* Added uptime.py as an example of somewhat minimal API usage & reporting

* Pattern in API now has a default
* Fixed bug in template module operation detected from running playbook (tests for that pending)
* Workaround for multiprocessing lib being harmlessly squeaky (feeder thread got sentinel)

examples/uptime.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# (c) 2012, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
+# example of getting the uptime of all hosts, 10 at a time
+
+import ansible.runner
+import sys
+
+# construct the ansible runner and execute on all hosts
+results = ansible.runner.Runner(
+    pattern='*', forks=10,
+    module_name='command', module_args=['/usr/bin/uptime'],
+).run()
+
+if results is None:
+   print "No hosts found"
+   sys.exit(1)
+
+print "UP ***********"
+for (hostname, result) in results['contacted'].items():
+    if not 'failed' in result:
+        print "%s >>> %s" % (hostname, result['stdout'])
+
+print "FAILED *******"
+for (hostname, result) in results['contacted'].items():
+    if 'failed' in result:
+        print "%s >>> %s" % (hostname, result['msg'])
+
+print "DOWN *********"
+for (hostname, result) in results['dark'].items():
+    print "%s >>> %s" % (hostname, result)
+