Remove all CI scripts since this branch is now End of Life.

[stable-9] docs: add notes that dnf_* modules do not work with dnf5 (#10238) (#10248)

docs: add notes that dnf_* modules do not work with dnf5 (#10238)

* Add notes that dnf_* modules do not work with dnf5.

* Apply suggestions from code review.

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(cherry picked from commit 1956815884)


(cherry picked from commit cb26c50d65)

Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
Co-authored-by: Alexei Znamensky <103110+russoz@users.noreply.github.com>

.azure-pipelines/README.md

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
--->
-
-## Azure Pipelines Configuration
-
-Please see the [Documentation](https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki/Testing:-Azure-Pipelines) for more information.

.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -1,418 +0,0 @@
----
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-trigger:
-  batch: true
-  branches:
-    include:
-      - main
-      - stable-*
-
-pr:
-  autoCancel: true
-  branches:
-    include:
-      - main
-      - stable-*
-
-schedules:
-  - cron: 0 8 * * *
-    displayName: Nightly (main)
-    always: true
-    branches:
-      include:
-        - main
-  - cron: 0 10 * * *
-    displayName: Nightly (active stable branches)
-    always: true
-    branches:
-      include:
-        - stable-8
-        - stable-7
-  - cron: 0 11 * * 0
-    displayName: Weekly (old stable branches)
-    always: true
-    branches:
-      include:
-        - stable-6
-
-variables:
-  - name: checkoutPath
-    value: ansible_collections/community/general
-  - name: coverageBranches
-    value: main
-  - name: pipelinesCoverage
-    value: coverage
-  - name: entryPoint
-    value: tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh
-  - name: fetchDepth
-    value: 0
-
-resources:
-  containers:
-    - container: default
-      image: quay.io/ansible/azure-pipelines-test-container:4.0.1
-
-pool: Standard
-
-stages:
-### Sanity
-  - stage: Sanity_devel
-    displayName: Sanity devel
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Test {0}
-          testFormat: devel/sanity/{0}
-          targets:
-            - test: 1
-            - test: 2
-            - test: 3
-            - test: 4
-            - test: extra
-  - stage: Sanity_2_17
-    displayName: Sanity 2.17
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Test {0}
-          testFormat: 2.17/sanity/{0}
-          targets:
-            - test: 1
-            - test: 2
-            - test: 3
-            - test: 4
-  - stage: Sanity_2_16
-    displayName: Sanity 2.16
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Test {0}
-          testFormat: 2.16/sanity/{0}
-          targets:
-            - test: 1
-            - test: 2
-            - test: 3
-            - test: 4
-  - stage: Sanity_2_15
-    displayName: Sanity 2.15
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Test {0}
-          testFormat: 2.15/sanity/{0}
-          targets:
-            - test: 1
-            - test: 2
-            - test: 3
-            - test: 4
-### Units
-  - stage: Units_devel
-    displayName: Units devel
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: devel/units/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: 3.8
-            - test: 3.9
-            - test: '3.10'
-            - test: '3.11'
-            - test: '3.12'
-  - stage: Units_2_17
-    displayName: Units 2.17
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.17/units/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: 3.7
-            - test: "3.12"
-  - stage: Units_2_16
-    displayName: Units 2.16
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.16/units/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: 2.7
-            - test: 3.6
-            - test: "3.11"
-  - stage: Units_2_15
-    displayName: Units 2.15
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.15/units/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: 3.5
-            - test: "3.10"
-
-## Remote
-  - stage: Remote_devel_extra_vms
-    displayName: Remote devel extra VMs
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: devel/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: Alpine 3.19
-              test: alpine/3.19
-            # - name: Fedora 39
-            #   test: fedora/39
-            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
-              test: ubuntu/22.04
-          groups:
-            - vm
-  - stage: Remote_devel
-    displayName: Remote devel
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: devel/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: macOS 14.3
-              test: macos/14.3
-            - name: RHEL 9.3
-              test: rhel/9.3
-            - name: FreeBSD 14.0
-              test: freebsd/14.0
-          groups:
-            - 1
-            - 2
-            - 3
-  - stage: Remote_2_17
-    displayName: Remote 2.17
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.17/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: FreeBSD 13.3
-              test: freebsd/13.3
-          groups:
-            - 1
-            - 2
-            - 3
-  - stage: Remote_2_16
-    displayName: Remote 2.16
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.16/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: macOS 13.2
-              test: macos/13.2
-            - name: RHEL 9.2
-              test: rhel/9.2
-            - name: RHEL 8.8
-              test: rhel/8.8
-            - name: FreeBSD 13.2
-              test: freebsd/13.2
-          groups:
-            - 1
-            - 2
-            - 3
-  - stage: Remote_2_15
-    displayName: Remote 2.15
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.15/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: RHEL 9.1
-              test: rhel/9.1
-            - name: RHEL 8.7
-              test: rhel/8.7
-            - name: RHEL 7.9
-              test: rhel/7.9
-            # - name: FreeBSD 13.1
-            #   test: freebsd/13.1
-            # - name: FreeBSD 12.4
-            #   test: freebsd/12.4
-          groups:
-            - 1
-            - 2
-            - 3
-
-### Docker
-  - stage: Docker_devel
-    displayName: Docker devel
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: devel/linux/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: Fedora 39
-              test: fedora39
-            - name: Ubuntu 20.04
-              test: ubuntu2004
-            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
-              test: ubuntu2204
-          groups:
-            - 1
-            - 2
-            - 3
-  - stage: Docker_2_17
-    displayName: Docker 2.17
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.17/linux/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: Alpine 3.19
-              test: alpine319
-          groups:
-            - 1
-            - 2
-            - 3
-  - stage: Docker_2_16
-    displayName: Docker 2.16
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.16/linux/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: Fedora 38
-              test: fedora38
-            - name: openSUSE 15
-              test: opensuse15
-            - name: Alpine 3
-              test: alpine3
-          groups:
-            - 1
-            - 2
-            - 3
-  - stage: Docker_2_15
-    displayName: Docker 2.15
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.15/linux/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: Fedora 37
-              test: fedora37
-            - name: CentOS 7
-              test: centos7
-          groups:
-            - 1
-            - 2
-            - 3
-
-### Community Docker
-  - stage: Docker_community_devel
-    displayName: Docker (community images) devel
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: devel/linux-community/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: Debian Bullseye
-              test: debian-bullseye/3.9
-            - name: Debian Bookworm
-              test: debian-bookworm/3.11
-            - name: ArchLinux
-              test: archlinux/3.11
-          groups:
-            - 1
-            - 2
-            - 3
-
-### Generic
-  - stage: Generic_devel
-    displayName: Generic devel
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: devel/generic/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: '3.8'
-            - test: '3.11'
-  - stage: Generic_2_17
-    displayName: Generic 2.17
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.17/generic/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: '3.7'
-            - test: '3.12'
-  - stage: Generic_2_16
-    displayName: Generic 2.16
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.16/generic/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: '2.7'
-            - test: '3.6'
-            - test: '3.11'
-  - stage: Generic_2_15
-    displayName: Generic 2.15
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.15/generic/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: '3.9'
-
-  - stage: Summary
-    condition: succeededOrFailed()
-    dependsOn:
-      - Sanity_devel
-      - Sanity_2_17
-      - Sanity_2_16
-      - Sanity_2_15
-      - Units_devel
-      - Units_2_17
-      - Units_2_16
-      - Units_2_15
-      - Remote_devel_extra_vms
-      - Remote_devel
-      - Remote_2_17
-      - Remote_2_16
-      - Remote_2_15
-      - Docker_devel
-      - Docker_2_17
-      - Docker_2_16
-      - Docker_2_15
-      - Docker_community_devel
-# Right now all generic tests are disabled. Uncomment when at least one of them is re-enabled.
-#      - Generic_devel
-#      - Generic_2_17
-#      - Generic_2_16
-#      - Generic_2_15
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/coverage.yml

.azure-pipelines/scripts/aggregate-coverage.sh

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-# Aggregate code coverage results for later processing.
-
-set -o pipefail -eu
-
-agent_temp_directory="$1"
-
-PATH="${PWD}/bin:${PATH}"
-
-mkdir "${agent_temp_directory}/coverage/"
-
-options=(--venv --venv-system-site-packages --color -v)
-
-ansible-test coverage combine --group-by command --export "${agent_temp_directory}/coverage/" "${options[@]}"
-
-if ansible-test coverage analyze targets generate --help >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    # Only analyze coverage if the installed version of ansible-test supports it.
-    # Doing so allows this script to work unmodified for multiple Ansible versions.
-    ansible-test coverage analyze targets generate "${agent_temp_directory}/coverage/coverage-analyze-targets.json" "${options[@]}"
-fi

.azure-pipelines/scripts/combine-coverage.py

@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-"""
-Combine coverage data from multiple jobs, keeping the data only from the most recent attempt from each job.
-Coverage artifacts must be named using the format: "Coverage $(System.JobAttempt) {StableUniqueNameForEachJob}"
-The recommended coverage artifact name format is: Coverage $(System.JobAttempt) $(System.StageDisplayName) $(System.JobDisplayName)
-Keep in mind that Azure Pipelines does not enforce unique job display names (only names).
-It is up to pipeline authors to avoid name collisions when deviating from the recommended format.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
-__metaclass__ = type
-
-import os
-import re
-import shutil
-import sys
-
-
-def main():
-    """Main program entry point."""
-    source_directory = sys.argv[1]
-
-    if '/ansible_collections/' in os.getcwd():
-        output_path = "tests/output"
-    else:
-        output_path = "test/results"
-
-    destination_directory = os.path.join(output_path, 'coverage')
-
-    if not os.path.exists(destination_directory):
-        os.makedirs(destination_directory)
-
-    jobs = {}
-    count = 0
-
-    for name in os.listdir(source_directory):
-        match = re.search('^Coverage (?P<attempt>[0-9]+) (?P<label>.+)$', name)
-        label = match.group('label')
-        attempt = int(match.group('attempt'))
-        jobs[label] = max(attempt, jobs.get(label, 0))
-
-    for label, attempt in jobs.items():
-        name = 'Coverage {attempt} {label}'.format(label=label, attempt=attempt)
-        source = os.path.join(source_directory, name)
-        source_files = os.listdir(source)
-
-        for source_file in source_files:
-            source_path = os.path.join(source, source_file)
-            destination_path = os.path.join(destination_directory, source_file + '.' + label)
-            print('"%s" -> "%s"' % (source_path, destination_path))
-            shutil.copyfile(source_path, destination_path)
-            count += 1
-
-    print('Coverage file count: %d' % count)
-    print('##vso[task.setVariable variable=coverageFileCount]%d' % count)
-    print('##vso[task.setVariable variable=outputPath]%s' % output_path)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()

.azure-pipelines/scripts/process-results.sh

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-# Check the test results and set variables for use in later steps.
-
-set -o pipefail -eu
-
-if [[ "$PWD" =~ /ansible_collections/ ]]; then
-    output_path="tests/output"
-else
-    output_path="test/results"
-fi
-
-echo "##vso[task.setVariable variable=outputPath]${output_path}"
-
-if compgen -G "${output_path}"'/junit/*.xml' > /dev/null; then
-    echo "##vso[task.setVariable variable=haveTestResults]true"
-fi
-
-if compgen -G "${output_path}"'/bot/ansible-test-*' > /dev/null; then
-    echo "##vso[task.setVariable variable=haveBotResults]true"
-fi
-
-if compgen -G "${output_path}"'/coverage/*' > /dev/null; then
-    echo "##vso[task.setVariable variable=haveCoverageData]true"
-fi

.azure-pipelines/scripts/publish-codecov.py

@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-"""
-Upload code coverage reports to codecov.io.
-Multiple coverage files from multiple languages are accepted and aggregated after upload.
-Python coverage, as well as PowerShell and Python stubs can all be uploaded.
-"""
-
-import argparse
-import dataclasses
-import pathlib
-import shutil
-import subprocess
-import tempfile
-import typing as t
-import urllib.request
-
-
-@dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)
-class CoverageFile:
-    name: str
-    path: pathlib.Path
-    flags: t.List[str]
-
-
-@dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)
-class Args:
-    dry_run: bool
-    path: pathlib.Path
-
-
-def parse_args() -> Args:
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument('-n', '--dry-run', action='store_true')
-    parser.add_argument('path', type=pathlib.Path)
-
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    # Store arguments in a typed dataclass
-    fields = dataclasses.fields(Args)
-    kwargs = {field.name: getattr(args, field.name) for field in fields}
-
-    return Args(**kwargs)
-
-
-def process_files(directory: pathlib.Path) -> t.Tuple[CoverageFile, ...]:
-    processed = []
-    for file in directory.joinpath('reports').glob('coverage*.xml'):
-        name = file.stem.replace('coverage=', '')
-
-        # Get flags from name
-        flags = name.replace('-powershell', '').split('=')  # Drop '-powershell' suffix
-        flags = [flag if not flag.startswith('stub') else flag.split('-')[0] for flag in flags]  # Remove "-01" from stub files
-
-        processed.append(CoverageFile(name, file, flags))
-
-    return tuple(processed)
-
-
-def upload_files(codecov_bin: pathlib.Path, files: t.Tuple[CoverageFile, ...], dry_run: bool = False) -> None:
-    for file in files:
-        cmd = [
-            str(codecov_bin),
-            '--name', file.name,
-            '--file', str(file.path),
-        ]
-        for flag in file.flags:
-            cmd.extend(['--flags', flag])
-
-        if dry_run:
-            print(f'DRY-RUN: Would run command: {cmd}')
-            continue
-
-        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
-
-
-def download_file(url: str, dest: pathlib.Path, flags: int, dry_run: bool = False) -> None:
-    if dry_run:
-        print(f'DRY-RUN: Would download {url} to {dest} and set mode to {flags:o}')
-        return
-
-    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as resp:
-        with dest.open('w+b') as f:
-            # Read data in chunks rather than all at once
-            shutil.copyfileobj(resp, f, 64 * 1024)
-
-    dest.chmod(flags)
-
-
-def main():
-    args = parse_args()
-    url = 'https://ansible-ci-files.s3.amazonaws.com/codecov/linux/codecov'
-    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='codecov-') as tmpdir:
-        codecov_bin = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / 'codecov'
-        download_file(url, codecov_bin, 0o755, args.dry_run)
-
-        files = process_files(args.path)
-        upload_files(codecov_bin, files, args.dry_run)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()

.azure-pipelines/scripts/report-coverage.sh

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-# Generate code coverage reports for uploading to Azure Pipelines and codecov.io.
-
-set -o pipefail -eu
-
-PATH="${PWD}/bin:${PATH}"
-
-if ! ansible-test --help >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    # Install the devel version of ansible-test for generating code coverage reports.
-    # This is only used by Ansible Collections, which are typically tested against multiple Ansible versions (in separate jobs).
-    # Since a version of ansible-test is required that can work the output from multiple older releases, the devel version is used.
-    pip install https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/devel.tar.gz --disable-pip-version-check
-fi
-
-ansible-test coverage xml --group-by command --stub --venv --venv-system-site-packages --color -v

.azure-pipelines/scripts/run-tests.sh

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-# Configure the test environment and run the tests.
-
-set -o pipefail -eu
-
-entry_point="$1"
-test="$2"
-read -r -a coverage_branches <<< "$3"  # space separated list of branches to run code coverage on for scheduled builds
-
-export COMMIT_MESSAGE
-export COMPLETE
-export COVERAGE
-export IS_PULL_REQUEST
-
-if [ "${SYSTEM_PULLREQUEST_TARGETBRANCH:-}" ]; then
-    IS_PULL_REQUEST=true
-    COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log --format=%B -n 1 HEAD^2)
-else
-    IS_PULL_REQUEST=
-    COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log --format=%B -n 1 HEAD)
-fi
-
-COMPLETE=
-COVERAGE=
-
-if [ "${BUILD_REASON}" = "Schedule" ]; then
-    COMPLETE=yes
-
-    if printf '%s\n' "${coverage_branches[@]}" | grep -q "^${BUILD_SOURCEBRANCHNAME}$"; then
-        COVERAGE=yes
-    fi
-fi
-
-"${entry_point}" "${test}" 2>&1 | "$(dirname "$0")/time-command.py"

.azure-pipelines/scripts/time-command.py

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-"""Prepends a relative timestamp to each input line from stdin and writes it to stdout."""
-
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
-__metaclass__ = type
-
-import sys
-import time
-
-
-def main():
-    """Main program entry point."""
-    start = time.time()
-
-    sys.stdin.reconfigure(errors='surrogateescape')
-    sys.stdout.reconfigure(errors='surrogateescape')
-
-    for line in sys.stdin:
-        seconds = time.time() - start
-        sys.stdout.write('%02d:%02d %s' % (seconds // 60, seconds % 60, line))
-        sys.stdout.flush()
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()

.azure-pipelines/templates/coverage.yml

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
----
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-# This template adds a job for processing code coverage data.
-# It will upload results to Azure Pipelines and codecov.io.
-# Use it from a job stage that completes after all other jobs have completed.
-# This can be done by placing it in a separate summary stage that runs after the test stage(s) have completed.
-
-jobs:
-  - job: Coverage
-    displayName: Code Coverage
-    container: default
-    workspace:
-      clean: all
-    steps:
-      - checkout: self
-        fetchDepth: $(fetchDepth)
-        path: $(checkoutPath)
-      - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
-        displayName: Download Coverage Data
-        inputs:
-          path: coverage/
-          patterns: "Coverage */*=coverage.combined"
-      - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/combine-coverage.py coverage/
-        displayName: Combine Coverage Data
-      - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/report-coverage.sh
-        displayName: Generate Coverage Report
-        condition: gt(variables.coverageFileCount, 0)
-      - task: PublishCodeCoverageResults@1
-        inputs:
-          codeCoverageTool: Cobertura
-          # Azure Pipelines only accepts a single coverage data file.
-          # That means only Python or PowerShell coverage can be uploaded, but not both.
-          # Set the "pipelinesCoverage" variable to determine which type is uploaded.
-          # Use "coverage" for Python and "coverage-powershell" for PowerShell.
-          summaryFileLocation: "$(outputPath)/reports/$(pipelinesCoverage).xml"
-        displayName: Publish to Azure Pipelines
-        condition: gt(variables.coverageFileCount, 0)
-      - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/publish-codecov.py "$(outputPath)"
-        displayName: Publish to codecov.io
-        condition: gt(variables.coverageFileCount, 0)
-        continueOnError: true

.azure-pipelines/templates/matrix.yml

@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
----
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-# This template uses the provided targets and optional groups to generate a matrix which is then passed to the test template.
-# If this matrix template does not provide the required functionality, consider using the test template directly instead.
-
-parameters:
-  # A required list of dictionaries, one per test target.
-  # Each item in the list must contain a "test" or "name" key.
-  # Both may be provided. If one is omitted, the other will be used.
-  - name: targets
-    type: object
-
-  # An optional list of values which will be used to multiply the targets list into a matrix.
-  # Values can be strings or numbers.
-  - name: groups
-    type: object
-    default: []
-
-  # An optional format string used to generate the job name.
-  # - {0} is the name of an item in the targets list.
-  - name: nameFormat
-    type: string
-    default: "{0}"
-
-  # An optional format string used to generate the test name.
-  # - {0} is the name of an item in the targets list.
-  - name: testFormat
-    type: string
-    default: "{0}"
-
-  # An optional format string used to add the group to the job name.
-  # {0} is the formatted name of an item in the targets list.
-  # {{1}} is the group -- be sure to include the double "{{" and "}}".
-  - name: nameGroupFormat
-    type: string
-    default: "{0} - {{1}}"
-
-  # An optional format string used to add the group to the test name.
-  # {0} is the formatted test of an item in the targets list.
-  # {{1}} is the group -- be sure to include the double "{{" and "}}".
-  - name: testGroupFormat
-    type: string
-    default: "{0}/{{1}}"
-
-jobs:
-  - template: test.yml
-    parameters:
-      jobs:
-        - ${{ if eq(length(parameters.groups), 0) }}:
-          - ${{ each target in parameters.targets }}:
-            - name: ${{ format(parameters.nameFormat, coalesce(target.name, target.test)) }}
-              test: ${{ format(parameters.testFormat, coalesce(target.test, target.name)) }}
-        - ${{ if not(eq(length(parameters.groups), 0)) }}:
-          - ${{ each group in parameters.groups }}:
-            - ${{ each target in parameters.targets }}:
-              - name: ${{ format(format(parameters.nameGroupFormat, parameters.nameFormat), coalesce(target.name, target.test), group) }}
-                test: ${{ format(format(parameters.testGroupFormat, parameters.testFormat), coalesce(target.test, target.name), group) }}

.azure-pipelines/templates/test.yml

@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
----
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-# This template uses the provided list of jobs to create test one or more test jobs.
-# It can be used directly if needed, or through the matrix template.
-
-parameters:
-  # A required list of dictionaries, one per test job.
-  # Each item in the list must contain a "job" and "name" key.
-  - name: jobs
-    type: object
-
-jobs:
-  - ${{ each job in parameters.jobs }}:
-    - job: test_${{ replace(replace(replace(job.test, '/', '_'), '.', '_'), '-', '_') }}
-      displayName: ${{ job.name }}
-      container: default
-      workspace:
-        clean: all
-      steps:
-        - checkout: self
-          fetchDepth: $(fetchDepth)
-          path: $(checkoutPath)
-        - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/run-tests.sh "$(entryPoint)" "${{ job.test }}" "$(coverageBranches)"
-          displayName: Run Tests
-        - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/process-results.sh
-          condition: succeededOrFailed()
-          displayName: Process Results
-        - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/aggregate-coverage.sh "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"
-          condition: eq(variables.haveCoverageData, 'true')
-          displayName: Aggregate Coverage Data
-        - task: PublishTestResults@2
-          condition: eq(variables.haveTestResults, 'true')
-          inputs:
-            testResultsFiles: "$(outputPath)/junit/*.xml"
-          displayName: Publish Test Results
-        - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
-          condition: eq(variables.haveBotResults, 'true')
-          displayName: Publish Bot Results
-          inputs:
-            targetPath: "$(outputPath)/bot/"
-            artifactName: "Bot $(System.JobAttempt) $(System.StageDisplayName) $(System.JobDisplayName)"
-        - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
-          condition: eq(variables.haveCoverageData, 'true')
-          displayName: Publish Coverage Data
-          inputs:
-            targetPath: "$(Agent.TempDirectory)/coverage/"
-            artifactName: "Coverage $(System.JobAttempt) $(System.StageDisplayName) $(System.JobDisplayName)"

.github/BOTMETA.yml

@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ files:
   $modules/bearychat.py:
     maintainers: tonyseek
   $modules/bigpanda.py:
-    maintainers: hkariti
+    ignore: hkariti
   $modules/bitbucket_:
     maintainers: catcombo
   $modules/bower.py:
@@ -1362,16 +1362,19 @@ files:
     keywords: sophos utm
     maintainers: $team_e_spirit
   $modules/utm_ca_host_key_cert.py:
-    maintainers: stearz
+    ignore: stearz
+    maintainers: $team_e_spirit
   $modules/utm_ca_host_key_cert_info.py:
-    maintainers: stearz
+    ignore: stearz
+    maintainers: $team_e_spirit
   $modules/utm_network_interface_address.py:
     maintainers: steamx
   $modules/utm_network_interface_address_info.py:
     maintainers: steamx
   $modules/utm_proxy_auth_profile.py:
     keywords: sophos utm
-    maintainers: $team_e_spirit stearz
+    ignore: stearz
+    maintainers: $team_e_spirit
   $modules/utm_proxy_exception.py:
     keywords: sophos utm
     maintainers: $team_e_spirit RickS-C137
@@ -1539,6 +1542,6 @@ macros:
   team_rhsm: cnsnyder ptoscano
   team_scaleway: remyleone abarbare
   team_solaris: bcoca fishman jasperla jpdasma mator scathatheworm troy2914 xen0l
-  team_suse: commel evrardjp lrupp toabctl AnderEnder alxgu andytom sealor
+  team_suse: commel evrardjp lrupp AnderEnder alxgu andytom sealor
   team_virt: joshainglis karmab Thulium-Drake Ajpantuso
   team_wdc: mikemoerk

.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml

@@ -1,202 +0,0 @@
----
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-# For the comprehensive list of the inputs supported by the ansible-community/ansible-test-gh-action GitHub Action, see
-# https://github.com/marketplace/actions/ansible-test
-
-name: EOL CI
-on:
-  # Run EOL CI against all pushes (direct commits, also merged PRs), Pull Requests
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - stable-*
-  pull_request:
-  # Run EOL CI once per day (at 08:00 UTC)
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 8 * * *'
-
-concurrency:
-  # Make sure there is at most one active run per PR, but do not cancel any non-PR runs
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ (github.head_ref && github.event.number) || github.run_id }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  sanity:
-    name: EOL Sanity (Ⓐ${{ matrix.ansible }})
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        ansible:
-          - '2.13'
-          - '2.14'
-    # Ansible-test on various stable branches does not yet work well with cgroups v2.
-    # Since ubuntu-latest now uses Ubuntu 22.04, we need to fall back to the ubuntu-20.04
-    # image for these stable branches. The list of branches where this is necessary will
-    # shrink over time, check out https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers/issues/28
-    # for the latest list.
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Perform sanity testing
-        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
-        with:
-          ansible-core-version: stable-${{ matrix.ansible }}
-          coverage: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'always' || 'never' }}
-          pull-request-change-detection: 'true'
-          testing-type: sanity
-
-  units:
-    # Ansible-test on various stable branches does not yet work well with cgroups v2.
-    # Since ubuntu-latest now uses Ubuntu 22.04, we need to fall back to the ubuntu-20.04
-    # image for these stable branches. The list of branches where this is necessary will
-    # shrink over time, check out https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers/issues/28
-    # for the latest list.
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: EOL Units (Ⓐ${{ matrix.ansible }}+py${{ matrix.python }})
-    strategy:
-      # As soon as the first unit test fails, cancel the others to free up the CI queue
-      fail-fast: true
-      matrix:
-        ansible:
-          - ''
-        python:
-          - ''
-        exclude:
-          - ansible: ''
-        include:
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            python: '2.7'
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            python: '3.8'
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            python: '2.7'
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            python: '3.8'
-          - ansible: '2.14'
-            python: '3.9'
-
-    steps:
-      - name: >-
-          Perform unit testing against
-          Ansible version ${{ matrix.ansible }}
-        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
-        with:
-          ansible-core-version: stable-${{ matrix.ansible }}
-          coverage: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'always' || 'never' }}
-          pre-test-cmd: >-
-            mkdir -p ../../ansible
-            ;
-            git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.internal_test_tools.git ../../community/internal_test_tools
-          pull-request-change-detection: 'true'
-          target-python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
-          testing-type: units
-
-  integration:
-    # Ansible-test on various stable branches does not yet work well with cgroups v2.
-    # Since ubuntu-latest now uses Ubuntu 22.04, we need to fall back to the ubuntu-20.04
-    # image for these stable branches. The list of branches where this is necessary will
-    # shrink over time, check out https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers/issues/28
-    # for the latest list.
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: EOL I (Ⓐ${{ matrix.ansible }}+${{ matrix.docker }}+py${{ matrix.python }}:${{ matrix.target }})
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        ansible:
-          - ''
-        docker:
-          - ''
-        python:
-          - ''
-        target:
-          - ''
-        exclude:
-          - ansible: ''
-        include:
-          # 2.13
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            docker: fedora35
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/1/
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            docker: fedora35
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/2/
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            docker: fedora35
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/3/
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            docker: opensuse15py2
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/1/
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            docker: opensuse15py2
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/2/
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            docker: opensuse15py2
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/3/
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            docker: alpine3
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/1/
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            docker: alpine3
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/2/
-          - ansible: '2.13'
-            docker: alpine3
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/3/
-          # 2.14
-          - ansible: '2.14'
-            docker: alpine3
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/1/
-          - ansible: '2.14'
-            docker: alpine3
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/2/
-          - ansible: '2.14'
-            docker: alpine3
-            python: ''
-            target: azp/posix/3/
-          # Right now all generic tests are disabled. Uncomment when at least one of them is re-enabled.
-          # - ansible: '2.13'
-          #   docker: default
-          #   python: '3.9'
-          #   target: azp/generic/1/
-          # Right now all generic tests are disabled. Uncomment when at least one of them is re-enabled.
-          # - ansible: '2.14'
-          #   docker: default
-          #   python: '3.10'
-          #   target: azp/generic/1/
-
-    steps:
-      - name: >-
-          Perform integration testing against
-          Ansible version ${{ matrix.ansible }}
-          under Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
-        with:
-          ansible-core-version: stable-${{ matrix.ansible }}
-          coverage: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'always' || 'never' }}
-          docker-image: ${{ matrix.docker }}
-          integration-continue-on-error: 'false'
-          integration-diff: 'false'
-          integration-retry-on-error: 'true'
-          pre-test-cmd: >-
-            mkdir -p ../../ansible
-            ;
-            git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix.git ../../ansible/posix
-            ;
-            git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto.git ../../community/crypto
-            ;
-            git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.internal_test_tools.git ../../community/internal_test_tools
-          pull-request-change-detection: 'true'
-          target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          target-python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
-          testing-type: integration

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
----
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-name: "Code scanning - action"
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '26 19 * * 1'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  CodeQL-Build:
-
-    permissions:
-      actions: read  # for github/codeql-action/init to get workflow details
-      contents: read  # for actions/checkout to fetch code
-      security-events: write  # for github/codeql-action/autobuild to send a status report
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
-    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
-      with:
-        languages: python
-
-    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3

.github/workflows/import-galaxy.yml

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
----
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-name: import-galaxy
-'on':
-  # Run CI against all pushes (direct commits, also merged PRs) to main, and all Pull Requests
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - stable-*
-  pull_request:
-
-jobs:
-  import-galaxy:
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    name: Test to import built collection artifact with Galaxy importer
-    uses: ansible-community/github-action-test-galaxy-import/.github/workflows/test-galaxy-import.yml@main

.github/workflows/reuse.yml

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
----
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-name: Verify REUSE
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
-    branches: [main]
-  # Run CI once per day (at 07:30 UTC)
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '30 7 * * *'
-
-jobs:
-  check:
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || '' }}
-
-      - name: REUSE Compliance Check
-        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v3

.reuse/dep5

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
-
-Files: changelogs/fragments/*
-Copyright: Ansible Project
-License: GPL-3.0-or-later

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,79 +2,325 @@
 
 **Topics**
 
-- <a href="#v8-6-0">v8\.6\.0</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-11">v8\.6\.11</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes">Minor Changes</a>
-    - <a href="#deprecated-features">Deprecated Features</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-10">v8\.6\.10</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-1">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#security-fixes">Security Fixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-9">v8\.6\.9</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-2">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#security-fixes-1">Security Fixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-8">v8\.6\.8</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-3">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#bugfixes">Bugfixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-7">v8\.6\.7</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-4">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-1">Bugfixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-6">v8\.6\.6</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-5">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-2">Bugfixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-5">v8\.6\.5</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-6">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-3">Bugfixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-4">v8\.6\.4</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-7">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-1">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-4">Bugfixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-3">v8\.6\.3</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-8">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-2">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-5">Bugfixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-2">v8\.6\.2</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-9">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-6">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#known-issues">Known Issues</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-1">v8\.6\.1</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-10">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#security-fixes-2">Security Fixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-7">Bugfixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-0">v8\.6\.0</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-11">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-3">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#deprecated-features">Deprecated Features</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-8">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-5-0">v8\.5\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-1">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes-1">Minor Changes</a>
-    - <a href="#security-fixes">Security Fixes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-1">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-12">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-4">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#security-fixes-3">Security Fixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-9">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-1">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-4-0">v8\.4\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-2">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes-2">Minor Changes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-2">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-13">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-5">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-10">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-plugins">New Plugins</a>
         - <a href="#callback">Callback</a>
         - <a href="#filter">Filter</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-2">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-3-0">v8\.3\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-3">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes-3">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-14">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-6">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#deprecated-features-1">Deprecated Features</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-3">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-11">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-3">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-2-0">v8\.2\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-4">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes-4">Minor Changes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-4">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-15">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-7">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-12">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-plugins-1">New Plugins</a>
         - <a href="#connection">Connection</a>
         - <a href="#filter-1">Filter</a>
         - <a href="#lookup">Lookup</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-4">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-1-0">v8\.1\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-5">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes-5">Minor Changes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-5">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-16">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-8">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-13">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-plugins-2">New Plugins</a>
         - <a href="#lookup-1">Lookup</a>
         - <a href="#test">Test</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-5">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-0-2">v8\.0\.2</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-6">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-6">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-17">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-14">Bugfixes</a>
 - <a href="#v8-0-1">v8\.0\.1</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-7">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-7">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-18">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-15">Bugfixes</a>
 - <a href="#v8-0-0">v8\.0\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-8">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes-6">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-19">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-9">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#breaking-changes--porting-guide">Breaking Changes / Porting Guide</a>
     - <a href="#deprecated-features-2">Deprecated Features</a>
     - <a href="#removed-features-previously-deprecated">Removed Features \(previously deprecated\)</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-8">Bugfixes</a>
-    - <a href="#known-issues">Known Issues</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-16">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#known-issues-1">Known Issues</a>
     - <a href="#new-plugins-3">New Plugins</a>
         - <a href="#lookup-2">Lookup</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-6">New Modules</a>
 This changelog describes changes after version 7\.0\.0\.
 
-<a id="v8-6-0"></a>
-## v8\.6\.0
+<a id="v8-6-11"></a>
+## v8\.6\.11
 
 <a id="release-summary"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
-Regular bugfix and features release\.
+Maintenance release\.
+
+This is the last 8\.x\.y release\. The 8\.x\.y release train is now effectively End of Life\.
+
+Thanks to everyone who contributed to the community\.general 8\.x\.y releases\!
+
+<a id="v8-6-10"></a>
+## v8\.6\.10
+
+<a id="release-summary-1"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Maintenance release with a security fix\.
+
+<a id="security-fixes"></a>
+### Security Fixes
+
+* keycloak\_client \- Sanitize <code>saml\.encryption\.private\.key</code> so it does not show in the logs \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9621](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9621)\)\.
+
+<a id="v8-6-9"></a>
+## v8\.6\.9
+
+<a id="release-summary-2"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Maintenance release with a security fix\.
+
+<a id="security-fixes-1"></a>
+### Security Fixes
+
+* keycloak\_authentication \- API calls did not properly set the <code>priority</code> during update resulting in incorrectly sorted authentication flows\. This apparently only affects Keycloak 25 or newer \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9263](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9263)\)\.
+
+<a id="v8-6-8"></a>
+## v8\.6\.8
+
+<a id="release-summary-3"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Maintenance release for inclusion in Ansible 9\.13\.0\.
+
+<a id="bugfixes"></a>
+### Bugfixes
+
+* github\_key \- in check mode\, a faulty call to <code>\`datetime\.strftime\(\.\.\.\)\`</code> was being made which generated an exception \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/9185](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/9185)\)\.
+
+<a id="v8-6-7"></a>
+## v8\.6\.7
+
+<a id="release-summary-4"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Bugfix release\.
+
+<a id="bugfixes-1"></a>
+### Bugfixes
+
+* collection\_version lookup plugin \- use <code>importlib</code> directly instead of the deprecated and in ansible\-core 2\.19 removed <code>ansible\.module\_utils\.compat\.importlib</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9084](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9084)\)\.
+* modprobe \- fix check mode not being honored for <code>persistent</code> option \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/9051](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/9051)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9052](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9052)\)\.
+
+<a id="v8-6-6"></a>
+## v8\.6\.6
+
+<a id="release-summary-5"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Regular bugfix release\.
+
+Note that this is the last regular bugfix release of community\.general 8\.x\.y\.
+From now on\, there will only be maintenance releases with major bugfixes and
+security fixes\.
 
 <a id="minor-changes"></a>
 ### Minor Changes
 
+* redfish\_confg \- remove <code>CapacityBytes</code> from required paramaters of the <code>CreateVolume</code> command \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8956](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8956)\)\.
+
+<a id="bugfixes-2"></a>
+### Bugfixes
+
+* cloudflare\_dns \- fix changing Cloudflare SRV records \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8679](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8679)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8948](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8948)\)\.
+* dig lookup plugin \- fix using only the last nameserver specified \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8970](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8970)\)\.
+* homectl \- the module now tries to use <code>legacycrypt</code> on Python 3\.13\+ \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/4691](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/4691)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8987](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8987)\)\.
+* ini\_file \- pass absolute paths to <code>module\.atomic\_move\(\)</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950](https\://github\.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8925](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8925)\)\.
+* ipa\_hostgroup \- fix <code>enabled \`\` and \`\`disabled</code> states \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8408](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8408)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8900](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8900)\)\.
+* java\_keystore \- pass absolute paths to <code>module\.atomic\_move\(\)</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950](https\://github\.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8925](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8925)\)\.
+* jenkins\_plugin \- pass absolute paths to <code>module\.atomic\_move\(\)</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950](https\://github\.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8925](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8925)\)\.
+* kdeconfig \- pass absolute paths to <code>module\.atomic\_move\(\)</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950](https\://github\.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8925](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8925)\)\.
+* keycloak\_realm \- fix change detection in check mode by sorting the lists in the realms beforehand \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8877](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8877)\)\.
+* keycloak\_user\_federation \- minimize change detection by setting <code>krbPrincipalAttribute</code> to <code>\'\'</code> in Keycloak responses if missing \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8785](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8785)\)\.
+* keycloak\_user\_federation \- remove <code>lastSync</code> parameter from Keycloak responses to minimize diff/changes \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8812](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8812)\)\.
+* one\_service \- fix service creation after it was deleted with <code>unique</code> parameter \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/3137](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/3137)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8887](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8887)\)\.
+* pam\_limits \- pass absolute paths to <code>module\.atomic\_move\(\)</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950](https\://github\.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8925](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8925)\)\.
+* udm\_user \- the module now tries to use <code>legacycrypt</code> on Python 3\.13\+ \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/4690](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/4690)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8987](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8987)\)\.
+
+<a id="v8-6-5"></a>
+## v8\.6\.5
+
+<a id="release-summary-6"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Regular bugfix release\.
+
+<a id="bugfixes-3"></a>
+### Bugfixes
+
+* gitlab\_group\_access\_token \- fix crash in check mode caused by attempted access to a newly created access token \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8796](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8796)\)\.
+* gitlab\_project\_access\_token \- fix crash in check mode caused by attempted access to a newly created access token \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8796](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8796)\)\.
+* keycloak\_realm\_key \- fix invalid usage of <code>parent\_id</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7850](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7850)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8823](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8823)\)\.
+* keycloak\_user\_federation \- fix key error when removing mappers during an update and new mappers are specified in the module args \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8762](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8762)\)\.
+* keycloak\_user\_federation \- fix the <code>UnboundLocalError</code> that occurs when an ID is provided for a user federation mapper \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8831](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8831)\)\.
+* keycloak\_user\_federation \- sort desired and after mapper list by name \(analog to before mapper list\) to minimize diff and make change detection more accurate \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8761](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8761)\)\.
+* proxmox inventory plugin \- fixed a possible error on concatenating responses from proxmox\. In case an API call unexpectedly returned an empty result\, the inventory failed with a fatal error\. Added check for empty response \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8798](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8798)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8794](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8794)\)\.
+
+<a id="v8-6-4"></a>
+## v8\.6\.4
+
+<a id="release-summary-7"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Regular bugfix release\.
+
+<a id="minor-changes-1"></a>
+### Minor Changes
+
+* passwordstore lookup plugin \- add the current user to the lockfile file name to address issues on multi\-user systems \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8689](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8689)\)\.
+
+<a id="bugfixes-4"></a>
+### Bugfixes
+
+* gitlab\_runner \- fix <code>paused</code> parameter being ignored \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8648](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8648)\)\.
+* homebrew\_cask \- fix <code>upgrade\_all</code> returns <code>changed</code> when nothing upgraded \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8707](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8707)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8708](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8708)\)\.
+* keycloak\_user\_federation \- get cleartext IDP <code>clientSecret</code> from full realm info to detect changes to it \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8294](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8294)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8735](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8735)\)\.
+* keycloak\_user\_federation \- remove existing user federation mappers if they are not present in the federation configuration and will not be updated \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7169](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7169)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8695](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8695)\)\.
+
+<a id="v8-6-3"></a>
+## v8\.6\.3
+
+<a id="release-summary-8"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Regular bugfix release\.
+
+<a id="minor-changes-2"></a>
+### Minor Changes
+
+* wdc\_redfish\_command \- minor change to handle upgrade file for Redfish WD platforms \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8444](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8444)\)\.
+
+<a id="bugfixes-5"></a>
+### Bugfixes
+
+* bitwarden lookup plugin \- fix <code>KeyError</code> in <code>search\_field</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8549](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8549)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8557](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8557)\)\.
+* keycloak\_clientscope \- remove IDs from clientscope and its protocol mappers on comparison for changed check \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8545](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8545)\)\.
+* nsupdate \- fix \'index out of range\' error when changing NS records by falling back to authority section of the response \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8612](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8612)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8614](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8614)\)\.
+* redfish\_utils module utils \- do not fail when language is not exactly \"en\" \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8613](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8613)\)\.
+
+<a id="v8-6-2"></a>
+## v8\.6\.2
+
+<a id="release-summary-9"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Regular bugfix release\.
+
+<a id="bugfixes-6"></a>
+### Bugfixes
+
+* git\_config \- fix behavior of <code>state\=absent</code> if <code>value</code> is present \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8436](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8436)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8452](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8452)\)\.
+* homebrew \- do not fail when brew prints warnings \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8406](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8406)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7044](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7044)\)\.
+* keycloak\_client \- fix TypeError when sanitizing the <code>saml\.signing\.private\.key</code> attribute in the module\'s diff or state output\. The <code>sanitize\_cr</code> function expected a dict where in some cases a list might occur \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8403](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8403)\)\.
+* keycloak\_realm \- add normalizations for <code>attributes</code> and <code>protocol\_mappers</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8496](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8496)\)\.
+* launched \- correctly report changed status in check mode \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8406](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8406)\)\.
+* opennebula inventory plugin \- fix invalid reference to IP when inventory runs against NICs with no IPv4 address \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8489](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8489)\)\.
+* opentelemetry callback \- do not save the JSON response when using the <code>ansible\.builtin\.uri</code> module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8430](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8430)\)\.
+* opentelemetry callback \- do not save the content response when using the <code>ansible\.builtin\.slurp</code> module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8430](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8430)\)\.
+* paman \- do not fail if an empty list of packages has been provided and there is nothing to do \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8514](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8514)\)\.
+
+<a id="known-issues"></a>
+### Known Issues
+
+* homectl \- the module does not work under Python 3\.13 or newer\, since it relies on the removed <code>crypt</code> standard library module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/4691](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/4691)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8497](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8497)\)\.
+* udm\_user \- the module does not work under Python 3\.13 or newer\, since it relies on the removed <code>crypt</code> standard library module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/4690](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/4690)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8497](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8497)\)\.
+
+<a id="v8-6-1"></a>
+## v8\.6\.1
+
+<a id="release-summary-10"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Regular bugfix release\.
+
+<a id="security-fixes-2"></a>
+### Security Fixes
+
+* keycloak\_identity\_provider \- the client secret was not correctly sanitized by the module\. The return values <code>proposed</code>\, <code>existing</code>\, and <code>end\_state</code>\, as well as the diff\, did contain the client secret unmasked \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8355](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8355)\)\.
+
+<a id="bugfixes-7"></a>
+### Bugfixes
+
+* keycloak\_user\_federation \- fix diff of empty <code>krbPrincipalAttribute</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8320](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8320)\)\.
+* merge\_variables lookup plugin \- fixing cross host merge\: providing access to foreign hosts variables to the perspective of the host that is performing the merge \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8303](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8303)\)\.
+* opentelemetry callback plugin \- close spans always \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8367](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8367)\)\.
+* opentelemetry callback plugin \- honour the <code>disable\_logs</code> option to avoid storing task results since they are not used regardless \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8373](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8373)\)\.
+
+<a id="v8-6-0"></a>
+## v8\.6\.0
+
+<a id="release-summary-11"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Regular bugfix and features release\.
+
+<a id="minor-changes-3"></a>
+### Minor Changes
+
 * Use offset\-aware <code>datetime\.datetime</code> objects \(with timezone UTC\) instead of offset\-naive UTC timestamps\, which are deprecated in Python 3\.12 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8222](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8222)\)\.
 * apt\_rpm \- add new states <code>latest</code> and <code>present\_not\_latest</code>\. The value <code>latest</code> is equivalent to the current behavior of <code>present</code>\, which will upgrade a package if a newer version exists\. <code>present\_not\_latest</code> does what most users would expect <code>present</code> to do\: it does not upgrade if the package is already installed\. The current behavior of <code>present</code> will be deprecated in a later version\, and eventually changed to that of <code>present\_not\_latest</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8217](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8217)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8247](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8247)\)\.
 * bitwarden lookup plugin \- add support to filter by organization ID \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8188](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8188)\)\.
@@ -95,7 +341,7 @@ Regular bugfix and features release\.
 
 * hipchat callback plugin \- the hipchat service has been discontinued and the self\-hosted variant has been End of Life since 2020\. The callback plugin is therefore deprecated and will be removed from community\.general 10\.0\.0 if nobody provides compelling reasons to still keep it \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8184](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8184)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8189](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8189)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-8"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * aix\_filesystem \- fix <code>\_validate\_vg</code> not passing VG name to <code>lsvg\_cmd</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8151](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8151)\)\.
@@ -116,17 +362,17 @@ Regular bugfix and features release\.
 <a id="new-modules"></a>
 ### New Modules
 
-* keycloak\_client\_rolescope \- Allows administration of Keycloak client roles scope to restrict the usage of certain roles to a other specific client applications\.
+* community\.general\.keycloak\_client\_rolescope \- Allows administration of Keycloak client roles scope to restrict the usage of certain roles to a other specific client applications\.
 
 <a id="v8-5-0"></a>
 ## v8\.5\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-1"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-12"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular feature and bugfix release with security fixes\.
 
-<a id="minor-changes-1"></a>
+<a id="minor-changes-4"></a>
 ### Minor Changes
 
 * bitwarden lookup plugin \- allows to fetch all records of a given collection ID\, by allowing to pass an empty value for <code>search\_value</code> when <code>collection\_id</code> is provided \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8013](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8013)\)\.
@@ -139,12 +385,12 @@ Regular feature and bugfix release with security fixes\.
 * proxmox \- adds <code>startup</code> parameters to configure startup order\, startup delay and shutdown delay \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8038](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8038)\)\.
 * revbitspss lookup plugin \- removed a redundant unicode prefix\. The prefix was not necessary for Python 3 and has been cleaned up to streamline the code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8087](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8087)\)\.
 
-<a id="security-fixes"></a>
+<a id="security-fixes-3"></a>
 ### Security Fixes
 
 * cobbler\, gitlab\_runners\, icinga2\, linode\, lxd\, nmap\, online\, opennebula\, proxmox\, scaleway\, stackpath\_compute\, virtualbox\, and xen\_orchestra inventory plugin \- make sure all data received from the remote servers is marked as unsafe\, so remote code execution by obtaining texts that can be evaluated as templates is not possible \([https\://www\.die\-welt\.net/2024/03/remote\-code\-execution\-in\-ansible\-dynamic\-inventory\-plugins/](https\://www\.die\-welt\.net/2024/03/remote\-code\-execution\-in\-ansible\-dynamic\-inventory\-plugins/)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8098](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8098)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-1"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-9"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * aix\_filesystem \- fix issue with empty list items in crfs logic and option order \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8052](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8052)\)\.
@@ -161,17 +407,17 @@ Regular feature and bugfix release with security fixes\.
 <a id="new-modules-1"></a>
 ### New Modules
 
-* usb\_facts \- Allows listing information about USB devices
+* community\.general\.usb\_facts \- Allows listing information about USB devices
 
 <a id="v8-4-0"></a>
 ## v8\.4\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-2"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-13"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 
-<a id="minor-changes-2"></a>
+<a id="minor-changes-5"></a>
 ### Minor Changes
 
 * bitwarden lookup plugin \- add <code>bw\_session</code> option\, to pass session key instead of reading from env \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7994](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7994)\)\.
@@ -184,7 +430,7 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 * sudoers \- add support for the <code>NOEXEC</code> tag in sudoers rules \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7983](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7983)\)\.
 * terraform \- fix <code>diff\_mode</code> in state <code>absent</code> and when terraform <code>resource\_changes</code> does not exist \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7963](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7963)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-2"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-10"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * cargo \- fix idempotency issues when using a custom installation path for packages \(using the <code>\-\-path</code> parameter\)\. The initial installation runs fine\, but subsequent runs use the <code>get\_installed\(\)</code> function which did not check the given installation location\, before running <code>cargo install</code>\. This resulted in a false <code>changed</code> state\. Also the removal of packeges using <code>state\: absent</code> failed\, as the installation check did not use the given parameter \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7970](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7970)\)\.
@@ -203,31 +449,31 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 <a id="callback"></a>
 #### Callback
 
-* default\_without\_diff \- The default ansible callback without diff output
+* community\.general\.default\_without\_diff \- The default ansible callback without diff output
 
 <a id="filter"></a>
 #### Filter
 
-* lists\_difference \- Difference of lists with a predictive order
-* lists\_intersect \- Intersection of lists with a predictive order
-* lists\_symmetric\_difference \- Symmetric Difference of lists with a predictive order
-* lists\_union \- Union of lists with a predictive order
+* community\.general\.lists\_difference \- Difference of lists with a predictive order
+* community\.general\.lists\_intersect \- Intersection of lists with a predictive order
+* community\.general\.lists\_symmetric\_difference \- Symmetric Difference of lists with a predictive order
+* community\.general\.lists\_union \- Union of lists with a predictive order
 
 <a id="new-modules-2"></a>
 ### New Modules
 
-* gitlab\_group\_access\_token \- Manages GitLab group access tokens
-* gitlab\_project\_access\_token \- Manages GitLab project access tokens
+* community\.general\.gitlab\_group\_access\_token \- Manages GitLab group access tokens
+* community\.general\.gitlab\_project\_access\_token \- Manages GitLab project access tokens
 
 <a id="v8-3-0"></a>
 ## v8\.3\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-3"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-14"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 
-<a id="minor-changes-3"></a>
+<a id="minor-changes-6"></a>
 ### Minor Changes
 
 * consul\_auth\_method\, consul\_binding\_rule\, consul\_policy\, consul\_role\, consul\_session\, consul\_token \- added action group <code>community\.general\.consul</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7897](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7897)\)\.
@@ -245,7 +491,7 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 
 * consul\_acl \- the module has been deprecated and will be removed in community\.general 10\.0\.0\. <code>consul\_token</code> and <code>consul\_policy</code> can be used instead \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7901](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7901)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-3"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-11"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * homebrew \- detect already installed formulae and casks using JSON output from <code>brew info</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/864](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/864)\)\.
@@ -259,22 +505,22 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 <a id="new-modules-3"></a>
 ### New Modules
 
-* consul\_acl\_bootstrap \- Bootstrap ACLs in Consul
-* consul\_auth\_method \- Manipulate Consul auth methods
-* consul\_binding\_rule \- Manipulate Consul binding rules
-* consul\_token \- Manipulate Consul tokens
-* gitlab\_label \- Creates/updates/deletes GitLab Labels belonging to project or group\.
-* gitlab\_milestone \- Creates/updates/deletes GitLab Milestones belonging to project or group
+* community\.general\.consul\_acl\_bootstrap \- Bootstrap ACLs in Consul
+* community\.general\.consul\_auth\_method \- Manipulate Consul auth methods
+* community\.general\.consul\_binding\_rule \- Manipulate Consul binding rules
+* community\.general\.consul\_token \- Manipulate Consul tokens
+* community\.general\.gitlab\_label \- Creates/updates/deletes GitLab Labels belonging to project or group\.
+* community\.general\.gitlab\_milestone \- Creates/updates/deletes GitLab Milestones belonging to project or group
 
 <a id="v8-2-0"></a>
 ## v8\.2\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-4"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-15"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 
-<a id="minor-changes-4"></a>
+<a id="minor-changes-7"></a>
 ### Minor Changes
 
 * ipa\_dnsrecord \- adds ability to manage NS record types \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7737](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7737)\)\.
@@ -290,7 +536,7 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 * ssh\_config \- new feature to set <code>IdentitiesOnly</code> option to <code>yes</code> or <code>no</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7704](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7704)\)\.
 * xcc\_redfish\_command \- added support for raw POSTs \(<code>command\=PostResource</code> in <code>category\=Raw</code>\) without a specific action info \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7746](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7746)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-4"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-12"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * keycloak\_identity\_provider \- <code>mappers</code> processing was not idempotent if the mappers configuration list had not been sorted by name \(in ascending order\)\. Fix resolves the issue by sorting mappers in the desired state using the same key which is used for obtaining existing state \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7418](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7418)\)\.
@@ -305,37 +551,37 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 <a id="connection"></a>
 #### Connection
 
-* incus \- Run tasks in Incus instances via the Incus CLI\.
+* community\.general\.incus \- Run tasks in Incus instances via the Incus CLI\.
 
 <a id="filter-1"></a>
 #### Filter
 
-* from\_ini \- Converts INI text input into a dictionary
-* to\_ini \- Converts a dictionary to the INI file format
+* community\.general\.from\_ini \- Converts INI text input into a dictionary
+* community\.general\.to\_ini \- Converts a dictionary to the INI file format
 
 <a id="lookup"></a>
 #### Lookup
 
-* github\_app\_access\_token \- Obtain short\-lived Github App Access tokens
+* community\.general\.github\_app\_access\_token \- Obtain short\-lived Github App Access tokens
 
 <a id="new-modules-4"></a>
 ### New Modules
 
-* dnf\_config\_manager \- Enable or disable dnf repositories using config\-manager
-* keycloak\_component\_info \- Retrive component info in Keycloak
-* keycloak\_realm\_rolemapping \- Allows administration of Keycloak realm role mappings into groups with the Keycloak API
-* proxmox\_node\_info \- Retrieve information about one or more Proxmox VE nodes
-* proxmox\_storage\_contents\_info \- List content from a Proxmox VE storage
+* community\.general\.dnf\_config\_manager \- Enable or disable dnf repositories using config\-manager
+* community\.general\.keycloak\_component\_info \- Retrive component info in Keycloak
+* community\.general\.keycloak\_realm\_rolemapping \- Allows administration of Keycloak realm role mappings into groups with the Keycloak API
+* community\.general\.proxmox\_node\_info \- Retrieve information about one or more Proxmox VE nodes
+* community\.general\.proxmox\_storage\_contents\_info \- List content from a Proxmox VE storage
 
 <a id="v8-1-0"></a>
 ## v8\.1\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-5"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-16"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 
-<a id="minor-changes-5"></a>
+<a id="minor-changes-8"></a>
 ### Minor Changes
 
 * bitwarden lookup plugin \- when looking for items using an item ID\, the item is now accessed directly with <code>bw get item</code> instead of searching through all items\. This doubles the lookup speed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7468](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7468)\)\.
@@ -372,7 +618,7 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 * redfish\_info \- adding the <code>BootProgress</code> property when getting <code>Systems</code> info \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7626](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7626)\)\.
 * ssh\_config \- adds <code>controlmaster</code>\, <code>controlpath</code> and <code>controlpersist</code> parameters \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7456](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7456)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-5"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-13"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * apt\-rpm \- the module did not upgrade packages if a newer version exists\. Now the package will be reinstalled if the candidate is newer than the installed version \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7414](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7414)\)\.
@@ -396,29 +642,29 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 <a id="lookup-1"></a>
 #### Lookup
 
-* onepassword\_doc \- Fetch documents stored in 1Password
+* community\.general\.onepassword\_doc \- Fetch documents stored in 1Password
 
 <a id="test"></a>
 #### Test
 
-* fqdn\_valid \- Validates fully\-qualified domain names against RFC 1123
+* community\.general\.fqdn\_valid \- Validates fully\-qualified domain names against RFC 1123
 
 <a id="new-modules-5"></a>
 ### New Modules
 
-* git\_config\_info \- Read git configuration
-* gitlab\_issue \- Create\, update\, or delete GitLab issues
-* nomad\_token \- Manage Nomad ACL tokens
+* community\.general\.git\_config\_info \- Read git configuration
+* community\.general\.gitlab\_issue \- Create\, update\, or delete GitLab issues
+* community\.general\.nomad\_token \- Manage Nomad ACL tokens
 
 <a id="v8-0-2"></a>
 ## v8\.0\.2
 
-<a id="release-summary-6"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-17"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9\.0\.0rc1\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-6"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-14"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * ocapi\_utils\, oci\_utils\, redfish\_utils module utils \- replace <code>type\(\)</code> calls with <code>isinstance\(\)</code> calls \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7501](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7501)\)\.
@@ -427,12 +673,12 @@ Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9\.0\.0rc1\.
 <a id="v8-0-1"></a>
 ## v8\.0\.1
 
-<a id="release-summary-7"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-18"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9\.0\.0b1\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-7"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-15"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * gitlab\_group\_members \- fix gitlab constants call in <code>gitlab\_group\_members</code> module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467)\)\.
@@ -445,12 +691,12 @@ Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9\.0\.0b1\.
 <a id="v8-0-0"></a>
 ## v8\.0\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-8"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-19"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 This is release 8\.0\.0 of <code>community\.general</code>\, released on 2023\-11\-01\.
 
-<a id="minor-changes-6"></a>
+<a id="minor-changes-9"></a>
 ### Minor Changes
 
 * The collection will start using semantic markup \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6539](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6539)\)\.
@@ -649,7 +895,7 @@ This is release 8\.0\.0 of <code>community\.general</code>\, released on 2023\-1
 * proxmox module utils \- removed unused imports \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6873](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6873)\)\.
 * xfconf \- the deprecated <code>disable\_facts</code> option was removed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7358](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7358)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-8"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-16"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * CmdRunner module utils \- does not attempt to resolve path if executable is a relative or absolute path \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7200](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7200)\)\.
@@ -731,7 +977,7 @@ This is release 8\.0\.0 of <code>community\.general</code>\, released on 2023\-1
 * tss lookup plugin \- fix multiple issues when using <code>fetch\_attachments\=true</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6720](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6720)\)\.
 * zypper \- added handling of zypper exitcode 102\. Changed state is set correctly now and rc 102 is still preserved to be evaluated by the playbook \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6534](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6534)\)\.
 
-<a id="known-issues"></a>
+<a id="known-issues-1"></a>
 ### Known Issues
 
 * Ansible markup will show up in raw form on ansible\-doc text output for ansible\-core before 2\.15\. If you have trouble deciphering the documentation markup\, please upgrade to ansible\-core 2\.15 \(or newer\)\, or read the HTML documentation on [https\://docs\.ansible\.com/ansible/devel/collections/community/general/](https\://docs\.ansible\.com/ansible/devel/collections/community/general/) \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6539](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6539)\)\.
@@ -742,27 +988,27 @@ This is release 8\.0\.0 of <code>community\.general</code>\, released on 2023\-1
 <a id="lookup-2"></a>
 #### Lookup
 
-* bitwarden\_secrets\_manager \- Retrieve secrets from Bitwarden Secrets Manager
+* community\.general\.bitwarden\_secrets\_manager \- Retrieve secrets from Bitwarden Secrets Manager
 
 <a id="new-modules-6"></a>
 ### New Modules
 
-* consul\_policy \- Manipulate Consul policies
-* consul\_role \- Manipulate Consul roles
-* facter\_facts \- Runs the discovery program C\(facter\) on the remote system and return Ansible facts
-* gio\_mime \- Set default handler for MIME type\, for applications using Gnome GIO
-* gitlab\_instance\_variable \- Creates\, updates\, or deletes GitLab instance variables
-* gitlab\_merge\_request \- Create\, update\, or delete GitLab merge requests
-* jenkins\_build\_info \- Get information about Jenkins builds
-* keycloak\_authentication\_required\_actions \- Allows administration of Keycloak authentication required actions
-* keycloak\_authz\_custom\_policy \- Allows administration of Keycloak client custom Javascript policies via Keycloak API
-* keycloak\_authz\_permission \- Allows administration of Keycloak client authorization permissions via Keycloak API
-* keycloak\_authz\_permission\_info \- Query Keycloak client authorization permissions information
-* keycloak\_realm\_key \- Allows administration of Keycloak realm keys via Keycloak API
-* keycloak\_user \- Create and configure a user in Keycloak
-* lvg\_rename \- Renames LVM volume groups
-* pnpm \- Manage node\.js packages with pnpm
-* proxmox\_pool \- Pool management for Proxmox VE cluster
-* proxmox\_pool\_member \- Add or delete members from Proxmox VE cluster pools
-* proxmox\_vm\_info \- Retrieve information about one or more Proxmox VE virtual machines
-* simpleinit\_msb \- Manage services on Source Mage GNU/Linux
+* community\.general\.consul\_policy \- Manipulate Consul policies
+* community\.general\.consul\_role \- Manipulate Consul roles
+* community\.general\.facter\_facts \- Runs the discovery program C\(facter\) on the remote system and return Ansible facts
+* community\.general\.gio\_mime \- Set default handler for MIME type\, for applications using Gnome GIO
+* community\.general\.gitlab\_instance\_variable \- Creates\, updates\, or deletes GitLab instance variables
+* community\.general\.gitlab\_merge\_request \- Create\, update\, or delete GitLab merge requests
+* community\.general\.jenkins\_build\_info \- Get information about Jenkins builds
+* community\.general\.keycloak\_authentication\_required\_actions \- Allows administration of Keycloak authentication required actions
+* community\.general\.keycloak\_authz\_custom\_policy \- Allows administration of Keycloak client custom Javascript policies via Keycloak API
+* community\.general\.keycloak\_authz\_permission \- Allows administration of Keycloak client authorization permissions via Keycloak API
+* community\.general\.keycloak\_authz\_permission\_info \- Query Keycloak client authorization permissions information
+* community\.general\.keycloak\_realm\_key \- Allows administration of Keycloak realm keys via Keycloak API
+* community\.general\.keycloak\_user \- Create and configure a user in Keycloak
+* community\.general\.lvg\_rename \- Renames LVM volume groups
+* community\.general\.pnpm \- Manage node\.js packages with pnpm
+* community\.general\.proxmox\_pool \- Pool management for Proxmox VE cluster
+* community\.general\.proxmox\_pool\_member \- Add or delete members from Proxmox VE cluster pools
+* community\.general\.proxmox\_vm\_info \- Retrieve information about one or more Proxmox VE virtual machines
+* community\.general\.simpleinit\_msb \- Manage services on Source Mage GNU/Linux

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -6,6 +6,215 @@ Community General Release Notes
 
 This changelog describes changes after version 7.0.0.
 
+v8.6.11
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Maintenance release.
+
+This is the last 8.x.y release. The 8.x.y release train is now effectively End of Life.
+
+Thanks to everyone who contributed to the community.general 8.x.y releases!
+
+v8.6.10
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Maintenance release with a security fix.
+
+Security Fixes
+--------------
+
+- keycloak_client - Sanitize ``saml.encryption.private.key`` so it does not show in the logs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/9621).
+
+v8.6.9
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Maintenance release with a security fix.
+
+Security Fixes
+--------------
+
+- keycloak_authentication - API calls did not properly set the ``priority`` during update resulting in incorrectly sorted authentication flows. This apparently only affects Keycloak 25 or newer (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/9263).
+
+v8.6.8
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Maintenance release for inclusion in Ansible 9.13.0.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- github_key - in check mode, a faulty call to ```datetime.strftime(...)``` was being made which generated an exception (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/9185).
+
+v8.6.7
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix release.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- collection_version lookup plugin - use ``importlib`` directly instead of the deprecated and in ansible-core 2.19 removed ``ansible.module_utils.compat.importlib`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/9084).
+- modprobe - fix check mode not being honored for ``persistent`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/9051, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/9052).
+
+v8.6.6
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Regular bugfix release.
+
+Note that this is the last regular bugfix release of community.general 8.x.y.
+From now on, there will only be maintenance releases with major bugfixes and
+security fixes.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- redfish_confg - remove ``CapacityBytes`` from required paramaters of the ``CreateVolume`` command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8956).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- cloudflare_dns - fix changing Cloudflare SRV records (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8679, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8948).
+- dig lookup plugin - fix using only the last nameserver specified (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8970).
+- homectl - the module now tries to use ``legacycrypt`` on Python 3.13+ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4691, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8987).
+- ini_file - pass absolute paths to ``module.atomic_move()`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8925).
+- ipa_hostgroup - fix ``enabled `` and ``disabled`` states (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8408, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8900).
+- java_keystore - pass absolute paths to ``module.atomic_move()`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8925).
+- jenkins_plugin - pass absolute paths to ``module.atomic_move()`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8925).
+- kdeconfig - pass absolute paths to ``module.atomic_move()`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8925).
+- keycloak_realm - fix change detection in check mode by sorting the lists in the realms beforehand (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8877).
+- keycloak_user_federation - minimize change detection by setting ``krbPrincipalAttribute`` to ``''`` in Keycloak responses if missing (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8785).
+- keycloak_user_federation - remove ``lastSync`` parameter from Keycloak responses to minimize diff/changes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8812).
+- one_service - fix service creation after it was deleted with ``unique`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/3137, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8887).
+- pam_limits - pass absolute paths to ``module.atomic_move()`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83950, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8925).
+- udm_user - the module now tries to use ``legacycrypt`` on Python 3.13+ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4690, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8987).
+
+v8.6.5
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Regular bugfix release.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- gitlab_group_access_token - fix crash in check mode caused by attempted access to a newly created access token (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8796).
+- gitlab_project_access_token - fix crash in check mode caused by attempted access to a newly created access token (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8796).
+- keycloak_realm_key - fix invalid usage of ``parent_id`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7850, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8823).
+- keycloak_user_federation - fix key error when removing mappers during an update and new mappers are specified in the module args (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8762).
+- keycloak_user_federation - fix the ``UnboundLocalError`` that occurs when an ID is provided for a user federation mapper (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8831).
+- keycloak_user_federation - sort desired and after mapper list by name (analog to before mapper list) to minimize diff and make change detection more accurate (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8761).
+- proxmox inventory plugin - fixed a possible error on concatenating responses from proxmox. In case an API call unexpectedly returned an empty result, the inventory failed with a fatal error. Added check for empty response (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8798, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8794).
+
+v8.6.4
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Regular bugfix release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- passwordstore lookup plugin - add the current user to the lockfile file name to address issues on multi-user systems (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8689).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- gitlab_runner - fix ``paused`` parameter being ignored (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8648).
+- homebrew_cask - fix ``upgrade_all`` returns ``changed`` when nothing upgraded (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8707, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8708).
+- keycloak_user_federation - get cleartext IDP ``clientSecret`` from full realm info to detect changes to it (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8294, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8735).
+- keycloak_user_federation - remove existing user federation mappers if they are not present in the federation configuration and will not be updated (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7169, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8695).
+
+v8.6.3
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Regular bugfix release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- wdc_redfish_command - minor change to handle upgrade file for Redfish WD platforms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8444).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- bitwarden lookup plugin - fix ``KeyError`` in ``search_field`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8549, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8557).
+- keycloak_clientscope - remove IDs from clientscope and its protocol mappers on comparison for changed check (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8545).
+- nsupdate - fix 'index out of range' error when changing NS records by falling back to authority section of the response (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8612, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8614).
+- redfish_utils module utils - do not fail when language is not exactly "en" (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8613).
+
+v8.6.2
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Regular bugfix release.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- git_config - fix behavior of ``state=absent`` if ``value`` is present (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8436, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8452).
+- homebrew - do not fail when brew prints warnings (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8406, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7044).
+- keycloak_client - fix TypeError when sanitizing the ``saml.signing.private.key`` attribute in the module's diff or state output. The ``sanitize_cr`` function expected a dict where in some cases a list might occur (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8403).
+- keycloak_realm - add normalizations for ``attributes`` and ``protocol_mappers`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8496).
+- launched - correctly report changed status in check mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8406).
+- opennebula inventory plugin - fix invalid reference to IP when inventory runs against NICs with no IPv4 address (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8489).
+- opentelemetry callback - do not save the JSON response when using the ``ansible.builtin.uri`` module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8430).
+- opentelemetry callback - do not save the content response when using the ``ansible.builtin.slurp`` module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8430).
+- paman - do not fail if an empty list of packages has been provided and there is nothing to do (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8514).
+
+Known Issues
+------------
+
+- homectl - the module does not work under Python 3.13 or newer, since it relies on the removed ``crypt`` standard library module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4691, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8497).
+- udm_user - the module does not work under Python 3.13 or newer, since it relies on the removed ``crypt`` standard library module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4690, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8497).
+
+v8.6.1
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Regular bugfix release.
+
+Security Fixes
+--------------
+
+- keycloak_identity_provider - the client secret was not correctly sanitized by the module. The return values ``proposed``, ``existing``, and ``end_state``, as well as the diff, did contain the client secret unmasked (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8355).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- keycloak_user_federation - fix diff of empty ``krbPrincipalAttribute`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8320).
+- merge_variables lookup plugin - fixing cross host merge: providing access to foreign hosts variables to the perspective of the host that is performing the merge (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8303).
+- opentelemetry callback plugin - close spans always (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8367).
+- opentelemetry callback plugin - honour the ``disable_logs`` option to avoid storing task results since they are not used regardless (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8373).
+
 v8.6.0
 ======
 
@@ -58,7 +267,7 @@ Bugfixes
 New Modules
 -----------
 
-- keycloak_client_rolescope - Allows administration of Keycloak client roles scope to restrict the usage of certain roles to a other specific client applications.
+- community.general.keycloak_client_rolescope - Allows administration of Keycloak client roles scope to restrict the usage of certain roles to a other specific client applications.
 
 v8.5.0
 ======
@@ -103,7 +312,7 @@ Bugfixes
 New Modules
 -----------
 
-- usb_facts - Allows listing information about USB devices
+- community.general.usb_facts - Allows listing information about USB devices
 
 v8.4.0
 ======
@@ -145,21 +354,21 @@ New Plugins
 Callback
 ~~~~~~~~
 
-- default_without_diff - The default ansible callback without diff output
+- community.general.default_without_diff - The default ansible callback without diff output
 
 Filter
 ~~~~~~
 
-- lists_difference - Difference of lists with a predictive order
-- lists_intersect - Intersection of lists with a predictive order
-- lists_symmetric_difference - Symmetric Difference of lists with a predictive order
-- lists_union - Union of lists with a predictive order
+- community.general.lists_difference - Difference of lists with a predictive order
+- community.general.lists_intersect - Intersection of lists with a predictive order
+- community.general.lists_symmetric_difference - Symmetric Difference of lists with a predictive order
+- community.general.lists_union - Union of lists with a predictive order
 
 New Modules
 -----------
 
-- gitlab_group_access_token - Manages GitLab group access tokens
-- gitlab_project_access_token - Manages GitLab project access tokens
+- community.general.gitlab_group_access_token - Manages GitLab group access tokens
+- community.general.gitlab_project_access_token - Manages GitLab project access tokens
 
 v8.3.0
 ======
@@ -201,12 +410,12 @@ Bugfixes
 New Modules
 -----------
 
-- consul_acl_bootstrap - Bootstrap ACLs in Consul
-- consul_auth_method - Manipulate Consul auth methods
-- consul_binding_rule - Manipulate Consul binding rules
-- consul_token - Manipulate Consul tokens
-- gitlab_label - Creates/updates/deletes GitLab Labels belonging to project or group.
-- gitlab_milestone - Creates/updates/deletes GitLab Milestones belonging to project or group
+- community.general.consul_acl_bootstrap - Bootstrap ACLs in Consul
+- community.general.consul_auth_method - Manipulate Consul auth methods
+- community.general.consul_binding_rule - Manipulate Consul binding rules
+- community.general.consul_token - Manipulate Consul tokens
+- community.general.gitlab_label - Creates/updates/deletes GitLab Labels belonging to project or group.
+- community.general.gitlab_milestone - Creates/updates/deletes GitLab Milestones belonging to project or group
 
 v8.2.0
 ======
@@ -247,27 +456,27 @@ New Plugins
 Connection
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
-- incus - Run tasks in Incus instances via the Incus CLI.
+- community.general.incus - Run tasks in Incus instances via the Incus CLI.
 
 Filter
 ~~~~~~
 
-- from_ini - Converts INI text input into a dictionary
-- to_ini - Converts a dictionary to the INI file format
+- community.general.from_ini - Converts INI text input into a dictionary
+- community.general.to_ini - Converts a dictionary to the INI file format
 
 Lookup
 ~~~~~~
 
-- github_app_access_token - Obtain short-lived Github App Access tokens
+- community.general.github_app_access_token - Obtain short-lived Github App Access tokens
 
 New Modules
 -----------
 
-- dnf_config_manager - Enable or disable dnf repositories using config-manager
-- keycloak_component_info - Retrive component info in Keycloak
-- keycloak_realm_rolemapping - Allows administration of Keycloak realm role mappings into groups with the Keycloak API
-- proxmox_node_info - Retrieve information about one or more Proxmox VE nodes
-- proxmox_storage_contents_info - List content from a Proxmox VE storage
+- community.general.dnf_config_manager - Enable or disable dnf repositories using config-manager
+- community.general.keycloak_component_info - Retrive component info in Keycloak
+- community.general.keycloak_realm_rolemapping - Allows administration of Keycloak realm role mappings into groups with the Keycloak API
+- community.general.proxmox_node_info - Retrieve information about one or more Proxmox VE nodes
+- community.general.proxmox_storage_contents_info - List content from a Proxmox VE storage
 
 v8.1.0
 ======
@@ -338,19 +547,19 @@ New Plugins
 Lookup
 ~~~~~~
 
-- onepassword_doc - Fetch documents stored in 1Password
+- community.general.onepassword_doc - Fetch documents stored in 1Password
 
 Test
 ~~~~
 
-- fqdn_valid - Validates fully-qualified domain names against RFC 1123
+- community.general.fqdn_valid - Validates fully-qualified domain names against RFC 1123
 
 New Modules
 -----------
 
-- git_config_info - Read git configuration
-- gitlab_issue - Create, update, or delete GitLab issues
-- nomad_token - Manage Nomad ACL tokens
+- community.general.git_config_info - Read git configuration
+- community.general.gitlab_issue - Create, update, or delete GitLab issues
+- community.general.nomad_token - Manage Nomad ACL tokens
 
 v8.0.2
 ======
@@ -684,27 +893,27 @@ New Plugins
 Lookup
 ~~~~~~
 
-- bitwarden_secrets_manager - Retrieve secrets from Bitwarden Secrets Manager
+- community.general.bitwarden_secrets_manager - Retrieve secrets from Bitwarden Secrets Manager
 
 New Modules
 -----------
 
-- consul_policy - Manipulate Consul policies
-- consul_role - Manipulate Consul roles
-- facter_facts - Runs the discovery program C(facter) on the remote system and return Ansible facts
-- gio_mime - Set default handler for MIME type, for applications using Gnome GIO
-- gitlab_instance_variable - Creates, updates, or deletes GitLab instance variables
-- gitlab_merge_request - Create, update, or delete GitLab merge requests
-- jenkins_build_info - Get information about Jenkins builds
-- keycloak_authentication_required_actions - Allows administration of Keycloak authentication required actions
-- keycloak_authz_custom_policy - Allows administration of Keycloak client custom Javascript policies via Keycloak API
-- keycloak_authz_permission - Allows administration of Keycloak client authorization permissions via Keycloak API
-- keycloak_authz_permission_info - Query Keycloak client authorization permissions information
-- keycloak_realm_key - Allows administration of Keycloak realm keys via Keycloak API
-- keycloak_user - Create and configure a user in Keycloak
-- lvg_rename - Renames LVM volume groups
-- pnpm - Manage node.js packages with pnpm
-- proxmox_pool - Pool management for Proxmox VE cluster
-- proxmox_pool_member - Add or delete members from Proxmox VE cluster pools
-- proxmox_vm_info - Retrieve information about one or more Proxmox VE virtual machines
-- simpleinit_msb - Manage services on Source Mage GNU/Linux
+- community.general.consul_policy - Manipulate Consul policies
+- community.general.consul_role - Manipulate Consul roles
+- community.general.facter_facts - Runs the discovery program C(facter) on the remote system and return Ansible facts
+- community.general.gio_mime - Set default handler for MIME type, for applications using Gnome GIO
+- community.general.gitlab_instance_variable - Creates, updates, or deletes GitLab instance variables
+- community.general.gitlab_merge_request - Create, update, or delete GitLab merge requests
+- community.general.jenkins_build_info - Get information about Jenkins builds
+- community.general.keycloak_authentication_required_actions - Allows administration of Keycloak authentication required actions
+- community.general.keycloak_authz_custom_policy - Allows administration of Keycloak client custom Javascript policies via Keycloak API
+- community.general.keycloak_authz_permission - Allows administration of Keycloak client authorization permissions via Keycloak API
+- community.general.keycloak_authz_permission_info - Query Keycloak client authorization permissions information
+- community.general.keycloak_realm_key - Allows administration of Keycloak realm keys via Keycloak API
+- community.general.keycloak_user - Create and configure a user in Keycloak
+- community.general.lvg_rename - Renames LVM volume groups
+- community.general.pnpm - Manage node.js packages with pnpm
+- community.general.proxmox_pool - Pool management for Proxmox VE cluster
+- community.general.proxmox_pool_member - Add or delete members from Proxmox VE cluster pools
+- community.general.proxmox_vm_info - Retrieve information about one or more Proxmox VE virtual machines
+- community.general.simpleinit_msb - Manage services on Source Mage GNU/Linux

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ Also, consider taking up a valuable, reviewed, but abandoned pull request which
 * Try committing your changes with an informative but short commit message.
 * Do not squash your commits and force-push to your branch if not needed. Reviews of your pull request are much easier with individual commits to comprehend the pull request history. All commits of your pull request branch will be squashed into one commit by GitHub upon merge.
 * Do not add merge commits to your PR. The bot will complain and you will have to rebase ([instructions for rebasing](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/developing_rebasing.html)) to remove them before your PR can be merged. To avoid that git automatically does merges during pulls, you can configure it to do rebases instead by running `git config pull.rebase true` inside the repository checkout.
-* Make sure your PR includes a [changelog fragment](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/development_process.html#creating-changelog-fragments). (You must not include a fragment for new modules or new plugins. Also you shouldn't include one for docs-only changes. If you're not sure, simply don't include one, we'll tell you whether one is needed or not :) )
+* Make sure your PR includes a [changelog fragment](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_development_process.html#creating-a-changelog-fragment).
+  * You must not include a fragment for new modules or new plugins. Also you shouldn't include one for docs-only changes. (If you're not sure, simply don't include one, we'll tell you whether one is needed or not :) )
+  * Please always include a link to the pull request itself, and if the PR is about an issue, also a link to the issue. Also make sure the fragment ends with a period, and begins with a lower-case letter after `-`. (Again, if you don't do this, we'll add suggestions to fix it, so don't worry too much :) )
 * Avoid reformatting unrelated parts of the codebase in your PR. These types of changes will likely be requested for reversion, create additional work for reviewers, and may cause approval to be delayed.
 
 You can also read [our Quick-start development guide](https://github.com/ansible/community-docs/blob/main/create_pr_quick_start_guide.rst).
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ cd ~/dev/ansible_collections/community/general
 
 Then you can run `ansible-test` (which is a part of [ansible-core](https://pypi.org/project/ansible-core/)) inside the checkout. The following example commands expect that you have installed Docker or Podman. Note that Podman has only been supported by more recent ansible-core releases. If you are using Docker, the following will work with Ansible 2.9+.
 
+### Sanity tests
+
 The following commands show how to run sanity tests:
 
 ```.bash
@@ -64,6 +68,8 @@ ansible-test sanity --docker -v
 ansible-test sanity --docker -v plugins/modules/system/pids.py tests/integration/targets/pids/
 ```
 
+### Unit tests
+
 The following commands show how to run unit tests:
 
 ```.bash
@@ -77,13 +83,32 @@ ansible-test units --docker -v --python 3.8
 ansible-test units --docker -v --python 3.8 tests/unit/plugins/modules/net_tools/test_nmcli.py
 ```
 
+### Integration tests
+
 The following commands show how to run integration tests:
 
-```.bash
-# Run integration tests for the interfaces_files module in a Docker container using the
-# fedora35 operating system image (the supported images depend on your ansible-core version):
-ansible-test integration --docker fedora35 -v interfaces_file
+#### In Docker
 
+Integration tests on Docker have the following parameters:
+- `image_name` (required): The name of the Docker image. To get the list of supported Docker images, run
+  `ansible-test integration --help` and look for _target docker images_.
+- `test_name` (optional): The name of the integration test.  
+  For modules, this equals the short name of the module; for example, `pacman` in case of `community.general.pacman`.  
+  For plugins, the plugin type is added before the plugin's short name, for example `callback_yaml` for the `community.general.yaml` callback.
+```.bash
+# Test all plugins/modules on fedora40
+ansible-test integration -v --docker fedora40
+
+# Template
+ansible-test integration -v --docker image_name test_name
+
+# Example community.general.ini_file module on fedora40 Docker image:
+ansible-test integration -v --docker fedora40 ini_file
+```
+
+#### Without isolation
+
+```.bash
 # Run integration tests for the flattened lookup **without any isolation**:
 ansible-test integration -v lookup_flattened
 ```

README.md

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 # Community General Collection
 
+[![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-brightgreen.svg)](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/collections/community/general/)
 [![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_apis/build/status/CI?branchName=stable-8)](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_build?definitionId=31)
-[![EOL CI](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/workflows/EOL%20CI/badge.svg?event=push)](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/actions)
+[![EOL CI](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/actions/workflows/ansible-test.yml/badge.svg?branch=stable-8)](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/actions)
 [![Codecov](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/ansible-collections/community.general)](https://codecov.io/gh/ansible-collections/community.general)
+[![REUSE status](https://api.reuse.software/badge/github.com/ansible-collections/community.general)](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/ansible-collections/community.general)
 
 This repository contains the `community.general` Ansible Collection. The collection is a part of the Ansible package and includes many modules and plugins supported by Ansible community which are not part of more specialized community collections.
 
@@ -22,9 +24,21 @@ We follow [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/comm
 
 If you encounter abusive behavior violating the [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html), please refer to the [policy violations](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html#policy-violations) section of the Code of Conduct for information on how to raise a complaint.
 
+## Communication
+
+* Join the Ansible forum:
+  * [Get Help](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6): get help or help others. This is for questions about modules or plugins in the collection. Please add appropriate tags if you start new discussions.
+  * [Tag `community-general`](https://forum.ansible.com/tag/community-general): discuss the *collection itself*, instead of specific modules or plugins.
+  * [Social Spaces](https://forum.ansible.com/c/chat/4): gather and interact with fellow enthusiasts.
+  * [News & Announcements](https://forum.ansible.com/c/news/5): track project-wide announcements including social events.
+
+* The Ansible [Bullhorn newsletter](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html#the-bullhorn): used to announce releases and important changes.
+
+For more information about communication, see the [Ansible communication guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html).
+
 ## Tested with Ansible
 
-Tested with the current ansible-core 2.13, ansible-core 2.14, ansible-core 2.15, ansible-core 2.16, ansible-core 2.17 releases and the current development version of ansible-core. Ansible-core versions before 2.13.0 are not supported. This includes all ansible-base 2.10 and Ansible 2.9 releases.
+Tested with the current ansible-core 2.13, ansible-core 2.14, ansible-core 2.15, ansible-core 2.16, ansible-core 2.17, and ansible-core 2.18 releases of ansible-core. Ansible-core versions before 2.13.0 are not supported. This includes all ansible-base 2.10 and Ansible 2.9 releases.
 
 ## External requirements
 
@@ -97,18 +111,6 @@ It is necessary for maintainers of this collection to be subscribed to:
 
 They also should be subscribed to Ansible's [The Bullhorn newsletter](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html#the-bullhorn).
 
-## Communication
-
-We announce important development changes and releases through Ansible's [The Bullhorn newsletter](https://eepurl.com/gZmiEP). If you are a collection developer, be sure you are subscribed.
-
-Join us in the `#ansible` (general use questions and support), `#ansible-community` (community and collection development questions), and other [IRC channels](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html#irc-channels) on [Libera.chat](https://libera.chat).
-
-We take part in the global quarterly [Ansible Contributor Summit](https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki/Contributor-Summit) virtually or in-person. Track [The Bullhorn newsletter](https://eepurl.com/gZmiEP) and join us.
-
-For more information about communities, meetings and agendas see [Community Wiki](https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki/Community).
-
-For more information about communication, refer to Ansible's the [Communication guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html).
-
 ## Publishing New Version
 
 See the [Releasing guidelines](https://github.com/ansible/community-docs/blob/main/releasing_collections.rst) to learn how to release this collection.
@@ -138,4 +140,4 @@ See [LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt](https://github.com/ansible-collections/commu
 
 Parts of the collection are licensed under the [BSD 2-Clause license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause.txt), the [MIT license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/LICENSES/MIT.txt), and the [PSF 2.0 license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/LICENSES/PSF-2.0.txt).
 
-All files have a machine readable `SDPX-License-Identifier:` comment denoting its respective license(s) or an equivalent entry in an accompanying `.license` file. Only changelog fragments (which will not be part of a release) are covered by a blanket statement in `.reuse/dep5`. This conforms to the [REUSE specification](https://reuse.software/spec/).
+All files have a machine readable `SDPX-License-Identifier:` comment denoting its respective license(s) or an equivalent entry in an accompanying `.license` file. Only changelog fragments (which will not be part of a release) are covered by a blanket statement in `REUSE.toml`. This conforms to the [REUSE specification](https://reuse.software/spec/).

REUSE.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+version = 1
+
+[[annotations]]
+path = "changelogs/fragments/**"
+precedence = "aggregate"
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "Ansible Project"
+SPDX-License-Identifier = "GPL-3.0-or-later"

changelogs/config.yaml

@@ -18,20 +18,25 @@ output_formats:
 prelude_section_name: release_summary
 prelude_section_title: Release Summary
 sections:
-- - major_changes
-  - Major Changes
-- - minor_changes
-  - Minor Changes
-- - breaking_changes
-  - Breaking Changes / Porting Guide
-- - deprecated_features
-  - Deprecated Features
-- - removed_features
-  - Removed Features (previously deprecated)
-- - security_fixes
-  - Security Fixes
-- - bugfixes
-  - Bugfixes
-- - known_issues
-  - Known Issues
+  - - major_changes
+    - Major Changes
+  - - minor_changes
+    - Minor Changes
+  - - breaking_changes
+    - Breaking Changes / Porting Guide
+  - - deprecated_features
+    - Deprecated Features
+  - - removed_features
+    - Removed Features (previously deprecated)
+  - - security_fixes
+    - Security Fixes
+  - - bugfixes
+    - Bugfixes
+  - - known_issues
+    - Known Issues
 title: Community General
+trivial_section_name: trivial
+use_fqcn: true
+add_plugin_period: true
+changelog_nice_yaml: true
+changelog_sort: version

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/default-common.yml

@@ -2,17 +2,11 @@
 # Copyright (c) Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
 list1:
-  - name: foo
-    extra: true
-  - name: bar
-    extra: false
-  - name: meh
-    extra: true
+  - {name: foo, extra: true}
+  - {name: bar, extra: false}
+  - {name: meh, extra: true}
 
 list2:
-  - name: foo
-    path: /foo
-  - name: baz
-    path: /baz
+  - {name: foo, path: /foo}
+  - {name: baz, path: /baz}

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/default-recursive-true.yml

@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 # Copyright (c) Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
 list1:
   - name: myname01
     param01:
       x: default_value
       y: default_value
-      list:
-        - default_value
+      list: [default_value]
   - name: myname02
     param01: [1, 1, 2, 3]
 
@@ -18,7 +16,6 @@ list2:
     param01:
       y: patch_value
       z: patch_value
-      list:
-        - patch_value
+      list: [patch_value]
   - name: myname02
-    param01: [3, 4, 4, {key: value}]
+    param01: [3, 4, 4]

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-001.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     dir: example-001_vars
 - debug:
     var: list3
-  when: debug|d(false)|bool
+  when: debug | d(false) | bool
 - template:
     src: list3.out.j2
     dest: example-001.out

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-001_vars/list3.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
 # Copyright (c) Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-list3: "{{ list1|
+list3: "{{ list1 |
            community.general.lists_mergeby(list2, 'name') }}"

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-002.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     dir: example-002_vars
 - debug:
     var: list3
-  when: debug|d(false)|bool
+  when: debug | d(false) | bool
 - template:
     src: list3.out.j2
     dest: example-002.out

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-002_vars/list3.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
 # Copyright (c) Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
            community.general.lists_mergeby('name') }}"

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-003.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     dir: example-003_vars
 - debug:
     var: list3
-  when: debug|d(false)|bool
+  when: debug | d(false) | bool
 - template:
     src: list3.out.j2
     dest: example-003.out

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-003_vars/list3.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
            community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                            recursive=true) }}"

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-004.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     dir: example-004_vars
 - debug:
     var: list3
-  when: debug|d(false)|bool
+  when: debug | d(false) | bool
 - template:
     src: list3.out.j2
     dest: example-004.out

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-004_vars/list3.yml

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
            community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                            recursive=true,
                                            list_merge='keep') }}"

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-005.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     dir: example-005_vars
 - debug:
     var: list3
-  when: debug|d(false)|bool
+  when: debug | d(false) | bool
 - template:
     src: list3.out.j2
     dest: example-005.out

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-005_vars/list3.yml

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
            community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                            recursive=true,
                                            list_merge='append') }}"

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-006.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     dir: example-006_vars
 - debug:
     var: list3
-  when: debug|d(false)|bool
+  when: debug | d(false) | bool
 - template:
     src: list3.out.j2
     dest: example-006.out

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-006_vars/list3.yml

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
            community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                            recursive=true,
                                            list_merge='prepend') }}"

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-007.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     dir: example-007_vars
 - debug:
     var: list3
-  when: debug|d(false)|bool
+  when: debug|d(false) | bool
 - template:
     src: list3.out.j2
     dest: example-007.out

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-007_vars/list3.yml

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
            community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                            recursive=true,
                                            list_merge='append_rp') }}"

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-008.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     dir: example-008_vars
 - debug:
     var: list3
-  when: debug|d(false)|bool
+  when: debug | d(false) | bool
 - template:
     src: list3.out.j2
     dest: example-008.out

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-008_vars/list3.yml

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
            community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                            recursive=true,
                                            list_merge='prepend_rp') }}"

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-009.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: 9. Merge single list by common attribute 'name'
+  include_vars:
+    dir: example-009_vars
+- debug:
+    var: list3
+  when: debug | d(false) | bool
+- template:
+    src: list3.out.j2
+    dest: example-009.out

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-009_vars/default-common.yml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../default-common.yml

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/example-009_vars/list3.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+list3: "{{ [list1 + list2, []] |
+           community.general.lists_mergeby('name') }}"

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/examples.yml

@@ -4,51 +4,75 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 examples:
-  - label: 'In the example below the lists are merged by the attribute ``name``:'
+  - title: Two lists
+    description: 'In the example below the lists are merged by the attribute ``name``:'
     file: example-001_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - label: 'This produces:'
+  - title:
+    description: 'This produces:'
     file: example-001.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - label: 'It is possible to use a list of lists as an input of the filter:'
+  - title: List of two lists
+    description: 'It is possible to use a list of lists as an input of the filter:'
     file: example-002_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - label: 'This produces the same result as in the previous example:'
+  - title:
+    description: 'This produces the same result as in the previous example:'
     file: example-002.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=replace`` (default):'
+  - title: Single list
+    description: 'It is possible to merge single list:'
+    file: example-009_vars/list3.yml
+    lang: 'yaml+jinja'
+  - title:
+    description: 'This produces the same result as in the previous example:'
+    file: example-009.out
+    lang: 'yaml'
+  - title: list_merge=replace (default)
+    description: 'Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=replace` (default):'
     file: example-003_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - label: 'This produces:'
+  - title:
+    description: 'This produces:'
     file: example-003.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=keep``:'
+  - title: list_merge=keep
+    description: 'Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=keep`:'
     file: example-004_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - label: 'This produces:'
+  - title:
+    description: 'This produces:'
     file: example-004.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=append``:'
+  - title: list_merge=append
+    description: 'Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=append`:'
     file: example-005_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - label: 'This produces:'
+  - title:
+    description: 'This produces:'
     file: example-005.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=prepend``:'
+  - title: list_merge=prepend
+    description: 'Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=prepend`:'
     file: example-006_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - label: 'This produces:'
+  - title:
+    description: 'This produces:'
     file: example-006.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=append_rp``:'
+  - title: list_merge=append_rp
+    description: 'Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=append_rp`:'
     file: example-007_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - label: 'This produces:'
+  - title:
+    description: 'This produces:'
     file: example-007.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=prepend_rp``:'
+  - title: list_merge=prepend_rp
+    description: 'Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=prepend_rp`:'
     file: example-008_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - label: 'This produces:'
+  - title:
+    description: 'This produces:'
     file: example-008.out
     lang: 'yaml'

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/examples_all.rst.j2

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 {% for i in examples %}
-{{ i.label }}
+{{ i.description }}
 
 .. code-block:: {{ i.lang }}
 
-  {{ lookup('file', i.file)|indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', i.file) | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n') | indent(2) }}
 
 {% endfor %}

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/extra-vars.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+examples_one: true
+examples_all: true
+merging_lists_of_dictionaries: true

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/filter_guide_abstract_informations_merging_lists_of_dictionaries.rst.j2

@@ -6,57 +6,69 @@
 Merging lists of dictionaries
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-If you have two or more lists of dictionaries and want to combine them into a list of merged dictionaries, where the dictionaries are merged by an attribute, you can use the ``lists_mergeby`` filter.
+If you have two or more lists of dictionaries and want to combine them into a list of merged dictionaries, where the dictionaries are merged by an attribute, you can use the :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_mergeby <community.general.lists_mergeby#filter>` filter.
 
-.. note:: The output of the examples in this section use the YAML callback plugin. Quoting: "Ansible output that can be quite a bit easier to read than the default JSON formatting." See :ref:`the documentation for the community.general.yaml callback plugin <ansible_collections.community.general.yaml_callback>`.
+.. note:: The output of the examples in this section use the YAML callback plugin. Quoting: "Ansible output that can be quite a bit easier to read than the default JSON formatting." See the documentation for the :ansplugin:`community.general.yaml callback plugin <community.general.yaml#callback>`.
 
 Let us use the lists below in the following examples:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
-  {{ lookup('file', 'default-common.yml')|indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', 'default-common.yml') | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n')  | indent(2) }}
 
 {% for i in examples[0:2] %}
-{{ i.label }}
+{% if i.title | d('', true) | length > 0 %}
+{{ i.title }}
+{{ "%s" % ('"' * i.title|length) }}
+{% endif %}
+{{ i.description }}
 
 .. code-block:: {{ i.lang }}
 
-  {{ lookup('file', i.file)|indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', i.file) | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n') | indent(2) }}
 
 {% endfor %}
 
 .. versionadded:: 2.0.0
 
-{% for i in examples[2:4] %}
-{{ i.label }}
+{% for i in examples[2:6] %}
+{% if i.title | d('', true) | length > 0 %}
+{{ i.title }}
+{{ "%s" % ('"' * i.title|length) }}
+{% endif %}
+{{ i.description }}
 
 .. code-block:: {{ i.lang }}
 
-  {{ lookup('file', i.file)|indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', i.file) | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n') | indent(2) }}
 
 {% endfor %}
 
-The filter also accepts two optional parameters: ``recursive`` and ``list_merge``. These parameters are only supported when used with ansible-base 2.10 or ansible-core, but not with Ansible 2.9. This is available since community.general 4.4.0.
+The filter also accepts two optional parameters: :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:recursive` and :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge`. This is available since community.general 4.4.0.
 
 **recursive**
-    Is a boolean, default to ``False``. Should the ``community.general.lists_mergeby`` recursively merge nested hashes. Note: It does not depend on the value of the ``hash_behaviour`` setting in ``ansible.cfg``.
+    Is a boolean, default to ``false``. Should the :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter` filter recursively merge nested hashes. Note: It does not depend on the value of the ``hash_behaviour`` setting in ``ansible.cfg``.
 
 **list_merge**
-    Is a string, its possible values are ``replace`` (default), ``keep``, ``append``, ``prepend``, ``append_rp`` or ``prepend_rp``. It modifies the behaviour of ``community.general.lists_mergeby`` when the hashes to merge contain arrays/lists.
+    Is a string, its possible values are :ansval:`replace` (default), :ansval:`keep`, :ansval:`append`, :ansval:`prepend`, :ansval:`append_rp` or :ansval:`prepend_rp`. It modifies the behaviour of :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter` when the hashes to merge contain arrays/lists.
 
-The examples below set ``recursive=true`` and display the differences among all six options of ``list_merge``. Functionality of the parameters is exactly the same as in the filter ``combine``. See :ref:`Combining hashes/dictionaries <combine_filter>` to learn details about these options.
+The examples below set :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:recursive=true` and display the differences among all six options of :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge`. Functionality of the parameters is exactly the same as in the filter :ansplugin:`ansible.builtin.combine#filter`. See :ref:`Combining hashes/dictionaries <combine_filter>` to learn details about these options.
 
 Let us use the lists below in the following examples
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
-  {{ lookup('file', 'default-recursive-true.yml')|indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', 'default-recursive-true.yml') | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n') |indent(2) }}
 
-{% for i in examples[4:16] %}
-{{ i.label }}
+{% for i in examples[6:] %}
+{% if i.title | d('', true) | length > 0 %}
+{{ i.title }}
+{{ "%s" % ('"' * i.title|length) }}
+{% endif %}
+{{ i.description }}
 
 .. code-block:: {{ i.lang }}
 
-  {{ lookup('file', i.file)|indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', i.file) | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n') |indent(2) }}
 
 {% endfor %}

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/list3.out.j2

@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://w
 SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 #}
 list3:
-{{ list3|to_nice_yaml(indent=0) }}
+  {{ list3 | to_yaml(indent=2, sort_keys=false) | indent(2) }}

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/playbook.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 # 1) Run all examples and create example-XXX.out
-# shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml -e examples=true
+# shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml -e examples_one=true
 #
 # 2) Optionally, for testing, create examples_all.rst
 # shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml -e examples_all=true
@@ -45,18 +45,20 @@
           tags: t007
         - import_tasks: example-008.yml
           tags: t008
-      when: examples|d(false)|bool
+        - import_tasks: example-009.yml
+          tags: t009
+      when: examples_one | d(false) | bool
 
     - block:
         - include_vars: examples.yml
         - template:
             src: examples_all.rst.j2
             dest: examples_all.rst
-      when: examples_all|d(false)|bool
+      when: examples_all | d(false) | bool
 
     - block:
         - include_vars: examples.yml
         - template:
             src: filter_guide_abstract_informations_merging_lists_of_dictionaries.rst.j2
             dest: filter_guide_abstract_informations_merging_lists_of_dictionaries.rst
-      when: merging_lists_of_dictionaries|d(false)|bool
+      when: merging_lists_of_dictionaries | d(false) | bool

docs/docsite/links.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ edit_on_github:
   path_prefix: ''
 
 extra_links:
+  - description: Ask for help
+    url: https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6/none
   - description: Submit a bug report
     url: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=bug_report.yml
   - description: Request a feature
@@ -22,6 +24,10 @@ communication:
     - topic: General usage and support questions
       network: Libera
       channel: '#ansible'
-  mailing_lists:
-    - topic: Ansible Project List
-      url: https://groups.google.com/g/ansible-project
+  forums:
+    - topic: "Ansible Forum: General usage and support questions"
+      # The following URL directly points to the "Get Help" section
+      url: https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6/none
+    - topic: "Ansible Forum: Discussions about the collection itself, not for specific modules or plugins"
+      # The following URL directly points to the "community-general" tag
+      url: https://forum.ansible.com/tag/community-general

docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations_lists_helper.rst

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ All three statements are equivalent and give:
 
 .. note:: Be aware that in most cases, filter calls without any argument require ``flatten=true``, otherwise the input is returned as result. The reason for this is, that the input is considered as a variable argument and is wrapped by an additional outer list. ``flatten=true`` ensures that this list is removed before the input is processed by the filter logic.
 
-The filters ansplugin:`community.general.lists_difference#filter` or :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_symmetric_difference#filter` can be used in the same way as the filters in the examples above. They calculate the difference or the symmetric difference between two or more lists and preserve the item order.
+The filters :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_difference#filter` or :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_symmetric_difference#filter` can be used in the same way as the filters in the examples above. They calculate the difference or the symmetric difference between two or more lists and preserve the item order.
 
 For example, the symmetric difference of ``A``, ``B`` and ``C`` may be written as:
 

docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations_merging_lists_of_dictionaries.rst

@@ -6,33 +6,30 @@
 Merging lists of dictionaries
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-If you have two or more lists of dictionaries and want to combine them into a list of merged dictionaries, where the dictionaries are merged by an attribute, you can use the :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_mergeby filter <community.general.lists_mergeby#filter>`.
+If you have two or more lists of dictionaries and want to combine them into a list of merged dictionaries, where the dictionaries are merged by an attribute, you can use the :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_mergeby <community.general.lists_mergeby#filter>` filter.
 
-.. note:: The output of the examples in this section use the YAML callback plugin. Quoting: "Ansible output that can be quite a bit easier to read than the default JSON formatting." See :ref:`the documentation for the community.general.yaml callback plugin <ansible_collections.community.general.yaml_callback>`.
+.. note:: The output of the examples in this section use the YAML callback plugin. Quoting: "Ansible output that can be quite a bit easier to read than the default JSON formatting." See the documentation for the :ansplugin:`community.general.yaml callback plugin <community.general.yaml#callback>`.
 
 Let us use the lists below in the following examples:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list1:
-    - name: foo
-      extra: true
-    - name: bar
-      extra: false
-    - name: meh
-      extra: true
+    - {name: foo, extra: true}
+    - {name: bar, extra: false}
+    - {name: meh, extra: true}
 
   list2:
-    - name: foo
-      path: /foo
-    - name: baz
-      path: /baz
+    - {name: foo, path: /foo}
+    - {name: baz, path: /baz}
 
+Two lists
+"""""""""
 In the example below the lists are merged by the attribute ``name``:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml+jinja
 
-  list3: "{{ list1|
+  list3: "{{ list1 |
              community.general.lists_mergeby(list2, 'name') }}"
 
 This produces:
@@ -40,24 +37,21 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-  - extra: false
-    name: bar
-  - name: baz
-    path: /baz
-  - extra: true
-    name: foo
-    path: /foo
-  - extra: true
-    name: meh
+    - {name: bar, extra: false}
+    - {name: baz, path: /baz}
+    - {name: foo, extra: true, path: /foo}
+    - {name: meh, extra: true}
 
 
 .. versionadded:: 2.0.0
 
+List of two lists
+"""""""""""""""""
 It is possible to use a list of lists as an input of the filter:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml+jinja
 
-  list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+  list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
              community.general.lists_mergeby('name') }}"
 
 This produces the same result as in the previous example:
@@ -65,15 +59,29 @@ This produces the same result as in the previous example:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-  - extra: false
-    name: bar
-  - name: baz
-    path: /baz
-  - extra: true
-    name: foo
-    path: /foo
-  - extra: true
-    name: meh
+    - {name: bar, extra: false}
+    - {name: baz, path: /baz}
+    - {name: foo, extra: true, path: /foo}
+    - {name: meh, extra: true}
+
+Single list
+"""""""""""
+It is possible to merge single list:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
+
+  list3: "{{ [list1 + list2, []] |
+             community.general.lists_mergeby('name') }}"
+
+This produces the same result as in the previous example:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+  list3:
+    - {name: bar, extra: false}
+    - {name: baz, path: /baz}
+    - {name: foo, extra: true, path: /foo}
+    - {name: meh, extra: true}
 
 
 The filter also accepts two optional parameters: :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:recursive` and :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge`. This is available since community.general 4.4.0.
@@ -95,8 +103,7 @@ Let us use the lists below in the following examples
       param01:
         x: default_value
         y: default_value
-        list:
-          - default_value
+        list: [default_value]
     - name: myname02
       param01: [1, 1, 2, 3]
 
@@ -105,16 +112,17 @@ Let us use the lists below in the following examples
       param01:
         y: patch_value
         z: patch_value
-        list:
-          - patch_value
+        list: [patch_value]
     - name: myname02
-      param01: [3, 4, 4, {key: value}]
+      param01: [3, 4, 4]
 
+list_merge=replace (default)
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=replace` (default):
 
 .. code-block:: yaml+jinja
 
-  list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+  list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
              community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                              recursive=true) }}"
 
@@ -123,25 +131,22 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-  - name: myname01
-    param01:
-      list:
-      - patch_value
-      x: default_value
-      y: patch_value
-      z: patch_value
-  - name: myname02
-    param01:
-    - 3
-    - 4
-    - 4
-    - key: value
+    - name: myname01
+      param01:
+        x: default_value
+        y: patch_value
+        list: [patch_value]
+        z: patch_value
+    - name: myname02
+      param01: [3, 4, 4]
 
+list_merge=keep
+"""""""""""""""
 Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=keep`:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml+jinja
 
-  list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+  list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
              community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                              recursive=true,
                                              list_merge='keep') }}"
@@ -151,25 +156,22 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-  - name: myname01
-    param01:
-      list:
-      - default_value
-      x: default_value
-      y: patch_value
-      z: patch_value
-  - name: myname02
-    param01:
-    - 1
-    - 1
-    - 2
-    - 3
+    - name: myname01
+      param01:
+        x: default_value
+        y: patch_value
+        list: [default_value]
+        z: patch_value
+    - name: myname02
+      param01: [1, 1, 2, 3]
 
+list_merge=append
+"""""""""""""""""
 Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=append`:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml+jinja
 
-  list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+  list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
              community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                              recursive=true,
                                              list_merge='append') }}"
@@ -179,30 +181,22 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-  - name: myname01
-    param01:
-      list:
-      - default_value
-      - patch_value
-      x: default_value
-      y: patch_value
-      z: patch_value
-  - name: myname02
-    param01:
-    - 1
-    - 1
-    - 2
-    - 3
-    - 3
-    - 4
-    - 4
-    - key: value
+    - name: myname01
+      param01:
+        x: default_value
+        y: patch_value
+        list: [default_value, patch_value]
+        z: patch_value
+    - name: myname02
+      param01: [1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4]
 
+list_merge=prepend
+""""""""""""""""""
 Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=prepend`:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml+jinja
 
-  list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+  list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
              community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                              recursive=true,
                                              list_merge='prepend') }}"
@@ -212,30 +206,22 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-  - name: myname01
-    param01:
-      list:
-      - patch_value
-      - default_value
-      x: default_value
-      y: patch_value
-      z: patch_value
-  - name: myname02
-    param01:
-    - 3
-    - 4
-    - 4
-    - key: value
-    - 1
-    - 1
-    - 2
-    - 3
+    - name: myname01
+      param01:
+        x: default_value
+        y: patch_value
+        list: [patch_value, default_value]
+        z: patch_value
+    - name: myname02
+      param01: [3, 4, 4, 1, 1, 2, 3]
 
+list_merge=append_rp
+""""""""""""""""""""
 Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=append_rp`:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml+jinja
 
-  list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+  list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
              community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                              recursive=true,
                                              list_merge='append_rp') }}"
@@ -245,29 +231,22 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-  - name: myname01
-    param01:
-      list:
-      - default_value
-      - patch_value
-      x: default_value
-      y: patch_value
-      z: patch_value
-  - name: myname02
-    param01:
-    - 1
-    - 1
-    - 2
-    - 3
-    - 4
-    - 4
-    - key: value
+    - name: myname01
+      param01:
+        x: default_value
+        y: patch_value
+        list: [default_value, patch_value]
+        z: patch_value
+    - name: myname02
+      param01: [1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4]
 
+list_merge=prepend_rp
+"""""""""""""""""""""
 Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=prepend_rp`:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml+jinja
 
-  list3: "{{ [list1, list2]|
+  list3: "{{ [list1, list2] |
              community.general.lists_mergeby('name',
                                              recursive=true,
                                              list_merge='prepend_rp') }}"
@@ -277,21 +256,12 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-  - name: myname01
-    param01:
-      list:
-      - patch_value
-      - default_value
-      x: default_value
-      y: patch_value
-      z: patch_value
-  - name: myname02
-    param01:
-    - 3
-    - 4
-    - 4
-    - key: value
-    - 1
-    - 1
-    - 2
+    - name: myname01
+      param01:
+        x: default_value
+        y: patch_value
+        list: [patch_value, default_value]
+        z: patch_value
+    - name: myname02
+      param01: [3, 4, 4, 1, 1, 2]
 

docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_selecting_json_data.rst

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ To get a hash map with all ports and names of a cluster:
         var: item
       loop: "{{ domain_definition | community.general.json_query(server_name_cluster1_query) }}"
       vars:
-        server_name_cluster1_query: "domain.server[?cluster=='cluster2'].{name: name, port: port}"
+        server_name_cluster1_query: "domain.server[?cluster=='cluster1'].{name: name, port: port}"
 
 To extract ports from all clusters with name starting with 'server1':
 

galaxy.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace: community
 name: general
-version: 8.6.0
+version: 8.6.11
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (https://github.com/ansible)

plugins/action/iptables_state.py

@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             max_timeout = self._connection._play_context.timeout
             module_args = self._task.args
 
+            async_status_args = {}
+            starter_cmd = None
+            confirm_cmd = None
+
             if module_args.get('state', None) == 'restored':
                 if not wrap_async:
                     if not check_mode:

plugins/callback/opentelemetry.py

@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ class OpenTelemetrySource(object):
         status = Status(status_code=StatusCode.OK)
         if host_data.status != 'included':
             # Support loops
+            enriched_error_message = None
             if 'results' in host_data.result._result:
                 if host_data.status == 'failed':
                     message = self.get_error_message_from_results(host_data.result._result['results'], task_data.action)
@@ -350,7 +351,8 @@ class OpenTelemetrySource(object):
         if not disable_logs:
             # This will avoid populating span attributes to the logs
             span.add_event(task_data.dump, attributes={} if disable_attributes_in_logs else attributes)
-            span.end(end_time=host_data.finish)
+        # Close span always
+        span.end(end_time=host_data.finish)
 
     def set_span_attributes(self, span, attributes):
         """ update the span attributes with the given attributes if not None """
@@ -497,6 +499,20 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         # See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/issues/740
         self.traceparent = self.get_option('traceparent')
 
+    def dump_results(self, task, result):
+        """ dump the results if disable_logs is not enabled """
+        if self.disable_logs:
+            return ""
+        # ansible.builtin.uri contains the response in the json field
+        save = dict(result._result)
+
+        if "json" in save and task.action in ("ansible.builtin.uri", "ansible.legacy.uri", "uri"):
+            save.pop("json")
+        # ansible.builtin.slurp contains the response in the content field
+        if "content" in save and task.action in ("ansible.builtin.slurp", "ansible.legacy.slurp", "slurp"):
+            save.pop("content")
+        return self._dump_results(save)
+
     def v2_playbook_on_start(self, playbook):
         self.ansible_playbook = basename(playbook._file_name)
 
@@ -546,7 +562,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             self.tasks_data,
             status,
             result,
-            self._dump_results(result._result)
+            self.dump_results(self.tasks_data[result._task._uuid], result)
         )
 
     def v2_runner_on_ok(self, result):
@@ -554,7 +570,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             self.tasks_data,
             'ok',
             result,
-            self._dump_results(result._result)
+            self.dump_results(self.tasks_data[result._task._uuid], result)
         )
 
     def v2_runner_on_skipped(self, result):
@@ -562,7 +578,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             self.tasks_data,
             'skipped',
             result,
-            self._dump_results(result._result)
+            self.dump_results(self.tasks_data[result._task._uuid], result)
         )
 
     def v2_playbook_on_include(self, included_file):

plugins/callback/yaml.py

@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
       - default_callback
     requirements:
       - set as stdout in configuration
+    seealso:
+      - plugin: ansible.builtin.default
+        plugin_type: callback
+        description: >
+          There is a parameter O(ansible.builtin.default#callback:result_format) in P(ansible.builtin.default#callback)
+          that allows you to change the output format to YAML.
+    notes:
+      - >
+        With ansible-core 2.13 or newer, you can instead specify V(yaml) for the parameter O(ansible.builtin.default#callback:result_format)
+        in P(ansible.builtin.default#callback).
 '''
 
 import yaml

plugins/filter/dict.py

@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 RETURN = '''
   _value:
-    description: The dictionary having the provided key-value pairs.
-    type: boolean
+    description: A dictionary with the provided key-value pairs.
+    type: dictionary
 '''
 
 

plugins/filter/groupby_as_dict.py

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
   author: Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
   description:
     - Transform a sequence of dictionaries to a dictionary where the dictionaries are indexed by an attribute.
+    - This filter is similar to the Jinja2 C(groupby) filter. Use the Jinja2 C(groupby) filter if you have multiple entries with the same value,
+      or when you need a dictionary with list values, or when you need to use deeply nested attributes.
   positional: attribute
   options:
     _input:

plugins/filter/lists_mergeby.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright (c) 2020-2022, Vladimir Botka <vbotka@gmail.com>
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2024, Vladimir Botka <vbotka@gmail.com>
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
@@ -12,22 +12,32 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
   version_added: 2.0.0
   author: Vladimir Botka (@vbotka)
   description:
-    - Merge two or more lists by attribute O(index). Optional parameters O(recursive) and O(list_merge)
-      control the merging of the lists in values. The function merge_hash from ansible.utils.vars
-      is used. To learn details on how to use the parameters O(recursive) and O(list_merge) see
-      Ansible User's Guide chapter "Using filters to manipulate data" section "Combining
-      hashes/dictionaries".
+    - Merge two or more lists by attribute O(index). Optional
+      parameters O(recursive) and O(list_merge) control the merging of
+      the nested dictionaries and lists.
+    - The function C(merge_hash) from C(ansible.utils.vars) is used.
+    - To learn details on how to use the parameters O(recursive) and
+      O(list_merge) see Ansible User's Guide chapter "Using filters to
+      manipulate data" section R(Combining hashes/dictionaries, combine_filter) or the
+      filter P(ansible.builtin.combine#filter).
+
   positional: another_list, index
   options:
     _input:
-      description: A list of dictionaries.
+      description:
+        - A list of dictionaries, or a list of lists of dictionaries.
+        - The required type of the C(elements) is set to C(raw)
+          because all elements of O(_input) can be either dictionaries
+          or lists.
       type: list
-      elements: dictionary
+      elements: raw
       required: true
     another_list:
-      description: Another list of dictionaries. This parameter can be specified multiple times.
+      description:
+        - Another list of dictionaries, or a list of lists of dictionaries.
+        - This parameter can be specified multiple times.
       type: list
-      elements: dictionary
+      elements: raw
     index:
       description:
         - The dictionary key that must be present in every dictionary in every list that is used to
@@ -55,40 +65,134 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
-- name: Merge two lists
+# Some results below are manually formatted for better readability. The
+# dictionaries' keys will be sorted alphabetically in real output.
+
+- name: Example 1. Merge two lists. The results r1 and r2 are the same.
   ansible.builtin.debug:
-    msg: >-
-      {{ list1 | community.general.lists_mergeby(
-                    list2,
-                    'index',
-                    recursive=True,
-                    list_merge='append'
-                 ) }}"
+    msg: |
+      r1: {{ r1 }}
+      r2: {{ r2 }}
   vars:
     list1:
-      - index: a
-        value: 123
-      - index: b
-        value: 42
+      - {index: a, value: 123}
+      - {index: b, value: 4}
     list2:
-      - index: a
-        foo: bar
-      - index: c
-        foo: baz
-  # Produces the following list of dictionaries:
-  #   {
-  #     "index": "a",
-  #     "foo": "bar",
-  #     "value": 123
-  #   },
-  #   {
-  #     "index": "b",
-  #     "value": 42
-  #   },
-  #   {
-  #     "index": "c",
-  #     "foo": "baz"
-  #   }
+      - {index: a, foo: bar}
+      - {index: c, foo: baz}
+    r1: "{{ list1 | community.general.lists_mergeby(list2, 'index') }}"
+    r2: "{{ [list1, list2] | community.general.lists_mergeby('index') }}"
+
+#  r1:
+#    - {index: a, foo: bar, value: 123}
+#    - {index: b, value: 4}
+#    - {index: c, foo: baz}
+#  r2:
+#    - {index: a, foo: bar, value: 123}
+#    - {index: b, value: 4}
+#    - {index: c, foo: baz}
+
+- name: Example 2. Merge three lists
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: r
+  vars:
+    list1:
+      - {index: a, value: 123}
+      - {index: b, value: 4}
+    list2:
+      - {index: a, foo: bar}
+      - {index: c, foo: baz}
+    list3:
+      - {index: d, foo: qux}
+    r: "{{ [list1, list2, list3] | community.general.lists_mergeby('index') }}"
+
+#  r:
+#    - {index: a, foo: bar, value: 123}
+#    - {index: b, value: 4}
+#    - {index: c, foo: baz}
+#    - {index: d, foo: qux}
+
+- name: Example 3. Merge single list. The result is the same as 2.
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: r
+  vars:
+    list1:
+      - {index: a, value: 123}
+      - {index: b, value: 4}
+      - {index: a, foo: bar}
+      - {index: c, foo: baz}
+      - {index: d, foo: qux}
+    r: "{{ [list1, []] | community.general.lists_mergeby('index') }}"
+
+#  r:
+#    - {index: a, foo: bar, value: 123}
+#    - {index: b, value: 4}
+#    - {index: c, foo: baz}
+#    - {index: d, foo: qux}
+
+- name: Example 4. Merge two lists. By default, replace nested lists.
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: r
+  vars:
+    list1:
+      - {index: a, foo: [X1, X2]}
+      - {index: b, foo: [X1, X2]}
+    list2:
+      - {index: a, foo: [Y1, Y2]}
+      - {index: b, foo: [Y1, Y2]}
+    r: "{{ [list1, list2] | community.general.lists_mergeby('index') }}"
+
+#  r:
+#    - {index: a, foo: [Y1, Y2]}
+#    - {index: b, foo: [Y1, Y2]}
+
+- name: Example 5. Merge two lists. Append nested lists.
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: r
+  vars:
+    list1:
+      - {index: a, foo: [X1, X2]}
+      - {index: b, foo: [X1, X2]}
+    list2:
+      - {index: a, foo: [Y1, Y2]}
+      - {index: b, foo: [Y1, Y2]}
+    r: "{{ [list1, list2] | community.general.lists_mergeby('index', list_merge='append') }}"
+
+#  r:
+#    - {index: a, foo: [X1, X2, Y1, Y2]}
+#    - {index: b, foo: [X1, X2, Y1, Y2]}
+
+- name: Example 6. Merge two lists. By default, do not merge nested dictionaries.
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: r
+  vars:
+    list1:
+      - {index: a, foo: {x: 1, y: 2}}
+      - {index: b, foo: [X1, X2]}
+    list2:
+      - {index: a, foo: {y: 3, z: 4}}
+      - {index: b, foo: [Y1, Y2]}
+    r: "{{ [list1, list2] | community.general.lists_mergeby('index') }}"
+
+#  r:
+#    - {index: a, foo: {y: 3, z: 4}}
+#    - {index: b, foo: [Y1, Y2]}
+
+- name: Example 7. Merge two lists. Merge nested dictionaries too.
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: r
+  vars:
+    list1:
+      - {index: a, foo: {x: 1, y: 2}}
+      - {index: b, foo: [X1, X2]}
+    list2:
+      - {index: a, foo: {y: 3, z: 4}}
+      - {index: b, foo: [Y1, Y2]}
+    r: "{{ [list1, list2] | community.general.lists_mergeby('index', recursive=true) }}"
+
+#  r:
+#    - {index: a, foo: {x:1, y: 3, z: 4}}
+#    - {index: b, foo: [Y1, Y2]}
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
@@ -108,13 +212,14 @@ from operator import itemgetter
 
 
 def list_mergeby(x, y, index, recursive=False, list_merge='replace'):
-    ''' Merge 2 lists by attribute 'index'. The function merge_hash from ansible.utils.vars is used.
-        This function is used by the function lists_mergeby.
+    '''Merge 2 lists by attribute 'index'. The function 'merge_hash'
+       from ansible.utils.vars is used.  This function is used by the
+       function lists_mergeby.
     '''
 
     d = defaultdict(dict)
-    for l in (x, y):
-        for elem in l:
+    for lst in (x, y):
+        for elem in lst:
             if not isinstance(elem, Mapping):
                 msg = "Elements of list arguments for lists_mergeby must be dictionaries. %s is %s"
                 raise AnsibleFilterError(msg % (elem, type(elem)))
@@ -124,20 +229,9 @@ def list_mergeby(x, y, index, recursive=False, list_merge='replace'):
 
 
 def lists_mergeby(*terms, **kwargs):
-    ''' Merge 2 or more lists by attribute 'index'. Optional parameters 'recursive' and 'list_merge'
-        control the merging of the lists in values. The function merge_hash from ansible.utils.vars
-        is used. To learn details on how to use the parameters 'recursive' and 'list_merge' see
-        Ansible User's Guide chapter "Using filters to manipulate data" section "Combining
-        hashes/dictionaries".
-
-        Example:
-        - debug:
-            msg: "{{ list1|
-                     community.general.lists_mergeby(list2,
-                                                     'index',
-                                                     recursive=True,
-                                                     list_merge='append')|
-                     list }}"
+    '''Merge 2 or more lists by attribute 'index'. To learn details
+       on how to use the parameters 'recursive' and 'list_merge' see
+       the filter ansible.builtin.combine.
     '''
 
     recursive = kwargs.pop('recursive', False)
@@ -155,7 +249,7 @@ def lists_mergeby(*terms, **kwargs):
                    "must be lists. %s is %s")
             raise AnsibleFilterError(msg % (sublist, type(sublist)))
         if len(sublist) > 0:
-            if all(isinstance(l, Sequence) for l in sublist):
+            if all(isinstance(lst, Sequence) for lst in sublist):
                 for item in sublist:
                     flat_list.append(item)
             else:

plugins/filter/to_days.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION:
   name: to_days
-  short_description: Converte a duration string to days
+  short_description: Converts a duration string to days
   version_added: 0.2.0
   description:
     - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to days.

plugins/filter/to_hours.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION:
   name: to_hours
-  short_description: Converte a duration string to hours
+  short_description: Converts a duration string to hours
   version_added: 0.2.0
   description:
     - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to hours.

plugins/filter/to_milliseconds.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION:
   name: to_milliseconds
-  short_description: Converte a duration string to milliseconds
+  short_description: Converts a duration string to milliseconds
   version_added: 0.2.0
   description:
     - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to milliseconds.

plugins/filter/to_minutes.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION:
   name: to_minutes
-  short_description: Converte a duration string to minutes
+  short_description: Converts a duration string to minutes
   version_added: 0.2.0
   description:
     - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to minutes.

plugins/filter/to_months.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION:
   name: to_months
-  short_description: Converte a duration string to months
+  short_description: Convert a duration string to months
   version_added: 0.2.0
   description:
     - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to months.

plugins/filter/to_seconds.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION:
   name: to_seconds
-  short_description: Converte a duration string to seconds
+  short_description: Converts a duration string to seconds
   version_added: 0.2.0
   description:
     - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to seconds.

plugins/filter/to_time_unit.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION:
   name: to_time_unit
-  short_description: Converte a duration string to the given time unit
+  short_description: Converts a duration string to the given time unit
   version_added: 0.2.0
   description:
     - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to the given time unit.

plugins/filter/to_weeks.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION:
   name: to_weeks
-  short_description: Converte a duration string to weeks
+  short_description: Converts a duration string to weeks
   version_added: 0.2.0
   description:
     - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to weeks.

plugins/filter/to_years.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION:
   name: to_years
-  short_description: Converte a duration string to years
+  short_description: Converts a duration string to years
   version_added: 0.2.0
   description:
     - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to years.

plugins/inventory/opennebula.py

@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable):
             nic = [nic]
 
         for net in nic:
-            return net['IP']
+            if net.get('IP'):
+                return net['IP']
 
         return False
 

plugins/inventory/proxmox.py

@@ -329,8 +329,9 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable, Cacheable):
                     data = json['data']
                     break
                 else:
-                    # /hosts 's 'results' is a list of all hosts, returned is paginated
-                    data = data + json['data']
+                    if json['data']:
+                        # /hosts 's 'results' is a list of all hosts, returned is paginated
+                        data = data + json['data']
                     break
 
             self._cache[self.cache_key][url] = data

plugins/lookup/bitwarden.py

@@ -174,8 +174,9 @@ class Bitwarden(object):
             else:
                 initial_matches = [initial_matches]
 
-        # Filter to only include results from the right field.
-        return [item for item in initial_matches if not search_value or item[search_field] == search_value]
+        # Filter to only include results from the right field, if a search is requested by value or field
+        return [item for item in initial_matches
+                if not search_value or not search_field or item.get(search_field) == search_value]
 
     def get_field(self, field, search_value, search_field="name", collection_id=None, organization_id=None):
         """Return a list of the specified field for records whose search_field match search_value

plugins/lookup/collection_version.py

@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ RETURN = """
 import json
 import os
 import re
+from importlib import import_module
 
 import yaml
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleLookupError
-from ansible.module_utils.compat.importlib import import_module
 from ansible.plugins.lookup import LookupBase
 
 

plugins/lookup/dig.py

@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
         myres.use_edns(0, ednsflags=dns.flags.DO, payload=edns_size)
 
         domains = []
+        nameservers = []
         qtype = self.get_option('qtype')
         flat = self.get_option('flat')
         fail_on_error = self.get_option('fail_on_error')
@@ -345,7 +346,6 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
             if t.startswith('@'):       # e.g. "@10.0.1.2,192.0.2.1" is ok.
                 nsset = t[1:].split(',')
                 for ns in nsset:
-                    nameservers = []
                     # Check if we have a valid IP address. If so, use that, otherwise
                     # try to resolve name to address using system's resolver. If that
                     # fails we bail out.
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
                             nameservers.append(nsaddr)
                         except Exception as e:
                             raise AnsibleError("dns lookup NS: %s" % to_native(e))
-                    myres.nameservers = nameservers
                 continue
             if '=' in t:
                 try:
@@ -397,6 +396,9 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
 
         # print "--- domain = {0} qtype={1} rdclass={2}".format(domain, qtype, rdclass)
 
+        if len(nameservers) > 0:
+            myres.nameservers = nameservers
+
         if qtype.upper() == 'PTR':
             reversed_domains = []
             for domain in domains:

plugins/lookup/github_app_access_token.py

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     dest: /srv/checkout
   vars:
     github_token: >-
-      lookup('community.general.github_app_access_token', key_path='/home/to_your/key',
-             app_id='123456', installation_id='64209')
+      {{ lookup('community.general.github_app_access_token', key_path='/home/to_your/key',
+                app_id='123456', installation_id='64209') }}
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''

plugins/lookup/merge_variables.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = """
       - Mark Ettema (@m-a-r-k-e)
       - Alexander Petrenz (@alpex8)
     name: merge_variables
-    short_description: merge variables with a certain suffix
+    short_description: merge variables whose names match a given pattern
     description:
         - This lookup returns the merged result of all variables in scope that match the given prefixes, suffixes, or
           regular expressions, optionally.
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
                 cross_host_merge_result = initial_value
                 for host in variables["hostvars"]:
                     if self._is_host_in_allowed_groups(variables["hostvars"][host]["group_names"]):
-                        cross_host_merge_result = self._merge_vars(term, cross_host_merge_result, variables["hostvars"][host])
+                        host_variables = dict(variables["hostvars"].raw_get(host))
+                        host_variables["hostvars"] = variables["hostvars"]  # re-add hostvars
+                        cross_host_merge_result = self._merge_vars(term, cross_host_merge_result, host_variables)
                 ret.append(cross_host_merge_result)
 
         return ret
@@ -195,7 +197,8 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
             result = initial_value
 
         for var_name in var_merge_names:
-            var_value = self._templar.template(variables[var_name])  # Render jinja2 templates
+            with self._templar.set_temporary_context(available_variables=variables):  # tmp. switch renderer to context of current variables
+                var_value = self._templar.template(variables[var_name])  # Render jinja2 templates
             var_type = _verify_and_get_type(var_value)
 
             if prev_var_type is None:

plugins/lookup/passwordstore.py

@@ -468,7 +468,8 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
     def opt_lock(self, type):
         if self.get_option('lock') == type:
             tmpdir = os.environ.get('TMPDIR', '/tmp')
-            lockfile = os.path.join(tmpdir, '.passwordstore.lock')
+            user = os.environ.get('USER')
+            lockfile = os.path.join(tmpdir, '.{0}.passwordstore.lock'.format(user))
             with FileLock().lock_file(lockfile, tmpdir, self.lock_timeout):
                 self.locked = type
                 yield

plugins/lookup/random_string.py

@@ -104,37 +104,37 @@ EXAMPLES = r"""
 - name: Generate random string
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     var: lookup('community.general.random_string')
-  # Example result: ['DeadBeeF']
+  # Example result: 'DeadBeeF'
 
 - name: Generate random string with length 12
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     var: lookup('community.general.random_string', length=12)
-  # Example result: ['Uan0hUiX5kVG']
+  # Example result: 'Uan0hUiX5kVG'
 
 - name: Generate base64 encoded random string
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     var: lookup('community.general.random_string', base64=True)
-  # Example result: ['NHZ6eWN5Qk0=']
+  # Example result: 'NHZ6eWN5Qk0='
 
 - name: Generate a random string with 1 lower, 1 upper, 1 number and 1 special char (at least)
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     var: lookup('community.general.random_string', min_lower=1, min_upper=1, min_special=1, min_numeric=1)
-  # Example result: ['&Qw2|E[-']
+  # Example result: '&Qw2|E[-'
 
 - name: Generate a random string with all lower case characters
-  debug:
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
     var: query('community.general.random_string', upper=false, numbers=false, special=false)
   # Example result: ['exolxzyz']
 
 - name: Generate random hexadecimal string
-  debug:
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
     var: query('community.general.random_string', upper=false, lower=false, override_special=hex_chars, numbers=false)
   vars:
     hex_chars: '0123456789ABCDEF'
   # Example result: ['D2A40737']
 
 - name: Generate random hexadecimal string with override_all
-  debug:
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
     var: query('community.general.random_string', override_all=hex_chars)
   vars:
     hex_chars: '0123456789ABCDEF'

plugins/module_utils/ilo_redfish_utils.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class iLORedfishUtils(RedfishUtils):
         result['ret'] = True
         data = response['data']
 
+        current_session = None
         if 'Oem' in data:
             if data["Oem"]["Hpe"]["Links"]["MySession"]["@odata.id"]:
                 current_session = data["Oem"]["Hpe"]["Links"]["MySession"]["@odata.id"]

plugins/module_utils/redfish_utils.py

@@ -3679,8 +3679,8 @@ class RedfishUtils(object):
                 'msg': "Provided Storage Subsystem ID %s does not exist on the server" % storage_subsystem_id}
 
         # Validate input parameters
-        required_parameters = ['RAIDType', 'Drives', 'CapacityBytes']
-        allowed_parameters = ['DisplayName', 'InitializeMethod', 'MediaSpanCount',
+        required_parameters = ['RAIDType', 'Drives']
+        allowed_parameters = ['CapacityBytes', 'DisplayName', 'InitializeMethod', 'MediaSpanCount',
                               'Name', 'ReadCachePolicy', 'StripSizeBytes', 'VolumeUsage', 'WriteCachePolicy']
 
         for parameter in required_parameters:
@@ -3786,7 +3786,7 @@ class RedfishUtils(object):
         vendor = self._get_vendor()['Vendor']
         rsp_uri = ""
         for loc in resp_data['Location']:
-            if loc['Language'] == "en":
+            if loc['Language'].startswith("en"):
                 rsp_uri = loc['Uri']
                 if vendor == 'HPE':
                     # WORKAROUND

plugins/module_utils/wdc_redfish_utils.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import datetime
 import re
 import time
 import tarfile
+import os
 
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_file
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.redfish_utils import RedfishUtils
@@ -79,19 +80,25 @@ class WdcRedfishUtils(RedfishUtils):
             return response
         return self._find_updateservice_additional_uris()
 
-    def _is_enclosure_multi_tenant(self):
+    def _is_enclosure_multi_tenant_and_fetch_gen(self):
         """Determine if the enclosure is multi-tenant.
 
         The serial number of a multi-tenant enclosure will end in "-A" or "-B".
+        Fetching enclsoure generation.
 
-        :return: True/False if the enclosure is multi-tenant or not; None if unable to determine.
+        :return: True/False if the enclosure is multi-tenant or not and return enclosure generation;
+        None if unable to determine.
         """
         response = self.get_request(self.root_uri + self.service_root + "Chassis/Enclosure")
         if response['ret'] is False:
             return None
         pattern = r".*-[A,B]"
         data = response['data']
-        return re.match(pattern, data['SerialNumber']) is not None
+        if 'EnclVersion' not in data:
+            enc_version = 'G1'
+        else:
+            enc_version = data['EnclVersion']
+        return re.match(pattern, data['SerialNumber']) is not None, enc_version
 
     def _find_updateservice_additional_uris(self):
         """Find & set WDC-specific update service URIs"""
@@ -180,15 +187,44 @@ class WdcRedfishUtils(RedfishUtils):
         To determine if the bundle is multi-tenant or not, it looks inside the .bin file within the tarfile,
         and checks the appropriate byte in the file.
 
+        If not tarfile, the bundle is checked for 2048th byte to determine whether it is Gen2 bundle.
+        Gen2 is always single tenant at this time.
+
         :param str bundle_uri:  HTTP URI of the firmware bundle.
-        :return: Firmware version number contained in the bundle, and whether or not the bundle is multi-tenant.
-        Either value will be None if unable to determine.
+        :return: Firmware version number contained in the bundle, whether or not the bundle is multi-tenant
+        and bundle generation. Either value will be None if unable to determine.
         :rtype: str or None, bool or None
         """
         bundle_temp_filename = fetch_file(module=self.module,
                                           url=bundle_uri)
+        bundle_version = None
+        is_multi_tenant = None
+        gen = None
+
+        # If not tarfile, then if the file has "MMG2" or "DPG2" at 2048th byte
+        # then the bundle is for MM or DP G2
         if not tarfile.is_tarfile(bundle_temp_filename):
-            return None, None
+            cookie1 = None
+            with open(bundle_temp_filename, "rb") as bundle_file:
+                file_size = os.path.getsize(bundle_temp_filename)
+                if file_size >= 2052:
+                    bundle_file.seek(2048)
+                    cookie1 = bundle_file.read(4)
+            # It is anticipated that DP firmware bundle will be having the value "DPG2"
+            # for cookie1 in the header
+            if cookie1 and cookie1.decode("utf8") == "MMG2" or cookie1.decode("utf8") == "DPG2":
+                file_name, ext = os.path.splitext(str(bundle_uri.rsplit('/', 1)[1]))
+                # G2 bundle file name: Ultrastar-Data102_3000_SEP_1010-032_2.1.12
+                parsedFileName = file_name.split('_')
+                if len(parsedFileName) == 5:
+                    bundle_version = parsedFileName[4]
+                    # MM G2 is always single tanant
+                    is_multi_tenant = False
+                    gen = "G2"
+
+            return bundle_version, is_multi_tenant, gen
+
+        # Bundle is for MM or DP G1
         tf = tarfile.open(bundle_temp_filename)
         pattern_pkg = r"oobm-(.+)\.pkg"
         pattern_bin = r"(.*\.bin)"
@@ -205,8 +241,9 @@ class WdcRedfishUtils(RedfishUtils):
                 bin_file.seek(11)
                 byte_11 = bin_file.read(1)
                 is_multi_tenant = byte_11 == b'\x80'
+                gen = "G1"
 
-        return bundle_version, is_multi_tenant
+        return bundle_version, is_multi_tenant, gen
 
     @staticmethod
     def uri_is_http(uri):
@@ -267,15 +304,16 @@ class WdcRedfishUtils(RedfishUtils):
         # Check the FW version in the bundle file, and compare it to what is already on the IOMs
 
         # Bundle version number
-        bundle_firmware_version, is_bundle_multi_tenant = self._get_bundle_version(bundle_uri)
-        if bundle_firmware_version is None or is_bundle_multi_tenant is None:
+        bundle_firmware_version, is_bundle_multi_tenant, bundle_gen = self._get_bundle_version(bundle_uri)
+        if bundle_firmware_version is None or is_bundle_multi_tenant is None or bundle_gen is None:
             return {
                 'ret': False,
-                'msg': 'Unable to extract bundle version or multi-tenant status from update image tarfile'
+                'msg': 'Unable to extract bundle version or multi-tenant status or generation from update image file'
             }
 
+        is_enclosure_multi_tenant, enclosure_gen = self._is_enclosure_multi_tenant_and_fetch_gen()
+
         # Verify that the bundle is correctly multi-tenant or not
-        is_enclosure_multi_tenant = self._is_enclosure_multi_tenant()
         if is_enclosure_multi_tenant != is_bundle_multi_tenant:
             return {
                 'ret': False,
@@ -285,6 +323,16 @@ class WdcRedfishUtils(RedfishUtils):
                 )
             }
 
+        # Verify that the bundle is compliant with the target enclosure
+        if enclosure_gen != bundle_gen:
+            return {
+                'ret': False,
+                'msg': 'Enclosure generation is {0} but bundle is of {1}'.format(
+                    enclosure_gen,
+                    bundle_gen,
+                )
+            }
+
         # Version number installed on IOMs
         firmware_inventory = self.get_firmware_inventory()
         if not firmware_inventory["ret"]:

plugins/modules/aix_inittab.py

@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ def main():
     rmitab = module.get_bin_path('rmitab')
     chitab = module.get_bin_path('chitab')
     rc = 0
+    err = None
 
     # check if the new entry exists
     current_entry = check_current_entry(module)

plugins/modules/apk.py

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ options:
   world:
     description:
       - Use a custom world file when checking for explicitly installed packages.
+        The file is used only when a value is provided for O(name), and O(state) is set to V(present) or V(latest).
     type: str
     default: /etc/apk/world
     version_added: 5.4.0

plugins/modules/btrfs_subvolume.py

@@ -102,40 +102,40 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 - name: Create a @home subvolume under the root subvolume
   community.general.btrfs_subvolume:
     name: /@home
-    device: /dev/vda2
+    filesystem_device: /dev/vda2
 
 - name: Remove the @home subvolume if it exists
   community.general.btrfs_subvolume:
     name: /@home
     state: absent
-    device: /dev/vda2
+    filesystem_device: /dev/vda2
 
 - name: Create a snapshot of the root subvolume named @
   community.general.btrfs_subvolume:
     name: /@
     snapshot_source: /
-    device: /dev/vda2
+    filesystem_device: /dev/vda2
 
 - name: Create a snapshot of the root subvolume and make it the new default subvolume
   community.general.btrfs_subvolume:
     name: /@
     snapshot_source: /
     default: Yes
-    device: /dev/vda2
+    filesystem_device: /dev/vda2
 
 - name: Create a snapshot of the /@ subvolume and recursively creating intermediate subvolumes as required
   community.general.btrfs_subvolume:
     name: /@snapshots/@2022_06_09
     snapshot_source: /@
     recursive: True
-    device: /dev/vda2
+    filesystem_device: /dev/vda2
 
 - name: Remove the /@ subvolume and recursively delete child subvolumes as required
   community.general.btrfs_subvolume:
     name: /@snapshots/@2022_06_09
     snapshot_source: /@
     recursive: True
-    device: /dev/vda2
+    filesystem_device: /dev/vda2
 
 '''
 

plugins/modules/cloudflare_dns.py

@@ -716,12 +716,14 @@ class CloudflareAPI(object):
                 "port": params['port'],
                 "weight": params['weight'],
                 "priority": params['priority'],
-                "name": params['record'],
-                "proto": params['proto'],
-                "service": params['service']
             }
 
-            new_record = {"type": params['type'], "ttl": params['ttl'], 'data': srv_data}
+            new_record = {
+                "type": params['type'],
+                "name": params['service'] + '.' + params['proto'] + '.' + params['record'],
+                "ttl": params['ttl'],
+                'data': srv_data,
+            }
             search_value = str(params['weight']) + '\t' + str(params['port']) + '\t' + params['value']
             search_record = params['service'] + '.' + params['proto'] + '.' + params['record']
 

plugins/modules/cronvar.py

@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ class CronVar(object):
             fileh = open(backup_file, 'w')
         elif self.cron_file:
             fileh = open(self.cron_file, 'w')
+            path = None
         else:
             filed, path = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='crontab')
             fileh = os.fdopen(filed, 'w')

plugins/modules/crypttab.py

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     state: opts_present
     opts: discard
   loop: '{{ ansible_mounts }}'
-  when: "'/dev/mapper/luks-' in {{ item.device }}"
+  when: "'/dev/mapper/luks-' in item.device"
 '''
 
 import os

plugins/modules/dnf_config_manager.py

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ options:
     required: false
     type: str
     choices: [enabled, disabled]
+notes:
+  - Does not work with C(dnf5).
 seealso:
   - module: ansible.builtin.dnf
   - module: ansible.builtin.yum_repository

plugins/modules/dnf_versionlock.py

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ notes:
     guess as close as possible to the behaviour inferred from its code.
   - For most of cases where you want to lock and unlock specific versions of a
     package, this works fairly well.
+  - Does not work with C(dnf5).
 requirements:
   - dnf
   - dnf-plugin-versionlock

plugins/modules/git_config.py

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def main():
         module.exit_json(changed=False, msg='', config_value=old_values[0] if old_values else '')
     elif unset and not out:
         module.exit_json(changed=False, msg='no setting to unset')
-    elif new_value in old_values and (len(old_values) == 1 or add_mode == "add"):
+    elif new_value in old_values and (len(old_values) == 1 or add_mode == "add") and not unset:
         module.exit_json(changed=False, msg="")
 
     # Until this point, the git config was just read and in case no change is needed, the module has already exited.

plugins/modules/github_key.py

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def create_key(session, name, pubkey, check_mode):
             'key': pubkey,
             'title': name,
             'url': 'http://example.com/CHECK_MODE_GITHUB_KEY',
-            'created_at': datetime.strftime(now_t, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'),
+            'created_at': datetime.datetime.strftime(now_t, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'),
             'read_only': False,
             'verified': False
         }

plugins/modules/gitlab_group_access_token.py

@@ -313,7 +313,10 @@ def main():
                     module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="Successfully recreated access token", access_token=gitlab_access_token.access_token_object._attrs)
         else:
             gitlab_access_token.create_access_token(group, {'name': name, 'scopes': scopes, 'access_level': access_level, 'expires_at': expires_at})
-            module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="Successfully created access token", access_token=gitlab_access_token.access_token_object._attrs)
+            if module.check_mode:
+                module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="Successfully created access token", access_token={})
+            else:
+                module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="Successfully created access token", access_token=gitlab_access_token.access_token_object._attrs)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

plugins/modules/gitlab_project_access_token.py

@@ -311,7 +311,10 @@ def main():
                     module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="Successfully recreated access token", access_token=gitlab_access_token.access_token_object._attrs)
         else:
             gitlab_access_token.create_access_token(project, {'name': name, 'scopes': scopes, 'access_level': access_level, 'expires_at': expires_at})
-            module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="Successfully created access token", access_token=gitlab_access_token.access_token_object._attrs)
+            if module.check_mode:
+                module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="Successfully created access token", access_token={})
+            else:
+                module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="Successfully created access token", access_token=gitlab_access_token.access_token_object._attrs)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

plugins/modules/gitlab_runner.py

@@ -15,22 +15,28 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 module: gitlab_runner
 short_description: Create, modify and delete GitLab Runners
 description:
-  - Register, update and delete runners with the GitLab API.
+  - Register, update and delete runners on GitLab Server side with the GitLab API.
   - All operations are performed using the GitLab API v4.
-  - For details, consult the full API documentation at U(https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/runners.html).
+  - For details, consult the full API documentation at U(https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/runners.html)
+    and U(https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/users.html#create-a-runner-linked-to-a-user).
   - A valid private API token is required for all operations. You can create as many tokens as you like using the GitLab web interface at
     U(https://$GITLAB_URL/profile/personal_access_tokens).
   - A valid registration token is required for registering a new runner.
     To create shared runners, you need to ask your administrator to give you this token.
     It can be found at U(https://$GITLAB_URL/admin/runners/).
+  - This module does not handle the C(gitlab-runner) process part, but only manages the runner on GitLab Server side through its API.
+    Once the module has created the runner, you may use the generated token to run C(gitlab-runner register) command
 notes:
   - To create a new runner at least the O(api_token), O(description) and O(api_url) options are required.
-  - Runners need to have unique descriptions.
+  - Runners need to have unique descriptions, since this attribute is used as key for idempotency
 author:
   - Samy Coenen (@SamyCoenen)
   - Guillaume Martinez (@Lunik)
 requirements:
-  - python-gitlab >= 1.5.0
+  - python-gitlab >= 1.5.0 for legacy runner registration workflow
+    (runner registration token - U(https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/register/#register-with-a-runner-registration-token-deprecated))
+  - python-gitlab >= 4.0.0 for new runner registration workflow
+    (runner authentication token - U(https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/register/#register-with-a-runner-authentication-token))
 extends_documentation_fragment:
   - community.general.auth_basic
   - community.general.gitlab
@@ -153,7 +159,45 @@ options:
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
-- name: "Register runner"
+- name: Create an instance-level runner
+  community.general.gitlab_runner:
+    api_url: https://gitlab.example.com/
+    api_token: "{{ access_token }}"
+    description: Docker Machine t1
+    state: present
+    active: true
+    tag_list: ['docker']
+    run_untagged: false
+    locked: false
+  register: runner # Register module output to run C(gitlab-runner register) command in another task
+
+- name: Create a group-level runner
+  community.general.gitlab_runner:
+    api_url: https://gitlab.example.com/
+    api_token: "{{ access_token }}"
+    description: Docker Machine t1
+    state: present
+    active: true
+    tag_list: ['docker']
+    run_untagged: false
+    locked: false
+    group: top-level-group/subgroup
+  register: runner # Register module output to run C(gitlab-runner register) command in another task
+
+- name: Create a project-level runner
+  community.general.gitlab_runner:
+    api_url: https://gitlab.example.com/
+    api_token: "{{ access_token }}"
+    description: Docker Machine t1
+    state: present
+    active: true
+    tag_list: ['docker']
+    run_untagged: false
+    locked: false
+    project: top-level-group/subgroup/project
+  register: runner # Register module output to run C(gitlab-runner register) command in another task
+
+- name: "Register instance-level runner with registration token (deprecated)"
   community.general.gitlab_runner:
     api_url: https://gitlab.example.com/
     api_token: "{{ access_token }}"
@@ -164,6 +208,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     tag_list: ['docker']
     run_untagged: false
     locked: false
+  register: runner # Register module output to run C(gitlab-runner register) command in another task
 
 - name: "Delete runner"
   community.general.gitlab_runner:
@@ -180,7 +225,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     owned: true
     state: absent
 
-- name: Register runner for a specific project
+- name: "Register a project-level runner with registration token (deprecated)"
   community.general.gitlab_runner:
     api_url: https://gitlab.example.com/
     api_token: "{{ access_token }}"
@@ -188,6 +233,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     description: MyProject runner
     state: present
     project: mygroup/mysubgroup/myproject
+  register: runner # Register module output to run C(gitlab-runner register) command in another task
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
@@ -423,6 +469,7 @@ def main():
     state = module.params['state']
     runner_description = module.params['description']
     runner_active = module.params['active']
+    runner_paused = module.params['paused']
     tag_list = module.params['tag_list']
     run_untagged = module.params['run_untagged']
     runner_locked = module.params['locked']
@@ -457,7 +504,7 @@ def main():
             module.exit_json(changed=False, msg="Runner deleted or does not exists")
 
     if state == 'present':
-        if gitlab_runner.create_or_update_runner(runner_description, {
+        runner_values = {
             "active": runner_active,
             "tag_list": tag_list,
             "run_untagged": run_untagged,
@@ -467,7 +514,11 @@ def main():
             "registration_token": registration_token,
             "group": group,
             "project": project,
-        }):
+        }
+        if LooseVersion(gitlab_runner._gitlab.version()[0]) >= LooseVersion("14.8.0"):
+            # the paused attribute for runners is available since 14.8
+            runner_values["paused"] = runner_paused
+        if gitlab_runner.create_or_update_runner(runner_description, runner_values):
             module.exit_json(changed=True, runner=gitlab_runner.runner_object._attrs,
                              msg="Successfully created or updated the runner %s" % runner_description)
         else:

plugins/modules/homebrew.py

@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ class Homebrew(object):
             self.current_package,
         ]
         rc, out, err = self.module.run_command(cmd)
-        if err:
+        if rc != 0:
             self.failed = True
-            self.message = err.strip()
+            self.message = err.strip() or ("Unknown failure with exit code %d" % rc)
             raise HomebrewException(self.message)
         data = json.loads(out)
 

plugins/modules/homebrew_cask.py

@@ -598,7 +598,12 @@ class HomebrewCask(object):
             rc, out, err = self.module.run_command(cmd)
 
         if rc == 0:
-            if re.search(r'==> No Casks to upgrade', out.strip(), re.IGNORECASE):
+            # 'brew upgrade --cask' does not output anything if no casks are upgraded
+            if not out.strip():
+                self.message = 'Homebrew casks already upgraded.'
+
+            # handle legacy 'brew cask upgrade'
+            elif re.search(r'==> No Casks to upgrade', out.strip(), re.IGNORECASE):
                 self.message = 'Homebrew casks already upgraded.'
 
             else:

plugins/modules/homectl.py

@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ short_description: Manage user accounts with systemd-homed
 version_added: 4.4.0
 description:
     - Manages a user's home directory managed by systemd-homed.
+notes:
+    - This module requires the deprecated L(crypt Python module,
+      https://docs.python.org/3.12/library/crypt.html) library which was removed from Python 3.13.
+      For Python 3.13 or newer, you need to install L(legacycrypt, https://pypi.org/project/legacycrypt/).
+requirements:
+    - legacycrypt (on Python 3.13 or newer)
 extends_documentation_fragment:
     - community.general.attributes
 attributes:
@@ -263,12 +269,32 @@ data:
     }
 '''
 
-import crypt
 import json
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import traceback
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, missing_required_lib
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import jsonify
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.formatters import human_to_bytes
 
+try:
+    import crypt
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_CRYPT = False
+    CRYPT_IMPORT_ERROR = traceback.format_exc()
+else:
+    HAS_CRYPT = True
+    CRYPT_IMPORT_ERROR = None
+
+try:
+    import legacycrypt
+    if not HAS_CRYPT:
+        crypt = legacycrypt
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_LEGACYCRYPT = False
+    LEGACYCRYPT_IMPORT_ERROR = traceback.format_exc()
+else:
+    HAS_LEGACYCRYPT = True
+    LEGACYCRYPT_IMPORT_ERROR = None
+
 
 class Homectl(object):
     '''#TODO DOC STRINGS'''
@@ -591,6 +617,12 @@ def main():
         ]
     )
 
+    if not HAS_CRYPT and not HAS_LEGACYCRYPT:
+        module.fail_json(
+            msg=missing_required_lib('crypt (part of standard library up to Python 3.12) or legacycrypt (PyPI)'),
+            exception=CRYPT_IMPORT_ERROR,
+        )
+
     homectl = Homectl(module)
     homectl.result['state'] = homectl.state