gistfile1.txt

# Playbook Task  
  
    - name: 'Find the sterling hosts'
      sterling_agent_ctrl:
        env: "{{ target_env }}"
        AD_PASSWORD: "{{ AD_PASSWORD }}"
        AD_USER: "{{ AD_USER }}"
        agent: '{{ agent|default(None) }}'
      register: sterling_h
      
  # Module Params
  module = AnsibleModule(
    argument_spec=dict(
        AD_USER=dict(required=True),
        AD_PASSWORD=dict(required=True, no_log=True),
        env=dict(required=True),
        agent=dict(required=True),
    ),
    supports_check_mode=False
)
p = module.params

module.fail_json(msg="our agent value is: ".format(p['agent']))
main()

## CLI and Result
ansible-playbook playbooks/apps/commerce_sterling_agent_control.yml -i inventory/hosts -e "target_env=ecn30 action_type_sterling=status-all agent=GCFillAsyncPublishAgentServer-0" --ask-vault-pass
TASK: [Find the sterling hosts] ***********************************************
failed: [tower] => {"failed": true}
msg: our agent value is:

FATAL: all hosts have already failed -- aborting