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+"""Implementation for deprecated-local-action rule."""
+# Copyright (c) 2016, Tsukinowa Inc. <info@tsukinowa.jp>
+# Copyright (c) 2018, Ansible Project
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+from ansiblelint.rules import AnsibleLintRule
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansiblelint.file_utils import Lintable
+
+
+class TaskNoLocalAction(AnsibleLintRule):
+    """Do not use 'local_action', use 'delegate_to: localhost'."""
+
+    id = "deprecated-local-action"
+    description = "Do not use ``local_action``, use ``delegate_to: localhost``"
+    needs_raw_task = True
+    severity = "MEDIUM"
+    tags = ["deprecations"]
+    version_added = "v4.0.0"
+
+    def matchtask(
+        self, task: dict[str, Any], file: Lintable | None = None
+    ) -> bool | str:
+        """Return matches for a task."""
+        raw_task = task["__raw_task__"]
+        if "local_action" in raw_task.keys():
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
+
+# testing code to be loaded only with pytest or when executed the rule file
+if "pytest" in sys.modules:
+    import pytest
+
+    from ansiblelint.rules import RulesCollection  # pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
+    from ansiblelint.testing import RunFromText
+
+    FAIL_TASK = """
+    - name: Task example
+      local_action:
+        module: boto3_facts
+    """
+
+    SUCCESS_TASK = """
+    - name: Task example
+      boto3_facts:
+      delegate_to: localhost # local_action
+    """
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(("text", "expected"), ((SUCCESS_TASK, 0), (FAIL_TASK, 1)))
+    def test_local_action(text: str, expected: int) -> None:
+        """Positive test deprecated_local_action."""
+        collection = RulesCollection()
+        collection.register(TaskNoLocalAction())
+        runner = RunFromText(collection)
+        results = runner.run_role_tasks_main(text)
+        assert len(results) == expected