ec2_elb doesn't really do what I'd expect

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I’d expect the ec2_elb module to be able to manage the creation/destruction of ELBs themselves, rather than just manage the contents.

Is there just no requirement for this or are people using cloudformation or other methods for managing the ELBs themselves?

Is it worth overloading the ec2_elb module to manage ELB creation/destruction or would a new module make more sense? Happy to take the details of such a module over to ansible-devel but worth surveying whether there’s any actual need.

Will

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There is an open pull request to add a module for this purpose:

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/4188

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Ah yes, I even remember reading it now. I’ll direct any further questions there, thanks!

Will