Release 7.5.4.

Simplify regex for identifying order number in DN (#7646) (#7697)

Assume that if a string of digits occurs between curly braces anywhere
in the first component of the DN, that this is an order number. The
sequence does not necessarily have to occur after an equals sign.

(cherry picked from commit a5cd4ebea2)

Co-authored-by: Aaron Sowry <aeneby@users.noreply.github.com>

.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ schedules:
     always: true
     branches:
       include:
-        - stable-9
         - stable-8
+        - stable-7
   - cron: 0 11 * * 0
     displayName: Weekly (old stable branches)
     always: true
     branches:
       include:
-        - stable-7
+        - stable-6
 
 variables:
   - name: checkoutPath
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ variables:
 resources:
   containers:
     - container: default
-      image: quay.io/ansible/azure-pipelines-test-container:6.0.0
+      image: quay.io/ansible/azure-pipelines-test-container:4.0.1
 
 pool: Standard
 
@@ -73,19 +73,6 @@ stages:
             - 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: []
@@ -112,6 +99,19 @@ stages:
             - test: 2
             - test: 3
             - test: 4
+  - stage: Sanity_2_14
+    displayName: Sanity 2.14
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Test {0}
+          testFormat: 2.14/sanity/{0}
+          targets:
+            - test: 1
+            - test: 2
+            - test: 3
+            - test: 4
 ### Units
   - stage: Units_devel
     displayName: Units devel
@@ -122,23 +122,12 @@ stages:
           nameFormat: Python {0}
           testFormat: devel/units/{0}/1
           targets:
+            - test: 3.7
             - test: 3.8
             - test: 3.9
             - test: '3.10'
             - test: '3.11'
             - test: '3.12'
-            - test: '3.13'
-  - 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: []
@@ -162,6 +151,16 @@ stages:
           targets:
             - test: 3.5
             - test: "3.10"
+  - stage: Units_2_14
+    displayName: Units 2.14
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Python {0}
+          testFormat: 2.14/units/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - test: 3.9
 
 ## Remote
   - stage: Remote_devel_extra_vms
@@ -172,14 +171,12 @@ stages:
         parameters:
           testFormat: devel/{0}
           targets:
-            - name: Alpine 3.20
-              test: alpine/3.20
-            # - name: Fedora 40
-            #   test: fedora/40
+            - name: Alpine 3.18
+              test: alpine/3.18
+            # - name: Fedora 39
+            #   test: fedora/39
             - name: Ubuntu 22.04
               test: ubuntu/22.04
-            - name: Ubuntu 24.04
-              test: ubuntu/24.04
           groups:
             - vm
   - stage: Remote_devel
@@ -190,30 +187,12 @@ stages:
         parameters:
           testFormat: devel/{0}
           targets:
-            - name: macOS 14.3
-              test: macos/14.3
-            - name: RHEL 9.4
-              test: rhel/9.4
-            - name: FreeBSD 14.1
-              test: freebsd/14.1
-          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
+            - name: macOS 13.2
+              test: macos/13.2
             - name: RHEL 9.3
               test: rhel/9.3
-            - name: FreeBSD 14.0
-              test: freebsd/14.0
+            - name: FreeBSD 13.2
+              test: freebsd/13.2
           groups:
             - 1
             - 2
@@ -226,14 +205,14 @@ stages:
         parameters:
           testFormat: 2.16/{0}
           targets:
-            - name: macOS 13.2
-              test: macos/13.2
+            #- 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
+            #- name: FreeBSD 13.2
+            #  test: freebsd/13.2
           groups:
             - 1
             - 2
@@ -260,6 +239,24 @@ stages:
             - 1
             - 2
             - 3
+  - stage: Remote_2_14
+    displayName: Remote 2.14
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: 2.14/{0}
+          targets:
+            - name: RHEL 9.0
+              test: rhel/9.0
+            #- name: macOS 12.0
+            #  test: macos/12.0
+            #- name: FreeBSD 12.4
+            #  test: freebsd/12.4
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+            - 3
 
 ### Docker
   - stage: Docker_devel
@@ -269,33 +266,15 @@ stages:
       - template: templates/matrix.yml
         parameters:
           testFormat: devel/linux/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: Fedora 40
-              test: fedora40
-            - name: Alpine 3.20
-              test: alpine320
-            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
-              test: ubuntu2204
-            - name: Ubuntu 24.04
-              test: ubuntu2404
-          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: Fedora 39
               test: fedora39
-            - name: Alpine 3.19
-              test: alpine319
             - name: Ubuntu 20.04
               test: ubuntu2004
+            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
+              test: ubuntu2204
+            - name: Alpine 3
+              test: alpine3
           groups:
             - 1
             - 2
@@ -312,8 +291,6 @@ stages:
               test: fedora38
             - name: openSUSE 15
               test: opensuse15
-            - name: Alpine 3
-              test: alpine3
           groups:
             - 1
             - 2
@@ -334,6 +311,20 @@ stages:
             - 1
             - 2
             - 3
+  - stage: Docker_2_14
+    displayName: Docker 2.14
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: 2.14/linux/{0}
+          targets:
+            - name: Alpine 3
+              test: alpine3
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+            - 3
 
 ### Community Docker
   - stage: Docker_community_devel
@@ -349,7 +340,7 @@ stages:
             - name: Debian Bookworm
               test: debian-bookworm/3.11
             - name: ArchLinux
-              test: archlinux/3.12
+              test: archlinux/3.11
           groups:
             - 1
             - 2
@@ -364,18 +355,6 @@ stages:
         parameters:
           nameFormat: Python {0}
           testFormat: devel/generic/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: '3.8'
-            - test: '3.11'
-            - test: '3.13'
-  - 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'
@@ -401,32 +380,42 @@ stages:
           testFormat: 2.15/generic/{0}/1
           targets:
             - test: '3.9'
+  - stage: Generic_2_14
+    displayName: Generic 2.14
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Python {0}
+          testFormat: 2.14/generic/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - test: '3.10'
 
   - stage: Summary
     condition: succeededOrFailed()
     dependsOn:
       - Sanity_devel
-      - Sanity_2_17
       - Sanity_2_16
       - Sanity_2_15
+      - Sanity_2_14
       - Units_devel
-      - Units_2_17
       - Units_2_16
       - Units_2_15
+      - Units_2_14
       - Remote_devel_extra_vms
       - Remote_devel
-      - Remote_2_17
       - Remote_2_16
       - Remote_2_15
+      - Remote_2_14
       - Docker_devel
-      - Docker_2_17
       - Docker_2_16
       - Docker_2_15
+      - Docker_2_14
       - 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
+#      - Generic_2_14
     jobs:
       - template: templates/coverage.yml

.github/BOTMETA.yml

@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ files:
     maintainers: $team_ansible_core
   $becomes/pmrun.py:
     maintainers: $team_ansible_core
-  $becomes/run0.py:
-    maintainers: konstruktoid
   $becomes/sesu.py:
     maintainers: nekonyuu
   $becomes/sudosu.py:
@@ -52,8 +50,6 @@ files:
   $callbacks/cgroup_memory_recap.py: {}
   $callbacks/context_demo.py: {}
   $callbacks/counter_enabled.py: {}
-  $callbacks/default_without_diff.py:
-    maintainers: felixfontein
   $callbacks/dense.py:
     maintainers: dagwieers
   $callbacks/diy.py:
@@ -91,8 +87,6 @@ files:
     maintainers: ryancurrah
   $callbacks/syslog_json.py:
     maintainers: imjoseangel
-  $callbacks/timestamp.py:
-    maintainers: kurokobo
   $callbacks/unixy.py:
     labels: unixy
     maintainers: akatch
@@ -103,9 +97,6 @@ files:
   $connections/funcd.py:
     maintainers: mscherer
   $connections/iocage.py: {}
-  $connections/incus.py:
-    labels: incus
-    maintainers: stgraber
   $connections/jail.py:
     maintainers: $team_ansible_core
   $connections/lxc.py: {}
@@ -121,8 +112,6 @@ files:
     maintainers: $team_ansible_core
   $doc_fragments/:
     labels: docs_fragments
-  $doc_fragments/django.py:
-    maintainers: russoz
   $doc_fragments/hpe3par.py:
     labels: hpe3par
     maintainers: farhan7500 gautamphegde
@@ -130,7 +119,7 @@ files:
     labels: hwc
     maintainers: $team_huawei
   $doc_fragments/nomad.py:
-    maintainers: chris93111 apecnascimento
+    maintainers: chris93111
   $doc_fragments/xenserver.py:
     labels: xenserver
     maintainers: bvitnik
@@ -144,8 +133,6 @@ files:
     maintainers: giner
   $filters/from_csv.py:
     maintainers: Ajpantuso
-  $filters/from_ini.py:
-    maintainers: sscheib
   $filters/groupby_as_dict.py:
     maintainers: felixfontein
   $filters/hashids.py:
@@ -157,35 +144,15 @@ files:
   $filters/jc.py:
     maintainers: kellyjonbrazil
   $filters/json_query.py: {}
-  $filters/keep_keys.py:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-  $filters/lists.py:
-    maintainers: cfiehe
-  $filters/lists_difference.yml:
-    maintainers: cfiehe
-  $filters/lists_intersect.yml:
-    maintainers: cfiehe
   $filters/lists_mergeby.py:
     maintainers: vbotka
-  $filters/lists_symmetric_difference.yml:
-    maintainers: cfiehe
-  $filters/lists_union.yml:
-    maintainers: cfiehe
   $filters/random_mac.py: {}
-  $filters/remove_keys.py:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-  $filters/replace_keys.py:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-  $filters/reveal_ansible_type.py:
-    maintainers: vbotka
   $filters/time.py:
     maintainers: resmo
   $filters/to_days.yml:
     maintainers: resmo
   $filters/to_hours.yml:
     maintainers: resmo
-  $filters/to_ini.py:
-    maintainers: sscheib
   $filters/to_milliseconds.yml:
     maintainers: resmo
   $filters/to_minutes.yml:
@@ -226,7 +193,7 @@ files:
     labels: cloud opennebula
     maintainers: feldsam
   $inventories/proxmox.py:
-    maintainers: $team_virt ilijamt krauthosting
+    maintainers: $team_virt ilijamt
   $inventories/scaleway.py:
     labels: cloud scaleway
     maintainers: $team_scaleway
@@ -267,8 +234,6 @@ files:
   $lookups/filetree.py:
     maintainers: dagwieers
   $lookups/flattened.py: {}
-  $lookups/github_app_access_token.py:
-    maintainers: weisheng-p
   $lookups/hiera.py:
     maintainers: jparrill
   $lookups/keyring.py: {}
@@ -279,7 +244,7 @@ files:
     labels: manifold
     maintainers: galanoff
   $lookups/merge_variables.py:
-    maintainers: rlenferink m-a-r-k-e alpex8
+    maintainers: rlenferink m-a-r-k-e
   $lookups/onepass:
     labels: onepassword
     maintainers: samdoran
@@ -308,12 +273,8 @@ files:
     labels: module_utils
   $module_utils/btrfs.py:
     maintainers: gnfzdz
-  $module_utils/cmd_runner.py:
-    maintainers: russoz
   $module_utils/deps.py:
     maintainers: russoz
-  $module_utils/django.py:
-    maintainers: russoz
   $module_utils/gconftool2.py:
     labels: gconftool2
     maintainers: russoz
@@ -357,8 +318,6 @@ files:
   $module_utils/pipx.py:
     labels: pipx
     maintainers: russoz
-  $module_utils/python_runner.py:
-    maintainers: russoz
   $module_utils/puppet.py:
     labels: puppet
     maintainers: russoz
@@ -448,8 +407,6 @@ files:
     maintainers: hkariti
   $modules/bitbucket_:
     maintainers: catcombo
-  $modules/bootc_manage.py:
-    maintainers: cooktheryan
   $modules/bower.py:
     maintainers: mwarkentin
   $modules/btrfs_:
@@ -512,20 +469,12 @@ files:
     maintainers: tintoy
   $modules/discord.py:
     maintainers: cwollinger
-  $modules/django_check.py:
-    maintainers: russoz
-  $modules/django_command.py:
-    maintainers: russoz
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-    maintainers: russoz
   $modules/django_manage.py:
     ignore: scottanderson42 tastychutney
     labels: django_manage
     maintainers: russoz
   $modules/dnf_versionlock.py:
     maintainers: moreda
-  $modules/dnf_config_manager.py:
-    maintainers: ahyattdev
   $modules/dnsimple.py:
     maintainers: drcapulet
   $modules/dnsimple_info.py:
@@ -548,9 +497,6 @@ files:
   $modules/facter.py:
     labels: facter
     maintainers: $team_ansible_core gamethis
-  $modules/facter_facts.py:
-    labels: facter
-    maintainers: russoz $team_ansible_core gamethis
   $modules/filesize.py:
     maintainers: quidame
   $modules/filesystem.py:
@@ -560,6 +506,8 @@ files:
     maintainers: $team_flatpak
   $modules/flatpak_remote.py:
     maintainers: $team_flatpak
+  $modules/flowdock.py:
+    ignore: mcodd
   $modules/gandi_livedns.py:
     maintainers: gthiemonge
   $modules/gconftool2.py:
@@ -575,8 +523,6 @@ files:
     maintainers: russoz
   $modules/git_config.py:
     maintainers: djmattyg007 mgedmin
-  $modules/git_config_info.py:
-    maintainers: guenhter
   $modules/github_:
     maintainers: stpierre
   $modules/github_deploy_key.py:
@@ -598,14 +544,8 @@ files:
     ignore: dj-wasabi
   $modules/gitlab_branch.py:
     maintainers: paytroff
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-    maintainers: zvaraondrej
-  $modules/gitlab_label.py:
-    maintainers: gpongelli
   $modules/gitlab_merge_request.py:
     maintainers: zvaraondrej
-  $modules/gitlab_milestone.py:
-    maintainers: gpongelli
   $modules/gitlab_project_variable.py:
     maintainers: markuman
   $modules/gitlab_instance_variable.py:
@@ -614,10 +554,6 @@ files:
     maintainers: SamyCoenen
   $modules/gitlab_user.py:
     maintainers: LennertMertens stgrace
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-    maintainers: pixslx
-  $modules/gitlab_project_access_token.py:
-    maintainers: pixslx
   $modules/grove.py:
     maintainers: zimbatm
   $modules/gunicorn.py:
@@ -648,11 +584,6 @@ files:
     labels: homebrew_ macos
     maintainers: $team_macos
     notify: chris-short
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-    ignore: ryansb
-    keywords: brew cask services darwin homebrew macosx macports osx
-    labels: homebrew_ macos
-    maintainers: $team_macos kitizz
   $modules/homectl.py:
     maintainers: jameslivulpi
   $modules/honeybadger_deployment.py:
@@ -712,8 +643,6 @@ files:
   $modules/ipa_:
     maintainers: $team_ipa
     ignore: fxfitz
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-    maintainers: $team_ipa jwbernin
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     maintainers: dominikkukacka
   $modules/ipa_pwpolicy.py:
@@ -809,16 +738,8 @@ files:
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   $modules/keycloak_user_federation.py:
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   $modules/keyring.py:
     maintainers: ahussey-redhat
   $modules/keyring_info.py:
@@ -947,7 +868,7 @@ files:
   $modules/nmcli.py:
     maintainers: alcamie101
   $modules/nomad_:
-    maintainers: chris93111 apecnascimento
+    maintainers: chris93111
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     maintainers: tacatac
   $modules/npm.py:
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     maintainers: $team_opennebula
   $modules/one_host.py:
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   $modules/onepassword_info.py:
@@ -1096,27 +1015,23 @@ files:
   $modules/proxmox:
     keywords: kvm libvirt proxmox qemu
     labels: proxmox virt
-    maintainers: $team_virt UnderGreen krauthosting
+    maintainers: $team_virt UnderGreen
     ignore: tleguern
   $modules/proxmox.py:
     ignore: skvidal
-    maintainers: UnderGreen krauthosting
+    maintainers: UnderGreen
   $modules/proxmox_disk.py:
-    maintainers: castorsky krauthosting
+    maintainers: castorsky
   $modules/proxmox_kvm.py:
     ignore: skvidal
-    maintainers: helldorado krauthosting
+    maintainers: helldorado
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-    maintainers: Kogelvis krauthosting
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-    maintainers: jwbernin krauthosting
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-    maintainers: l00ptr krauthosting
+    maintainers: Kogelvis
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+    maintainers: paginabianca
   $modules/proxmox_template.py:
     ignore: skvidal
-    maintainers: UnderGreen krauthosting
+    maintainers: UnderGreen
   $modules/pubnub_blocks.py:
     maintainers: parfeon pubnub
   $modules/pulp_repo.py:
@@ -1131,6 +1046,46 @@ files:
   $modules/python_requirements_info.py:
     ignore: ryansb
     maintainers: willthames
+  $modules/rax:
+    ignore: ryansb sivel
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+    maintainers: omgjlk sivel
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+    maintainers: claco
+  $modules/rax_cbs_attachments.py:
+    maintainers: claco
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+    maintainers: jails
+  $modules/rax_cdb_database.py:
+    maintainers: jails
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+    maintainers: jails
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+    maintainers: claco
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+    maintainers: neuroid
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+    maintainers: smashwilson
+  $modules/rax_files.py:
+    maintainers: angstwad
+  $modules/rax_files_objects.py:
+    maintainers: angstwad
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+    maintainers: claco
+  $modules/rax_mon_alarm.py:
+    maintainers: smashwilson
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+    maintainers: smashwilson
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+    maintainers: smashwilson
+  $modules/rax_network.py:
+    maintainers: claco omgjlk
+  $modules/rax_queue.py:
+    maintainers: claco
   $modules/read_csv.py:
     maintainers: dagwieers
   $modules/redfish_:
@@ -1295,6 +1250,8 @@ files:
     maintainers: farhan7500 gautamphegde
   $modules/ssh_config.py:
     maintainers: gaqzi Akasurde
+  $modules/stackdriver.py:
+    maintainers: bwhaley
   $modules/stacki_host.py:
     labels: stacki_host
     maintainers: bsanders bbyhuy
@@ -1349,8 +1306,6 @@ files:
     maintainers: nate-kingsley
   $modules/urpmi.py:
     maintainers: pmakowski
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   $modules/utm_:
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@@ -1387,6 +1342,8 @@ files:
     maintainers: $team_wdc
   $modules/wdc_redfish_info.py:
     maintainers: $team_wdc
+  $modules/webfaction_:
+    maintainers: quentinsf
   $modules/xattr.py:
     labels: xattr
     maintainers: bcoca
@@ -1438,69 +1395,8 @@ files:
     ignore: matze
     labels: zypper
     maintainers: $team_suse
-  $plugin_utils/ansible_type.py:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-  $plugin_utils/keys_filter.py:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-  $plugin_utils/unsafe.py:
-    maintainers: felixfontein
   $tests/a_module.py:
     maintainers: felixfontein
-  $tests/ansible_type.py:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-  $tests/fqdn_valid.py:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-#########################
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide.rst: {}
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations.rst: {}
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations_counting_elements_in_sequence.rst:
-    maintainers: keilr
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations_dictionaries.rst:
-    maintainers: felixfontein giner
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations_grouping.rst:
-    maintainers: felixfontein
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations_lists_helper.rst:
-    maintainers: cfiehe
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-keep_keys.rst:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-remove_keys.rst:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-replace_keys.rst:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries.rst:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations_merging_lists_of_dictionaries.rst:
-    maintainers: vbotka
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_conversions.rst:
-    maintainers: Ajpantuso kellyjonbrazil
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_creating_identifiers.rst:
-    maintainers: Ajpantuso
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_paths.rst: {}
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_selecting_json_data.rst: {}
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_working_with_times.rst:
-    maintainers: resmo
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_working_with_unicode.rst:
-    maintainers: Ajpantuso
-  docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_working_with_versions.rst:
-    maintainers: ericzolf
-  docs/docsite/rst/guide_alicloud.rst:
-    maintainers: xiaozhu36
-  docs/docsite/rst/guide_cmdrunner.rst:
-    maintainers: russoz
-  docs/docsite/rst/guide_deps.rst:
-    maintainers: russoz
-  docs/docsite/rst/guide_modulehelper.rst:
-    maintainers: russoz
-  docs/docsite/rst/guide_online.rst:
-    maintainers: remyleone
-  docs/docsite/rst/guide_packet.rst:
-    maintainers: baldwinSPC nurfet-becirevic t0mk teebes
-  docs/docsite/rst/guide_scaleway.rst:
-    maintainers: $team_scaleway
-  docs/docsite/rst/guide_vardict.rst:
-    maintainers: russoz
-  docs/docsite/rst/test_guide.rst:
-    maintainers: felixfontein
 #########################
   tests/:
     labels: tests
@@ -1518,6 +1414,7 @@ macros:
   becomes: plugins/become
   caches: plugins/cache
   callbacks: plugins/callback
+  cliconfs: plugins/cliconf
   connections: plugins/connection
   doc_fragments: plugins/doc_fragments
   filters: plugins/filter
@@ -1525,12 +1422,12 @@ macros:
   lookups: plugins/lookup
   module_utils: plugins/module_utils
   modules: plugins/modules
-  plugin_utils: plugins/plugin_utils
+  terminals: plugins/terminal
   tests: plugins/test
   team_ansible_core:
   team_aix: MorrisA bcoca d-little flynn1973 gforster kairoaraujo marvin-sinister mator molekuul ramooncamacho wtcross
   team_bsd: JoergFiedler MacLemon bcoca dch jasperla mekanix opoplawski overhacked tuxillo
-  team_consul: sgargan apollo13 Ilgmi
+  team_consul: sgargan
   team_cyberark_conjur: jvanderhoof ryanprior
   team_e_spirit: MatrixCrawler getjack
   team_flatpak: JayKayy oolongbrothers
@@ -1539,7 +1436,7 @@ macros:
   team_huawei: QijunPan TommyLike edisonxiang freesky-edward hwDCN niuzhenguo xuxiaowei0512 yanzhangi zengchen1024 zhongjun2
   team_ipa: Akasurde Nosmoht justchris1
   team_jboss: Wolfant jairojunior wbrefvem
-  team_keycloak: eikef ndclt mattock thomasbach-dev
+  team_keycloak: eikef ndclt mattock
   team_linode: InTheCloudDan decentral1se displague rmcintosh Charliekenney23 LBGarber
   team_macos: Akasurde kyleabenson martinm82 danieljaouen indrajitr
   team_manageiq: abellotti cben gtanzillo yaacov zgalor dkorn evertmulder

.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ on:
       - main
       - stable-*
   pull_request:
-  # Run EOL CI once per day (at 08:00 UTC)
+  # Run EOL CI once per day (at 10:00 UTC)
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 8 * * *'
+    - cron: '0 10 * * *'
 
 concurrency:
   # Make sure there is at most one active run per PR, but do not cancel any non-PR runs
@@ -29,20 +29,24 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ansible:
+          - '2.11'
+          - '2.12'
           - '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
+    runs-on: >-
+      ${{ contains(fromJson(
+          '["2.9", "2.10", "2.11"]'
+      ), matrix.ansible) && 'ubuntu-20.04' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       - name: Perform sanity testing
         uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
         with:
+          ansible-core-github-repository-slug: ${{ contains(fromJson('["2.10", "2.11"]'), matrix.ansible) && 'felixfontein/ansible' || 'ansible/ansible' }}
           ansible-core-version: stable-${{ matrix.ansible }}
-          codecov-token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           coverage: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'always' || 'never' }}
           pull-request-change-detection: 'true'
           testing-type: sanity
@@ -53,7 +57,10 @@ jobs:
     # 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
+    runs-on: >-
+      ${{ contains(fromJson(
+          '["2.9", "2.10", "2.11"]'
+      ), matrix.ansible) && 'ubuntu-20.04' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     name: EOL Units (Ⓐ${{ matrix.ansible }}+py${{ matrix.python }})
     strategy:
       # As soon as the first unit test fails, cancel the others to free up the CI queue
@@ -66,16 +73,18 @@ jobs:
         exclude:
           - ansible: ''
         include:
-          - ansible: '2.13'
+          - ansible: '2.11'
             python: '2.7'
-          - ansible: '2.13'
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            python: '3.5'
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            python: '2.6'
+          - ansible: '2.12'
             python: '3.8'
           - ansible: '2.13'
             python: '2.7'
           - ansible: '2.13'
             python: '3.8'
-          - ansible: '2.14'
-            python: '3.9'
 
     steps:
       - name: >-
@@ -83,8 +92,8 @@ jobs:
           Ansible version ${{ matrix.ansible }}
         uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
         with:
+          ansible-core-github-repository-slug: ${{ contains(fromJson('["2.10", "2.11"]'), matrix.ansible) && 'felixfontein/ansible' || 'ansible/ansible' }}
           ansible-core-version: stable-${{ matrix.ansible }}
-          codecov-token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           coverage: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'always' || 'never' }}
           pre-test-cmd: >-
             mkdir -p ../../ansible
@@ -100,7 +109,10 @@ jobs:
     # 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
+    runs-on: >-
+      ${{ contains(fromJson(
+          '["2.9", "2.10", "2.11"]'
+      ), matrix.ansible) && 'ubuntu-20.04' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     name: EOL I (Ⓐ${{ matrix.ansible }}+${{ matrix.docker }}+py${{ matrix.python }}:${{ matrix.target }})
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -116,6 +128,94 @@ jobs:
         exclude:
           - ansible: ''
         include:
+          # 2.11
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: fedora32
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: fedora32
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: fedora32
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/3/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: fedora33
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: fedora33
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: fedora33
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/3/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: alpine3
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: alpine3
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            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: '2.11'
+          #   docker: default
+          #   python: '2.7'
+          #   target: azp/generic/1/
+          # - ansible: '2.11'
+          #   docker: default
+          #   python: '3.5'
+          #   target: azp/generic/1/
+          # 2.12
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: centos6
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: centos6
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: centos6
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/3/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: fedora34
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: fedora34
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: fedora34
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/3/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: ubuntu1804
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: ubuntu1804
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: ubuntu1804
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/3/
+          # Right now all generic tests are disabled. Uncomment when at least one of them is re-enabled.
+          # - ansible: '2.12'
+          #   docker: default
+          #   python: '3.8'
+          #   target: azp/generic/1/
           # 2.13
           - ansible: '2.13'
             docker: fedora35
@@ -153,29 +253,11 @@ jobs:
             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: >-
@@ -184,8 +266,8 @@ jobs:
           under Python ${{ matrix.python }}
         uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
         with:
+          ansible-core-github-repository-slug: ${{ contains(fromJson('["2.10", "2.11"]'), matrix.ansible) && 'felixfontein/ansible' || 'ansible/ansible' }}
           ansible-core-version: stable-${{ matrix.ansible }}
-          codecov-token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           coverage: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'always' || 'never' }}
           docker-image: ${{ matrix.docker }}
           integration-continue-on-error: 'false'

.github/workflows/reuse.yml

@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || '' }}
 
       - name: REUSE Compliance Check
-        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v4
+        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v2

.gitignore

@@ -512,7 +512,3 @@ $RECYCLE.BIN/
 
 # Integration tests cloud configs
 tests/integration/cloud-config-*.ini
-
-
-# VSCode specific extensions
-.vscode/settings.json

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,669 +0,0 @@
-# Community General Release Notes
-
-**Topics**
-
-- <a href="#v9-4-0">v9\.4\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes">Minor Changes</a>
-    - <a href="#deprecated-features">Deprecated Features</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes">Bugfixes</a>
-    - <a href="#new-modules">New Modules</a>
-- <a href="#v9-3-0">v9\.3\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-1">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes-1">Minor Changes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-1">Bugfixes</a>
-    - <a href="#new-modules-1">New Modules</a>
-- <a href="#v9-2-0">v9\.2\.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="#new-plugins">New Plugins</a>
-        - <a href="#filter">Filter</a>
-        - <a href="#test">Test</a>
-- <a href="#v9-1-0">v9\.1\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-3">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes-3">Minor Changes</a>
-    - <a href="#deprecated-features-1">Deprecated Features</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-3">Bugfixes</a>
-    - <a href="#known-issues">Known Issues</a>
-    - <a href="#new-plugins-1">New Plugins</a>
-        - <a href="#filter-1">Filter</a>
-    - <a href="#new-modules-2">New Modules</a>
-- <a href="#v9-0-1">v9\.0\.1</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="#v9-0-0">v9\.0\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-5">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes-5">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="#security-fixes">Security Fixes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-5">Bugfixes</a>
-    - <a href="#new-plugins-2">New Plugins</a>
-        - <a href="#become">Become</a>
-        - <a href="#callback">Callback</a>
-        - <a href="#connection">Connection</a>
-        - <a href="#filter-2">Filter</a>
-        - <a href="#lookup">Lookup</a>
-        - <a href="#test-1">Test</a>
-    - <a href="#new-modules-3">New Modules</a>
-This changelog describes changes after version 8\.0\.0\.
-
-<a id="v9-4-0"></a>
-## v9\.4\.0
-
-<a id="release-summary"></a>
-### Release Summary
-
-Bugfix and feature release\.
-
-<a id="minor-changes"></a>
-### Minor Changes
-
-* MH module utils \- add parameter <code>when</code> to <code>cause\_changes</code> decorator \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8766](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8766)\)\.
-* MH module utils \- minor refactor in decorators \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8766](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8766)\)\.
-* alternatives \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* apache2\_mod\_proxy \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* apache2\_mod\_proxy \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* consul\_acl \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* copr \- Added <code>includepkgs</code> and <code>excludepkgs</code> parameters to limit the list of packages fetched or excluded from the repository\([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8779](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8779)\)\.
-* credstash lookup plugin \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* csv module utils \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* deco MH module utils \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* etcd3 \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* gio\_mime \- mute the  old <code>VarDict</code> deprecation \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8776](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8776)\)\.
-* gitlab\_group \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* gitlab\_project \- add option <code>issues\_access\_level</code> to enable/disable project issues \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8760](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8760)\)\.
-* gitlab\_project \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* gitlab\_project \- sorted parameters in order to avoid future merge conflicts \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8759](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8759)\)\.
-* hashids filter plugin \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* hwc\_ecs\_instance \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* hwc\_evs\_disk \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* hwc\_vpc\_eip \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* hwc\_vpc\_peering\_connect \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* hwc\_vpc\_port \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* hwc\_vpc\_subnet \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* imc\_rest \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* ipa\_otptoken \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* jira \- mute the  old <code>VarDict</code> deprecation \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8776](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8776)\)\.
-* jira \- replace deprecated params when using decorator <code>cause\_changes</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8791](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8791)\)\.
-* keep\_keys filter plugin \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* keycloak module utils \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* keycloak\_client \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* keycloak\_clientscope \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* keycloak\_identity\_provider \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* keycloak\_user\_federation \- add module argument allowing users to optout of the removal of unspecified mappers\, for example to keep the keycloak default mappers \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8764](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8764)\)\.
-* keycloak\_user\_federation \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* keycloak\_user\_federation \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* keycloak\_user\_federation \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* linode \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* lxc\_container \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* lxd\_container \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* manageiq\_provider \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* ocapi\_utils \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* one\_service \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* one\_vm \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* onepassword lookup plugin \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* pids \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* pipx \- added new states <code>install\_all</code>\, <code>uninject</code>\, <code>upgrade\_shared</code>\, <code>pin</code>\, and <code>unpin</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8809](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8809)\)\.
-* pipx \- added parameter <code>global</code> to module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8793](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8793)\)\.
-* pipx \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* pipx\_info \- added parameter <code>global</code> to module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8793](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8793)\)\.
-* pipx\_info \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* pkg5\_publisher \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* proxmox \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* proxmox\_disk \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* proxmox\_kvm \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* proxmox\_kvm \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* redfish\_utils \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* redfish\_utils module utils \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* redis cache plugin \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* remove\_keys filter plugin \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* replace\_keys filter plugin \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* scaleway \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* scaleway module utils \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* scaleway\_compute \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* scaleway\_ip \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* scaleway\_lb \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* scaleway\_security\_group \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* scaleway\_security\_group \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* scaleway\_user\_data \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* sensu\_silence \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* snmp\_facts \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* sorcery \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8833)\)\.
-* ufw \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-* unsafe plugin utils \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* vardict module utils \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* vars MH module utils \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8814)\)\.
-* vmadm \- replace Python 2\.6 construct with dict comprehensions \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8822)\)\.
-
-<a id="deprecated-features"></a>
-### Deprecated Features
-
-* MH decorator cause\_changes module utils \- deprecate parameters <code>on\_success</code> and <code>on\_failure</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8791](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8791)\)\.
-* pipx \- support for versions of the command line tool <code>pipx</code> older than <code>1\.7\.0</code> is deprecated and will be removed in community\.general 11\.0\.0 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8793](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8793)\)\.
-* pipx\_info \- support for versions of the command line tool <code>pipx</code> older than <code>1\.7\.0</code> is deprecated and will be removed in community\.general 11\.0\.0 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8793](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8793)\)\.
-
-<a id="bugfixes"></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 \- fix <code>container\_expiration\_policy</code> not being applied when creating a new project \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8790](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8790)\)\.
-* gitlab\_project \- fix crash caused by old Gitlab projects not having a <code>container\_expiration\_policy</code> attribute \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8790](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8790)\)\.
-* 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="new-modules"></a>
-### New Modules
-
-* community\.general\.keycloak\_userprofile \- Allows managing Keycloak User Profiles\.
-* community\.general\.one\_vnet \- Manages OpenNebula virtual networks\.
-
-<a id="v9-3-0"></a>
-## v9\.3\.0
-
-<a id="release-summary-1"></a>
-### Release Summary
-
-Regular bugfix and feature release\.
-
-<a id="minor-changes-1"></a>
-### Minor Changes
-
-* cgroup\_memory\_recap\, hipchat\, jabber\, log\_plays\, loganalytics\, logentries\, logstash\, slack\, splunk\, sumologic\, syslog\_json callback plugins \- make sure that all options are typed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8628](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8628)\)\.
-* chef\_databag\, consul\_kv\, cyberarkpassword\, dsv\, etcd\, filetree\, hiera\, onepassword\, onepassword\_doc\, onepassword\_raw\, passwordstore\, redis\, shelvefile\, tss lookup plugins \- make sure that all options are typed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8626](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8626)\)\.
-* chroot\, funcd\, incus\, iocage\, jail\, lxc\, lxd\, qubes\, zone connection plugins \- make sure that all options are typed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8627](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8627)\)\.
-* cobbler\, linode\, lxd\, nmap\, online\, scaleway\, stackpath\_compute\, virtualbox inventory plugins \- make sure that all options are typed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8625](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8625)\)\.
-* doas\, dzdo\, ksu\, machinectl\, pbrun\, pfexec\, pmrun\, sesu\, sudosu become plugins \- make sure that all options are typed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8623](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8623)\)\.
-* gconftool2 \- make use of <code>ModuleHelper</code> features to simplify code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8711](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8711)\)\.
-* gitlab\_project \- add option <code>container\_expiration\_policy</code> to schedule container registry cleanup \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8674](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8674)\)\.
-* gitlab\_project \- add option <code>model\_registry\_access\_level</code> to disable model registry \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8688](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8688)\)\.
-* gitlab\_project \- add option <code>pages\_access\_level</code> to disable project pages \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8688](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8688)\)\.
-* gitlab\_project \- add option <code>repository\_access\_level</code> to disable project repository \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8674](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8674)\)\.
-* gitlab\_project \- add option <code>service\_desk\_enabled</code> to disable service desk \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8688](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8688)\)\.
-* locale\_gen \- add support for multiple locales \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8677](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8677)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8682](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8682)\)\.
-* memcached\, pickle\, redis\, yaml cache plugins \- make sure that all options are typed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8624](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8624)\)\.
-* opentelemetry callback plugin \- fix default value for <code>store\_spans\_in\_file</code> causing traces to be produced to a file named <code>None</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8566](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8566)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8741](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8741)\)\.
-* passwordstore lookup plugin \- add the current user to the lockfile file name to address issues on multi\-user systems \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8689](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8689)\)\.
-* pipx \- add parameter <code>suffix</code> to module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8675](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8675)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8656](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8656)\)\.
-* pkgng \- add option <code>use\_globs</code> \(default <code>true</code>\) to optionally disable glob patterns \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8632](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8632)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8633](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8633)\)\.
-* proxmox inventory plugin \- add new fact for LXC interface details \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8713](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8713)\)\.
-* redis\, redis\_info \- add <code>client\_cert</code> and <code>client\_key</code> options to specify path to certificate for Redis authentication  \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8654](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8654)\)\.
-
-<a id="bugfixes-1"></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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7169](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7169)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8695](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8695)\)\.
-* proxmox \- fixed an issue where the new volume handling incorrectly converted <code>null</code> values into <code>\"None\"</code> strings \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8646](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8646)\)\.
-* proxmox \- fixed an issue where volume strings where overwritten instead of appended to in the new <code>build\_volume\(\)</code> method \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8646](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8646)\)\.
-* proxmox \- removed the forced conversion of non\-string values to strings to be consistent with the module documentation \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8646](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8646)\)\.
-
-<a id="new-modules-1"></a>
-### New Modules
-
-* community\.general\.bootc\_manage \- Bootc Switch and Upgrade\.
-* community\.general\.homebrew\_services \- Services manager for Homebrew\.
-* community\.general\.keycloak\_realm\_keys\_metadata\_info \- Allows obtaining Keycloak realm keys metadata via Keycloak API\.
-
-<a id="v9-2-0"></a>
-## v9\.2\.0
-
-<a id="release-summary-2"></a>
-### Release Summary
-
-Regular bugfix and feature release\.
-
-<a id="minor-changes-2"></a>
-### Minor Changes
-
-* CmdRunner module utils \- the parameter <code>force\_lang</code> now supports the special value <code>auto</code> which will automatically try and determine the best parsable locale in the system \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8517](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8517)\)\.
-* proxmox \- add <code>disk\_volume</code> and <code>mount\_volumes</code> keys for better readability \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8542](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8542)\)\.
-* proxmox \- translate the old <code>disk</code> and <code>mounts</code> keys to the new handling internally \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8542](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8542)\)\.
-* proxmox\_template \- small refactor in logic for determining whether a template exists or not \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8516](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8516)\)\.
-* redfish\_\* modules \- adds <code>ciphers</code> option for custom cipher selection \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8533](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8533)\)\.
-* sudosu become plugin \- added an option \(<code>alt\_method</code>\) to enhance compatibility with more versions of <code>su</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8214](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8214)\)\.
-* virtualbox inventory plugin \- expose a new parameter <code>enable\_advanced\_group\_parsing</code> to change how the VirtualBox dynamic inventory parses VM groups \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8508](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8508)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8510](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8510)\)\.
-* 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-2"></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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8612](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8612)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8614](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8614)\)\.
-* proxmox \- fix idempotency on creation of mount volumes using Proxmox\' special <code>\<storage\>\:\<size\></code> syntax \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8407](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8407)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8542](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8542)\)\.
-* 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="new-plugins"></a>
-### New Plugins
-
-<a id="filter"></a>
-#### Filter
-
-* community\.general\.reveal\_ansible\_type \- Return input type\.
-
-<a id="test"></a>
-#### Test
-
-* community\.general\.ansible\_type \- Validate input type\.
-
-<a id="v9-1-0"></a>
-## v9\.1\.0
-
-<a id="release-summary-3"></a>
-### Release Summary
-
-Regular feature and bugfix release\.
-
-<a id="minor-changes-3"></a>
-### Minor Changes
-
-* CmdRunner module util \- argument formats can be specified as plain functions without calling <code>cmd\_runner\_fmt\.as\_func\(\)</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8479](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8479)\)\.
-* ansible\_galaxy\_install \- add upgrade feature \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8431](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8431)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8351](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8351)\)\.
-* cargo \- add option <code>directory</code>\, which allows source directory to be specified \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8480](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8480)\)\.
-* cmd\_runner module utils \- add decorator <code>cmd\_runner\_fmt\.stack</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8415](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8415)\)\.
-* cmd\_runner\_fmt module utils \- simplify implementation of <code>cmd\_runner\_fmt\.as\_bool\_not\(\)</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8512](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8512)\)\.
-* ipa\_dnsrecord \- adds <code>SSHFP</code> record type for managing SSH fingerprints in FreeIPA DNS \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8404](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8404)\)\.
-* keycloak\_client \- assign auth flow by name \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8428](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8428)\)\.
-* openbsd\_pkg \- adds diff support to show changes in installed package list\. This does not yet work for check mode \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8402](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8402)\)\.
-* proxmox \- allow specification of the API port when using proxmox\_\* \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8440](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8440)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8441](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8441)\)\.
-* proxmox\_vm\_info \- add <code>network</code> option to retrieve current network information \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8471](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8471)\)\.
-* redfish\_command \- add <code>wait</code> and <code>wait\_timeout</code> options to allow a user to block a command until a service is accessible after performing the requested command \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8051](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8051)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8434](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8434)\)\.
-* redfish\_info \- add command <code>CheckAvailability</code> to check if a service is accessible \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8051](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8051)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8434](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8434)\)\.
-* redis\_info \- adds support for getting cluster info \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8464](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8464)\)\.
-
-<a id="deprecated-features-1"></a>
-### Deprecated Features
-
-* CmdRunner module util \- setting the value of the <code>ignore\_none</code> parameter within a <code>CmdRunner</code> context is deprecated and that feature should be removed in community\.general 12\.0\.0 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8479](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8479)\)\.
-* git\_config \- the <code>list\_all</code> option has been deprecated and will be removed in community\.general 11\.0\.0\. Use the <code>community\.general\.git\_config\_info</code> module instead \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8453](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8453)\)\.
-* git\_config \- using <code>state\=present</code> without providing <code>value</code> is deprecated and will be disallowed in community\.general 11\.0\.0\. Use the <code>community\.general\.git\_config\_info</code> module instead to read a value \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8453](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8453)\)\.
-
-<a id="bugfixes-3"></a>
-### Bugfixes
-
-* git\_config \- fix behavior of <code>state\=absent</code> if <code>value</code> is present \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8436](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8436)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8452](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8452)\)\.
-* 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="new-plugins-1"></a>
-### New Plugins
-
-<a id="filter-1"></a>
-#### Filter
-
-* community\.general\.keep\_keys \- Keep specific keys from dictionaries in a list\.
-* community\.general\.remove\_keys \- Remove specific keys from dictionaries in a list\.
-* community\.general\.replace\_keys \- Replace specific keys in a list of dictionaries\.
-
-<a id="new-modules-2"></a>
-### New Modules
-
-* community\.general\.consul\_agent\_check \- Add\, modify\, and delete checks within a consul cluster\.
-* community\.general\.consul\_agent\_service \- Add\, modify and delete services within a consul cluster\.
-* community\.general\.django\_check \- Wrapper for C\(django\-admin check\)\.
-* community\.general\.django\_createcachetable \- Wrapper for C\(django\-admin createcachetable\)\.
-
-<a id="v9-0-1"></a>
-## v9\.0\.1
-
-<a id="release-summary-4"></a>
-### Release Summary
-
-Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 10\.0\.0rc1\.
-
-<a id="minor-changes-4"></a>
-### Minor Changes
-
-* ansible\_galaxy\_install \- minor refactor in the module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8413](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8413)\)\.
-
-<a id="bugfixes-4"></a>
-### Bugfixes
-
-* cpanm \- use new <code>VarDict</code> to prevent deprecation warning \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411)\)\.
-* django module utils \- use new <code>VarDict</code> to prevent deprecation warning \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411)\)\.
-* gconftool2\_info \- use new <code>VarDict</code> to prevent deprecation warning \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411)\)\.
-* homebrew \- do not fail when brew prints warnings \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8406](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8406)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7044](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7044)\)\.
-* hponcfg \- use new <code>VarDict</code> to prevent deprecation warning \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411)\)\.
-* kernel\_blacklist \- use new <code>VarDict</code> to prevent deprecation warning \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411)\)\.
-* 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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8403](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8403)\)\.
-* locale\_gen \- use new <code>VarDict</code> to prevent deprecation warning \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411)\)\.
-* mksysb \- use new <code>VarDict</code> to prevent deprecation warning \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411)\)\.
-* pipx\_info \- use new <code>VarDict</code> to prevent deprecation warning \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411)\)\.
-* snap \- use new <code>VarDict</code> to prevent deprecation warning \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411)\)\.
-* snap\_alias \- use new <code>VarDict</code> to prevent deprecation warning \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8410)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8411)\)\.
-
-<a id="v9-0-0"></a>
-## v9\.0\.0
-
-<a id="release-summary-5"></a>
-### Release Summary
-
-This is release 9\.0\.0 of <code>community\.general</code>\, released on 2024\-05\-20\.
-
-<a id="minor-changes-5"></a>
-### Minor Changes
-
-* PythonRunner module utils \- specialisation of <code>CmdRunner</code> to execute Python scripts \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8289](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8289)\)\.
-* Use offset\-aware <code>datetime\.datetime</code> objects \(with timezone UTC\) instead of offset\-naive UTC timestamps\, which are deprecated in Python 3\.12 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8222](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8222)\)\.
-* aix\_lvol \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* 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> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8217](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8217)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8247](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8247)\)\.
-* apt\_rpm \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* bitwarden lookup plugin \- add <code>bw\_session</code> option\, to pass session key instead of reading from env \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7994](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7994)\)\.
-* bitwarden lookup plugin \- add support to filter by organization ID \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8188](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8188)\)\.
-* 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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8013](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8013)\)\.
-* 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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7468](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7468)\)\.
-* btrfs\_subvolume \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* cmd\_runner module\_utils \- add validation for minimum and maximum length in the value passed to <code>cmd\_runner\_fmt\.as\_list\(\)</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8288](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8288)\)\.
-* consul\_auth\_method\, consul\_binding\_rule\, consul\_policy\, consul\_role\, consul\_session\, consul\_token \- added action group <code>community\.general\.consul</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7897](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7897)\)\.
-* consul\_policy \- added support for diff and check mode \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878)\)\.
-* consul\_policy\, consul\_role\, consul\_session \- removed dependency on <code>requests</code> and factored out common parts \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7826](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7826)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878)\)\.
-* consul\_role \- <code>node\_identities</code> now expects a <code>node\_name</code> option to match the Consul API\, the old <code>name</code> is still supported as alias \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878)\)\.
-* consul\_role \- <code>service\_identities</code> now expects a <code>service\_name</code> option to match the Consul API\, the old <code>name</code> is still supported as alias \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878)\)\.
-* consul\_role \- added support for diff mode \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878)\)\.
-* consul\_role \- added support for templated policies \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7878)\)\.
-* elastic callback plugin \- close elastic client to not leak resources \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7517](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7517)\)\.
-* filesystem \- add bcachefs support \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8126](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8126)\)\.
-* gandi\_livedns \- adds support for personal access tokens \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7639](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7639)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8337](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8337)\)\.
-* gconftool2 \- use <code>ModuleHelper</code> with <code>VarDict</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226)\)\.
-* git\_config \- allow multiple git configs for the same name with the new <code>add\_mode</code> option \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7260](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7260)\)\.
-* git\_config \- the <code>after</code> and <code>before</code> fields in the <code>diff</code> of the return value can be a list instead of a string in case more configs with the same key are affected \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7260](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7260)\)\.
-* git\_config \- when a value is unset\, all configs with the same key are unset \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7260](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7260)\)\.
-* gitlab modules \- add <code>ca\_path</code> option \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7472](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7472)\)\.
-* gitlab modules \- remove duplicate <code>gitlab</code> package check \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7486](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7486)\)\.
-* gitlab\_deploy\_key\, gitlab\_group\_members\, gitlab\_group\_variable\, gitlab\_hook\, gitlab\_instance\_variable\, gitlab\_project\_badge\, gitlab\_project\_variable\, gitlab\_user \- improve API pagination and compatibility with different versions of <code>python\-gitlab</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7790](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7790)\)\.
-* gitlab\_hook \- adds <code>releases\_events</code> parameter for supporting Releases events triggers on GitLab hooks \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7956](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7956)\)\.
-* gitlab\_runner \- add support for new runner creation workflow \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7199](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7199)\)\.
-* homebrew \- adds <code>force\_formula</code> parameter to disambiguate a formula from a cask of the same name \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8274](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8274)\)\.
-* homebrew\, homebrew\_cask \- refactor common argument validation logic into a dedicated <code>homebrew</code> module utils \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8323](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8323)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8324](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8324)\)\.
-* icinga2 inventory plugin \- add Jinja2 templating support to <code>url</code>\, <code>user</code>\, and <code>password</code> paramenters \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7074](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7074)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7996](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7996)\)\.
-* icinga2 inventory plugin \- adds new parameter <code>group\_by\_hostgroups</code> in order to make grouping by Icinga2 hostgroups optional \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7998](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7998)\)\.
-* ini\_file \- add an optional parameter <code>section\_has\_values</code>\. If the target ini file contains more than one <code>section</code>\, use <code>section\_has\_values</code> to specify which one should be updated \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7505](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7505)\)\.
-* ini\_file \- support optional spaces between section names and their surrounding brackets \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8075](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8075)\)\.
-* installp \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* ipa\_config \- adds <code>passkey</code> choice to <code>ipauserauthtype</code> parameter\'s choices \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7588](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7588)\)\.
-* ipa\_dnsrecord \- adds ability to manage NS record types \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7737](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7737)\)\.
-* ipa\_pwpolicy \- refactor module and exchange a sequence <code>if</code> statements with a <code>for</code> loop \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7723](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7723)\)\.
-* ipa\_pwpolicy \- update module to support <code>maxrepeat</code>\, <code>maxsequence</code>\, <code>dictcheck</code>\, <code>usercheck</code>\, <code>gracelimit</code> parameters in FreeIPA password policies \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7723](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7723)\)\.
-* ipa\_sudorule \- adds options to include denied commands or command groups \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7415](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7415)\)\.
-* ipa\_user \- adds <code>idp</code> and <code>passkey</code> choice to <code>ipauserauthtype</code> parameter\'s choices \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7589](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7589)\)\.
-* irc \- add <code>validate\_certs</code> option\, and rename <code>use\_ssl</code> to <code>use\_tls</code>\, while keeping <code>use\_ssl</code> as an alias\. The default value for <code>validate\_certs</code> is <code>false</code> for backwards compatibility\. We recommend to every user of this module to explicitly set <code>use\_tls\=true</code> and <em class="title-reference">validate\_certs\=true\`</em> whenever possible\, especially when communicating to IRC servers over the internet \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7550](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7550)\)\.
-* java\_cert \- add <code>cert\_content</code> argument \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8153](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8153)\)\.
-* java\_cert \- enable <code>owner</code>\, <code>group</code>\, <code>mode</code>\, and other generic file arguments \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8116](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8116)\)\.
-* kernel\_blacklist \- use <code>ModuleHelper</code> with <code>VarDict</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226)\)\.
-* keycloak module utils \- expose error message from Keycloak server for HTTP errors in some specific situations \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7645](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7645)\)\.
-* keycloak\_client\, keycloak\_clientscope\, keycloak\_clienttemplate \- added <code>docker\-v2</code> protocol support\, enhancing alignment with Keycloak\'s protocol options \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8215](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8215)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8216](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8216)\)\.
-* keycloak\_realm\_key \- the <code>config\.algorithm</code> option now supports 8 additional key algorithms \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7698](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7698)\)\.
-* keycloak\_realm\_key \- the <code>config\.certificate</code> option value is no longer defined with <code>no\_log\=True</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7698](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7698)\)\.
-* keycloak\_realm\_key \- the <code>provider\_id</code> option now supports RSA encryption key usage \(value <code>rsa\-enc</code>\) \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7698](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7698)\)\.
-* keycloak\_user\_federation \- add option for <code>krbPrincipalAttribute</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7538](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7538)\)\.
-* keycloak\_user\_federation \- allow custom user storage providers to be set through <code>provider\_id</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7789](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7789)\)\.
-* ldap\_attrs \- module now supports diff mode\, showing which attributes are changed within an operation \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8073](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8073)\)\.
-* lvg \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* lvol \- change <code>pvs</code> argument type to list of strings \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7676](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7676)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7504](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7504)\)\.
-* lvol \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* lxd connection plugin \- tighten the detection logic for lxd <code>Instance not found</code> errors\, to avoid false detection on unrelated errors such as <code>/usr/bin/python3\: not found</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7521](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7521)\)\.
-* lxd\_container \- uses <code>/1\.0/instances</code> API endpoint\, if available\. Falls back to <code>/1\.0/containers</code> or <code>/1\.0/virtual\-machines</code>\. Fixes issue when using Incus or LXD 5\.19 due to migrating to <code>/1\.0/instances</code> endpoint \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7980](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7980)\)\.
-* macports \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* mail \- add <code>Message\-ID</code> header\; which is required by some mail servers \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7740](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7740)\)\.
-* mail module\, mail callback plugin \- allow to configure the domain name of the Message\-ID header with a new <code>message\_id\_domain</code> option \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7765](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7765)\)\.
-* mssql\_script \- adds transactional \(rollback/commit\) support via optional boolean param <code>transaction</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7976](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7976)\)\.
-* netcup\_dns \- adds support for record types <code>OPENPGPKEY</code>\, <code>SMIMEA</code>\, and <code>SSHFP</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7489](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7489)\)\.
-* nmcli \- add support for new connection type <code>loopback</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/6572](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/6572)\)\.
-* nmcli \- adds OpenvSwitch support with new <code>type</code> values <code>ovs\-port</code>\, <code>ovs\-interface</code>\, and <code>ovs\-bridge</code>\, and new <code>slave\_type</code> value <code>ovs\-port</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8154](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8154)\)\.
-* nmcli \- allow for <code>infiniband</code> slaves of <code>bond</code> interface types \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7569](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7569)\)\.
-* nmcli \- allow for the setting of <code>MTU</code> for <code>infiniband</code> and <code>bond</code> interface types \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7499](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7499)\)\.
-* nmcli \- allow setting <code>MTU</code> for <code>bond\-slave</code> interface types \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8118](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8118)\)\.
-* onepassword lookup plugin \- support 1Password Connect with the opv2 client by setting the connect\_host and connect\_token parameters \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7116](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7116)\)\.
-* onepassword\_raw lookup plugin \- support 1Password Connect with the opv2 client by setting the connect\_host and connect\_token parameters \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7116](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7116)\)
-* opentelemetry \- add support for HTTP trace\_exporter and configures the behavior via <code>OTEL\_EXPORTER\_OTLP\_TRACES\_PROTOCOL</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7888](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7888)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8321](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8321)\)\.
-* opentelemetry \- add support for exporting spans in a file via <code>ANSIBLE\_OPENTELEMETRY\_STORE\_SPANS\_IN\_FILE</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7888](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7888)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8363](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8363)\)\.
-* opkg \- use <code>ModuleHelper</code> with <code>VarDict</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226)\)\.
-* osx\_defaults \- add option <code>check\_types</code> to enable changing the type of existing defaults on the fly \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8173](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8173)\)\.
-* parted \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* passwordstore \- adds <code>timestamp</code> and <code>preserve</code> parameters to modify the stored password format \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7426](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7426)\)\.
-* passwordstore lookup \- add <code>missing\_subkey</code> parameter defining the behavior of the lookup when a passwordstore subkey is missing \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8166](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8166)\)\.
-* pipx \- use <code>ModuleHelper</code> with <code>VarDict</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226)\)\.
-* pkg5 \- add support for non\-silent execution \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8379](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8379)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8382](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8382)\)\.
-* pkgin \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* portage \- adds the possibility to explicitely tell portage to write packages to world file \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/6226](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/6226)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8236](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8236)\)\.
-* portinstall \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* proxmox \- adds <code>startup</code> parameters to configure startup order\, startup delay and shutdown delay \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8038](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8038)\)\.
-* proxmox \- adds <code>template</code> value to the <code>state</code> parameter\, allowing conversion of container to a template \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7143](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7143)\)\.
-* proxmox \- adds <code>update</code> parameter\, allowing update of an already existing containers configuration \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7540](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7540)\)\.
-* proxmox inventory plugin \- adds an option to exclude nodes from the dynamic inventory generation\. The new setting is optional\, not using this option will behave as usual \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/6714](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/6714)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7461](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7461)\)\.
-* proxmox\* modules \- there is now a <code>community\.general\.proxmox</code> module defaults group that can be used to set default options for all Proxmox modules \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8334](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8334)\)\.
-* proxmox\_disk \- add ability to manipulate CD\-ROM drive \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7495](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7495)\)\.
-* proxmox\_kvm \- add parameter <code>update\_unsafe</code> to avoid limitations when updating dangerous values \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7843](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7843)\)\.
-* proxmox\_kvm \- adds <code>template</code> value to the <code>state</code> parameter\, allowing conversion of a VM to a template \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7143](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7143)\)\.
-* proxmox\_kvm \- adds\`\`usb\`\` parameter for setting USB devices on proxmox KVM VMs \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8199](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8199)\)\.
-* proxmox\_kvm \- support the <code>hookscript</code> parameter \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7600](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7600)\)\.
-* proxmox\_ostype \- it is now possible to specify the <code>ostype</code> when creating an LXC container \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7462](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7462)\)\.
-* proxmox\_vm\_info \- add ability to retrieve configuration info \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7485](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7485)\)\.
-* puppet \- new feature to set <code>\-\-waitforlock</code> option \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8282](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8282)\)\.
-* redfish\_command \- add command <code>ResetToDefaults</code> to reset manager to default state \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8163](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8163)\)\.
-* redfish\_config \- add command <code>SetServiceIdentification</code> to set service identification \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7916](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7916)\)\.
-* redfish\_info \- add boolean return value <code>MultipartHttpPush</code> to <code>GetFirmwareUpdateCapabilities</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8194](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8194)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8195](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8195)\)\.
-* redfish\_info \- add command <code>GetServiceIdentification</code> to get service identification \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7882](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7882)\)\.
-* redfish\_info \- adding the <code>BootProgress</code> property when getting <code>Systems</code> info \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7626](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7626)\)\.
-* 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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8087](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8087)\)\.
-* rundeck module utils \- allow to pass <code>Content\-Type</code> to API requests \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7684](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7684)\)\.
-* slackpkg \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* ssh\_config \- adds <code>controlmaster</code>\, <code>controlpath</code> and <code>controlpersist</code> parameters \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7456](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7456)\)\.
-* ssh\_config \- allow <code>accept\-new</code> as valid value for <code>strict\_host\_key\_checking</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8257](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8257)\)\.
-* ssh\_config \- new feature to set <code>AddKeysToAgent</code> option to <code>yes</code> or <code>no</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7703](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7703)\)\.
-* ssh\_config \- new feature to set <code>IdentitiesOnly</code> option to <code>yes</code> or <code>no</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7704](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7704)\)\.
-* sudoers \- add support for the <code>NOEXEC</code> tag in sudoers rules \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7983](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7983)\)\.
-* svr4pkg \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* swdepot \- refactor module to pass list of arguments to <code>module\.run\_command\(\)</code> instead of relying on interpretation by a shell \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8264)\)\.
-* terraform \- add support for <code>diff\_mode</code> for terraform resource\_changes \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7896](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7896)\)\.
-* terraform \- fix <code>diff\_mode</code> in state <code>absent</code> and when terraform <code>resource\_changes</code> does not exist \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7963](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7963)\)\.
-* xcc\_redfish\_command \- added support for raw POSTs \(<code>command\=PostResource</code> in <code>category\=Raw</code>\) without a specific action info \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7746](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7746)\)\.
-* xfconf \- use <code>ModuleHelper</code> with <code>VarDict</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226)\)\.
-* xfconf\_info \- use <code>ModuleHelper</code> with <code>VarDict</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226)\)\.
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-<a id="breaking-changes--porting-guide"></a>
-### Breaking Changes / Porting Guide
-
-* cpanm \- the default of the <code>mode</code> option changed from <code>compatibility</code> to <code>new</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* django\_manage \- the module now requires Django \>\= 4\.1 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* django\_manage \- the module will now fail if <code>virtualenv</code> is specified but no virtual environment exists at that location \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* redfish\_command\, redfish\_config\, redfish\_info \- change the default for <code>timeout</code> from 10 to 60 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-
-<a id="deprecated-features-2"></a>
-### Deprecated Features
-
-* MH DependencyCtxMgr module\_utils \- deprecate <code>module\_utils\.mh\.mixin\.deps\.DependencyCtxMgr</code> in favour of <code>module\_utils\.deps</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280)\)\.
-* ModuleHelper module\_utils \- deprecate <code>plugins\.module\_utils\.module\_helper\.AnsibleModule</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280)\)\.
-* ModuleHelper module\_utils \- deprecate <code>plugins\.module\_utils\.module\_helper\.DependencyCtxMgr</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280)\)\.
-* ModuleHelper module\_utils \- deprecate <code>plugins\.module\_utils\.module\_helper\.StateMixin</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280)\)\.
-* ModuleHelper module\_utils \- deprecate <code>plugins\.module\_utils\.module\_helper\.VarDict\,</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280)\)\.
-* ModuleHelper module\_utils \- deprecate <code>plugins\.module\_utils\.module\_helper\.VarMeta</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280)\)\.
-* ModuleHelper module\_utils \- deprecate <code>plugins\.module\_utils\.module\_helper\.VarsMixin</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8280)\)\.
-* ModuleHelper module\_utils \- deprecate use of <code>VarsMixin</code> in favor of using the <code>VardDict</code> module\_utils \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226)\)\.
-* ModuleHelper vars module\_utils \- bump deprecation of <code>VarMeta</code>\, <code>VarDict</code> and <code>VarsMixin</code> to version 11\.0\.0 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8226)\)\.
-* apt\_rpm \- the behavior of <code>state\=present</code> and <code>state\=installed</code> is deprecated and will change in community\.general 11\.0\.0\. Right now the module will upgrade a package to the latest version if one of these two states is used\. You should explicitly use <code>state\=latest</code> if you want this behavior\, and switch to <code>state\=present\_not\_latest</code> if you do not want to upgrade the package if it is already installed\. In community\.general 11\.0\.0 the behavior of <code>state\=present</code> and <code>state\=installed</code> will change to that of <code>state\=present\_not\_latest</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8217](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8217)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8285](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8285)\)\.
-* 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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7901](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7901)\)\.
-* django\_manage \- the <code>ack\_venv\_creation\_deprecation</code> option has no more effect and will be removed from community\.general 11\.0\.0 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* gitlab modules \- the basic auth method on GitLab API have been deprecated and will be removed in community\.general 10\.0\.0 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8383](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8383)\)\.
-* 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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8184](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8184)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8189](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8189)\)\.
-* irc \- the defaults <code>false</code> for <code>use\_tls</code> and <code>validate\_certs</code> have been deprecated and will change to <code>true</code> in community\.general 10\.0\.0 to improve security\. You can already improve security now by explicitly setting them to <code>true</code>\. Specifying values now disables the deprecation warning \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7578](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7578)\)\.
-
-<a id="removed-features-previously-deprecated"></a>
-### Removed Features \(previously deprecated\)
-
-* The deprecated redirects for internal module names have been removed\. These internal redirects were extra\-long FQCNs like <code>community\.general\.packaging\.os\.apt\_rpm</code> that redirect to the short FQCN <code>community\.general\.apt\_rpm</code>\. They were originally needed to implement flatmapping\; as various tooling started to recommend users to use the long names flatmapping was removed from the collection and redirects were added for users who already followed these incorrect recommendations \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7835](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7835)\)\.
-* ansible\_galaxy\_install \- the <code>ack\_ansible29</code> and <code>ack\_min\_ansiblecore211</code> options have been removed\. They no longer had any effect \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* cloudflare\_dns \- remove support for SPF records\. These are no longer supported by CloudFlare \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7782](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7782)\)\.
-* django\_manage \- support for the <code>command</code> values <code>cleanup</code>\, <code>syncdb</code>\, and <code>validate</code> were removed\. Use <code>clearsessions</code>\, <code>migrate</code>\, and <code>check</code> instead\, respectively \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* flowdock \- this module relied on HTTPS APIs that do not exist anymore and was thus removed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* mh\.mixins\.deps module utils \- the <code>DependencyMixin</code> has been removed\. Use the <code>deps</code> module utils instead \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* proxmox \- the <code>proxmox\_default\_behavior</code> option has been removed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* rax\* modules\, rax module utils\, rax docs fragment \- the Rackspace modules relied on the deprecated package <code>pyrax</code> and were thus removed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* redhat module utils \- the classes <code>Rhsm</code>\, <code>RhsmPool</code>\, and <code>RhsmPools</code> have been removed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* redhat\_subscription \- the alias <code>autosubscribe</code> of the <code>auto\_attach</code> option was removed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* stackdriver \- this module relied on HTTPS APIs that do not exist anymore and was thus removed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-* webfaction\_\* modules \- these modules relied on HTTPS APIs that do not exist anymore and were thus removed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8198)\)\.
-
-<a id="security-fixes"></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 \([https\://www\.die\-welt\.net/2024/03/remote\-code\-execution\-in\-ansible\-dynamic\-inventory\-plugins/](https\://www\.die\-welt\.net/2024/03/remote\-code\-execution\-in\-ansible\-dynamic\-inventory\-plugins/)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8098](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8098)\)\.
-* 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-5"></a>
-### Bugfixes
-
-* aix\_filesystem \- fix <code>\_validate\_vg</code> not passing VG name to <code>lsvg\_cmd</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8151](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8151)\)\.
-* aix\_filesystem \- fix issue with empty list items in crfs logic and option order \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8052](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8052)\)\.
-* 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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7414](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7414)\)\.
-* apt\_rpm \- when checking whether packages were installed after running <code>apt\-get \-y install \<packages\></code>\, only the last package name was checked \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8263](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8263)\)\.
-* bitwarden\_secrets\_manager lookup plugin \- implements retry with exponential backoff to avoid lookup errors when Bitwardn\'s API rate limiting is encountered \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8230](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8230)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8238](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8238)\)\.
-* 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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7970](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7970)\)\.
-* cloudflare\_dns \- fix Cloudflare lookup of SHFP records \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7652](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7652)\)\.
-* consul\_token \- fix token creation without <code>accessor\_id</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8091](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8091)\)\.
-* from\_ini filter plugin \- disabling interpolation of <code>ConfigParser</code> to allow converting values with a <code>\%</code> sign \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8183](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8183)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8185](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8185)\)\.
-* gitlab\_group\_members \- fix gitlab constants call in <code>gitlab\_group\_members</code> module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467)\)\.
-* gitlab\_issue \- fix behavior to search GitLab issue\, using <code>search</code> keyword instead of <code>title</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7846](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7846)\)\.
-* gitlab\_issue\, gitlab\_label\, gitlab\_milestone \- avoid crash during version comparison when the python\-gitlab Python module is not installed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8158](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8158)\)\.
-* gitlab\_project\_members \- fix gitlab constants call in <code>gitlab\_project\_members</code> module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467)\)\.
-* gitlab\_protected\_branches \- fix gitlab constants call in <code>gitlab\_protected\_branches</code> module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467)\)\.
-* gitlab\_runner \- fix pagination when checking for existing runners \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7790](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7790)\)\.
-* gitlab\_user \- fix gitlab constants call in <code>gitlab\_user</code> module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467)\)\.
-* haproxy \- fix an issue where HAProxy could get stuck in DRAIN mode when the backend was unreachable \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8092](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8092)\)\.
-* homebrew \- detect already installed formulae and casks using JSON output from <code>brew info</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/864](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/864)\)\.
-* homebrew \- error returned from brew command was ignored and tried to parse empty JSON\. Fix now checks for an error and raises it to give accurate error message to users \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8047](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8047)\)\.
-* incus connection plugin \- treats <code>inventory\_hostname</code> as a variable instead of a literal in remote connections \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7874](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7874)\)\.
-* interface\_files \- also consider <code>address\_family</code> when changing <code>option\=method</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7610](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7610)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7612](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7612)\)\.
-* inventory plugins \- add unsafe wrapper to avoid marking strings that do not contain <code>\{</code> or <code>\}</code> as unsafe\, to work around a bug in AWX \(\([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8212](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8212)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8225](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8225)\)\.
-* ipa \- fix get version regex in IPA module\_utils \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8175](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8175)\)\.
-* ipa\_hbacrule \- the module uses a string for <code>ipaenabledflag</code> for new FreeIPA versions while the returned value is a boolean \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7880](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7880)\)\.
-* ipa\_otptoken \- the module expect <code>ipatokendisabled</code> as string but the <code>ipatokendisabled</code> value is returned as a boolean \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7795](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7795)\)\.
-* ipa\_sudorule \- the module uses a string for <code>ipaenabledflag</code> for new FreeIPA versions while the returned value is a boolean \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7880](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7880)\)\.
-* iptables\_state \- fix idempotency issues when restoring incomplete iptables dumps \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8029](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8029)\)\.
-* irc \- replace <code>ssl\.wrap\_socket</code> that was removed from Python 3\.12 with code for creating a proper SSL context \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7542](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7542)\)\.
-* keycloak\_\* \- fix Keycloak API client to quote <code>/</code> properly \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7641](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7641)\)\.
-* keycloak\_authz\_permission \- resource payload variable for scope\-based permission was constructed as a string\, when it needs to be a list\, even for a single item \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7151](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7151)\)\.
-* keycloak\_client \- add sorted <code>defaultClientScopes</code> and <code>optionalClientScopes</code> to normalizations \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8223](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8223)\)\.
-* keycloak\_client \- fixes issue when metadata is provided in desired state when task is in check mode \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/1226](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/1226)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7881](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7881)\)\.
-* 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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7418](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7418)\)\.
-* keycloak\_identity\_provider \- it was not possible to reconfigure \(add\, remove\) <code>mappers</code> once they were created initially\. Removal was ignored\, adding new ones resulted in dropping the pre\-existing unmodified mappers\. Fix resolves the issue by supplying correct input to the internal update call \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7418](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7418)\)\.
-* keycloak\_realm \- add normalizations for <code>enabledEventTypes</code> and <code>supportedLocales</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8224](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8224)\)\.
-* keycloak\_user \- when <code>force</code> is set\, but user does not exist\, do not try to delete it \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7696](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7696)\)\.
-* keycloak\_user\_federation \- fix diff of empty <code>krbPrincipalAttribute</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8320](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8320)\)\.
-* ldap \- previously the order number \(if present\) was expected to follow an equals sign in the DN\. This makes it so the order number string is identified correctly anywhere within the DN \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7646](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7646)\)\.
-* linode inventory plugin \- add descriptive error message for linode inventory plugin \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8133](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8133)\)\.
-* log\_entries callback plugin \- replace <code>ssl\.wrap\_socket</code> that was removed from Python 3\.12 with code for creating a proper SSL context \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7542](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7542)\)\.
-* lvol \- test for output messages in both <code>stdout</code> and <code>stderr</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7601](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7601)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7182](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7182)\)\.
-* 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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8303](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8303)\)\.
-* modprobe \- listing modules files or modprobe files could trigger a FileNotFoundError if <code>/etc/modprobe\.d</code> or <code>/etc/modules\-load\.d</code> did not exist\. Relevant functions now return empty lists if the directories do not exist to avoid crashing the module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7717](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7717)\)\.
-* mssql\_script \- make the module work with Python 2 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7818](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7818)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7821](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7821)\)\.
-* nmcli \- fix <code>connection\.slave\-type</code> wired to <code>bond</code> and not with parameter <code>slave\_type</code> in case of connection type <code>wifi</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7389](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7389)\)\.
-* ocapi\_utils\, oci\_utils\, redfish\_utils module utils \- replace <code>type\(\)</code> calls with <code>isinstance\(\)</code> calls \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7501](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7501)\)\.
-* onepassword lookup plugin \- failed for fields that were in sections and had uppercase letters in the label/ID\. Field lookups are now case insensitive in all cases \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7919](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7919)\)\.
-* onepassword lookup plugin \- field and section titles are now case insensitive when using op CLI version two or later\. This matches the behavior of version one \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7564](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7564)\)\.
-* 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 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8373](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8373)\)\.
-* pacemaker\_cluster \- actually implement check mode\, which the module claims to support\. This means that until now the module also did changes in check mode \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8081](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8081)\)\.
-* pam\_limits \- when the file does not exist\, do not create it in check mode \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8050](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8050)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8057](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8057)\)\.
-* pipx module utils \- change the CLI argument formatter for the <code>pip\_args</code> parameter \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7497](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7497)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7506](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7506)\)\.
-* pkgin \- pkgin \(pkgsrc package manager used by SmartOS\) raises erratic exceptions and spurious <code>changed\=true</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7971](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7971)\)\.
-* proxmox \- fix updating a container config if the setting does not already exist \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7872](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7872)\)\.
-* proxmox\_kvm \- fixed status check getting from node\-specific API endpoint \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7817](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7817)\)\.
-* proxmox\_kvm \- running <code>state\=template</code> will first check whether VM is already a template \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7792](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7792)\)\.
-* proxmox\_pool\_member \- absent state for type VM did not delete VMs from the pools \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7464](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7464)\)\.
-* puppet \- add option <code>environment\_lang</code> to set the environment language encoding\. Defaults to lang <code>C</code>\. It is recommended to set it to <code>C\.UTF\-8</code> or <code>en\_US\.UTF\-8</code> depending on what is available on your system\. \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8000](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8000)\)
-* redfish\_command \- fix usage of message parsing in <code>SimpleUpdate</code> and <code>MultipartHTTPPushUpdate</code> commands to treat the lack of a <code>MessageId</code> as no message \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7465](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7465)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7471](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7471)\)\.
-* redfish\_info \- allow for a GET operation invoked by <code>GetUpdateStatus</code> to allow for an empty response body for cases where a service returns 204 No Content \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8003](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8003)\)\.
-* redfish\_info \- correct uncaught exception when attempting to retrieve <code>Chassis</code> information \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7952](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7952)\)\.
-* redhat\_subscription \- use the D\-Bus registration on RHEL 7 only on 7\.4 and
-  greater\; older versions of RHEL 7 do not have it
-  \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7622](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7622)\,
-  [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7624](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7624)\)\.
-* riak \- support <code>riak admin</code> sub\-command in newer Riak KV versions beside the legacy <code>riak\-admin</code> main command \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8211](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8211)\)\.
-* statusio\_maintenance \- fix error caused by incorrectly formed API data payload\. Was raising \"Failed to create maintenance HTTP Error 400 Bad Request\" caused by bad data type for date/time and deprecated dict keys \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7754](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7754)\)\.
-* terraform \- fix multiline string handling in complex variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7535](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7535)\)\.
-* to\_ini filter plugin \- disabling interpolation of <code>ConfigParser</code> to allow converting values with a <code>\%</code> sign \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8183](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8183)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8185](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8185)\)\.
-* xml \- make module work with lxml 5\.1\.1\, which removed some internals that the module was relying on \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8169](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8169)\)\.
-
-<a id="new-plugins-2"></a>
-### New Plugins
-
-<a id="become"></a>
-#### Become
-
-* community\.general\.run0 \- Systemd\'s run0\.
-
-<a id="callback"></a>
-#### Callback
-
-* community\.general\.default\_without\_diff \- The default ansible callback without diff output\.
-* community\.general\.timestamp \- Adds simple timestamp for each header\.
-
-<a id="connection"></a>
-#### Connection
-
-* community\.general\.incus \- Run tasks in Incus instances via the Incus CLI\.
-
-<a id="filter-2"></a>
-#### Filter
-
-* community\.general\.from\_ini \- Converts INI text input into a dictionary\.
-* 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\.
-* community\.general\.to\_ini \- Converts a dictionary to the INI file format\.
-
-<a id="lookup"></a>
-#### Lookup
-
-* community\.general\.github\_app\_access\_token \- Obtain short\-lived Github App Access tokens\.
-* community\.general\.onepassword\_doc \- Fetch documents stored in 1Password\.
-
-<a id="test-1"></a>
-#### Test
-
-* community\.general\.fqdn\_valid \- Validates fully\-qualified domain names against RFC 1123\.
-
-<a id="new-modules-3"></a>
-### New Modules
-
-* 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\.django\_command \- Run Django admin commands\.
-* community\.general\.dnf\_config\_manager \- Enable or disable dnf repositories using config\-manager\.
-* community\.general\.git\_config\_info \- Read git configuration\.
-* community\.general\.gitlab\_group\_access\_token \- Manages GitLab group access tokens\.
-* community\.general\.gitlab\_issue \- Create\, update\, or delete GitLab issues\.
-* 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\.
-* community\.general\.gitlab\_project\_access\_token \- Manages GitLab project access tokens\.
-* 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\.
-* 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\.nomad\_token \- Manage Nomad ACL tokens\.
-* 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\.
-* community\.general\.usb\_facts \- Allows listing information about USB devices\.

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ 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/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 :) )
+* 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 :) )
 * 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).
@@ -56,8 +54,6 @@ 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
@@ -68,8 +64,6 @@ 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
@@ -83,32 +77,13 @@ 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:
 
-#### 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
+# 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
 
-# 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

@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 # Community General Collection
 
-[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_apis/build/status/CI?branchName=stable-9)](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_build?definitionId=31)
+[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_apis/build/status/CI?branchName=stable-7)](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)
 [![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.
 
@@ -23,21 +22,11 @@ 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 2.11, ansible-core 2.12, ansible-core 2.13, ansible-core 2.14, ansible-core 2.15, ansible-core 2.16 releases and the current development version of ansible-core. Ansible-core versions before 2.11.0 are not supported. This includes all ansible-base 2.10 and Ansible 2.9 releases.
+
+Parts of this collection will not work with ansible-core 2.11 on Python 3.12+.
 
 ## External requirements
 
@@ -84,13 +73,13 @@ We are actively accepting new contributors.
 
 All types of contributions are very welcome.
 
-You don't know how to start? Refer to our [contribution guide](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)!
+You don't know how to start? Refer to our [contribution guide](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-7/CONTRIBUTING.md)!
 
-The current maintainers are listed in the [commit-rights.md](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/commit-rights.md#people) file. If you have questions or need help, feel free to mention them in the proposals.
+The current maintainers are listed in the [commit-rights.md](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-7/commit-rights.md#people) file. If you have questions or need help, feel free to mention them in the proposals.
 
 You can find more information in the [developer guide for collections](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_collections.html#contributing-to-collections), and in the [Ansible Community Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/index.html).
 
-Also for some notes specific to this collection see [our CONTRIBUTING documentation](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+Also for some notes specific to this collection see [our CONTRIBUTING documentation](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-7/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ### Running tests
 
@@ -100,7 +89,7 @@ See [here](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_collectio
 
 To learn how to maintain / become a maintainer of this collection, refer to:
 
-* [Committer guidelines](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/commit-rights.md).
+* [Committer guidelines](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-7/commit-rights.md).
 * [Maintainer guidelines](https://github.com/ansible/community-docs/blob/main/maintaining.rst).
 
 It is necessary for maintainers of this collection to be subscribed to:
@@ -110,13 +99,25 @@ 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.
 
 ## Release notes
 
-See the [changelog](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-9/CHANGELOG.md).
+See the [changelog](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-7/CHANGELOG.rst).
 
 ## Roadmap
 
@@ -135,8 +136,8 @@ See [this issue](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues
 
 This collection is primarily licensed and distributed as a whole under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
 
-See [LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-9/COPYING) for the full text.
+See [LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-7/COPYING) for the full text.
 
-Parts of the collection are licensed under the [BSD 2-Clause license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-9/LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause.txt), the [MIT license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-9/LICENSES/MIT.txt), and the [PSF 2.0 license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-9/LICENSES/PSF-2.0.txt).
+Parts of the collection are licensed under the [BSD 2-Clause license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-7/LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause.txt), the [MIT license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-7/LICENSES/MIT.txt), and the [PSF 2.0 license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-7/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/).

changelogs/config.yaml

@@ -12,31 +12,23 @@ mention_ancestor: true
 flatmap: true
 new_plugins_after_name: removed_features
 notesdir: fragments
-output_formats:
-  - md
-  - rst
 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/config.yml

@@ -1,7 +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
-
-changelog:
-  write_changelog: true

docs/docsite/extra-docs.yml

@@ -8,15 +8,3 @@ sections:
     toctree:
       - filter_guide
       - test_guide
-  - title: Cloud Guides
-    toctree:
-      - guide_alicloud
-      - guide_online
-      - guide_packet
-      - guide_scaleway
-  - title: Developer Guides
-    toctree:
-      - guide_deps
-      - guide_vardict
-      - guide_cmdrunner
-      - guide_modulehelper

docs/docsite/helper/keep_keys/README.md

@@ -1,61 +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
--->
-
-# Docs helper. Create RST file.
-
-The playbook `playbook.yml` writes a RST file that can be used in
-docs/docsite/rst. The usage of this helper is recommended but not
-mandatory. You can stop reading here and update the RST file manually
-if you don't want to use this helper.
-
-## Run the playbook
-
-If you want to generate the RST file by this helper fit the variables
-in the playbook and the template to your needs. Then, run the play
-
-```sh
-shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml
-```
-
-## Copy RST to docs/docsite/rst
-
-Copy the RST file to `docs/docsite/rst` and remove it from this
-directory.
-
-## Update the checksums
-
-Substitute the variables and run the below commands
-
-```sh
-shell> sha1sum {{ target_vars }} > {{ target_sha1 }}
-shell> sha1sum {{ file_rst }} > {{ file_sha1 }}
-```
-
-## Playbook explained
-
-The playbook includes the variable *tests* from the integration tests
-and creates the RST file from the template. The playbook will
-terminate if:
-
-* The file with the variable *tests* was changed
-* The RST file was changed
-
-This means that this helper is probably not up to date.
-
-### The file with the variable *tests* was changed
-
-This means that somebody updated the integration tests. Review the
-changes and update the template if needed. Update the checksum to pass
-the integrity test. The playbook message provides you with the
-command.
-
-### The RST file was changed
-
-This means that somebody updated the RST file manually. Review the
-changes and update the template. Update the checksum to pass the
-integrity test. The playbook message provides you with the
-command. Make sure that the updated template will create identical RST
-file. Only then apply your changes.

docs/docsite/helper/keep_keys/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-keep_keys.rst.j2

@@ -1,80 +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
-
-keep_keys
-"""""""""
-
-Use the filter :ansplugin:`community.general.keep_keys#filter` if you have a list of dictionaries and want to keep certain keys only.
-
-.. 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 :ansplugin:`the documentation for the community.general.yaml callback plugin <community.general.yaml#callback>`.
-
-
-Let us use the below list in the following examples:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-   input:
-     {{ tests.0.input | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-
-{% for i in tests[0:1]|subelements('group') %}
-* {{ i.1.d }}
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1
-
-   target: {{ i.1.tt }}
-   result: "{{ lookup('file', target ~ '/templates/' ~ i.0.template) }}"
-
-{% endfor %}
-
-gives
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     {{ tests.0.result | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
- 
-.. versionadded:: 9.1.0
-
-* The results of the below examples 1-5 are all the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     {{ tests.1.result | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-
-{% for i in tests[1:2]|subelements('group') %}
-{{ loop.index }}. {{ i.1.d }}
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: {{ i.1.mp }}
-   target: {{ i.1.tt }}
-   result: "{{ lookup('file', target ~ '/templates/' ~ i.0.template) }}"
-
-{% endfor %}
-
-* The results of the below examples 6-9 are all the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     {{ tests.2.result | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-
-{% for i in tests[2:3]|subelements('group') %}
-{{ loop.index + 5 }}. {{ i.1.d }}
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: {{ i.1.mp }}
-   target: {{ i.1.tt }}
-   result: "{{ lookup('file', target ~ '/templates/' ~ i.0.template) }}"
-
-{% endfor %}

docs/docsite/helper/keep_keys/keep_keys.rst.sha1

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-8690afce792abc95693c2f61f743ee27388b1592  ../../rst/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-keep_keys.rst

docs/docsite/helper/keep_keys/keep_keys.rst.sha1.license

@@ -1,3 +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

docs/docsite/helper/keep_keys/playbook.yml

@@ -1,79 +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
-
-# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-# Create docs REST files
-# shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml
-#
-# Proofread and copy created *.rst file into the directory
-# docs/docsite/rst. Do not add *.rst in this directory to the version
-# control.
-#
-# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-# community.general/docs/docsite/helper/keep_keys/playbook.yml
-
-- name: Create RST file for docs/docsite/rst
-  hosts: localhost
-  gather_facts: false
-
-  vars:
-
-    plugin: keep_keys
-    plugin_type: filter
-    docs_path:
-      - filter_guide
-      - abstract_informations
-      - lists_of_dictionaries
-
-    file_base: "{{ (docs_path + [plugin]) | join('-') }}"
-    file_rst: ../../rst/{{ file_base }}.rst
-    file_sha1: "{{ plugin }}.rst.sha1"
-
-    target: "../../../../tests/integration/targets/{{ plugin_type }}_{{ plugin }}"
-    target_vars: "{{ target }}/vars/main/tests.yml"
-    target_sha1: tests.yml.sha1
-
-  tasks:
-
-    - name: Test integrity tests.yml
-      when:
-        - integrity | d(true) | bool
-        - lookup('file', target_sha1) != lookup('pipe', 'sha1sum ' ~  target_vars)
-      block:
-
-        - name: Changed tests.yml
-          ansible.builtin.debug:
-            msg: |
-              Changed {{ target_vars }}
-              Review the changes and update {{ target_sha1 }}
-              shell> sha1sum {{ target_vars }} > {{ target_sha1 }}
-
-        - name: Changed tests.yml end host
-          ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
-
-    - name: Test integrity RST file
-      when:
-        - integrity | d(true) | bool
-        - lookup('file', file_sha1) != lookup('pipe', 'sha1sum ' ~ file_rst)
-      block:
-
-        - name: Changed RST file
-          ansible.builtin.debug:
-            msg: |
-              Changed {{ file_rst }}
-              Review the changes and update {{ file_sha1 }}
-              shell> sha1sum {{ file_rst }} > {{ file_sha1 }}
-
-        - name: Changed RST file end host
-          ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
-
-    - name: Include target vars
-      include_vars:
-        file: "{{ target_vars }}"
-
-    - name: Create RST file
-      ansible.builtin.template:
-        src: "{{ file_base }}.rst.j2"
-        dest: "{{ file_base }}.rst"

docs/docsite/helper/keep_keys/tests.yml.sha1

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-c6fc4ee2017d9222675bcd13cc4f88ba8d14f38d  ../../../../tests/integration/targets/filter_keep_keys/vars/main/tests.yml

docs/docsite/helper/keep_keys/tests.yml.sha1.license

@@ -1,3 +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

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

@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@
 # 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

@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 # 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
+
 list1:
   - name: myname01
     param01:
       x: default_value
       y: default_value
-      list: [default_value]
+      list:
+        - default_value
   - name: myname02
     param01: [1, 1, 2, 3]
 
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ list2:
     param01:
       y: patch_value
       z: patch_value
-      list: [patch_value]
+      list:
+        - patch_value
   - name: myname02
-    param01: [3, 4, 4]
+    param01: [3, 4, 4, {key: value}]

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

@@ -2,5 +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 |
+
+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

@@ -2,5 +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') }}"

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

@@ -2,6 +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) }}"

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

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # 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

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # 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

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # 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

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # 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

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # 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

@@ -1,14 +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: 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

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

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

@@ -1,6 +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
-list3: "{{ [list1 + list2, []] |
-           community.general.lists_mergeby('name') }}"

docs/docsite/helper/lists_mergeby/examples.yml

@@ -4,75 +4,51 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 examples:
-  - title: Two lists
-    description: 'In the example below the lists are merged by the attribute ``name``:'
+  - label: 'In the example below the lists are merged by the attribute ``name``:'
     file: example-001_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - title:
-    description: 'This produces:'
+  - label: 'This produces:'
     file: example-001.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - title: List of two lists
-    description: 'It is possible to use a list of lists as an input of the filter:'
+  - label: 'It is possible to use a list of lists as an input of the filter:'
     file: example-002_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - title:
-    description: 'This produces the same result as in the previous example:'
+  - label: 'This produces the same result as in the previous example:'
     file: example-002.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - 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):'
+  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=replace`` (default):'
     file: example-003_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - title:
-    description: 'This produces:'
+  - label: 'This produces:'
     file: example-003.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - title: list_merge=keep
-    description: 'Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=keep`:'
+  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=keep``:'
     file: example-004_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - title:
-    description: 'This produces:'
+  - label: 'This produces:'
     file: example-004.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - title: list_merge=append
-    description: 'Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=append`:'
+  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=append``:'
     file: example-005_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - title:
-    description: 'This produces:'
+  - label: 'This produces:'
     file: example-005.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - title: list_merge=prepend
-    description: 'Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=prepend`:'
+  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=prepend``:'
     file: example-006_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - title:
-    description: 'This produces:'
+  - label: 'This produces:'
     file: example-006.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - title: list_merge=append_rp
-    description: 'Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=append_rp`:'
+  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=append_rp``:'
     file: example-007_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - title:
-    description: 'This produces:'
+  - label: 'This produces:'
     file: example-007.out
     lang: 'yaml'
-  - title: list_merge=prepend_rp
-    description: 'Example :ansopt:`community.general.lists_mergeby#filter:list_merge=prepend_rp`:'
+  - label: 'Example ``list_merge=prepend_rp``:'
     file: example-008_vars/list3.yml
     lang: 'yaml+jinja'
-  - title:
-    description: 'This produces:'
+  - label: '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.description }}
+{{ i.label }}
 
 .. code-block:: {{ i.lang }}
 
-  {{ lookup('file', i.file) | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n') | indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', i.file)|indent(2) }}
 
 {% endfor %}

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

@@ -1,7 +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
-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

@@ -6,69 +6,57 @@
 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 <community.general.lists_mergeby#filter>` 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 ``lists_mergeby`` 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 the documentation for the :ansplugin:`community.general.yaml callback plugin <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 :ref:`the documentation for the community.general.yaml callback plugin <ansible_collections.community.general.yaml_callback>`.
 
 Let us use the lists below in the following examples:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
-  {{ lookup('file', 'default-common.yml') | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n')  | indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', 'default-common.yml')|indent(2) }}
 
 {% for i in examples[0:2] %}
-{% if i.title | d('', true) | length > 0 %}
-{{ i.title }}
-{{ "%s" % ('"' * i.title|length) }}
-{% endif %}
-{{ i.description }}
+{{ i.label }}
 
 .. code-block:: {{ i.lang }}
 
-  {{ lookup('file', i.file) | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n') | indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', i.file)|indent(2) }}
 
 {% endfor %}
 
 .. versionadded:: 2.0.0
 
-{% for i in examples[2:6] %}
-{% if i.title | d('', true) | length > 0 %}
-{{ i.title }}
-{{ "%s" % ('"' * i.title|length) }}
-{% endif %}
-{{ i.description }}
+{% for i in examples[2:4] %}
+{{ i.label }}
 
 .. code-block:: {{ i.lang }}
 
-  {{ lookup('file', i.file) | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n') | indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', i.file)|indent(2) }}
 
 {% endfor %}
 
-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.
+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.
 
 **recursive**
-    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``.
+    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``.
 
 **list_merge**
-    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.
+    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.
 
-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.
+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.
 
 Let us use the lists below in the following examples
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
-  {{ lookup('file', 'default-recursive-true.yml') | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n') |indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', 'default-recursive-true.yml')|indent(2) }}
 
-{% for i in examples[6:] %}
-{% if i.title | d('', true) | length > 0 %}
-{{ i.title }}
-{{ "%s" % ('"' * i.title|length) }}
-{% endif %}
-{{ i.description }}
+{% for i in examples[4:16] %}
+{{ i.label }}
 
 .. code-block:: {{ i.lang }}
 
-  {{ lookup('file', i.file) | split('\n') | reject('match', '^(#|---)') | join ('\n') |indent(2) }}
+  {{ lookup('file', i.file)|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_yaml(indent=2, sort_keys=false) | indent(2) }}
+{{ list3|to_nice_yaml(indent=0) }}

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_one=true
+# shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml -e examples=true
 #
 # 2) Optionally, for testing, create examples_all.rst
 # shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml -e examples_all=true
@@ -45,20 +45,18 @@
           tags: t007
         - import_tasks: example-008.yml
           tags: t008
-        - import_tasks: example-009.yml
-          tags: t009
-      when: examples_one | d(false) | bool
+      when: examples|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/helper/remove_keys/README.md

@@ -1,61 +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
--->
-
-# Docs helper. Create RST file.
-
-The playbook `playbook.yml` writes a RST file that can be used in
-docs/docsite/rst. The usage of this helper is recommended but not
-mandatory. You can stop reading here and update the RST file manually
-if you don't want to use this helper.
-
-## Run the playbook
-
-If you want to generate the RST file by this helper fit the variables
-in the playbook and the template to your needs. Then, run the play
-
-```sh
-shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml
-```
-
-## Copy RST to docs/docsite/rst
-
-Copy the RST file to `docs/docsite/rst` and remove it from this
-directory.
-
-## Update the checksums
-
-Substitute the variables and run the below commands
-
-```sh
-shell> sha1sum {{ target_vars }} > {{ target_sha1 }}
-shell> sha1sum {{ file_rst }} > {{ file_sha1 }}
-```
-
-## Playbook explained
-
-The playbook includes the variable *tests* from the integration tests
-and creates the RST file from the template. The playbook will
-terminate if:
-
-* The file with the variable *tests* was changed
-* The RST file was changed
-
-This means that this helper is probably not up to date.
-
-### The file with the variable *tests* was changed
-
-This means that somebody updated the integration tests. Review the
-changes and update the template if needed. Update the checksum to pass
-the integrity test. The playbook message provides you with the
-command.
-
-### The RST file was changed
-
-This means that somebody updated the RST file manually. Review the
-changes and update the template. Update the checksum to pass the
-integrity test. The playbook message provides you with the
-command. Make sure that the updated template will create identical RST
-file. Only then apply your changes.

docs/docsite/helper/remove_keys/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-remove_keys.rst.j2

@@ -1,80 +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
-
-remove_keys
-"""""""""""
-
-Use the filter :ansplugin:`community.general.remove_keys#filter` if you have a list of dictionaries and want to remove certain keys.
-
-.. 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 See :ansplugin:`the documentation for the community.general.yaml callback plugin <community.general.yaml#callback>`.
-
-
-Let us use the below list in the following examples:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-   input:
-     {{ tests.0.input | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-
-{% for i in tests[0:1]|subelements('group') %}
-* {{ i.1.d }}
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1
-
-   target: {{ i.1.tt }}
-   result: "{{ lookup('file', target ~ '/templates/' ~ i.0.template) }}"
-
-{% endfor %}
-
-gives
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     {{ tests.0.result | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
- 
-.. versionadded:: 9.1.0
-
-* The results of the below examples 1-5 are all the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     {{ tests.1.result | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-
-{% for i in tests[1:2]|subelements('group') %}
-{{ loop.index }}. {{ i.1.d }}
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: {{ i.1.mp }}
-   target: {{ i.1.tt }}
-   result: "{{ lookup('file', target ~ '/templates/' ~ i.0.template) }}"
-
-{% endfor %}
-
-* The results of the below examples 6-9 are all the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     {{ tests.2.result | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-
-{% for i in tests[2:3]|subelements('group') %}
-{{ loop.index + 5 }}. {{ i.1.d }}
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: {{ i.1.mp }}
-   target: {{ i.1.tt }}
-   result: "{{ lookup('file', target ~ '/templates/' ~ i.0.template) }}"
-
-{% endfor %}

docs/docsite/helper/remove_keys/playbook.yml

@@ -1,79 +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
-
-# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-# Create docs REST files
-# shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml
-#
-# Proofread and copy created *.rst file into the directory
-# docs/docsite/rst. Do not add *.rst in this directory to the version
-# control.
-#
-# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-# community.general/docs/docsite/helper/remove_keys/playbook.yml
-
-- name: Create RST file for docs/docsite/rst
-  hosts: localhost
-  gather_facts: false
-
-  vars:
-
-    plugin: remove_keys
-    plugin_type: filter
-    docs_path:
-      - filter_guide
-      - abstract_informations
-      - lists_of_dictionaries
-
-    file_base: "{{ (docs_path + [plugin]) | join('-') }}"
-    file_rst: ../../rst/{{ file_base }}.rst
-    file_sha1: "{{ plugin }}.rst.sha1"
-
-    target: "../../../../tests/integration/targets/{{ plugin_type }}_{{ plugin }}"
-    target_vars: "{{ target }}/vars/main/tests.yml"
-    target_sha1: tests.yml.sha1
-
-  tasks:
-
-    - name: Test integrity tests.yml
-      when:
-        - integrity | d(true) | bool
-        - lookup('file', target_sha1) != lookup('pipe', 'sha1sum ' ~  target_vars)
-      block:
-
-        - name: Changed tests.yml
-          ansible.builtin.debug:
-            msg: |
-              Changed {{ target_vars }}
-              Review the changes and update {{ target_sha1 }}
-              shell> sha1sum {{ target_vars }} > {{ target_sha1 }}
-
-        - name: Changed tests.yml end host
-          ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
-
-    - name: Test integrity RST file
-      when:
-        - integrity | d(true) | bool
-        - lookup('file', file_sha1) != lookup('pipe', 'sha1sum ' ~ file_rst)
-      block:
-
-        - name: Changed RST file
-          ansible.builtin.debug:
-            msg: |
-              Changed {{ file_rst }}
-              Review the changes and update {{ file_sha1 }}
-              shell> sha1sum {{ file_rst }} > {{ file_sha1 }}
-
-        - name: Changed RST file end host
-          ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
-
-    - name: Include target vars
-      include_vars:
-        file: "{{ target_vars }}"
-
-    - name: Create RST file
-      ansible.builtin.template:
-        src: "{{ file_base }}.rst.j2"
-        dest: "{{ file_base }}.rst"

docs/docsite/helper/remove_keys/remove_keys.rst.sha1

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3cc606b42e3d450cf6323f25930f7c5a591fa086  ../../rst/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-remove_keys.rst

docs/docsite/helper/remove_keys/remove_keys.rst.sha1.license

@@ -1,3 +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

docs/docsite/helper/remove_keys/tests.yml.sha1

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0554335045f02d8c37b824355b0cf86864cee9a5  ../../../../tests/integration/targets/filter_remove_keys/vars/main/tests.yml

docs/docsite/helper/remove_keys/tests.yml.sha1.license

@@ -1,3 +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

docs/docsite/helper/replace_keys/README.md

@@ -1,61 +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
--->
-
-# Docs helper. Create RST file.
-
-The playbook `playbook.yml` writes a RST file that can be used in
-docs/docsite/rst. The usage of this helper is recommended but not
-mandatory. You can stop reading here and update the RST file manually
-if you don't want to use this helper.
-
-## Run the playbook
-
-If you want to generate the RST file by this helper fit the variables
-in the playbook and the template to your needs. Then, run the play
-
-```sh
-shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml
-```
-
-## Copy RST to docs/docsite/rst
-
-Copy the RST file to `docs/docsite/rst` and remove it from this
-directory.
-
-## Update the checksums
-
-Substitute the variables and run the below commands
-
-```sh
-shell> sha1sum {{ target_vars }} > {{ target_sha1 }}
-shell> sha1sum {{ file_rst }} > {{ file_sha1 }}
-```
-
-## Playbook explained
-
-The playbook includes the variable *tests* from the integration tests
-and creates the RST file from the template. The playbook will
-terminate if:
-
-* The file with the variable *tests* was changed
-* The RST file was changed
-
-This means that this helper is probably not up to date.
-
-### The file with the variable *tests* was changed
-
-This means that somebody updated the integration tests. Review the
-changes and update the template if needed. Update the checksum to pass
-the integrity test. The playbook message provides you with the
-command.
-
-### The RST file was changed
-
-This means that somebody updated the RST file manually. Review the
-changes and update the template. Update the checksum to pass the
-integrity test. The playbook message provides you with the
-command. Make sure that the updated template will create identical RST
-file. Only then apply your changes.

docs/docsite/helper/replace_keys/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-replace_keys.rst.j2

@@ -1,110 +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
-
-replace_keys
-""""""""""""
-
-Use the filter :ansplugin:`community.general.replace_keys#filter` if you have a list of dictionaries and want to replace certain keys.
-
-.. 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 :ansplugin:`the documentation for the community.general.yaml callback plugin <community.general.yaml#callback>`.
-
-
-Let us use the below list in the following examples:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-   input:
-     {{ tests.0.input | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-
-{% for i in tests[0:1]|subelements('group') %}
-* {{ i.1.d }}
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-3
-
-   target:
-     {{ i.1.tt | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-   result: "{{ lookup('file', target ~ '/templates/' ~ i.0.template) }}"
-
-{% endfor %}
-
-gives
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     {{ tests.0.result | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
- 
-.. versionadded:: 9.1.0
-
-* The results of the below examples 1-3 are all the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     {{ tests.1.result | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-
-{% for i in tests[1:2]|subelements('group') %}
-{{ loop.index }}. {{ i.1.d }}
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-4
-
-   mp: {{ i.1.mp }}
-   target:
-     {{ i.1.tt | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-   result: "{{ lookup('file', target ~ '/templates/' ~ i.0.template) }}"
-
-{% endfor %}
-
-* The results of the below examples 4-5 are the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     {{ tests.2.result | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-
-{% for i in tests[2:3]|subelements('group') %}
-{{ loop.index + 3 }}. {{ i.1.d }}
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-3
-
-   mp: {{ i.1.mp }}
-   target:
-     {{ i.1.tt | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-   result: "{{ lookup('file', target ~ '/templates/' ~ i.0.template) }}"
-
-{% endfor %}
-
-{% for i in tests[3:4]|subelements('group') %}
-{{ loop.index + 5 }}. {{ i.1.d }}
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   input:
-     {{ i.0.input | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-4
-
-   mp: {{ i.1.mp }}
-   target:
-     {{ i.1.tt | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-   result: "{{ lookup('file', target ~ '/templates/' ~ i.0.template) }}"
-
-gives
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     {{ i.0.result | to_yaml(indent=2) | indent(5) }}
-
-{% endfor %}

docs/docsite/helper/replace_keys/playbook.yml

@@ -1,79 +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
-
-# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-# Create docs REST files
-# shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml
-#
-# Proofread and copy created *.rst file into the directory
-# docs/docsite/rst. Do not add *.rst in this directory to the version
-# control.
-#
-# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-# community.general/docs/docsite/helper/replace_keys/playbook.yml
-
-- name: Create RST file for docs/docsite/rst
-  hosts: localhost
-  gather_facts: false
-
-  vars:
-
-    plugin: replace_keys
-    plugin_type: filter
-    docs_path:
-      - filter_guide
-      - abstract_informations
-      - lists_of_dictionaries
-
-    file_base: "{{ (docs_path + [plugin]) | join('-') }}"
-    file_rst: ../../rst/{{ file_base }}.rst
-    file_sha1: "{{ plugin }}.rst.sha1"
-
-    target: "../../../../tests/integration/targets/{{ plugin_type }}_{{ plugin }}"
-    target_vars: "{{ target }}/vars/main/tests.yml"
-    target_sha1: tests.yml.sha1
-
-  tasks:
-
-    - name: Test integrity tests.yml
-      when:
-        - integrity | d(true) | bool
-        - lookup('file', target_sha1) != lookup('pipe', 'sha1sum ' ~  target_vars)
-      block:
-
-        - name: Changed tests.yml
-          ansible.builtin.debug:
-            msg: |
-              Changed {{ target_vars }}
-              Review the changes and update {{ target_sha1 }}
-              shell> sha1sum {{ target_vars }} > {{ target_sha1 }}
-
-        - name: Changed tests.yml end host
-          ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
-
-    - name: Test integrity RST file
-      when:
-        - integrity | d(true) | bool
-        - lookup('file', file_sha1) != lookup('pipe', 'sha1sum ' ~ file_rst)
-      block:
-
-        - name: Changed RST file
-          ansible.builtin.debug:
-            msg: |
-              Changed {{ file_rst }}
-              Review the changes and update {{ file_sha1 }}
-              shell> sha1sum {{ file_rst }} > {{ file_sha1 }}
-
-        - name: Changed RST file end host
-          ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
-
-    - name: Include target vars
-      include_vars:
-        file: "{{ target_vars }}"
-
-    - name: Create RST file
-      ansible.builtin.template:
-        src: "{{ file_base }}.rst.j2"
-        dest: "{{ file_base }}.rst"

docs/docsite/helper/replace_keys/replace_keys.rst.sha1

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-403f23c02ac02b1c3b611cb14f9b3ba59dc3f587  ../../rst/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-replace_keys.rst

docs/docsite/helper/replace_keys/replace_keys.rst.sha1.license

@@ -1,3 +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

docs/docsite/helper/replace_keys/tests.yml.sha1

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2e54f3528c95cca746d5748f1ed7ada56ad0890e  ../../../../tests/integration/targets/filter_replace_keys/vars/main/tests.yml

docs/docsite/helper/replace_keys/tests.yml.sha1.license

@@ -1,3 +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

docs/docsite/links.yml

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ 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
@@ -24,10 +22,6 @@ communication:
     - topic: General usage and support questions
       network: Libera
       channel: '#ansible'
-  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
+  mailing_lists:
+    - topic: Ansible Project List
+      url: https://groups.google.com/g/ansible-project

docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-keep_keys.rst

@@ -1,151 +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
-
-keep_keys
-"""""""""
-
-Use the filter :ansplugin:`community.general.keep_keys#filter` if you have a list of dictionaries and want to keep certain keys only.
-
-.. 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 :ansplugin:`the documentation for the community.general.yaml callback plugin <community.general.yaml#callback>`.
-
-
-Let us use the below list in the following examples:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-   input:
-     - k0_x0: A0
-       k1_x1: B0
-       k2_x2: [C0]
-       k3_x3: foo
-     - k0_x0: A1
-       k1_x1: B1
-       k2_x2: [C1]
-       k3_x3: bar
-
-
-* By default, match keys that equal any of the items in the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1
-
-   target: ['k0_x0', 'k1_x1']
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.keep_keys(target=target) }}"
-
-
-gives
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     - {k0_x0: A0, k1_x1: B0}
-     - {k0_x0: A1, k1_x1: B1}
-
- 
-.. versionadded:: 9.1.0
-
-* The results of the below examples 1-5 are all the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     - {k0_x0: A0, k1_x1: B0}
-     - {k0_x0: A1, k1_x1: B1}
-
-
-1. Match keys that equal any of the items in the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: equal
-   target: ['k0_x0', 'k1_x1']
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.keep_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-2. Match keys that start with any of the items in the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: starts_with
-   target: ['k0', 'k1']
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.keep_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-3. Match keys that end with any of the items in target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: ends_with
-   target: ['x0', 'x1']
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.keep_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-4. Match keys by the regex.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: regex
-   target: ['^.*[01]_x.*$']
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.keep_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-5. Match keys by the regex.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: regex
-   target: ^.*[01]_x.*$
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.keep_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-
-* The results of the below examples 6-9 are all the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     - {k0_x0: A0}
-     - {k0_x0: A1}
-
-
-6. Match keys that equal the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: equal
-   target: k0_x0
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.keep_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-7. Match keys that start with the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: starts_with
-   target: k0
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.keep_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-8. Match keys that end with the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: ends_with
-   target: x0
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.keep_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-9. Match keys by the regex.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: regex
-   target: ^.*0_x.*$
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.keep_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-

docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-remove_keys.rst

@@ -1,159 +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
-
-remove_keys
-"""""""""""
-
-Use the filter :ansplugin:`community.general.remove_keys#filter` if you have a list of dictionaries and want to remove certain keys.
-
-.. 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 See :ansplugin:`the documentation for the community.general.yaml callback plugin <community.general.yaml#callback>`.
-
-
-Let us use the below list in the following examples:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-   input:
-     - k0_x0: A0
-       k1_x1: B0
-       k2_x2: [C0]
-       k3_x3: foo
-     - k0_x0: A1
-       k1_x1: B1
-       k2_x2: [C1]
-       k3_x3: bar
-
-
-* By default, match keys that equal any of the items in the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1
-
-   target: ['k0_x0', 'k1_x1']
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.remove_keys(target=target) }}"
-
-
-gives
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     - k2_x2: [C0]
-       k3_x3: foo
-     - k2_x2: [C1]
-       k3_x3: bar
-
- 
-.. versionadded:: 9.1.0
-
-* The results of the below examples 1-5 are all the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     - k2_x2: [C0]
-       k3_x3: foo
-     - k2_x2: [C1]
-       k3_x3: bar
-
-
-1. Match keys that equal any of the items in the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: equal
-   target: ['k0_x0', 'k1_x1']
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.remove_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-2. Match keys that start with any of the items in the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: starts_with
-   target: ['k0', 'k1']
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.remove_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-3. Match keys that end with any of the items in target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: ends_with
-   target: ['x0', 'x1']
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.remove_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-4. Match keys by the regex.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: regex
-   target: ['^.*[01]_x.*$']
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.remove_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-5. Match keys by the regex.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: regex
-   target: ^.*[01]_x.*$
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.remove_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-
-* The results of the below examples 6-9 are all the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     - k1_x1: B0
-       k2_x2: [C0]
-       k3_x3: foo
-     - k1_x1: B1
-       k2_x2: [C1]
-       k3_x3: bar
-
-
-6. Match keys that equal the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: equal
-   target: k0_x0
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.remove_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-7. Match keys that start with the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: starts_with
-   target: k0
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.remove_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-8. Match keys that end with the target.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: ends_with
-   target: x0
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.remove_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-9. Match keys by the regex.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1,2
-
-   mp: regex
-   target: ^.*0_x.*$
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.remove_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-

docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-replace_keys.rst

@@ -1,175 +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
-
-replace_keys
-""""""""""""
-
-Use the filter :ansplugin:`community.general.replace_keys#filter` if you have a list of dictionaries and want to replace certain keys.
-
-.. 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 :ansplugin:`the documentation for the community.general.yaml callback plugin <community.general.yaml#callback>`.
-
-
-Let us use the below list in the following examples:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-   input:
-     - k0_x0: A0
-       k1_x1: B0
-       k2_x2: [C0]
-       k3_x3: foo
-     - k0_x0: A1
-       k1_x1: B1
-       k2_x2: [C1]
-       k3_x3: bar
-
-
-* By default, match keys that equal any of the attributes before.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-3
-
-   target:
-     - {after: a0, before: k0_x0}
-     - {after: a1, before: k1_x1}
-
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.replace_keys(target=target) }}"
-
-
-gives
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     - a0: A0
-       a1: B0
-       k2_x2: [C0]
-       k3_x3: foo
-     - a0: A1
-       a1: B1
-       k2_x2: [C1]
-       k3_x3: bar
-
- 
-.. versionadded:: 9.1.0
-
-* The results of the below examples 1-3 are all the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     - a0: A0
-       a1: B0
-       k2_x2: [C0]
-       k3_x3: foo
-     - a0: A1
-       a1: B1
-       k2_x2: [C1]
-       k3_x3: bar
-
-
-1. Replace keys that starts with any of the attributes before.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-4
-
-   mp: starts_with
-   target:
-     - {after: a0, before: k0}
-     - {after: a1, before: k1}
-
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.replace_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-2. Replace keys that ends with any of the attributes before.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-4
-
-   mp: ends_with
-   target:
-     - {after: a0, before: x0}
-     - {after: a1, before: x1}
-
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.replace_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-3. Replace keys that match any regex of the attributes before.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-4
-
-   mp: regex
-   target:
-     - {after: a0, before: ^.*0_x.*$}
-     - {after: a1, before: ^.*1_x.*$}
-
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.replace_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-
-* The results of the below examples 4-5 are the same:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     - {X: foo}
-     - {X: bar}
-
-
-4. If more keys match the same attribute before the last one will be used.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-3
-
-   mp: regex
-   target:
-     - {after: X, before: ^.*_x.*$}
-
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.replace_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-5. If there are items with equal attribute before the first one will be used.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-3
-
-   mp: regex
-   target:
-     - {after: X, before: ^.*_x.*$}
-     - {after: Y, before: ^.*_x.*$}
-
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.replace_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-
-6. If there are more matches for a key the first one will be used.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   input:
-     - {aaa1: A, bbb1: B, ccc1: C}
-     - {aaa2: D, bbb2: E, ccc2: F}
-
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-4
-
-   mp: starts_with
-   target:
-     - {after: X, before: a}
-     - {after: Y, before: aa}
-
-   result: "{{ input | community.general.replace_keys(target=target, matching_parameter=mp) }}"
-
-gives
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-   :emphasize-lines: 1-
-
-   result:
-     - {X: A, bbb1: B, ccc1: C}
-     - {X: D, bbb2: E, ccc2: F}
-
-

docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries.rst

@@ -1,18 +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
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.filter_guide.filter_guide_abstract_informations.lists_of_dicts:
-  
-Lists of dictionaries
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Filters to manage keys in a list of dictionaries:
-
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 1
-
-   filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-keep_keys
-   filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-remove_keys
-   filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries-replace_keys

docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations.rst

@@ -11,7 +11,5 @@ Abstract transformations
 
    filter_guide_abstract_informations_dictionaries
    filter_guide_abstract_informations_grouping
-   filter_guide-abstract_informations-lists_of_dictionaries
    filter_guide_abstract_informations_merging_lists_of_dictionaries
-   filter_guide_abstract_informations_lists_helper
    filter_guide_abstract_informations_counting_elements_in_sequence

docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations_lists_helper.rst

@@ -1,81 +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
-
-Union, intersection and difference of lists
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Starting with Ansible Core 2.16, the builtin filters :ansplugin:`ansible.builtin.union#filter`, :ansplugin:`ansible.builtin.intersect#filter`, :ansplugin:`ansible.builtin.difference#filter` and :ansplugin:`ansible.builtin.symmetric_difference#filter` began to behave differently and do no longer preserve the item order. Items in the resulting lists are returned in arbitrary order and the order can vary between subsequent runs.
-
-The Ansible community.general collection provides the following additional list filters:
-
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_union#filter`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_intersect#filter`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_difference#filter`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_symmetric_difference#filter`
-
-These filters preserve the item order, eliminate duplicates and are an extended version of the builtin ones, because they can operate on more than two lists.
-
-.. note:: Stick to the builtin filters, when item order is not important or when you do not need the n-ary operating mode. The builtin filters are faster, because they rely mostly on sets as their underlying datastructure.
-
-Let us use the lists below in the following examples:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-  A: [9, 5, 7, 1, 9, 4, 10, 5, 9, 7]
-  B: [4, 1, 2, 8, 3, 1, 7]
-  C: [10, 2, 1, 9, 1]
-
-The union of ``A`` and ``B`` can be written as:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-  result: "{{ A | community.general.lists_union(B) }}"
-
-This statement produces:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-  result: [9, 5, 7, 1, 4, 10, 2, 8, 3]
-
-If you want to calculate the intersection of ``A``, ``B`` and ``C``, you can use the following statement:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-  result: "{{ A | community.general.lists_intersect(B, C) }}"
-
-Alternatively, you can use a list of lists as an input of the filter
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-  result: "{{ [A, B] | community.general.lists_intersect(C) }}"
-
-or
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-  result: "{{ [A, B, C] | community.general.lists_intersect(flatten=true) }}"
-
-All three statements are equivalent and give:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-  result: [1]
-
-.. 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.
-
-For example, the symmetric difference of ``A``, ``B`` and ``C`` may be written as:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-  result: "{{ A | community.general.lists_symmetric_difference(B, C) }}"
-
-This gives:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-  result: [5, 8, 3, 1]
-

docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations_merging_lists_of_dictionaries.rst

@@ -6,30 +6,33 @@
 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 <community.general.lists_mergeby#filter>` 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 filter <community.general.lists_mergeby#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 the documentation for the :ansplugin:`community.general.yaml callback plugin <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 :ref:`the documentation for the community.general.yaml callback plugin <ansible_collections.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:
@@ -37,21 +40,24 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-    - {name: bar, extra: false}
-    - {name: baz, path: /baz}
-    - {name: foo, extra: true, path: /foo}
-    - {name: meh, extra: true}
+  - extra: false
+    name: bar
+  - name: baz
+    path: /baz
+  - extra: true
+    name: foo
+    path: /foo
+  - extra: true
+    name: meh
 
 
 .. 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:
@@ -59,29 +65,15 @@ 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}
-
-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}
+  - extra: false
+    name: bar
+  - name: baz
+    path: /baz
+  - extra: true
+    name: foo
+    path: /foo
+  - extra: true
+    name: meh
 
 
 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.
@@ -103,7 +95,8 @@ 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]
 
@@ -112,17 +105,16 @@ 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]
+      param01: [3, 4, 4, {key: value}]
 
-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) }}"
 
@@ -131,22 +123,25 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-    - name: myname01
-      param01:
-        x: default_value
-        y: patch_value
-        list: [patch_value]
-        z: patch_value
-    - name: myname02
-      param01: [3, 4, 4]
+  - name: myname01
+    param01:
+      list:
+      - patch_value
+      x: default_value
+      y: patch_value
+      z: patch_value
+  - name: myname02
+    param01:
+    - 3
+    - 4
+    - 4
+    - key: value
 
-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') }}"
@@ -156,22 +151,25 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-    - name: myname01
-      param01:
-        x: default_value
-        y: patch_value
-        list: [default_value]
-        z: patch_value
-    - name: myname02
-      param01: [1, 1, 2, 3]
+  - name: myname01
+    param01:
+      list:
+      - default_value
+      x: default_value
+      y: patch_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') }}"
@@ -181,22 +179,30 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-    - 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]
+  - 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
 
-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') }}"
@@ -206,22 +212,30 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-    - 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]
+  - 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
 
-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') }}"
@@ -231,22 +245,29 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-    - 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]
+  - 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
 
-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') }}"
@@ -256,12 +277,21 @@ This produces:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
   list3:
-    - 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]
+  - 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
 

docs/docsite/rst/guide_alicloud.rst

@@ -1,96 +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
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_alicloud:
-
-Alibaba Cloud Compute Services Guide
-====================================
-
-Introduction
-````````````
-
-The community.general collection contains several modules for controlling and managing Alibaba Cloud Compute Services (Alicloud).  This guide
-explains how to use the Alicloud Ansible modules together.
-
-All Alicloud modules require ``footmark`` - install it on your control machine with ``pip install footmark``.
-
-Cloud modules, including Alicloud modules, are usually executed on your local machine (the control machine) with ``connection: local``, rather than on remote machines defined in your hosts.
-
-Normally, you'll use the following pattern for plays that provision Alicloud resources:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-    - hosts: localhost
-      connection: local
-      vars:
-        - ...
-      tasks:
-        - ...
-
-Authentication
-``````````````
-
-You can specify your Alicloud authentication credentials (access key and secret key) by passing them as
-environment variables or by storing them in a vars file.
-
-To pass authentication credentials as environment variables:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    export ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY='Alicloud123'
-    export ALICLOUD_SECRET_KEY='AlicloudSecret123'
-
-To store authentication credentials in a vars file, encrypt them with :ref:`Ansible Vault <vault>` to keep them secure, then list them:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-    ---
-    alicloud_access_key: "--REMOVED--"
-    alicloud_secret_key: "--REMOVED--"
-
-Note that if you store your credentials in a vars file, you need to refer to them in each Alicloud module. For example:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    - community.general.ali_instance:
-        alicloud_access_key: "{{ alicloud_access_key }}"
-        alicloud_secret_key: "{{ alicloud_secret_key }}"
-        image_id: "..."
-
-Provisioning
-````````````
-
-Alicloud modules create Alicloud ECS instances (:ansplugin:`community.general.ali_instance#module`) and retrieve information on these (:ansplugin:`community.general.ali_instance_info#module`).
-
-You can use the ``count`` parameter to control the number of resources you create or terminate. For example, if you want exactly 5 instances tagged ``NewECS``, set the ``count`` of instances to 5 and the ``count_tag`` to ``NewECS``, as shown in the last task of the example playbook below. If there are no instances with the tag ``NewECS``, the task creates 5 new instances. If there are 2 instances with that tag, the task creates 3 more. If there are 8 instances with that tag, the task terminates 3 of those instances.
-
-If you do not specify a ``count_tag``, the task creates the number of instances you specify in ``count`` with the ``instance_name`` you provide.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    # alicloud_setup.yml
-
-    - hosts: localhost
-      connection: local
-
-      tasks:
-        - name: Create a set of instances
-          community.general.ali_instance:
-             instance_type: ecs.n4.small
-             image_id: "{{ ami_id }}"
-             instance_name: "My-new-instance"
-             instance_tags:
-                 Name: NewECS
-                 Version: 0.0.1
-             count: 5
-             count_tag:
-                 Name: NewECS
-             allocate_public_ip: true
-             max_bandwidth_out: 50
-          register: create_instance
-
-In the example playbook above, data about the instances created by this playbook is saved in the variable defined by the ``register`` keyword in the task.
-
-Each Alicloud module offers a variety of parameter options. Not all options are demonstrated in the above example. See each individual module for further details and examples.

docs/docsite/rst/guide_cmdrunner.rst

@@ -1,463 +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
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_cmdrunner:
-
-
-Command Runner guide
-====================
-
-
-Introduction
-^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-The ``ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner`` module util provides the
-``CmdRunner`` class to help execute external commands. The class is a wrapper around
-the standard ``AnsibleModule.run_command()`` method, handling command arguments, localization setting,
-output processing output, check mode, and other features.
-
-It is even more useful when one command is used in multiple modules, so that you can define all options
-in a module util file, and each module uses the same runner with different arguments.
-
-For the sake of clarity, throughout this guide, unless otherwise specified, we use the term *option* when referring to
-Ansible module options, and the term *argument* when referring to the command line arguments for the external command.
-
-
-Quickstart
-""""""""""
-
-``CmdRunner`` defines a command and a set of coded instructions on how to format
-the command-line arguments, in which specific order, for a particular execution.
-It relies on ``ansible.module_utils.basic.AnsibleModule.run_command()`` to actually execute the command.
-There are other features, see more details throughout this document.
-
-To use ``CmdRunner`` you must start by creating an object. The example below is a simplified
-version of the actual code in :ansplugin:`community.general.ansible_galaxy_install#module`:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
-
-    runner = CmdRunner(
-        module,
-        command="ansible-galaxy",
-        arg_formats=dict(
-            type=cmd_runner_fmt.as_func(lambda v: [] if v == 'both' else [v]),
-            galaxy_cmd=cmd_runner_fmt.as_list(),
-            upgrade=cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("--upgrade"),
-            requirements_file=cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_val('-r'),
-            dest=cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_val('-p'),
-            force=cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("--force"),
-            no_deps=cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("--no-deps"),
-            version=cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed("--version"),
-            name=cmd_runner_fmt.as_list(),
-        )
-    )
-
-This is meant to be done once, then every time you need to execute the command you create a context and pass values as needed:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-        # Run the command with these arguments, when values exist for them
-        with runner("type galaxy_cmd upgrade force no_deps dest requirements_file name", output_process=process) as ctx:
-            ctx.run(galaxy_cmd="install", upgrade=upgrade)
-
-        # version is fixed, requires no value
-        with runner("version") as ctx:
-            dummy, stdout, dummy = ctx.run()
-
-        # Another way of expressing it
-        dummy, stdout, dummy = runner("version").run()
-
-Note that you can pass values for the arguments when calling ``run()``,
-otherwise ``CmdRunner`` uses the module options with the exact same names to
-provide values for the runner arguments. If no value is passed and no module option
-is found for the name specified, then an exception is raised, unless the
-argument is using ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed`` as format function like the
-``version`` in the example above. See more about it below.
-
-In the first example, values of ``type``, ``force``, ``no_deps`` and others
-are taken straight from the module, whilst ``galaxy_cmd`` and ``upgrade`` are
-passed explicitly.
-
-That generates a resulting command line similar to (example taken from the
-output of an integration test):
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-        [
-            "<venv>/bin/ansible-galaxy",
-            "collection",
-            "install",
-            "--upgrade",
-            "-p",
-            "<collection-install-path>",
-            "netbox.netbox",
-        ]
-
-
-Argument formats
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-As seen in the example, ``CmdRunner`` expects a parameter named ``arg_formats``
-defining how to format each CLI named argument.
-An "argument format" is nothing but a function to transform the value of a variable
-into something formatted for the command line.
-
-
-Argument format function
-""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
-An ``arg_format`` function should be of the form:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    def func(value):
-        return ["--some-param-name", value]
-
-The parameter ``value`` can be of any type - although there are convenience
-mechanisms to help handling sequence and mapping objects.
-
-The result is expected to be of the type ``Sequence[str]`` type (most commonly
-``list[str]`` or ``tuple[str]``), otherwise it is considered to be a ``str``,
-and it is coerced into ``list[str]``.
-This resulting sequence of strings is added to the command line when that
-argument is actually used.
-
-For example, if ``func`` returns:
-
-- ``["nee", 2, "shruberries"]``, the command line adds arguments ``"nee" "2" "shruberries"``.
-- ``2 == 2``, the command line adds argument ``True``.
-- ``None``, the command line adds argument ``None``.
-- ``[]``, the command line adds no command line argument for that particular argument.
-
-
-Convenience format methods
-""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
-In the same module as ``CmdRunner`` there is a class ``cmd_runner_fmt`` which
-provides a set of convenience methods that return format functions for common cases.
-In the first block of code in the `Quickstart`_ section you can see the importing of
-that class:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
-
-The same example shows how to make use of some of them in the instantiation of the ``CmdRunner`` object.
-A description of each one of the convenience methods available and examples of how to use them is found below.
-In these descriptions ``value`` refers to the single parameter passed to the formatting function.
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_list()``
-    This method does not receive any parameter, function returns ``value`` as-is.
-
-    - Creation:
-        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_list()``
-    - Example:
-        +----------------------+---------------------+
-        | Value                | Outcome             |
-        +======================+=====================+
-        | ``["foo", "bar"]``   | ``["foo", "bar"]``  |
-        +----------------------+---------------------+
-        | ``"foobar"``         | ``["foobar"]``      |
-        +----------------------+---------------------+
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool()``
-    This method receives two different parameters: ``args_true`` and ``args_false``, latter being optional.
-    If the boolean evaluation of ``value`` is ``True``, the format function returns ``args_true``.
-    If the boolean evaluation is ``False``, then the function returns ``args_false``
-    if it was provided, or ``[]`` otherwise.
-
-    - Creation:
-        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("--force")``
-    - Example:
-        +------------+--------------------+
-        | Value      | Outcome            |
-        +============+====================+
-        | ``True``   | ``["--force"]``    |
-        +------------+--------------------+
-        | ``False``  | ``[]``             |
-        +------------+--------------------+
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool_not()``
-    This method receives one parameter, which is returned by the function when the boolean evaluation
-    of ``value`` is ``False``.
-
-    - Creation:
-        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool_not("--no-deps")``
-    - Example:
-        +-------------+---------------------+
-        | Value       | Outcome             |
-        +=============+=====================+
-        | ``True``    | ``[]``              |
-        +-------------+---------------------+
-        | ``False``   | ``["--no-deps"]``   |
-        +-------------+---------------------+
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_optval()``
-    This method receives one parameter ``arg``, the function returns the string concatenation
-    of ``arg`` and ``value``.
-
-    - Creation:
-        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_optval("-i")``
-    - Example:
-        +---------------+---------------------+
-        | Value         | Outcome             |
-        +===============+=====================+
-        | ``3``         | ``["-i3"]``         |
-        +---------------+---------------------+
-        | ``foobar``    | ``["-ifoobar"]``    |
-        +---------------+---------------------+
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_val()``
-    This method receives one parameter ``arg``, the function returns ``[arg, value]``.
-
-    - Creation:
-        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_val("--name")``
-    - Example:
-        +--------------+--------------------------+
-        | Value        | Outcome                  |
-        +==============+==========================+
-        | ``abc``      | ``["--name", "abc"]``    |
-        +--------------+--------------------------+
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_eq_val()``
-    This method receives one parameter ``arg``, the function returns the string of the form
-    ``{arg}={value}``.
-
-    - Creation:
-        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_eq_val("--num-cpus")``
-    - Example:
-        +------------+-------------------------+
-        | Value      | Outcome                 |
-        +============+=========================+
-        | ``10``     | ``["--num-cpus=10"]``   |
-        +------------+-------------------------+
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed()``
-    This method receives one parameter ``arg``, the function expects no ``value`` - if one
-    is provided then it is ignored.
-    The function returns ``arg`` as-is.
-
-    - Creation:
-        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed("--version")``
-    - Example:
-        +---------+-----------------------+
-        | Value   | Outcome               |
-        +=========+=======================+
-        |         | ``["--version"]``     |
-        +---------+-----------------------+
-        | 57      | ``["--version"]``     |
-        +---------+-----------------------+
-
-    - Note:
-        This is the only special case in which a value can be missing for the formatting function.
-        The example also comes from the code in `Quickstart`_.
-        In that case, the module has code to determine the command's version so that it can assert compatibility.
-        There is no *value* to be passed for that CLI argument.
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_map()``
-    This method receives one parameter ``arg`` which must be a dictionary, and an optional parameter ``default``.
-    The function returns the evaluation of ``arg[value]``.
-    If ``value not in arg``, then it returns ``default`` if defined, otherwise ``[]``.
-
-    - Creation:
-        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_map(dict(a=1, b=2, c=3), default=42)``
-    - Example:
-        +---------------------+---------------+
-        | Value               | Outcome       |
-        +=====================+===============+
-        | ``"b"``             | ``["2"]``     |
-        +---------------------+---------------+
-        | ``"yabadabadoo"``   | ``["42"]``    |
-        +---------------------+---------------+
-
-    - Note:
-        If ``default`` is not specified, invalid values return an empty list, meaning they are silently ignored.
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_func()``
-    This method receives one parameter ``arg`` which is itself is a format function and it must abide by the rules described above.
-
-    - Creation:
-        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_func(lambda v: [] if v == 'stable' else ['--channel', '{0}'.format(v)])``
-    - Note:
-        The outcome for that depends entirely on the function provided by the developer.
-
-
-Other features for argument formatting
-""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
-Some additional features are available as decorators:
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.unpack args()``
-    This decorator unpacks the incoming ``value`` as a list of elements.
-
-    For example, in ``ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.puppet``, it is used as:
-
-    .. code-block:: python
-
-          @cmd_runner_fmt.unpack_args
-          def execute_func(execute, manifest):
-              if execute:
-                  return ["--execute", execute]
-              else:
-                  return [manifest]
-
-          runner = CmdRunner(
-              module,
-              command=_prepare_base_cmd(),
-              path_prefix=_PUPPET_PATH_PREFIX,
-              arg_formats=dict(
-                  # ...
-                  _execute=cmd_runner_fmt.as_func(execute_func),
-                  # ...
-              ),
-          )
-
-    Then, in :ansplugin:`community.general.puppet#module` it is put to use with:
-
-    .. code-block:: python
-
-          with runner(args_order) as ctx:
-              rc, stdout, stderr = ctx.run(_execute=[p['execute'], p['manifest']])
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.unpack_kwargs()``
-    Conversely, this decorator unpacks the incoming ``value`` as a ``dict``-like object.
-
-- ``cmd_runner_fmt.stack()``
-    This decorator assumes ``value`` is a sequence and concatenates the output
-    of the wrapped function applied to each element of the sequence.
-
-    For example, in :ansplugin:`community.general.django_check#module`, the argument format for ``database``
-    is defined as:
-
-    .. code-block:: python
-
-          arg_formats = dict(
-              # ...
-              database=cmd_runner_fmt.stack(cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_val)("--database"),
-              # ...
-          )
-
-    When receiving a list ``["abc", "def"]``, the output is:
-
-    .. code-block:: python
-
-          ["--database", "abc", "--database", "def"]
-
-
-Command Runner
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Settings that can be passed to the ``CmdRunner`` constructor are:
-
-- ``module: AnsibleModule``
-    Module instance. Mandatory parameter.
-- ``command: str | list[str]``
-    Command to be executed. It can be a single string, the executable name, or a list
-    of strings containing the executable name as the first element and, optionally, fixed parameters.
-    Those parameters are used in all executions of the runner.
-- ``arg_formats: dict``
-    Mapping of argument names to formatting functions.
-- ``default_args_order: str``
-    As the name suggests, a default ordering for the arguments. When
-    this is passed, the context can be created without specifying ``args_order``. Defaults to ``()``.
-- ``check_rc: bool``
-    When ``True``, if the return code from the command is not zero, the module exits
-    with an error. Defaults to ``False``.
-- ``path_prefix: list[str]``
-    If the command being executed is installed in a non-standard directory path,
-    additional paths might be provided to search for the executable. Defaults to ``None``.
-- ``environ_update: dict``
-    Pass additional environment variables to be set during the command execution.
-    Defaults to ``None``.
-- ``force_lang: str``
-    It is usually important to force the locale to one specific value, so that responses are consistent and, therefore, parseable.
-    Please note that using this option (which is enabled by default) overwrites the environment variables ``LANGUAGE`` and ``LC_ALL``.
-    To disable this mechanism, set this parameter to ``None``.
-    In community.general 9.1.0 a special value ``auto`` was introduced for this parameter, with the effect
-    that ``CmdRunner`` then tries to determine the best parseable locale for the runtime.
-    It should become the default value in the future, but for the time being the default value is ``C``.
-
-When creating a context, the additional settings that can be passed to the call are:
-
-- ``args_order: str``
-    Establishes the order in which the arguments are rendered in the command line.
-    This parameter is mandatory unless ``default_args_order`` was provided to the runner instance.
-- ``output_process: func``
-    Function to transform the output of the executable into different values or formats.
-    See examples in section below.
-- ``check_mode_skip: bool``
-    Whether to skip the actual execution of the command when the module is in check mode.
-    Defaults to ``False``.
-- ``check_mode_return: any``
-    If ``check_mode_skip=True``, then return this value instead.
-
-Additionally, any other valid parameters for ``AnsibleModule.run_command()`` may be passed, but unexpected behavior
-might occur if redefining options already present in the runner or its context creation. Use with caution.
-
-
-Processing results
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-As mentioned, ``CmdRunner`` uses ``AnsibleModule.run_command()`` to execute the external command,
-and it passes the return value from that method back to caller. That means that,
-by default, the result is going to be a tuple ``(rc, stdout, stderr)``.
-
-If you need to transform or process that output, you can pass a function to the context,
-as the ``output_process`` parameter. It must be a function like:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    def process(rc, stdout, stderr):
-        # do some magic
-        return processed_value    # whatever that is
-
-In that case, the return of ``run()`` is the ``processed_value`` returned by the function.
-
-
-PythonRunner
-^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-The ``PythonRunner`` class is a specialized version of ``CmdRunner``, geared towards the execution of
-Python scripts. It features two extra and  mutually exclusive parameters ``python`` and ``venv`` in its constructor:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.python_runner import PythonRunner
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import cmd_runner_fmt
-
-    runner = PythonRunner(
-        module,
-        command=["-m", "django"],
-        arg_formats=dict(...),
-        python="python",
-        venv="/path/to/some/venv",
-    )
-
-The default value for ``python`` is the string ``python``, and the for ``venv`` it is ``None``.
-
-The command line produced by such a command with ``python="python3.12"`` is something like:
-
-.. code-block:: shell
-
-    /usr/bin/python3.12 -m django <arg1> <arg2> ...
-
-And the command line for ``venv="/work/venv"`` is like:
-
-.. code-block:: shell
-
-    /work/venv/bin/python -m django <arg1> <arg2> ...
-
-You may provide the value of the ``command`` argument as a string (in that case the string is used as a script name)
-or as a list, in which case the elements of the list must be valid arguments for the Python interpreter, as in the example above.
-See `Command line and environment <https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html>`_ for more details.
-
-If the parameter ``python`` is an absolute path, or contains directory separators, such as ``/``, then it is used
-as-is, otherwise the runtime ``PATH`` is searched for that command name.
-
-Other than that, everything else works as in ``CmdRunner``.
-
-.. versionadded:: 4.8.0

docs/docsite/rst/guide_deps.rst

@@ -1,74 +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
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_deps:
-
-``deps`` Guide
-==============
-
-
-Using ``deps``
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-The ``ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.deps`` module util simplifies
-the importing of code as described in :ref:`Importing and using shared code <shared_code>`.
-Please notice that ``deps`` is meant to be used specifically with Ansible modules, and not other types of plugins.
-
-The same example from the Developer Guide would become:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils import deps
-
-    with deps.declare("foo"):
-        import foo
-
-Then in ``main()``, just after the argspec (or anywhere in the code, for that matter), do
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    deps.validate(module)  # assuming module is a valid AnsibleModule instance
-
-By default, ``deps`` will rely on ``ansible.module_utils.basic.missing_required_lib`` to generate
-a message about a failing import. That function accepts parameters ``reason`` and ``url``, and
-and so does ``deps```:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    with deps.declare("foo", reason="foo is needed to properly bar", url="https://foo.bar.io"):
-        import foo
-
-If you would rather write a custom message instead of using ``missing_required_lib`` then do:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    with deps.declare("foo", msg="Custom msg explaining why foo is needed"):
-        import foo
-
-``deps`` allows for multiple dependencies to be declared:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    with deps.declare("foo"):
-        import foo
-
-    with deps.declare("bar"):
-        import bar
-
-    with deps.declare("doe"):
-        import doe
-
-By default, ``deps.validate()`` will check on all the declared dependencies, but if so desired,
-they can be validated selectively by doing:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    deps.validate(module, "foo")       # only validates the "foo" dependency
-
-    deps.validate(module, "doe:bar")   # only validates the "doe" and "bar" dependencies
-
-    deps.validate(module, "-doe:bar")  # validates all dependencies except "doe" and "bar"
-
-.. versionadded:: 6.1.0

docs/docsite/rst/guide_modulehelper.rst

@@ -1,540 +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
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper:
-
-Module Helper guide
-===================
-
-
-Introduction
-^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Writing a module for Ansible is largely described in existing documentation.
-However, a good part of that is boilerplate code that needs to be repeated every single time.
-That is where ``ModuleHelper`` comes to assistance: a lot of that boilerplate code is done.
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.quickstart:
-
-Quickstart
-""""""""""
-
-See the `example from Ansible documentation <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/developing_modules_general.html#creating-a-module>`_
-written with ``ModuleHelper``.
-But bear in mind that it does not showcase all of MH's features:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import ModuleHelper
-
-
-    class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-        module = dict(
-            argument_spec=dict(
-                name=dict(type='str', required=True),
-                new=dict(type='bool', required=False, default=False),
-            ),
-            supports_check_mode=True,
-        )
-        use_old_vardict = False
-
-        def __run__(self):
-            self.vars.original_message = ''
-            self.vars.message = ''
-            if self.check_mode:
-                return
-            self.vars.original_message = self.vars.name
-            self.vars.message = 'goodbye'
-            self.changed = self.vars['new']
-            if self.vars.name == "fail me":
-                self.do_raise("You requested this to fail")
-
-
-    def main():
-        MyTest.execute()
-
-
-    if __name__ == '__main__':
-        main()
-
-
-Module Helper
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Introduction
-""""""""""""
-
-``ModuleHelper`` is a wrapper around the standard ``AnsibleModule``, providing extra features and conveniences.
-The basic structure of a module using ``ModuleHelper`` is as shown in the
-:ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.quickstart`
-section above, but there are more elements that will take part in it.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import ModuleHelper
-
-    class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-        output_params = ()
-        change_params = ()
-        diff_params = ()
-        facts_name = None
-        facts_params = ()
-        use_old_vardict = True
-        mute_vardict_deprecation = False
-        module = dict(
-            argument_spec=dict(...),
-            # ...
-        )
-
-After importing the ``ModuleHelper`` class, you need to declare your own class extending it.
-
-.. seealso::
-
-    There is a variation called ``StateModuleHelper``, which builds on top of the features provided by MH.
-    See :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.statemh` below for more details.
-
-The easiest way of specifying the module is to create the class variable ``module`` with a dictionary
-containing the exact arguments that would be passed as parameters to ``AnsibleModule``.
-If you prefer to create the ``AnsibleModule`` object yourself, just assign it to the ``module`` class variable.
-MH also accepts a parameter ``module`` in its constructor, if that parameter is used used,
-then it will override the class variable. The parameter can either be ``dict`` or ``AnsibleModule`` as well.
-
-Beyond the definition of the module, there are other variables that can be used to control aspects
-of MH's behavior. These variables should be set at the very beginning of the class, and their semantics are
-explained through this document.
-
-The main logic of MH happens in the ``ModuleHelper.run()`` method, which looks like:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    @module_fails_on_exception
-    def run(self):
-        self.__init_module__()
-        self.__run__()
-        self.__quit_module__()
-        output = self.output
-        if 'failed' not in output:
-            output['failed'] = False
-        self.module.exit_json(changed=self.has_changed(), **output)
-
-The method ``ModuleHelper.__run__()`` must be implemented by the module and most
-modules will be able to perform their actions implementing only that MH method.
-However, in some cases, you might want to execute actions before or after the main tasks, in which cases
-you should implement ``ModuleHelper.__init_module__()`` and ``ModuleHelper.__quit_module__()`` respectively.
-
-Note that the output comes from ``self.output``, which is a ``@property`` method.
-By default, that property will collect all the variables that are marked for output and return them in a dictionary with their values.
-Moreover, the default ``self.output`` will also handle Ansible ``facts`` and *diff mode*.
-Also note the changed status comes from ``self.has_changed()``, which is usually calculated from variables that are marked
-to track changes in their content.
-
-.. seealso::
-
-    More details in sections
-    :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.paramvaroutput` and
-    :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.changes` below.
-
-.. seealso::
-
-    See more about the decorator
-    :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.modulefailsdeco` below.
-
-
-Another way to write the example from the
-:ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.quickstart`
-would be:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-        def __init_module__(self):
-            self.vars.original_message = ''
-            self.vars.message = ''
-
-        def __run__(self):
-            if self.check_mode:
-                return
-            self.vars.original_message = self.vars.name
-            self.vars.message = 'goodbye'
-            self.changed = self.vars['new']
-
-        def __quit_module__(self):
-            if self.vars.name == "fail me":
-                self.do_raise("You requested this to fail")
-
-Notice that there are no calls to ``module.exit_json()`` nor ``module.fail_json()``: if the module fails, raise an exception.
-You can use the convenience method ``self.do_raise()`` or raise the exception as usual in Python to do that.
-If no exception is raised, then the module succeeds.
-
-.. seealso::
-
-    See more about exceptions in section
-    :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.exceptions` below.
-
-Ansible modules must have a ``main()`` function and the usual test for ``'__main__'``. When using MH that should look like:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    def main():
-        MyTest.execute()
-
-
-    if __name__ == '__main__':
-        main()
-
-The class method ``execute()`` is nothing more than a convenience shorcut for:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    m = MyTest()
-    m.run()
-
-Optionally, an ``AnsibleModule`` may be passed as parameter to ``execute()``.
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.paramvaroutput:
-
-Parameters, variables, and output
-"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
-All the parameters automatically become variables in the ``self.vars`` attribute, which is of the ``VarDict`` type.
-By using ``self.vars``, you get a central mechanism to access the parameters but also to expose variables as return values of the module.
-As described in :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_vardict`, variables in ``VarDict`` have metadata associated to them.
-One of the attributes in that metadata marks the variable for output, and MH makes use of that to generate the module's return values.
-
-.. important::
-
-    The ``VarDict`` feature described was introduced in community.general 7.1.0, but there was a first
-    implementation of it embedded within ``ModuleHelper``.
-    That older implementation is now deprecated and will be removed in community.general 11.0.0.
-    After community.general 7.1.0, MH modules generate a deprecation message about *using the old VarDict*.
-    There are two ways to prevent that from happening:
-
-        #.  Set ``mute_vardict_deprecation = True`` and the deprecation will be silenced. If the module still uses the old ``VarDict``,
-            it will not be able to update to community.general 11.0.0 (Spring 2026) upon its release.
-        #.  Set ``use_old_vardict = False`` to make the MH module use the new ``VarDict`` immediatelly.
-            The new ``VarDict`` and its use is documented and this is the recommended way to handle this.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
-
-        class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-            use_old_vardict = False
-            mute_vardict_deprecation = True
-            ...
-
-    These two settings are mutually exclusive, but that is not enforced and the behavior when setting both is not specified.
-
-Contrary to new variables created in ``VarDict``, module parameters are not set for output by default.
-If you want to include some module parameters in the output, list them in the ``output_params`` class variable.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-        output_params = ('state', 'name')
-        ...
-
-Another neat feature provided by MH by using ``VarDict`` is the automatic tracking of changes when setting the metadata ``change=True``.
-Again, to enable this feature for module parameters, you must list them in the ``change_params`` class variable.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-        # example from community.general.xfconf
-        change_params = ('value', )
-        ...
-
-.. seealso::
-
-    See more about this in
-    :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.changes` below.
-
-Similarly, if you want to use Ansible's diff mode, you can set the metadata ``diff=True`` and ``diff_params`` for module parameters.
-With that, MH will automatically generate the diff output for variables that have changed.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-        diff_params = ('value', )
-
-    def __run__(self):
-        # example from community.general.gio_mime
-        self.vars.set_meta("handler", initial_value=gio_mime_get(self.runner, self.vars.mime_type), diff=True, change=True)
-
-Moreover, if a module is set to return *facts* instead of return values, then again use the metadata ``fact=True`` and ``fact_params`` for module parameters.
-Additionally, you must specify ``facts_name``, as in:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class VolumeFacts(ModuleHelper):
-        facts_name = 'volume_facts'
-
-        def __init_module__(self):
-            self.vars.set("volume", 123, fact=True)
-
-That generates an Ansible fact like:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    - name: Obtain volume facts
-      some.collection.volume_facts:
-        # parameters
-
-    - name: Print volume facts
-      debug:
-        msg: Volume fact is {{ ansible_facts.volume_facts.volume }}
-
-.. important::
-
-    If ``facts_name`` is not set, the module does not generate any facts.
-
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.changes:
-
-Handling changes
-""""""""""""""""
-
-In MH there are many ways to indicate change in the module execution. Here they are:
-
-Tracking changes in variables
------------------------------
-
-As explained above, you can enable change tracking in any number of variables in ``self.vars``.
-By the end of the module execution, if any of those variables has a value different then the first value assigned to them,
-then that will be picked up by MH and signalled as changed at the module output.
-See the example below to learn how you can enabled change tracking in variables:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    # using __init_module__() as example, it works the same in __run__() and __quit_module__()
-    def __init_module__(self):
-        # example from community.general.ansible_galaxy_install
-        self.vars.set("new_roles", {}, change=True)
-
-        # example of "hidden" variable used only to track change in a value from community.general.gconftool2
-        self.vars.set('_value', self.vars.previous_value, output=False, change=True)
-
-        # enable change-tracking without assigning value
-        self.vars.set_meta("new_roles", change=True)
-
-        # if you must forcibly set an initial value to the variable
-        self.vars.set_meta("new_roles", initial_value=[])
-        ...
-
-If the end value of any variable marked ``change`` is different from its initial value, then MH will return ``changed=True``.
-
-Indicating changes with ``changed``
------------------------------------
-
-If you want to indicate change directly in the code, then use the ``self.changed`` property in MH.
-Beware that this is a ``@property`` method in MH, with both a *getter* and a *setter*.
-By default, that hidden field is set to ``False``.
-
-Effective change
-----------------
-
-The effective outcome for the module is determined in the ``self.has_changed()`` method, and it consists of the logical *OR* operation
-between ``self.changed`` and the change calculated from ``self.vars``.
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.exceptions:
-
-Exceptions
-""""""""""
-
-In MH, instead of calling ``module.fail_json()`` you can just raise an exception.
-The output variables are collected the same way they would be for a successful execution.
-However, you can set output variables specifically for that exception, if you so choose.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    def __init_module__(self):
-        if not complex_validation():
-            self.do_raise("Validation failed!")
-
-        # Or passing output variables
-        awesomeness = calculate_awesomeness()
-        if awesomeness > 1000:
-            self.do_raise("Over awesome, I cannot handle it!", update_output={"awesomeness": awesomeness})
-
-All exceptions derived from ``Exception`` are captured and translated into a ``fail_json()`` call.
-However, if you do want to call ``self.module.fail_json()`` yourself it will work,
-just keep in mind that there will be no automatic handling of output variables in that case.
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.statemh:
-
-StateModuleHelper
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Many modules use a parameter ``state`` that effectively controls the exact action performed by the module, such as
-``state=present`` or ``state=absent`` for installing or removing packages.
-By using ``StateModuleHelper`` you can make your code like the excerpt from the ``gconftool2`` below:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import StateModuleHelper
-
-    class GConftool(StateModuleHelper):
-        ...
-        module = dict(
-            ...
-        )
-        use_old_vardict = False
-
-        def __init_module__(self):
-            self.runner = gconftool2_runner(self.module, check_rc=True)
-            ...
-
-            self.vars.set('previous_value', self._get(), fact=True)
-            self.vars.set('value_type', self.vars.value_type)
-            self.vars.set('_value', self.vars.previous_value, output=False, change=True)
-            self.vars.set_meta('value', initial_value=self.vars.previous_value)
-            self.vars.set('playbook_value', self.vars.value, fact=True)
-
-        ...
-
-        def state_absent(self):
-            with self.runner("state key", output_process=self._make_process(False)) as ctx:
-                ctx.run()
-                self.vars.set('run_info', ctx.run_info, verbosity=4)
-            self.vars.set('new_value', None, fact=True)
-            self.vars._value = None
-
-        def state_present(self):
-            with self.runner("direct config_source value_type state key value", output_process=self._make_process(True)) as ctx:
-                ctx.run()
-                self.vars.set('run_info', ctx.run_info, verbosity=4)
-            self.vars.set('new_value', self._get(), fact=True)
-            self.vars._value = self.vars.new_value
-
-Note that the method ``__run__()`` is implemented in ``StateModuleHelper``, all you need to implement are the methods ``state_<state_value>``.
-In the example above, :ansplugin:`community.general.gconftool2#module` only has two states, ``present`` and ``absent``, thus, ``state_present()`` and ``state_absent()``.
-
-If the controlling parameter is not called ``state``, like in :ansplugin:`community.general.jira#module` module, just let SMH know about it:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class JIRA(StateModuleHelper):
-        state_param = 'operation'
-
-        def operation_create(self):
-            ...
-
-        def operation_search(self):
-            ...
-
-Lastly, if the module is called with ``state=somevalue`` and the method ``state_somevalue``
-is not implemented, SMH will resort to call a method called ``__state_fallback__()``.
-By default, this method will raise a ``ValueError`` indicating the method was not found.
-Naturally, you can override that method to write a default implementation, as in :ansplugin:`community.general.locale_gen#module`:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-        def __state_fallback__(self):
-            if self.vars.state_tracking == self.vars.state:
-                return
-            if self.vars.ubuntu_mode:
-                self.apply_change_ubuntu(self.vars.state, self.vars.name)
-            else:
-                self.apply_change(self.vars.state, self.vars.name)
-
-That module has only the states ``present`` and ``absent`` and the code for both is the one in the fallback method.
-
-.. note::
-
-    The name of the fallback method **does not change** if you set a different value of ``state_param``.
-
-
-Other Conveniences
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Delegations to AnsibleModule
-""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
-The MH properties and methods below are delegated as-is to the underlying ``AnsibleModule`` instance in ``self.module``:
-
-- ``check_mode``
-- ``get_bin_path()``
-- ``warn()``
-- ``deprecate()``
-
-Additionally, MH will also delegate:
-
-- ``diff_mode`` to ``self.module._diff``
-- ``verbosity`` to ``self.module._verbosity``
-
-Decorators
-""""""""""
-
-The following decorators should only be used within ``ModuleHelper`` class.
-
-@cause_changes
---------------
-
-This decorator will control whether the outcome of the method will cause the module to signal change in its output.
-If the method completes without raising an exception it is considered to have succeeded, otherwise, it will have failed.
-
-The decorator has a parameter ``when`` that accepts three different values: ``success``, ``failure``, and ``always``.
-There are also two legacy parameters, ``on_success`` and ``on_failure``, that will be deprecated, so do not use them.
-The value of ``changed`` in the module output will be set to ``True``:
-
-- ``when="success"`` and the method completes without raising an exception.
-- ``when="failure"`` and the method raises an exception.
-- ``when="always"``, regardless of the method raising an exception or not.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import cause_changes
-
-    # adapted excerpt from the community.general.jira module
-    class JIRA(StateModuleHelper):
-        @cause_changes(when="success")
-        def operation_create(self):
-            ...
-
-If ``when`` has a different value or no parameters are specificied, the decorator will have no effect whatsoever.
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.modulefailsdeco:
-
-@module_fails_on_exception
---------------------------
-
-In a method using this decorator, if an exception is raised, the text message of that exception will be captured
-by the decorator and used to call ``self.module.fail_json()``.
-In most of the cases there will be no need to use this decorator, because ``ModuleHelper.run()`` already uses it.
-
-@check_mode_skip
-----------------
-
-If the module is running in check mode, this decorator will prevent the method from executing.
-The return value in that case is ``None``.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import check_mode_skip
-
-    # adapted excerpt from the community.general.locale_gen module
-    class LocaleGen(StateModuleHelper):
-        @check_mode_skip
-        def __state_fallback__(self):
-            ...
-
-
-@check_mode_skip_returns
-------------------------
-
-This decorator is similar to the previous one, but the developer can control the return value for the method when running in check mode.
-It is used with one of two parameters. One is ``callable`` and the return value in check mode will be ``callable(self, *args, **kwargs)``,
-where ``self`` is the ``ModuleHelper`` instance and the union of ``args`` and ``kwargs`` will contain all the parameters passed to the method.
-
-The other option is to use the parameter ``value``, in which case the method will return ``value`` when in check mode.
-
-
-References
-^^^^^^^^^^
-
-- `Ansible Developer Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/index.html>`_
-- `Creating a module <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/developing_modules_general.html#creating-a-module>`_
-- `Returning ansible facts <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#ansible-facts>`_
-- :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_vardict`
-
-
-.. versionadded:: 3.1.0

docs/docsite/rst/guide_online.rst

@@ -1,49 +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
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_online:
-
-****************
-Online.net Guide
-****************
-
-Introduction
-============
-
-Online is a French hosting company mainly known for providing bare-metal servers named Dedibox.
-Check it out: `https://www.online.net/en <https://www.online.net/en>`_
-
-Dynamic inventory for Online resources
---------------------------------------
-
-Ansible has a dynamic inventory plugin that can list your resources.
-
-1. Create a YAML configuration such as ``online_inventory.yml`` with this content:
-
-   .. code-block:: yaml
-
-       plugin: community.general.online
-
-2. Set your ``ONLINE_TOKEN`` environment variable with your token.
-
-   You need to open an account and log into it before you can get a token.
-   You can find your token at the following page: `https://console.online.net/en/api/access <https://console.online.net/en/api/access>`_
-
-3. You can test that your inventory is working by running:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-       $ ansible-inventory -v -i online_inventory.yml --list
-
-
-4. Now you can run your playbook or any other module with this inventory:
-
-   .. code-block:: ansible-output
-
-       $ ansible all -i online_inventory.yml -m ping
-       sd-96735 | SUCCESS => {
-           "changed": false,
-           "ping": "pong"
-       }

docs/docsite/rst/guide_packet.rst

@@ -1,214 +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
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_packet:
-
-**********************************
-Packet.net Guide
-**********************************
-
-Introduction
-============
-
-`Packet.net <https://packet.net>`_ is a bare metal infrastructure host that is supported by the community.general collection through six cloud modules. The six modules are:
-
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.packet_device#module`: manages servers on Packet. You can use this module to create, restart and delete devices.
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.packet_ip_subnet#module`: assign IP subnet to a bare metal server
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.packet_project#module`: create/delete a project in Packet host
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.packet_sshkey#module`: adds a public SSH key from file or value to the Packet infrastructure. Every subsequently-created device will have this public key installed in .ssh/authorized_keys.
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.packet_volume#module`: create/delete a volume in Packet host
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.packet_volume_attachment#module`: attach/detach a volume to a device in the Packet host
-
-Note, this guide assumes you are familiar with Ansible and how it works. If you are not, have a look at their :ref:`docs <ansible_documentation>` before getting started.
-
-Requirements
-============
-
-The Packet modules connect to the Packet API using the `packet-python package <https://pypi.org/project/packet-python/>`_. You can install it with pip:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ pip install packet-python
-
-In order to check the state of devices created by Ansible on Packet, it is a good idea to install one of the `Packet CLI clients <https://www.packet.net/developers/integrations/>`_. Otherwise you can check them through the `Packet portal <https://app.packet.net/portal>`_.
-
-To use the modules you will need a Packet API token. You can generate an API token through the Packet portal `here <https://app.packet.net/portal#/api-keys>`__. The simplest way to authenticate yourself is to set the Packet API token in an environment variable:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ export PACKET_API_TOKEN=Bfse9F24SFtfs423Gsd3ifGsd43sSdfs
-
-If you are not comfortable exporting your API token, you can pass it as a parameter to the modules.
-
-On Packet, devices and reserved IP addresses belong to `projects <https://www.packet.com/developers/api/#projects>`_. In order to use the packet_device module, you need to specify the UUID of the project in which you want to create or manage devices. You can find a project's UUID in the Packet portal `here <https://app.packet.net/portal#/projects/list/table/>`_ (it is just under the project table) or through one of the available `CLIs <https://www.packet.net/developers/integrations/>`_.
-
-
-If you want to use a new SSH key pair in this tutorial, you can generate it to ``./id_rsa`` and ``./id_rsa.pub`` as:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -f ./id_rsa
-
-If you want to use an existing key pair, just copy the private and public key over to the playbook directory.
-
-
-Device Creation
-===============
-
-The following code block is a simple playbook that creates one `Type 0 <https://www.packet.com/cloud/servers/t1-small/>`_ server (the ``plan`` parameter). You have to supply ``plan`` and ``operating_system``. ``location`` defaults to ``ewr1`` (Parsippany, NJ). You can find all the possible values for the parameters through a `CLI client <https://www.packet.net/developers/integrations/>`_.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    # playbook_create.yml
-
-    - name: Create Ubuntu device
-      hosts: localhost
-      tasks:
-
-      - community.general.packet_sshkey:
-          key_file: ./id_rsa.pub
-          label: tutorial key
-
-      - community.general.packet_device:
-          project_id: <your_project_id>
-          hostnames: myserver
-          operating_system: ubuntu_16_04
-          plan: baremetal_0
-          facility: sjc1
-
-After running ``ansible-playbook playbook_create.yml``, you should have a server provisioned on Packet. You can verify through a CLI or in the `Packet portal <https://app.packet.net/portal#/projects/list/table>`__.
-
-If you get an error with the message "failed to set machine state present, error: Error 404: Not Found", please verify your project UUID.
-
-
-Updating Devices
-================
-
-The two parameters used to uniquely identify Packet devices are: "device_ids" and "hostnames". Both parameters accept either a single string (later converted to a one-element list), or a list of strings.
-
-The ``device_ids`` and ``hostnames`` parameters are mutually exclusive. The following values are all acceptable:
-
-- device_ids: ``a27b7a83-fc93-435b-a128-47a5b04f2dcf``
-
-- hostnames: ``mydev1``
-
-- device_ids: ``[a27b7a83-fc93-435b-a128-47a5b04f2dcf, 4887130f-0ccd-49a0-99b0-323c1ceb527b]``
-
-- hostnames: ``[mydev1, mydev2]``
-
-In addition, hostnames can contain a special ``%d`` formatter along with a ``count`` parameter that lets you easily expand hostnames that follow a simple name and number pattern; in other words, ``hostnames: "mydev%d", count: 2`` will expand to [mydev1, mydev2].
-
-If your playbook acts on existing Packet devices, you can only pass the ``hostname`` and ``device_ids`` parameters. The following playbook shows how you can reboot a specific Packet device by setting the ``hostname`` parameter:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    # playbook_reboot.yml
-
-    - name: reboot myserver
-      hosts: localhost
-      tasks:
-
-      - community.general.packet_device:
-          project_id: <your_project_id>
-          hostnames: myserver
-          state: rebooted
-
-You can also identify specific Packet devices with the ``device_ids`` parameter. The device's UUID can be found in the `Packet Portal <https://app.packet.net/portal>`_ or by using a `CLI <https://www.packet.net/developers/integrations/>`_. The following playbook removes a Packet device using the ``device_ids`` field:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    # playbook_remove.yml
-
-    - name: remove a device
-      hosts: localhost
-      tasks:
-
-      - community.general.packet_device:
-          project_id: <your_project_id>
-          device_ids: <myserver_device_id>
-          state: absent
-
-
-More Complex Playbooks
-======================
-
-In this example, we will create a CoreOS cluster with `user data <https://packet.com/developers/docs/servers/key-features/user-data/>`_.
-
-
-The CoreOS cluster will use `etcd <https://etcd.io/>`_ for discovery of other servers in the cluster. Before provisioning your servers, you will need to generate a discovery token for your cluster:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ curl -w "\n" 'https://discovery.etcd.io/new?size=3'
-
-The following playbook will create an SSH key, 3 Packet servers, and then wait until SSH is ready (or until 5 minutes passed). Make sure to substitute the discovery token URL in ``user_data``, and the ``project_id`` before running ``ansible-playbook``. Also, feel free to change ``plan`` and ``facility``.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    # playbook_coreos.yml
-
-    - name: Start 3 CoreOS nodes in Packet and wait until SSH is ready
-      hosts: localhost
-      tasks:
-
-      - community.general.packet_sshkey:
-          key_file: ./id_rsa.pub
-          label: new
-
-      - community.general.packet_device:
-          hostnames: [coreos-one, coreos-two, coreos-three]
-          operating_system: coreos_beta
-          plan: baremetal_0
-          facility: ewr1
-          project_id: <your_project_id>
-          wait_for_public_IPv: 4
-          user_data: |
-            #cloud-config
-            coreos:
-              etcd2:
-                discovery: https://discovery.etcd.io/<token>
-                advertise-client-urls: http://$private_ipv4:2379,http://$private_ipv4:4001
-                initial-advertise-peer-urls: http://$private_ipv4:2380
-                listen-client-urls: http://0.0.0.0:2379,http://0.0.0.0:4001
-                listen-peer-urls: http://$private_ipv4:2380
-              fleet:
-                public-ip: $private_ipv4
-              units:
-                - name: etcd2.service
-                  command: start
-                - name: fleet.service
-                  command: start
-        register: newhosts
-
-      - name: wait for ssh
-        ansible.builtin.wait_for:
-          delay: 1
-          host: "{{ item.public_ipv4 }}"
-          port: 22
-          state: started
-          timeout: 500
-        loop: "{{ newhosts.results[0].devices }}"
-
-
-As with most Ansible modules, the default states of the Packet modules are idempotent, meaning the resources in your project will remain the same after re-runs of a playbook. Thus, we can keep the ``packet_sshkey`` module call in our playbook. If the public key is already in your Packet account, the call will have no effect.
-
-The second module call provisions 3 Packet Type 0 (specified using the ``plan`` parameter) servers in the project identified by the ``project_id`` parameter. The servers are all provisioned with CoreOS beta (the ``operating_system`` parameter) and are customized with cloud-config user data passed to the ``user_data`` parameter.
-
-The ``packet_device`` module has a ``wait_for_public_IPv`` that is used to specify the version of the IP address to wait for (valid values are ``4`` or ``6`` for IPv4 or IPv6). If specified, Ansible will wait until the GET API call for a device contains an Internet-routeable IP address of the specified version. When referring to an IP address of a created device in subsequent module calls, it is wise to use the ``wait_for_public_IPv`` parameter, or ``state: active`` in the packet_device module call.
-
-Run the playbook:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ ansible-playbook playbook_coreos.yml
-
-Once the playbook quits, your new devices should be reachable through SSH. Try to connect to one and check if etcd has started properly:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    tomk@work $ ssh -i id_rsa core@$one_of_the_servers_ip
-    core@coreos-one ~ $ etcdctl cluster-health
-
-If you have any questions or comments let us know! help@packet.net

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-..
-  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
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_scaleway:
-
-**************
-Scaleway Guide
-**************
-
-Introduction
-============
-
-`Scaleway <https://scaleway.com>`_ is a cloud provider supported by the community.general collection through a set of plugins and modules.
-Those modules are:
-
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_compute#module`: manages servers on Scaleway. You can use this module to create, restart and delete servers.
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_compute_private_network#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_container#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_container_info#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_container_namespace_info#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_container_namespace#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_container_registry_info#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_container_registry#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_database_backup#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_function#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_function_info#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_function_namespace_info#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_function_namespace#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_image_info#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_ip#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_ip_info#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_lb#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_organization_info#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_private_network#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_security_group#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_security_group_info#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_security_group_rule#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_server_info#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_snapshot_info#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_sshkey#module`: adds a public SSH key from a file or value to the Packet infrastructure. Every subsequently-created device will have this public key installed in .ssh/authorized_keys.
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_user_data#module`
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_volume#module`: manages volumes on Scaleway.
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_volume_info#module`
-
-The plugins are:
-
-- :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway#inventory`: inventory plugin
-
-
-.. note::
-   This guide assumes you are familiar with Ansible and how it works.
-   If you are not, have a look at :ref:`ansible_documentation` before getting started.
-
-Requirements
-============
-
-The Scaleway modules and inventory script connect to the Scaleway API using `Scaleway REST API <https://developer.scaleway.com>`_.
-To use the modules and inventory script you will need a Scaleway API token.
-You can generate an API token through the `Scaleway console's credential page <https://cloud.scaleway.com/#/credentials>`__.
-The simplest way to authenticate yourself is to set the Scaleway API token in an environment variable:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ export SCW_TOKEN=00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444
-
-If you are not comfortable exporting your API token, you can pass it as a parameter to the modules using the ``api_token`` argument.
-
-If you want to use a new SSH key pair in this tutorial, you can generate it to ``./id_rsa`` and ``./id_rsa.pub`` as:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -f ./id_rsa
-
-If you want to use an existing key pair, just copy the private and public key over to the playbook directory.
-
-How to add an SSH key?
-======================
-
-Connection to Scaleway Compute nodes use Secure Shell.
-SSH keys are stored at the account level, which means that you can reuse the same SSH key in multiple nodes.
-The first step to configure Scaleway compute resources is to have at least one SSH key configured.
-
-:ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_sshkey#module` is a module that manages SSH keys on your Scaleway account.
-You can add an SSH key to your account by including the following task in a playbook:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    - name: "Add SSH key"
-      community.general.scaleway_sshkey:
-        ssh_pub_key: "ssh-rsa AAAA..."
-        state: "present"
-
-The ``ssh_pub_key`` parameter contains your ssh public key as a string. Here is an example inside a playbook:
-
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    - name: Test SSH key lifecycle on a Scaleway account
-      hosts: localhost
-      gather_facts: false
-      environment:
-        SCW_API_KEY: ""
-
-      tasks:
-
-        - community.general.scaleway_sshkey:
-            ssh_pub_key: "ssh-rsa AAAAB...424242 developer@example.com"
-            state: present
-          register: result
-
-        - ansible.builtin.assert:
-            that:
-              - result is success and result is changed
-
-How to create a compute instance?
-=================================
-
-Now that we have an SSH key configured, the next step is to spin up a server!
-:ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway_compute#module` is a module that can create, update and delete Scaleway compute instances:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    - name: Create a server
-      community.general.scaleway_compute:
-        name: foobar
-        state: present
-        image: 00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444
-        organization: 00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444
-        region: ams1
-        commercial_type: START1-S
-
-Here are the parameter details for the example shown above:
-
-- ``name`` is the name of the instance (the one that will show up in your web console).
-- ``image`` is the UUID of the system image you would like to use.
-  A list of all images is available for each availability zone.
-- ``organization`` represents the organization that your account is attached to.
-- ``region`` represents the Availability Zone which your instance is in (for this example, ``par1`` and ``ams1``).
-- ``commercial_type`` represents the name of the commercial offers.
-  You can check out the Scaleway pricing page to find which instance is right for you.
-
-Take a look at this short playbook to see a working example using ``scaleway_compute``:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    - name: Test compute instance lifecycle on a Scaleway account
-      hosts: localhost
-      gather_facts: false
-      environment:
-        SCW_API_KEY: ""
-
-      tasks:
-
-        - name: Create a server
-          register: server_creation_task
-          community.general.scaleway_compute:
-            name: foobar
-            state: present
-            image: 00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444
-            organization: 00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444
-            region: ams1
-            commercial_type: START1-S
-            wait: true
-
-        - ansible.builtin.debug:
-            var: server_creation_task
-
-        - ansible.builtin.assert:
-            that:
-              - server_creation_task is success
-              - server_creation_task is changed
-
-        - name: Run it
-          community.general.scaleway_compute:
-            name: foobar
-            state: running
-            image: 00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444
-            organization: 00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444
-            region: ams1
-            commercial_type: START1-S
-            wait: true
-            tags:
-              - web_server
-          register: server_run_task
-
-        - ansible.builtin.debug:
-            var: server_run_task
-
-        - ansible.builtin.assert:
-            that:
-              - server_run_task is success
-              - server_run_task is changed
-
-Dynamic Inventory Plugin
-========================
-
-Ansible ships with :ansplugin:`community.general.scaleway#inventory`.
-You can now get a complete inventory of your Scaleway resources through this plugin and filter it on
-different parameters (``regions`` and ``tags`` are currently supported).
-
-Let us create an example!
-Suppose that we want to get all hosts that got the tag web_server.
-Create a file named ``scaleway_inventory.yml`` with the following content:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    plugin: community.general.scaleway
-    regions:
-      - ams1
-      - par1
-    tags:
-      - web_server
-
-This inventory means that we want all hosts that got the tag ``web_server`` on the zones ``ams1`` and ``par1``.
-Once you have configured this file, you can get the information using the following command:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ ansible-inventory --list -i scaleway_inventory.yml
-
-The output will be:
-
-.. code-block:: json
-
-    {
-        "_meta": {
-            "hostvars": {
-                "dd8e3ae9-0c7c-459e-bc7b-aba8bfa1bb8d": {
-                    "ansible_verbosity": 6,
-                    "arch": "x86_64",
-                    "commercial_type": "START1-S",
-                    "hostname": "foobar",
-                    "ipv4": "192.0.2.1",
-                    "organization": "00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444",
-                    "state": "running",
-                    "tags": [
-                        "web_server"
-                    ]
-                }
-            }
-        },
-        "all": {
-            "children": [
-                "ams1",
-                "par1",
-                "ungrouped",
-                "web_server"
-            ]
-        },
-        "ams1": {},
-        "par1": {
-            "hosts": [
-                "dd8e3ae9-0c7c-459e-bc7b-aba8bfa1bb8d"
-            ]
-        },
-        "ungrouped": {},
-        "web_server": {
-            "hosts": [
-                "dd8e3ae9-0c7c-459e-bc7b-aba8bfa1bb8d"
-            ]
-        }
-    }
-
-As you can see, we get different groups of hosts.
-``par1`` and ``ams1`` are groups based on location.
-``web_server`` is a group based on a tag.
-
-In case a filter parameter is not defined, the plugin supposes all values possible are wanted.
-This means that for each tag that exists on your Scaleway compute nodes, a group based on each tag will be created.
-
-Scaleway S3 object storage
-==========================
-
-`Object Storage <https://www.scaleway.com/object-storage>`_ allows you to store any kind of objects (documents, images, videos, and so on).
-As the Scaleway API is S3 compatible, Ansible supports it natively through the amazon.aws modules: :ansplugin:`amazon.aws.s3_bucket#module`, :ansplugin:`amazon.aws.s3_object#module`.
-
-You can find many examples in the `scaleway_s3 integration tests <https://github.com/ansible/ansible-legacy-tests/tree/devel/test/legacy/roles/scaleway_s3>`_.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    - hosts: myserver
-      vars:
-        scaleway_region: nl-ams
-        s3_url: https://s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud
-      environment:
-        # AWS_ACCESS_KEY matches your scaleway organization id available at https://cloud.scaleway.com/#/account
-        AWS_ACCESS_KEY: 00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444
-        # AWS_SECRET_KEY matches a secret token that you can retrieve at https://cloud.scaleway.com/#/credentials
-        AWS_SECRET_KEY: aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee
-      module_defaults:
-        group/amazon.aws.aws:
-          s3_url: '{{ s3_url }}'
-          region: '{{ scaleway_region }}'
-      tasks:
-       # use a fact instead of a variable, otherwise template is evaluate each time variable is used
-        - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-            bucket_name: "{{ 99999999 | random | to_uuid }}"
-
-        # "requester_pays:" is mandatory because Scaleway does not implement related API
-        # another way is to use amazon.aws.s3_object and "mode: create" !
-        - amazon.aws.s3_bucket:
-            name: '{{ bucket_name }}'
-            requester_pays:
-
-        - name: Another way to create the bucket
-          amazon.aws.s3_object:
-            bucket: '{{ bucket_name }}'
-            mode: create
-            encrypt: false
-          register: bucket_creation_check
-
-        - name: add something in the bucket
-          amazon.aws.s3_object:
-            mode: put
-            bucket: '{{ bucket_name }}'
-            src: /tmp/test.txt  #  needs to be created before
-            object: test.txt
-            encrypt: false  # server side encryption must be disabled

docs/docsite/rst/guide_vardict.rst

@@ -1,176 +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
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_vardict:
-
-VarDict Guide
-=============
-
-Introduction
-^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-The ``ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.vardict`` module util provides the
-``VarDict`` class to help manage the module variables. That class is a container for module variables,
-especially the ones for which the module must keep track of state changes, and the ones that should
-be published as return values.
-
-Each variable has extra behaviors controlled by associated metadata, simplifying the generation of
-output values from the module.
-
-Quickstart
-""""""""""
-
-The simplest way of using ``VarDict`` is:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.vardict import VarDict
-
-Then in ``main()``, or any other function called from there:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    vars = VarDict()
-
-    # Next 3 statements are equivalent
-    vars.abc = 123
-    vars["abc"] = 123
-    vars.set("abc", 123)
-
-    vars.xyz = "bananas"
-    vars.ghi = False
-
-And by the time the module is about to exit:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    results = vars.output()
-    module.exit_json(**results)
-
-That makes the return value of the module:
-
-.. code-block:: javascript
-
-    {
-        "abc": 123,
-        "xyz": "bananas",
-        "ghi": false
-    }
-
-Metadata
-""""""""
-
-The metadata values associated with each variable are:
-
-- ``output: bool`` - marks the variable for module output as a module return value.
-- ``fact: bool`` - marks the variable for module output as an Ansible fact.
-- ``verbosity: int`` - sets the minimum level of verbosity for which the variable will be included in the output.
-- ``change: bool`` - controls the detection of changes in the variable value.
-- ``initial_value: any`` - when using ``change`` and need to forcefully set an intial value to the variable.
-- ``diff: bool`` - used along with ``change``, this generates an Ansible-style diff ``dict``.
-
-See the sections below for more details on how to use the metadata.
-
-
-Using VarDict
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Basic Usage
-"""""""""""
-
-As shown above, variables can be accessed using the ``[]`` operator, as in a ``dict`` object,
-and also as an object attribute, such as ``vars.abc``. The form using the ``set()``
-method is special in the sense that you can use it to set metadata values:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    vars.set("abc", 123, output=False)
-    vars.set("abc", 123, output=True, change=True)
-
-Another way to set metadata after the variables have been created is:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    vars.set_meta("abc", output=False)
-    vars.set_meta("abc", output=True, change=True, diff=True)
-
-You can use either operator and attribute forms to access the value of the variable. Other ways to
-access its value and its metadata are:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    print("abc value = {0}".format(vars.var("abc")["value"]))        # get the value
-    print("abc output? {0}".format(vars.get_meta("abc")["output"]))  # get the metadata like this
-
-The names of methods, such as ``set``, ``get_meta``, ``output`` amongst others, are reserved and
-cannot be used as variable names. If you try to use a reserved name a ``ValueError`` exception
-is raised with the message "Name <var> is reserved".
-
-Generating output
-"""""""""""""""""
-
-By default, every variable create will be enable for output with minimum verbosity set to zero, in
-other words, they will always be in the output by default.
-
-You can control that when creating the variable for the first time or later in the code:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    vars.set("internal", x + 4, output=False)
-    vars.set_meta("internal", output=False)
-
-You can also set the verbosity of some variable, like:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    vars.set("abc", x + 4)
-    vars.set("debug_x", x, verbosity=3)
-
-    results = vars.output(module._verbosity)
-    module.exit_json(**results)
-
-If the module was invoked with verbosity lower than 3, then the output will only contain
-the variable ``abc``. If running at higher verbosity, as in ``ansible-playbook -vvv``,
-then the output will also contain ``debug_x``.
-
-Generating facts is very similar to regular output, but variables are not marked as facts by default.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    vars.set("modulefact", x + 4, fact=True)
-    vars.set("debugfact", x, fact=True, verbosity=3)
-
-    results = vars.output(module._verbosity)
-    results["ansible_facts"] = {"module_name": vars.facts(module._verbosity)}
-    module.exit_json(**results)
-
-Handling change
-"""""""""""""""
-
-You can use ``VarDict`` to determine whether variables have had their values changed.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    vars.set("abc", 42, change=True)
-    vars.abc = 90
-
-    results = vars.output()
-    results["changed"] = vars.has_changed
-    module.exit_json(**results)
-
-If tracking changes in variables, you may want to present the difference between the initial and the final
-values of it. For that, you want to use:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    vars.set("abc", 42, change=True, diff=True)
-    vars.abc = 90
-
-    results = vars.output()
-    results["changed"] = vars.has_changed
-    results["diff"] = vars.diff()
-    module.exit_json(**results)
-
-.. versionadded:: 7.1.0

galaxy.yml

@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
 
 namespace: community
 name: general
-version: 9.4.0
+version: 7.5.4
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (https://github.com/ansible)
-description: >-
-  The community.general 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.
+description: null
 license_file: COPYING
-tags:
-  - community
+tags: [community]
+# NOTE: No dependencies are expected to be added here
+# dependencies:
 repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general
 documentation: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/
 homepage: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general
 issues: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues
+#type: flatmap

plugins/action/iptables_state.py

@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ 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/become/doas.py

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     author: Ansible Core Team
     options:
         become_user:
-            description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-            type: string
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
                 key: become_user
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
               - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_USER
         become_exe:
-            description: Doas executable.
-            type: string
+            description: Doas executable
             default: doas
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -42,8 +40,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
               - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_EXE
         become_flags:
-            description: Options to pass to doas.
-            type: string
+            description: Options to pass to doas
             default: ''
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -57,8 +54,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
               - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_FLAGS
         become_pass:
-            description: Password for doas prompt.
-            type: string
+            description: password for doas prompt
             required: false
             vars:
               - name: ansible_become_password
@@ -72,10 +68,8 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
                 key: password
         prompt_l10n:
             description:
-                - List of localized strings to match for prompt detection.
-                - If empty we will use the built in one.
-            type: list
-            elements: string
+                - List of localized strings to match for prompt detection
+                - If empty we'll use the built in one
             default: []
             ini:
               - section: doas_become_plugin

plugins/become/dzdo.py

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     author: Ansible Core Team
     options:
         become_user:
-            description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-            type: string
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
                 key: become_user
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
               - name: ANSIBLE_DZDO_USER
         become_exe:
-            description: Dzdo executable.
-            type: string
+            description: Dzdo executable
             default: dzdo
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -42,8 +40,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
               - name: ANSIBLE_DZDO_EXE
         become_flags:
-            description: Options to pass to dzdo.
-            type: string
+            description: Options to pass to dzdo
             default: -H -S -n
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -57,8 +54,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
               - name: ANSIBLE_DZDO_FLAGS
         become_pass:
-            description: Options to pass to dzdo.
-            type: string
+            description: Options to pass to dzdo
             required: false
             vars:
               - name: ansible_become_password

plugins/become/ksu.py

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     author: Ansible Core Team
     options:
         become_user:
-            description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-            type: string
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
                 key: become_user
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_USER
             required: true
         become_exe:
-            description: Su executable.
-            type: string
+            description: Su executable
             default: ksu
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -43,8 +41,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
               - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_EXE
         become_flags:
-            description: Options to pass to ksu.
-            type: string
+            description: Options to pass to ksu
             default: ''
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -58,8 +55,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
               - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_FLAGS
         become_pass:
-            description: Ksu password.
-            type: string
+            description: ksu password
             required: false
             vars:
               - name: ansible_ksu_pass
@@ -73,10 +69,8 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
                 key: password
         prompt_l10n:
             description:
-                - List of localized strings to match for prompt detection.
-                - If empty we will use the built in one.
-            type: list
-            elements: string
+                - List of localized strings to match for prompt detection
+                - If empty we'll use the built in one
             default: []
             ini:
               - section: ksu_become_plugin

plugins/become/machinectl.py

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     author: Ansible Core Team
     options:
         become_user:
-            description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-            type: string
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
             default: ''
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
               - name: ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_USER
         become_exe:
-            description: Machinectl executable.
-            type: string
+            description: Machinectl executable
             default: machinectl
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -43,8 +41,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
               - name: ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_EXE
         become_flags:
-            description: Options to pass to machinectl.
-            type: string
+            description: Options to pass to machinectl
             default: ''
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -58,8 +55,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
               - name: ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_FLAGS
         become_pass:
-            description: Password for machinectl.
-            type: string
+            description: Password for machinectl
             required: false
             vars:
               - name: ansible_become_password
@@ -82,13 +78,12 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 EXAMPLES = r'''
 # A polkit rule needed to use the module with a non-root user.
 # See the Notes section for details.
-/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/60-machinectl-fast-user-auth.rules: |
-  polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
-    if(action.id == "org.freedesktop.machine1.host-shell" &&
-      subject.isInGroup("wheel")) {
-        return polkit.Result.AUTH_SELF_KEEP;
-    }
-  });
+60-machinectl-fast-user-auth.rules: |
+    polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+        if(action.id == "org.freedesktop.machine1.host-shell" && subject.isInGroup("wheel")) {
+            return polkit.Result.AUTH_SELF_KEEP;
+        }
+    });
 '''
 
 from re import compile as re_compile

plugins/become/pbrun.py

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     author: Ansible Core Team
     options:
         become_user:
-            description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-            type: string
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
             default: ''
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
               - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_USER
         become_exe:
-            description: Sudo executable.
-            type: string
+            description: Sudo executable
             default: pbrun
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -43,8 +41,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
               - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_EXE
         become_flags:
-            description: Options to pass to pbrun.
-            type: string
+            description: Options to pass to pbrun
             default: ''
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -58,8 +55,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
               - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_FLAGS
         become_pass:
-            description: Password for pbrun.
-            type: string
+            description: Password for pbrun
             required: false
             vars:
               - name: ansible_become_password
@@ -72,7 +68,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - section: pbrun_become_plugin
                 key: password
         wrap_exe:
-            description: Toggle to wrap the command pbrun calls in C(shell -c) or not.
+            description: Toggle to wrap the command pbrun calls in 'shell -c' or not
             default: false
             type: bool
             ini:

plugins/become/pfexec.py

@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     options:
         become_user:
             description:
-                - User you 'become' to execute the task.
+                - User you 'become' to execute the task
                 - This plugin ignores this setting as pfexec uses it's own C(exec_attr) to figure this out,
                   but it is supplied here for Ansible to make decisions needed for the task execution, like file permissions.
-            type: string
             default: root
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -31,8 +30,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
               - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_USER
         become_exe:
-            description: Sudo executable.
-            type: string
+            description: Sudo executable
             default: pfexec
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -46,8 +44,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
               - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_EXE
         become_flags:
-            description: Options to pass to pfexec.
-            type: string
+            description: Options to pass to pfexec
             default: -H -S -n
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -61,8 +58,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
               - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_FLAGS
         become_pass:
-            description: pfexec password.
-            type: string
+            description: pfexec password
             required: false
             vars:
               - name: ansible_become_password
@@ -75,7 +71,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - section: pfexec_become_plugin
                 key: password
         wrap_exe:
-            description: Toggle to wrap the command pfexec calls in C(shell -c) or not.
+            description: Toggle to wrap the command pfexec calls in 'shell -c' or not
             default: false
             type: bool
             ini:
@@ -86,7 +82,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
             env:
               - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_WRAP_EXECUTION
     notes:
-      - This plugin ignores O(become_user) as pfexec uses its own C(exec_attr) to figure this out.
+      - This plugin ignores O(become_user) as pfexec uses it's own C(exec_attr) to figure this out.
 '''
 
 from ansible.plugins.become import BecomeBase

plugins/become/pmrun.py

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     options:
         become_exe:
             description: Sudo executable
-            type: string
             default: pmrun
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
               - name: ANSIBLE_PMRUN_EXE
         become_flags:
-            description: Options to pass to pmrun.
-            type: string
+            description: Options to pass to pmrun
             default: ''
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -43,8 +41,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
               - name: ANSIBLE_PMRUN_FLAGS
         become_pass:
-            description: pmrun password.
-            type: string
+            description: pmrun password
             required: false
             vars:
               - name: ansible_become_password

plugins/become/run0.py

@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright (c) 2024, 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
-
-from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
-
-__metaclass__ = type
-
-DOCUMENTATION = """
-    name: run0
-    short_description: Systemd's run0
-    description:
-        - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the C(run0) utility.
-    author:
-        - Thomas Sjögren (@konstruktoid)
-    version_added: '9.0.0'
-    options:
-        become_user:
-            description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-            default: root
-            ini:
-              - section: privilege_escalation
-                key: become_user
-              - section: run0_become_plugin
-                key: user
-            vars:
-              - name: ansible_become_user
-              - name: ansible_run0_user
-            env:
-              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
-              - name: ANSIBLE_RUN0_USER
-            type: string
-        become_exe:
-            description: The C(run0) executable.
-            default: run0
-            ini:
-              - section: privilege_escalation
-                key: become_exe
-              - section: run0_become_plugin
-                key: executable
-            vars:
-              - name: ansible_become_exe
-              - name: ansible_run0_exe
-            env:
-              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
-              - name: ANSIBLE_RUN0_EXE
-            type: string
-        become_flags:
-            description: Options to pass to run0.
-            default: ''
-            ini:
-              - section: privilege_escalation
-                key: become_flags
-              - section: run0_become_plugin
-                key: flags
-            vars:
-              - name: ansible_become_flags
-              - name: ansible_run0_flags
-            env:
-              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
-              - name: ANSIBLE_RUN0_FLAGS
-            type: string
-    notes:
-      - This plugin will only work when a polkit rule is in place.
-"""
-
-EXAMPLES = r"""
-# An example polkit rule that allows the user 'ansible' in the 'wheel' group
-# to execute commands using run0 without authentication.
-/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/60-run0-fast-user-auth.rules: |
-  polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
-    if(action.id == "org.freedesktop.systemd1.manage-units" &&
-      subject.isInGroup("wheel") &&
-      subject.user == "ansible") {
-        return polkit.Result.YES;
-    }
-  });
-"""
-
-from re import compile as re_compile
-
-from ansible.plugins.become import BecomeBase
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes
-
-ansi_color_codes = re_compile(to_bytes(r"\x1B\[[0-9;]+m"))
-
-
-class BecomeModule(BecomeBase):
-
-    name = "community.general.run0"
-
-    prompt = "Password: "
-    fail = ("==== AUTHENTICATION FAILED ====",)
-    success = ("==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ====",)
-    require_tty = (
-        True  # see https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6932
-    )
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def remove_ansi_codes(line):
-        return ansi_color_codes.sub(b"", line)
-
-    def build_become_command(self, cmd, shell):
-        super().build_become_command(cmd, shell)
-
-        if not cmd:
-            return cmd
-
-        become = self.get_option("become_exe")
-        flags = self.get_option("become_flags")
-        user = self.get_option("become_user")
-
-        return (
-            f"{become} --user={user} {flags} {self._build_success_command(cmd, shell)}"
-        )
-
-    def check_success(self, b_output):
-        b_output = self.remove_ansi_codes(b_output)
-        return super().check_success(b_output)
-
-    def check_incorrect_password(self, b_output):
-        b_output = self.remove_ansi_codes(b_output)
-        return super().check_incorrect_password(b_output)
-
-    def check_missing_password(self, b_output):
-        b_output = self.remove_ansi_codes(b_output)
-        return super().check_missing_password(b_output)

plugins/become/sesu.py

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     author: ansible (@nekonyuu)
     options:
         become_user:
-            description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-            type: string
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
             default: ''
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
               - name: ANSIBLE_SESU_USER
         become_exe:
-            description: sesu executable.
-            type: string
+            description: sesu executable
             default: sesu
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -43,8 +41,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
               - name: ANSIBLE_SESU_EXE
         become_flags:
-            description: Options to pass to sesu.
-            type: string
+            description: Options to pass to sesu
             default: -H -S -n
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -58,8 +55,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
               - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
               - name: ANSIBLE_SESU_FLAGS
         become_pass:
-            description: Password to pass to sesu.
-            type: string
+            description: Password to pass to sesu
             required: false
             vars:
               - name: ansible_become_password

plugins/become/sudosu.py

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = """
     options:
         become_user:
             description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-            type: string
             default: root
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = """
               - name: ANSIBLE_SUDO_USER
         become_flags:
             description: Options to pass to C(sudo).
-            type: string
             default: -H -S -n
             ini:
               - section: privilege_escalation
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = """
               - name: ANSIBLE_SUDO_FLAGS
         become_pass:
             description: Password to pass to C(sudo).
-            type: string
             required: false
             vars:
               - name: ansible_become_password
@@ -58,21 +55,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = """
             ini:
               - section: sudo_become_plugin
                 key: password
-        alt_method:
-            description:
-              - Whether to use an alternative method to call C(su). Instead of running C(su -l user /path/to/shell -c command),
-                it runs C(su -l user -c command).
-              - Use this when the default one is not working on your system.
-            required: false
-            type: boolean
-            ini:
-              - section: community.general.sudosu
-                key: alternative_method
-            vars:
-              - name: ansible_sudosu_alt_method
-            env:
-              - name: ANSIBLE_SUDOSU_ALT_METHOD
-            version_added: 9.2.0
 """
 
 
@@ -107,7 +89,4 @@ class BecomeModule(BecomeBase):
         if user:
             user = '%s' % (user)
 
-        if self.get_option('alt_method'):
-            return ' '.join([becomecmd, flags, prompt, "su -l", user, "-c", self._build_success_command(cmd, shell, True)])
-        else:
-            return ' '.join([becomecmd, flags, prompt, 'su -l', user, self._build_success_command(cmd, shell)])
+        return ' '.join([becomecmd, flags, prompt, 'su -l', user, self._build_success_command(cmd, shell)])

plugins/cache/memcached.py

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
             section: defaults
       _prefix:
         description: User defined prefix to use when creating the DB entries
-        type: string
         default: ansible_facts
         env:
           - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
@@ -38,14 +37,13 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
             section: defaults
       _timeout:
         default: 86400
-        type: integer
-        # TODO: determine whether it is OK to change to: type: float
         description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire
         env:
           - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
         ini:
           - key: fact_caching_timeout
             section: defaults
+        type: integer
 '''
 
 import collections

plugins/cache/pickle.py

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
         ini:
           - key: fact_caching_connection
             section: defaults
-        type: path
       _prefix:
         description: User defined prefix to use when creating the files
         env:
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
         ini:
           - key: fact_caching_prefix
             section: defaults
-        type: string
       _timeout:
         default: 86400
         description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
         ini:
           - key: fact_caching_timeout
             section: defaults
-        type: float
 '''
 
 try:

plugins/cache/redis.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
           - The format is V(host:port:db:password), for example V(localhost:6379:0:changeme).
           - To use encryption in transit, prefix the connection with V(tls://), as in V(tls://localhost:6379:0:changeme).
           - To use redis sentinel, use separator V(;), for example V(localhost:26379;localhost:26379;0:changeme). Requires redis>=2.9.0.
-        type: string
         required: true
         env:
           - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
             section: defaults
       _prefix:
         description: User defined prefix to use when creating the DB entries
-        type: string
         default: ansible_facts
         env:
           - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
             section: defaults
       _keyset_name:
         description: User defined name for cache keyset name.
-        type: string
         default: ansible_cache_keys
         env:
           - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_REDIS_KEYSET_NAME
@@ -49,7 +46,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
         version_added: 1.3.0
       _sentinel_service_name:
         description: The redis sentinel service name (or referenced as cluster name).
-        type: string
         env:
           - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_REDIS_SENTINEL
         ini:
@@ -58,14 +54,13 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
         version_added: 1.3.0
       _timeout:
         default: 86400
-        type: integer
-        # TODO: determine whether it is OK to change to: type: float
         description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire
         env:
           - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
         ini:
           - key: fact_caching_timeout
             section: defaults
+        type: integer
 '''
 
 import re
@@ -227,7 +222,7 @@ class CacheModule(BaseCacheModule):
 
     def copy(self):
         # TODO: there is probably a better way to do this in redis
-        ret = {k: self.get(k) for k in self.keys()}
+        ret = dict([(k, self.get(k)) for k in self.keys()])
         return ret
 
     def __getstate__(self):

plugins/cache/yaml.py

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
         ini:
           - key: fact_caching_connection
             section: defaults
-        type: string
       _prefix:
         description: User defined prefix to use when creating the files
         env:
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
         ini:
           - key: fact_caching_prefix
             section: defaults
-        type: string
       _timeout:
         default: 86400
         description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
           - key: fact_caching_timeout
             section: defaults
         type: integer
-        # TODO: determine whether it is OK to change to: type: float
 '''
 
 

plugins/callback/cgroup_memory_recap.py

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
       max_mem_file:
         required: true
         description: Path to cgroups C(memory.max_usage_in_bytes) file. Example V(/sys/fs/cgroup/memory/ansible_profile/memory.max_usage_in_bytes).
-        type: str
         env:
           - name: CGROUP_MAX_MEM_FILE
         ini:
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
       cur_mem_file:
         required: true
         description: Path to C(memory.usage_in_bytes) file. Example V(/sys/fs/cgroup/memory/ansible_profile/memory.usage_in_bytes).
-        type: str
         env:
           - name: CGROUP_CUR_MEM_FILE
         ini:

plugins/callback/default_without_diff.py

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-# Copyright (c) 2024, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
-# 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
-
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
-__metaclass__ = type
-
-DOCUMENTATION = r'''
-  name: default_without_diff
-  type: stdout
-  short_description: The default ansible callback without diff output
-  version_added: 8.4.0
-  description:
-    - This is basically the default ansible callback plugin (P(ansible.builtin.default#callback)) without
-      showing diff output. This can be useful when using another callback which sends more detailed information
-      to another service, like the L(ARA, https://ara.recordsansible.org/) callback, and you want diff output
-      sent to that plugin but not shown on the console output.
-  author: Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
-  extends_documentation_fragment:
-    - ansible.builtin.default_callback
-    - ansible.builtin.result_format_callback
-'''
-
-EXAMPLES = r'''
-# Enable callback in ansible.cfg:
-ansible_config: |
-  [defaults]
-  stdout_callback = community.general.default_without_diff
-
-# Enable callback with environment variables:
-environment_variable: |
-  ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK=community.general.default_without_diff
-'''
-
-from ansible.plugins.callback.default import CallbackModule as Default
-
-
-class CallbackModule(Default):
-    CALLBACK_VERSION = 2.0
-    CALLBACK_TYPE = 'stdout'
-    CALLBACK_NAME = 'community.general.default_without_diff'
-
-    def v2_on_file_diff(self, result):
-        pass

plugins/callback/hipchat.py

@@ -18,14 +18,9 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     description:
       - This callback plugin sends status updates to a HipChat channel during playbook execution.
       - Before 2.4 only environment variables were available for configuring this plugin.
-    deprecated:
-      removed_in: 10.0.0
-      why: The hipchat service has been discontinued and the self-hosted variant has been End of Life since 2020.
-      alternative: There is none.
     options:
       token:
         description: HipChat API token for v1 or v2 API.
-        type: str
         required: true
         env:
           - name: HIPCHAT_TOKEN
@@ -34,10 +29,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
             key: token
       api_version:
         description: HipChat API version, v1 or v2.
-        type: str
-        choices:
-          - v1
-          - v2
         required: false
         default: v1
         env:
@@ -47,7 +38,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
             key: api_version
       room:
         description: HipChat room to post in.
-        type: str
         default: ansible
         env:
           - name: HIPCHAT_ROOM
@@ -56,7 +46,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
             key: room
       from:
         description:  Name to post as
-        type: str
         default: ansible
         env:
           - name: HIPCHAT_FROM

plugins/callback/jabber.py

@@ -20,25 +20,21 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     options:
       server:
         description: connection info to jabber server
-        type: str
         required: true
         env:
           - name: JABBER_SERV
       user:
         description: Jabber user to authenticate as
-        type: str
         required: true
         env:
           - name: JABBER_USER
       password:
         description: Password for the user to the jabber server
-        type: str
         required: true
         env:
           - name: JABBER_PASS
       to:
         description: chat identifier that will receive the message
-        type: str
         required: true
         env:
           - name: JABBER_TO

plugins/callback/log_plays.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
       log_folder:
         default: /var/log/ansible/hosts
         description: The folder where log files will be created.
-        type: str
         env:
           - name: ANSIBLE_LOG_FOLDER
         ini:

plugins/callback/loganalytics.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     options:
       workspace_id:
         description: Workspace ID of the Azure log analytics workspace.
-        type: str
         required: true
         env:
           - name: WORKSPACE_ID
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
             key: workspace_id
       shared_key:
         description: Shared key to connect to Azure log analytics workspace.
-        type: str
         required: true
         env:
           - name: WORKSPACE_SHARED_KEY
@@ -61,16 +59,13 @@ import uuid
 import socket
 import getpass
 
+from datetime import datetime
 from os.path import basename
 
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import open_url
 from ansible.parsing.ajson import AnsibleJSONEncoder
 from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase
 
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.datetime import (
-    now,
-)
-
 
 class AzureLogAnalyticsSource(object):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -98,7 +93,7 @@ class AzureLogAnalyticsSource(object):
         return "https://{0}.ods.opinsights.azure.com/api/logs?api-version=2016-04-01".format(workspace_id)
 
     def __rfc1123date(self):
-        return now().strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT')
+        return datetime.utcnow().strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT')
 
     def send_event(self, workspace_id, shared_key, state, result, runtime):
         if result._task_fields['args'].get('_ansible_check_mode') is True:
@@ -172,7 +167,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
     def _seconds_since_start(self, result):
         return (
-            now() -
+            datetime.utcnow() -
             self.start_datetimes[result._task._uuid]
         ).total_seconds()
 
@@ -190,10 +185,10 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         self.loganalytics.ansible_playbook = basename(playbook._file_name)
 
     def v2_playbook_on_task_start(self, task, is_conditional):
-        self.start_datetimes[task._uuid] = now()
+        self.start_datetimes[task._uuid] = datetime.utcnow()
 
     def v2_playbook_on_handler_task_start(self, task):
-        self.start_datetimes[task._uuid] = now()
+        self.start_datetimes[task._uuid] = datetime.utcnow()
 
     def v2_runner_on_ok(self, result, **kwargs):
         self.loganalytics.send_event(