Feature Pull Request

COMPONENT NAME
plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw_info.py
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Reviewed-by: Mark Chappell <None>
---
 changelogs/fragments/137-ec2_vpc_vgw_info.yml        | 2 ++
 plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw_info.py                  | 7 +++----
 tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml | 3 ++-
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelogs/fragments/137-ec2_vpc_vgw_info.yml

diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/137-ec2_vpc_vgw_info.yml b/changelogs/fragments/137-ec2_vpc_vgw_info.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69dd73ef778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/137-ec2_vpc_vgw_info.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- ec2_vpc_vgw_info - updated to not throw an error when run in check_mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/137).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw_info.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw_info.py
index a84b07bf589..5ddb04d2ae3 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw_info.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 version_added: 1.0.0
 short_description: Gather information about virtual gateways in AWS
 description:
-  - Gather information about virtual gateways in AWS.
+  - Gather information about virtual gateways (VGWs) in AWS.
 options:
   filters:
     description:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     type: dict
   vpn_gateway_ids:
     description:
-      - Get details of a specific Virtual Gateway ID. This value should be provided as a list.
+      - Get details of a specific Virtual Gateway ID.
     type: list
     elements: str
 author:
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ def list_virtual_gateways(client, module):
     params = dict()
 
     params['Filters'] = ansible_dict_to_boto3_filter_list(module.params.get('filters'))
-    params['DryRun'] = module.check_mode
 
     if module.params.get("vpn_gateway_ids"):
         params['VpnGatewayIds'] = module.params.get("vpn_gateway_ids")
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ def list_virtual_gateways(client, module):
 def main():
     argument_spec = dict(
         filters=dict(type='dict', default=dict()),
-        vpn_gateway_ids=dict(type='list', default=None, elements='str')
+        vpn_gateway_ids=dict(type='list', default=None, elements='str'),
     )
 
     module = AnsibleAWSModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=True)
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml
index ba67e4b426f..0a6f9bacdb7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@
 
     # ============================================================
 
-    - name: get VPC VGW facts by ID
+    - name: get VPC VGW facts by ID (CHECK)
       ec2_vpc_vgw_info:
         vpn_gateway_ids: ['{{ vgw_id }}']
       register: vgw_info
+      check_mode: True
 
     - name: verify expected facts
       vars: