How to create the custom module in the ansible - module

Question

This is the custom module I have written to get the datetime from the current system. I have put the module in the /usr/share/my_modules folder.
#!/usr/bin/python
import datetime
import json
date = str(datetime.datetime.now())
print(json.dumps({
"time" : date
}))
def main():
module = AnsibleModule(
argument_spec = dict(
state = dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
name = dict(required=True),
enabled = dict(required=True, type='bool'),
something = dict(aliases=['whatever'])
)
)
module.exit_json(changed=True, something_else=12345)
module.fail_json(msg="Something fatal happened")
from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
And now When I try to execute it using command ansible local -m timetest
I Am getting this error
127.0.0.1 | FAILED! => {
"failed": true,
"msg": "The module timetest was not found in configured module paths. Additionally, core modules are missing. If this is a checkout, run 'git submodule update --init --recursive' to correct this problem."
}
why it is not executing my custom module ? please help me resolve this issue.

Answer 1

You can create the library directory inside the directory where your playbook exist, your file structure will look like this:
.
|-- playbook.yml
|-- library
`-- your-custom-module.py
Hope that might help you

Answer 2

Have you tried following Ansible test module instructions at http://ansible-docs.readthedocs.io/zh/stable-2.0/rst/developing_modules.html#testing-modules?
git clone git://github.com/ansible/ansible.git --recursive
source ansible/hacking/env-setup
chmod +x ansible/hacking/test-module
ansible/hacking/test-module -m ./timetest.py