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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+---
+module: public_cloud_instance_starting
+short_description: Manage on or off status of an OVH public cloud instance
+description:
+    - This module manage on or off status of an OVH public cloud instance.
+author: Alessandro Franci <alex@the-root.org>
+requirements:
+    - ovh >= 0.5.0
+options:
+    service_name:
+        required: true
+        description: The service name
+    instance_id:
+        required: true
+        description: The instance id
+    onoff_state:
+        required: true
+        choices: ["on", "off"]
+        description: The on or off desired status
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = r"""
+- name: Start the instance
+  synthesio.ovh.public_cloud_instance_shelving:
+    instance_id: "{{ instance_id }}"
+    service_name: "{{ service_name }}"
+    onoff_state: "on"
+ delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Stop the instance
+  synthesio.ovh.public_cloud_instance_shelving:
+    instance_id: "{{ instance_id }}"
+    service_name: "{{ service_name }}"
+    onoff_state: "off"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+"""
+
+RETURN = """ # """
+
+from ansible_collections.synthesio.ovh.plugins.module_utils.ovh import (
+    OVH,
+    ovh_argument_spec,
+)
+
+
+def run_module():
+    module_args = ovh_argument_spec()
+    module_args.update(
+        dict(
+            service_name=dict(required=True),
+            onoff_state=dict(required=True, choices=["on", "off"]),
+            instance_id=dict(required=True),
+        )
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=module_args, supports_check_mode=True)
+    client = OVH(module)
+
+    service_name = module.params["service_name"]
+    onoff_state = module.params["onoff_state"]
+    instance_id = module.params["instance_id"]
+
+    # Set the route depending on the action
+    if onoff_state == "on":
+        route = f"/cloud/project/{service_name}/instance/{instance_id}/start"
+    elif onoff_state == "off":
+        route = f"/cloud/project/{service_name}/instance/{instance_id}/stop"
+    else:
+        module.fail_json(msg=f"On-Off state {onoff_state} is unknown", changed=False)
+
+    # Do the call
+    client.wrap_call("POST", route)
+
+    message = f"State change to {onoff_state} for instance {instance_id}. This might take a couple of minutes."
+
+    module.exit_json(
+        result=message,
+        changed=True,
+    )
+
+
+def main():
+    run_module()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()