Release 8.0.2.

Prepare 8.0.2 release.
Fix RST code formatting.
2026-04-29 09:56:53 +00:00 · 2023-11-13 19:58:06 +01:00 · 2023-11-11 12:39:26 +01:00 · 2023-11-11 12:38:33 +01:00 · 2023-11-11 12:36:48 +01:00 · 2023-11-08 13:27:04 +01:00
2649 changed files with 177458 additions and 203940 deletions
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -29,20 +29,22 @@ schedules:
    always: true
    branches:
      include:
-        - stable-12
-        - stable-11
+        - stable-8
+        - stable-7
  - cron: 0 11 * * 0
    displayName: Weekly (old stable branches)
    always: true
    branches:
      include:
-        - stable-10
+        - stable-6

 variables:
  - name: checkoutPath
    value: ansible_collections/community/general
  - name: coverageBranches
    value: main
+  - name: pipelinesCoverage
+    value: coverage
  - name: entryPoint
    value: tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh
  - name: fetchDepth
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ variables:
 resources:
  containers:
    - container: default
-      image: quay.io/ansible/azure-pipelines-test-container:7.0.0
+      image: quay.io/ansible/azure-pipelines-test-container:4.0.1

 pool: Standard

@@ -70,40 +72,41 @@ stages:
            - test: 2
            - test: 3
            - test: 4
-  - stage: Sanity_2_21
-    displayName: Sanity 2.21
+            - test: extra
+  - stage: Sanity_2_16
+    displayName: Sanity 2.16
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          nameFormat: Test {0}
-          testFormat: 2.21/sanity/{0}
+          testFormat: 2.16/sanity/{0}
          targets:
            - test: 1
            - test: 2
            - test: 3
            - test: 4
-  - stage: Sanity_2_20
-    displayName: Sanity 2.20
+  - stage: Sanity_2_15
+    displayName: Sanity 2.15
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          nameFormat: Test {0}
-          testFormat: 2.20/sanity/{0}
+          testFormat: 2.15/sanity/{0}
          targets:
            - test: 1
            - test: 2
            - test: 3
            - test: 4
-  - stage: Sanity_2_19
-    displayName: Sanity 2.19
+  - stage: Sanity_2_14
+    displayName: Sanity 2.14
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          nameFormat: Test {0}
-          testFormat: 2.19/sanity/{0}
+          testFormat: 2.14/sanity/{0}
          targets:
            - test: 1
            - test: 2
@@ -119,49 +122,45 @@ 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'
-            - test: '3.14'
-            - test: '3.15'
-  - stage: Units_2_21
-    displayName: Units 2.21
+  - stage: Units_2_16
+    displayName: Units 2.16
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.21/units/{0}/1
+          testFormat: 2.16/units/{0}/1
          targets:
-            - test: 3.9
-            - test: "3.12"
-            - test: "3.14"
-  - stage: Units_2_20
-    displayName: Units 2.20
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.20/units/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: 3.9
-            - test: "3.12"
-            - test: "3.14"
-  - stage: Units_2_19
-    displayName: Units 2.19
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.19/units/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: 3.8
+            - test: 2.7
+            - test: 3.6
            - test: "3.11"
-            - test: "3.13"
+  - stage: Units_2_15
+    displayName: Units 2.15
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Python {0}
+          testFormat: 2.15/units/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - test: 3.5
+            - test: "3.10"
+  - 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 3.23
-              test: alpine/3.23
-            # - name: Fedora 44
-            #   test: fedora/44
+            - name: Alpine 3.18
+              test: alpine/3.18
+            # - name: Fedora 38
+            #   test: fedora/38
            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
              test: ubuntu/22.04
-            - name: Ubuntu 24.04
-              test: ubuntu/24.04
          groups:
            - vm
  - stage: Remote_devel
@@ -190,70 +187,70 @@ stages:
        parameters:
          testFormat: devel/{0}
          targets:
-            - name: macOS 26.3
-              test: macos/26.3
-            - name: RHEL 10.1
-              test: rhel/10.1
-            - name: RHEL 9.7
-              test: rhel/9.7
-            # TODO: enable this ASAP!
-            # - name: FreeBSD 15.0
-            #   test: freebsd/15.0
-            # TODO: enable this ASAP!
-            # - name: FreeBSD 14.4
-            #   test: freebsd/14.4
+            - name: macOS 13.2
+              test: macos/13.2
+            - name: RHEL 9.2
+              test: rhel/9.2
+            - name: FreeBSD 13.2
+              test: freebsd/13.2
          groups:
            - 1
            - 2
            - 3
-  - stage: Remote_2_21
-    displayName: Remote 2.21
+  - stage: Remote_2_16
+    displayName: Remote 2.16
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.21/{0}
+          testFormat: 2.16/{0}
          targets:
-            # - name: macOS 26.3
-            #   test: macos/26.3
-            - name: RHEL 10.1
-              test: rhel/10.1
-            # - name: RHEL 9.7
-            #   test: rhel/9.7
+            #- name: macOS 13.2
+            #  test: macos/13.2
+            - name: RHEL 8.8
+              test: rhel/8.8
+            #- name: FreeBSD 13.2
+            #  test: freebsd/13.2
          groups:
            - 1
            - 2
            - 3
-  - stage: Remote_2_20
-    displayName: Remote 2.20
+  - stage: Remote_2_15
+    displayName: Remote 2.15
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.20/{0}
+          testFormat: 2.15/{0}
          targets:
-            - name: macOS 15.3
-              test: macos/15.3
-            - name: RHEL 10.1
-              test: rhel/10.1
-            - name: FreeBSD 14.3
-              test: freebsd/14.3
+            - name: RHEL 9.1
+              test: rhel/9.1
+            - name: RHEL 8.7
+              test: rhel/8.7
+            - name: RHEL 7.9
+              test: rhel/7.9
+            - name: FreeBSD 13.1
+              test: freebsd/13.1
+            - name: FreeBSD 12.4
+              test: freebsd/12.4
          groups:
            - 1
            - 2
            - 3
-  - stage: Remote_2_19
-    displayName: Remote 2.19
+  - stage: Remote_2_14
+    displayName: Remote 2.14
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.19/{0}
+          testFormat: 2.14/{0}
          targets:
-            - name: RHEL 10.1
-              test: rhel/10.1
-            - name: FreeBSD 14.2
-              test: freebsd/14.2
+            #- name: macOS 12.0
+            #  test: macos/12.0
+            - name: RHEL 9.0
+              test: rhel/9.0
+            #- name: FreeBSD 12.4
+            #  test: freebsd/12.4
          groups:
            - 1
            - 2
@@ -268,66 +265,58 @@ stages:
        parameters:
          testFormat: devel/linux/{0}
          targets:
-            - name: Fedora 44
-              test: fedora44
-            - name: Alpine 3.23
-              test: alpine323
+            - name: Fedora 38
+              test: fedora38
+            - name: Ubuntu 20.04
+              test: ubuntu2004
            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
              test: ubuntu2204
-            - name: Ubuntu 24.04
-              test: ubuntu2404
+            - name: Alpine 3
+              test: alpine3
          groups:
            - 1
            - 2
            - 3
-  - stage: Docker_2_21
-    displayName: Docker 2.21
+  - stage: Docker_2_16
+    displayName: Docker 2.16
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.21/linux/{0}
+          testFormat: 2.16/linux/{0}
          targets:
-            - name: Fedora 43
-              test: fedora43
-            # - name: Alpine 3.23
-            #   test: alpine323
-            # - name: Ubuntu 22.04
-            #   test: ubuntu2204
-            - name: Ubuntu 24.04
-              test: ubuntu2404
+            - name: openSUSE 15
+              test: opensuse15
          groups:
            - 1
            - 2
            - 3
-  - stage: Docker_2_20
-    displayName: Docker 2.20
+  - stage: Docker_2_15
+    displayName: Docker 2.15
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.20/linux/{0}
+          testFormat: 2.15/linux/{0}
          targets:
-            - name: Fedora 42
-              test: fedora42
-            - name: Alpine 3.22
-              test: alpine322
+            - name: Fedora 37
+              test: fedora37
+            - name: CentOS 7
+              test: centos7
          groups:
            - 1
            - 2
            - 3
-  - stage: Docker_2_19
-    displayName: Docker 2.19
+  - stage: Docker_2_14
+    displayName: Docker 2.14
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.19/linux/{0}
+          testFormat: 2.14/linux/{0}
          targets:
-            - name: Fedora 41
-              test: fedora41
-            - name: Alpine 3.21
-              test: alpine321
+            - name: Fedora 36
+              test: fedora36
          groups:
            - 1
            - 2
@@ -342,93 +331,87 @@ stages:
        parameters:
          testFormat: devel/linux-community/{0}
          targets:
-            - name: Debian 11 Bullseye
+            - name: Debian Bullseye
              test: debian-bullseye/3.9
-            - name: Debian 12 Bookworm
+            - name: Debian Bookworm
              test: debian-bookworm/3.11
-            - name: Debian 13 Trixie
-              test: debian-13-trixie/3.13
            - name: ArchLinux
-              test: archlinux/3.14
+              test: archlinux/3.11
          groups:
            - 1
            - 2
            - 3

 ### Generic
-# Right now all generic tests are disabled. Uncomment when at least one of them is re-enabled.
-#  - stage: Generic_devel
-#    displayName: Generic devel
-#    dependsOn: []
-#    jobs:
-#      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-#        parameters:
-#          nameFormat: Python {0}
-#          testFormat: devel/generic/{0}/1
-#          targets:
-#            - test: '3.9'
-#            - test: '3.13'
-#            - test: '3.15'
-#  - stage: Generic_2_21
-#    displayName: Generic 2.21
-#    dependsOn: []
-#    jobs:
-#      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-#        parameters:
-#          nameFormat: Python {0}
-#          testFormat: 2.21/generic/{0}/1
-#          targets:
-#            - test: '3.9'
-#            - test: '3.12'
-#            - test: '3.14'
-#  - stage: Generic_2_20
-#    displayName: Generic 2.20
-#    dependsOn: []
-#    jobs:
-#      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-#        parameters:
-#          nameFormat: Python {0}
-#          testFormat: 2.20/generic/{0}/1
-#          targets:
-#            - test: '3.10'
-#            - test: '3.14'
-#  - stage: Generic_2_19
-#    displayName: Generic 2.19
-#    dependsOn: []
-#    jobs:
-#      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-#        parameters:
-#          nameFormat: Python {0}
-#          testFormat: 2.19/generic/{0}/1
-#          targets:
-#            - test: '3.9'
-#            - test: '3.13'
+  - stage: Generic_devel
+    displayName: Generic devel
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Python {0}
+          testFormat: devel/generic/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - test: '3.7'
+            - test: '3.12'
+  - stage: Generic_2_16
+    displayName: Generic 2.16
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Python {0}
+          testFormat: 2.16/generic/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - test: '2.7'
+            - test: '3.6'
+            - test: '3.11'
+  - stage: Generic_2_15
+    displayName: Generic 2.15
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Python {0}
+          testFormat: 2.15/generic/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - test: '3.9'
+  - stage: 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_21
-      - Sanity_2_20
-      - Sanity_2_19
+      - Sanity_2_16
+      - Sanity_2_15
+      - Sanity_2_14
      - Units_devel
-      - Units_2_21
-      - Units_2_20
-      - Units_2_19
+      - Units_2_16
+      - Units_2_15
+      - Units_2_14
      - Remote_devel_extra_vms
      - Remote_devel
-      - Remote_2_21
-      - Remote_2_20
-      - Remote_2_19
+      - Remote_2_16
+      - Remote_2_15
+      - Remote_2_14
      - Docker_devel
-      - Docker_2_21
-      - Docker_2_20
-      - Docker_2_19
+      - 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_21
-#      - Generic_2_20
-#      - Generic_2_19
+#      - Generic_2_16
+#      - Generic_2_15
+#      - Generic_2_14
    jobs:
      - template: templates/coverage.yml
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/combine-coverage.py
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/combine-coverage.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Keep in mind that Azure Pipelines does not enforce unique job display names (onl
 It is up to pipeline authors to avoid name collisions when deviating from the recommended format.
 """

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

 import os
 import re
@@ -23,12 +24,12 @@ def main():
    """Main program entry point."""
    source_directory = sys.argv[1]

-    if "/ansible_collections/" in os.getcwd():
+    if '/ansible_collections/' in os.getcwd():
        output_path = "tests/output"
    else:
        output_path = "test/results"

-    destination_directory = os.path.join(output_path, "coverage")
+    destination_directory = os.path.join(output_path, 'coverage')

    if not os.path.exists(destination_directory):
        os.makedirs(destination_directory)
@@ -37,27 +38,27 @@ def main():
    count = 0

    for name in os.listdir(source_directory):
-        match = re.search("^Coverage (?P<attempt>[0-9]+) (?P<label>.+)$", name)
-        label = match.group("label")
-        attempt = int(match.group("attempt"))
+        match = re.search('^Coverage (?P<attempt>[0-9]+) (?P<label>.+)$', name)
+        label = match.group('label')
+        attempt = int(match.group('attempt'))
        jobs[label] = max(attempt, jobs.get(label, 0))

    for label, attempt in jobs.items():
-        name = f"Coverage {attempt} {label}"
+        name = 'Coverage {attempt} {label}'.format(label=label, attempt=attempt)
        source = os.path.join(source_directory, name)
        source_files = os.listdir(source)

        for source_file in source_files:
            source_path = os.path.join(source, source_file)
-            destination_path = os.path.join(destination_directory, source_file + "." + label)
-            print(f'"{source_path}" -> "{destination_path}"')
+            destination_path = os.path.join(destination_directory, source_file + '.' + label)
+            print('"%s" -> "%s"' % (source_path, destination_path))
            shutil.copyfile(source_path, destination_path)
            count += 1

-    print(f"Coverage file count: {count}")
-    print(f"##vso[task.setVariable variable=coverageFileCount]{count}")
-    print(f"##vso[task.setVariable variable=outputPath]{output_path}")
+    print('Coverage file count: %d' % count)
+    print('##vso[task.setVariable variable=coverageFileCount]%d' % count)
+    print('##vso[task.setVariable variable=outputPath]%s' % output_path)


-if __name__ == "__main__":
+if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/publish-codecov.py
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/publish-codecov.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import pathlib
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
+import typing as t
 import urllib.request


@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ import urllib.request
 class CoverageFile:
    name: str
    path: pathlib.Path
-    flags: list[str]
+    flags: t.List[str]


@dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ class Args:

 def parse_args() -> Args:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("-n", "--dry-run", action="store_true")
-    parser.add_argument("path", type=pathlib.Path)
+    parser.add_argument('-n', '--dry-run', action='store_true')
+    parser.add_argument('path', type=pathlib.Path)

    args = parser.parse_args()

@@ -45,36 +46,32 @@ def parse_args() -> Args:
    return Args(**kwargs)


-def process_files(directory: pathlib.Path) -> tuple[CoverageFile, ...]:
+def process_files(directory: pathlib.Path) -> t.Tuple[CoverageFile, ...]:
    processed = []
-    for file in directory.joinpath("reports").glob("coverage*.xml"):
-        name = file.stem.replace("coverage=", "")
+    for file in directory.joinpath('reports').glob('coverage*.xml'):
+        name = file.stem.replace('coverage=', '')

        # Get flags from name
-        flags = name.replace("-powershell", "").split("=")  # Drop '-powershell' suffix
-        flags = [
-            flag if not flag.startswith("stub") else flag.split("-")[0] for flag in flags
-        ]  # Remove "-01" from stub files
+        flags = name.replace('-powershell', '').split('=')  # Drop '-powershell' suffix
+        flags = [flag if not flag.startswith('stub') else flag.split('-')[0] for flag in flags]  # Remove "-01" from stub files

        processed.append(CoverageFile(name, file, flags))

    return tuple(processed)


-def upload_files(codecov_bin: pathlib.Path, files: tuple[CoverageFile, ...], dry_run: bool = False) -> None:
+def upload_files(codecov_bin: pathlib.Path, files: t.Tuple[CoverageFile, ...], dry_run: bool = False) -> None:
    for file in files:
        cmd = [
            str(codecov_bin),
-            "--name",
-            file.name,
-            "--file",
-            str(file.path),
+            '--name', file.name,
+            '--file', str(file.path),
        ]
        for flag in file.flags:
-            cmd.extend(["--flags", flag])
+            cmd.extend(['--flags', flag])

        if dry_run:
-            print(f"DRY-RUN: Would run command: {cmd}")
+            print(f'DRY-RUN: Would run command: {cmd}')
            continue

        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
@@ -82,11 +79,11 @@ def upload_files(codecov_bin: pathlib.Path, files: tuple[CoverageFile, ...], dry

 def download_file(url: str, dest: pathlib.Path, flags: int, dry_run: bool = False) -> None:
    if dry_run:
-        print(f"DRY-RUN: Would download {url} to {dest} and set mode to {flags:o}")
+        print(f'DRY-RUN: Would download {url} to {dest} and set mode to {flags:o}')
        return

    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as resp:
-        with dest.open("w+b") as f:
+        with dest.open('w+b') as f:
            # Read data in chunks rather than all at once
            shutil.copyfileobj(resp, f, 64 * 1024)

@@ -95,14 +92,14 @@ def download_file(url: str, dest: pathlib.Path, flags: int, dry_run: bool = Fals

 def main():
    args = parse_args()
-    url = "https://ansible-ci-files.s3.amazonaws.com/codecov/linux/codecov"
-    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="codecov-") as tmpdir:
-        codecov_bin = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "codecov"
+    url = 'https://ansible-ci-files.s3.amazonaws.com/codecov/linux/codecov'
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='codecov-') as tmpdir:
+        codecov_bin = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / 'codecov'
        download_file(url, codecov_bin, 0o755, args.dry_run)

        files = process_files(args.path)
        upload_files(codecov_bin, files, args.dry_run)


-if __name__ == "__main__":
+if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
--- a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/time-command.py
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/time-command.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@

 """Prepends a relative timestamp to each input line from stdin and writes it to stdout."""

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

 import sys
 import time
@@ -15,14 +16,14 @@ def main():
    """Main program entry point."""
    start = time.time()

-    sys.stdin.reconfigure(errors="surrogateescape")
-    sys.stdout.reconfigure(errors="surrogateescape")
+    sys.stdin.reconfigure(errors='surrogateescape')
+    sys.stdout.reconfigure(errors='surrogateescape')

    for line in sys.stdin:
-        seconds = int(time.time() - start)
-        sys.stdout.write(f"{seconds // 60:02}:{seconds % 60:02} {line}")
+        seconds = time.time() - start
+        sys.stdout.write('%02d:%02d %s' % (seconds // 60, seconds % 60, line))
        sys.stdout.flush()


-if __name__ == "__main__":
+if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/coverage.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/coverage.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ jobs:
      - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/report-coverage.sh
        displayName: Generate Coverage Report
        condition: gt(variables.coverageFileCount, 0)
+      - task: PublishCodeCoverageResults@1
+        inputs:
+          codeCoverageTool: Cobertura
+          # Azure Pipelines only accepts a single coverage data file.
+          # That means only Python or PowerShell coverage can be uploaded, but not both.
+          # Set the "pipelinesCoverage" variable to determine which type is uploaded.
+          # Use "coverage" for Python and "coverage-powershell" for PowerShell.
+          summaryFileLocation: "$(outputPath)/reports/$(pipelinesCoverage).xml"
+        displayName: Publish to Azure Pipelines
+        condition: gt(variables.coverageFileCount, 0)
      - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/publish-codecov.py "$(outputPath)"
        displayName: Publish to codecov.io
        condition: gt(variables.coverageFileCount, 0)
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/matrix.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/matrix.yml
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ jobs:
    parameters:
      jobs:
        - ${{ if eq(length(parameters.groups), 0) }}:
-            - ${{ each target in parameters.targets }}:
-                - name: ${{ format(parameters.nameFormat, coalesce(target.name, target.test)) }}
-                  test: ${{ format(parameters.testFormat, coalesce(target.test, target.name)) }}
+          - ${{ each target in parameters.targets }}:
+            - name: ${{ format(parameters.nameFormat, coalesce(target.name, target.test)) }}
+              test: ${{ format(parameters.testFormat, coalesce(target.test, target.name)) }}
        - ${{ if not(eq(length(parameters.groups), 0)) }}:
-            - ${{ each group in parameters.groups }}:
-                - ${{ each target in parameters.targets }}:
-                    - name: ${{ format(format(parameters.nameGroupFormat, parameters.nameFormat), coalesce(target.name, target.test), group) }}
-                      test: ${{ format(format(parameters.testGroupFormat, parameters.testFormat), coalesce(target.test, target.name), group) }}
+          - ${{ each group in parameters.groups }}:
+            - ${{ each target in parameters.targets }}:
+              - name: ${{ format(format(parameters.nameGroupFormat, parameters.nameFormat), coalesce(target.name, target.test), group) }}
+                test: ${{ format(format(parameters.testGroupFormat, parameters.testFormat), coalesce(target.test, target.name), group) }}
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/test.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/test.yml
@@ -14,37 +14,37 @@ parameters:

 jobs:
  - ${{ each job in parameters.jobs }}:
-      - job: test_${{ replace(replace(replace(job.test, '/', '_'), '.', '_'), '-', '_') }}
-        displayName: ${{ job.name }}
-        container: default
-        workspace:
-          clean: all
-        steps:
-          - checkout: self
-            fetchDepth: $(fetchDepth)
-            path: $(checkoutPath)
-          - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/run-tests.sh "$(entryPoint)" "${{ job.test }}" "$(coverageBranches)"
-            displayName: Run Tests
-          - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/process-results.sh
-            condition: succeededOrFailed()
-            displayName: Process Results
-          - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/aggregate-coverage.sh "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"
-            condition: eq(variables.haveCoverageData, 'true')
-            displayName: Aggregate Coverage Data
-          - task: PublishTestResults@2
-            condition: eq(variables.haveTestResults, 'true')
-            inputs:
-              testResultsFiles: "$(outputPath)/junit/*.xml"
-            displayName: Publish Test Results
-          - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
-            condition: eq(variables.haveBotResults, 'true')
-            displayName: Publish Bot Results
-            inputs:
-              targetPath: "$(outputPath)/bot/"
-              artifactName: "Bot $(System.JobAttempt) $(System.StageDisplayName) $(System.JobDisplayName)"
-          - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
-            condition: eq(variables.haveCoverageData, 'true')
-            displayName: Publish Coverage Data
-            inputs:
-              targetPath: "$(Agent.TempDirectory)/coverage/"
-              artifactName: "Coverage $(System.JobAttempt) $(System.StageDisplayName) $(System.JobDisplayName)"
+    - job: test_${{ replace(replace(replace(job.test, '/', '_'), '.', '_'), '-', '_') }}
+      displayName: ${{ job.name }}
+      container: default
+      workspace:
+        clean: all
+      steps:
+        - checkout: self
+          fetchDepth: $(fetchDepth)
+          path: $(checkoutPath)
+        - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/run-tests.sh "$(entryPoint)" "${{ job.test }}" "$(coverageBranches)"
+          displayName: Run Tests
+        - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/process-results.sh
+          condition: succeededOrFailed()
+          displayName: Process Results
+        - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/aggregate-coverage.sh "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"
+          condition: eq(variables.haveCoverageData, 'true')
+          displayName: Aggregate Coverage Data
+        - task: PublishTestResults@2
+          condition: eq(variables.haveTestResults, 'true')
+          inputs:
+            testResultsFiles: "$(outputPath)/junit/*.xml"
+          displayName: Publish Test Results
+        - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
+          condition: eq(variables.haveBotResults, 'true')
+          displayName: Publish Bot Results
+          inputs:
+            targetPath: "$(outputPath)/bot/"
+            artifactName: "Bot $(System.JobAttempt) $(System.StageDisplayName) $(System.JobDisplayName)"
+        - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
+          condition: eq(variables.haveCoverageData, 'true')
+          displayName: Publish Coverage Data
+          inputs:
+            targetPath: "$(Agent.TempDirectory)/coverage/"
+            artifactName: "Coverage $(System.JobAttempt) $(System.StageDisplayName) $(System.JobDisplayName)"
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "community.general devcontainer",
-  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.14-bookworm",
-  "features": {
-    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {}
-  },
-  "customizations": {
-    "vscode": {
-      "settings": {
-        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash",
-        "python.pythonPath": "/usr/local/bin/python",
-        "editor.defaultFormatter": "charliermarsh.ruff",
-        "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-        "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
-        "files.eol": "\n",
-        "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
-        "files.trimFinalNewlines": true,
-        "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true
-      },
-      "extensions": [
-        "charliermarsh.ruff",
-        "ms-python.python",
-        "ms-python.vscode-pylance",
-        "redhat.ansible",
-        "redhat.vscode-yaml",
-        "trond-snekvik.simple-rst"
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "remoteUser": "vscode",
-  "postCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/setup.sh",
-  "workspaceFolder": "/workspace/ansible_collections/community/general",
-  "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspace/ansible_collections/community/general,type=bind"
-}
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json.license
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json.license
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-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
-SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Alexei Znamensky <russoz@gmail.com>
--- a/.devcontainer/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/.devcontainer/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# 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
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Alexei Znamensky <russoz@gmail.com>
-
-nox
-ruff
-antsibull-nox
-pre-commit
-ansible-core
-andebox
--- a/.devcontainer/setup.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/setup.sh
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-set -x
-sudo chown -R vscode:vscode /workspace/
-
-pip install -U pip
-pip install -r .devcontainer/requirements-dev.txt
-pip install -r tests/unit/requirements.txt
-
-export ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH=/workspace:${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH}
-ansible-galaxy collection install -v -r tests/unit/requirements.yml
-ansible-galaxy collection install -v -r tests/integration/requirements.yml
-
-pre-commit install
--- a/.git-blame-ignore-revs
+++ b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
@@ -1,15 +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
-
-# YAML reformatting
-d032de3b16eed11ea3a31cd3d96d78f7c46a2ee0
-e8f965fbf8154ea177c6622da149f2ae8533bd3c
-e938ca5f20651abc160ee6aba10014013d04dcc1
-eaa5e07b2866e05b6c7b5628ca92e9cb1142d008
-
-# Code reformatting
-340ff8586d4f1cb6a0f3c934eb42589bcc29c0ea
-d549baa5e1be8ef8734df63096d18925e8071e80
-236b9c0e0473f064d421f8af74f058e5a8970379
-24098cd63896107434cc82e4e769d720570cbba6
--- a/.github/BOTMETA.yml
+++ b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -7,147 +7,147 @@ name: Bug report
 description: Create a report to help us improve

 body:
-  - type: markdown
-    attributes:
-      value: |
-        ⚠
-        Verify first that your issue is not [already reported on GitHub][issue search].
-        Also test if the latest release and devel branch are affected too.
-        *Complete **all** sections as described, this form is processed automatically.*
+- type: markdown
+  attributes:
+    value: |
+      ⚠
+      Verify first that your issue is not [already reported on GitHub][issue search].
+      Also test if the latest release and devel branch are affected too.
+      *Complete **all** sections as described, this form is processed automatically.*

-        [issue search]: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/search?q=is%3Aissue&type=issues
+      [issue search]: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/search?q=is%3Aissue&type=issues


-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Summary
-      description: Explain the problem briefly below.
-      placeholder: >-
-        When I try to do X with the collection from the main branch on GitHub, Y
-        breaks in a way Z under the env E. Here are all the details I know
-        about this problem...
-    validations:
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Summary
+    description: Explain the problem briefly below.
+    placeholder: >-
+      When I try to do X with the collection from the main branch on GitHub, Y
+      breaks in a way Z under the env E. Here are all the details I know
+      about this problem...
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: dropdown
+  attributes:
+    label: Issue Type
+    # FIXME: Once GitHub allows defining the default choice, update this
+    options:
+    - Bug Report
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    # For smaller collections we could use a multi-select and hardcode the list
+    # May generate this list via GitHub action and walking files under https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/tree/main/plugins
+    # Select from list, filter as you type (`mysql` would only show the 3 mysql components)
+    # OR freeform - doesn't seem to be supported in adaptivecards
+    label: Component Name
+    description: >-
+      Write the short name of the module, plugin, task or feature below,
+      *use your best guess if unsure*. Do not include `community.general.`!
+    placeholder: dnf, apt, yum, pip, user etc.
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Ansible Version
+    description: >-
+      Paste verbatim output from `ansible --version` between
+      tripple backticks.
+    value: |
+      ```console (paste below)
+      $ ansible --version
+
+      ```
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Community.general Version
+    description: >-
+      Paste verbatim output from "ansible-galaxy collection list community.general"
+      between tripple backticks.
+    value: |
+      ```console (paste below)
+      $ ansible-galaxy collection list community.general
+
+      ```
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Configuration
+    description: >-
+      If this issue has an example piece of YAML that can help to reproduce this problem, please provide it.
+      This can be a piece of YAML from, e.g., an automation, script, scene or configuration.
+      Paste verbatim output from `ansible-config dump --only-changed` between quotes
+    value: |
+      ```console (paste below)
+      $ ansible-config dump --only-changed
+
+      ```
+
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: OS / Environment
+    description: >-
+      Provide all relevant information below, e.g. target OS versions,
+      network device firmware, etc.
+    placeholder: RHEL 8, CentOS Stream etc.
+  validations:
+    required: false
+
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Steps to Reproduce
+    description: |
+      Describe exactly how to reproduce the problem, using a minimal test-case. It would *really* help us understand your problem if you could also passed any playbooks, configs and commands you used.
+
+      **HINT:** You can paste https://gist.github.com links for larger files.
+    value: |
+      <!--- Paste example playbooks or commands between quotes below -->
+      ```yaml (paste below)
+
+      ```
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Expected Results
+    description: >-
+      Describe what you expected to happen when running the steps above.
+    placeholder: >-
+      I expected X to happen because I assumed Y.
+      that it did not.
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Actual Results
+    description: |
+      Describe what actually happened. If possible run with extra verbosity (`-vvvv`).
+
+      Paste verbatim command output between quotes.
+    value: |
+      ```console (paste below)
+
+      ```
+- type: checkboxes
+  attributes:
+    label: Code of Conduct
+    description: |
+      Read the [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_form--ansible-collections) first.
+    options:
+    - label: I agree to follow the Ansible Code of Conduct
      required: true
-
-  - type: dropdown
-    attributes:
-      label: Issue Type
-      # FIXME: Once GitHub allows defining the default choice, update this
-      options:
-        - Bug Report
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      # For smaller collections we could use a multi-select and hardcode the list
-      # May generate this list via GitHub action and walking files under https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/tree/main/plugins
-      # Select from list, filter as you type (`mysql` would only show the 3 mysql components)
-      # OR freeform - doesn't seem to be supported in adaptivecards
-      label: Component Name
-      description: >-
-        Write the short name of the module, plugin, task or feature below,
-        *use your best guess if unsure*. Do not include `community.general.`!
-      placeholder: dnf, apt, yum, pip, user etc.
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Ansible Version
-      description: >-
-        Paste verbatim output from `ansible --version` between
-        tripple backticks.
-      value: |
-        ```console (paste below)
-        $ ansible --version
-
-        ```
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Community.general Version
-      description: >-
-        Paste verbatim output from "ansible-galaxy collection list community.general"
-        between tripple backticks.
-      value: |
-        ```console (paste below)
-        $ ansible-galaxy collection list community.general
-
-        ```
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Configuration
-      description: >-
-        If this issue has an example piece of YAML that can help to reproduce this problem, please provide it.
-        This can be a piece of YAML from, e.g., an automation, script, scene or configuration.
-        Paste verbatim output from `ansible-config dump --only-changed` between quotes
-      value: |
-        ```console (paste below)
-        $ ansible-config dump --only-changed
-
-        ```
-
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: OS / Environment
-      description: >-
-        Provide all relevant information below, e.g. target OS versions,
-        network device firmware, etc.
-      placeholder: RHEL 8, CentOS Stream etc.
-    validations:
-      required: false
-
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Steps to Reproduce
-      description: |
-        Describe exactly how to reproduce the problem, using a minimal test-case. It would *really* help us understand your problem if you could also passed any playbooks, configs and commands you used.
-
-        **HINT:** You can paste https://gist.github.com links for larger files.
-      value: |
-        <!--- Paste example playbooks or commands between quotes below -->
-        ```yaml (paste below)
-
-        ```
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Expected Results
-      description: >-
-        Describe what you expected to happen when running the steps above.
-      placeholder: >-
-        I expected X to happen because I assumed Y.
-        that it did not.
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Actual Results
-      description: |
-        Describe what actually happened. If possible run with extra verbosity (`-vvvv`).
-
-        Paste verbatim command output between quotes.
-      value: |
-        ```console (paste below)
-
-        ```
-  - type: checkboxes
-    attributes:
-      label: Code of Conduct
-      description: |
-        Read the [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_form--ansible-collections) first.
-      options:
-        - label: I agree to follow the Ansible Code of Conduct
-          required: true
 ...
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@
 # Ref: https://help.github.com/en/github/building-a-strong-community/configuring-issue-templates-for-your-repository#configuring-the-template-chooser
 blank_issues_enabled: false  # default: true
 contact_links:
-  - name: Security bug report
-    url: https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible-core/devel/community/reporting_bugs_and_features.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_template_chooser_ansible_collections
-    about: |
-      Please learn how to report security vulnerabilities here.
+- name: Security bug report
+  url: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/devel/community/reporting_bugs_and_features.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_template_chooser_ansible_collections
+  about: |
+    Please learn how to report security vulnerabilities here.

-      For all security related bugs, email security@ansible.com
-      instead of using this issue tracker and you will receive
-      a prompt response.
+    For all security related bugs, email security@ansible.com
+    instead of using this issue tracker and you will receive
+    a prompt response.

-      For more information, see
-      https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/reporting_bugs_and_features.html
-  - name: Ansible Code of Conduct
-    url: https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_template_chooser_ansible_collections
-    about: Be nice to other members of the community.
-  - name: Talks to the community
-    url: https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/communication.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_template_chooser#mailing-list-information
-    about: Please ask and answer usage questions here
-  - name: Working groups
-    url: https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki
-    about: Interested in improving a specific area? Become a part of a working group!
-  - name: For Enterprise
-    url: https://www.ansible.com/products/engine?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_template_chooser_ansible_collections
-    about: Red Hat offers support for the Ansible Automation Platform
+    For more information, see
+    https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/reporting_bugs_and_features.html
+- name: Ansible Code of Conduct
+  url: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_template_chooser_ansible_collections
+  about: Be nice to other members of the community.
+- name: Talks to the community
+  url: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/communication.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_template_chooser#mailing-list-information
+  about: Please ask and answer usage questions here
+- name: Working groups
+  url: https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki
+  about: Interested in improving a specific area? Become a part of a working group!
+- name: For Enterprise
+  url: https://www.ansible.com/products/engine?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_template_chooser_ansible_collections
+  about: Red Hat offers support for the Ansible Automation Platform
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation_report.yml
@@ -8,122 +8,122 @@ description: Ask us about docs
 # NOTE: issue body is enabled to allow screenshots

 body:
-  - type: markdown
-    attributes:
-      value: |
-        ⚠
-        Verify first that your issue is not [already reported on GitHub][issue search].
-        Also test if the latest release and devel branch are affected too.
-        *Complete **all** sections as described, this form is processed automatically.*
+- type: markdown
+  attributes:
+    value: |
+      ⚠
+      Verify first that your issue is not [already reported on GitHub][issue search].
+      Also test if the latest release and devel branch are affected too.
+      *Complete **all** sections as described, this form is processed automatically.*

-        [issue search]: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/search?q=is%3Aissue&type=issues
+      [issue search]: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/search?q=is%3Aissue&type=issues


-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Summary
-      description: |
-        Explain the problem briefly below, add suggestions to wording or structure.
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Summary
+    description: |
+      Explain the problem briefly below, add suggestions to wording or structure.

-        **HINT:** Did you know the documentation has an `Edit on GitHub` link on every page?
-      placeholder: >-
-        I was reading the Collection documentation of version X and I'm having
-        problems understanding Y. It would be very helpful if that got
-        rephrased as Z.
-    validations:
+      **HINT:** Did you know the documentation has an `Edit on GitHub` link on every page?
+    placeholder: >-
+      I was reading the Collection documentation of version X and I'm having
+      problems understanding Y. It would be very helpful if that got
+      rephrased as Z.
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: dropdown
+  attributes:
+    label: Issue Type
+    # FIXME: Once GitHub allows defining the default choice, update this
+    options:
+    - Documentation Report
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: input
+  attributes:
+    label: Component Name
+    description: >-
+      Write the short name of the file, module, plugin, task or feature below,
+      *use your best guess if unsure*. Do not include `community.general.`!
+    placeholder: mysql_user
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Ansible Version
+    description: >-
+      Paste verbatim output from `ansible --version` between
+      tripple backticks.
+    value: |
+      ```console (paste below)
+      $ ansible --version
+
+      ```
+  validations:
+    required: false
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Community.general Version
+    description: >-
+      Paste verbatim output from "ansible-galaxy collection list community.general"
+      between tripple backticks.
+    value: |
+      ```console (paste below)
+      $ ansible-galaxy collection list community.general
+
+      ```
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Configuration
+    description: >-
+      Paste verbatim output from `ansible-config dump --only-changed` between quotes.
+    value: |
+      ```console (paste below)
+      $ ansible-config dump --only-changed
+
+      ```
+  validations:
+    required: false
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: OS / Environment
+    description: >-
+      Provide all relevant information below, e.g. OS version,
+      browser, etc.
+    placeholder: Fedora 33, Firefox etc.
+  validations:
+    required: false
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Additional Information
+    description: |
+      Describe how this improves the documentation, e.g. before/after situation or screenshots.
+
+      **Tip:** It's not possible to upload the screenshot via this field directly but you can use the last textarea in this form to attach them.
+
+      **HINT:** You can paste https://gist.github.com links for larger files.
+    placeholder: >-
+      When the improvement is applied, it makes it more straightforward
+      to understand X.
+  validations:
+    required: false
+
+- type: checkboxes
+  attributes:
+    label: Code of Conduct
+    description: |
+      Read the [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_form--ansible-collections) first.
+    options:
+    - label: I agree to follow the Ansible Code of Conduct
      required: true
-
-  - type: dropdown
-    attributes:
-      label: Issue Type
-      # FIXME: Once GitHub allows defining the default choice, update this
-      options:
-        - Documentation Report
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: input
-    attributes:
-      label: Component Name
-      description: >-
-        Write the short name of the file, module, plugin, task or feature below,
-        *use your best guess if unsure*. Do not include `community.general.`!
-      placeholder: mysql_user
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Ansible Version
-      description: >-
-        Paste verbatim output from `ansible --version` between
-        tripple backticks.
-      value: |
-        ```console (paste below)
-        $ ansible --version
-
-        ```
-    validations:
-      required: false
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Community.general Version
-      description: >-
-        Paste verbatim output from "ansible-galaxy collection list community.general"
-        between tripple backticks.
-      value: |
-        ```console (paste below)
-        $ ansible-galaxy collection list community.general
-
-        ```
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Configuration
-      description: >-
-        Paste verbatim output from `ansible-config dump --only-changed` between quotes.
-      value: |
-        ```console (paste below)
-        $ ansible-config dump --only-changed
-
-        ```
-    validations:
-      required: false
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: OS / Environment
-      description: >-
-        Provide all relevant information below, e.g. OS version,
-        browser, etc.
-      placeholder: Fedora 33, Firefox etc.
-    validations:
-      required: false
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Additional Information
-      description: |
-        Describe how this improves the documentation, e.g. before/after situation or screenshots.
-
-        **Tip:** It's not possible to upload the screenshot via this field directly but you can use the last textarea in this form to attach them.
-
-        **HINT:** You can paste https://gist.github.com links for larger files.
-      placeholder: >-
-        When the improvement is applied, it makes it more straightforward
-        to understand X.
-    validations:
-      required: false
-
-  - type: checkboxes
-    attributes:
-      label: Code of Conduct
-      description: |
-        Read the [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_form--ansible-collections) first.
-      options:
-        - label: I agree to follow the Ansible Code of Conduct
-          required: true
 ...
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
@@ -7,67 +7,67 @@ name: Feature request
 description: Suggest an idea for this project

 body:
-  - type: markdown
-    attributes:
-      value: |
-        ⚠
-        Verify first that your issue is not [already reported on GitHub][issue search].
-        Also test if the latest release and devel branch are affected too.
-        *Complete **all** sections as described, this form is processed automatically.*
+- type: markdown
+  attributes:
+    value: |
+      ⚠
+      Verify first that your issue is not [already reported on GitHub][issue search].
+      Also test if the latest release and devel branch are affected too.
+      *Complete **all** sections as described, this form is processed automatically.*

-        [issue search]: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/search?q=is%3Aissue&type=issues
+      [issue search]: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/search?q=is%3Aissue&type=issues


-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Summary
-      description: Describe the new feature/improvement briefly below.
-      placeholder: >-
-        I am trying to do X with the collection from the main branch on GitHub and
-        I think that implementing a feature Y would be very helpful for me and
-        every other user of community.general because of Z.
-    validations:
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Summary
+    description: Describe the new feature/improvement briefly below.
+    placeholder: >-
+      I am trying to do X with the collection from the main branch on GitHub and
+      I think that implementing a feature Y would be very helpful for me and
+      every other user of community.general because of Z.
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: dropdown
+  attributes:
+    label: Issue Type
+    # FIXME: Once GitHub allows defining the default choice, update this
+    options:
+    - Feature Idea
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: input
+  attributes:
+    label: Component Name
+    description: >-
+      Write the short name of the module or plugin, or which other part(s) of the collection this feature affects.
+      *use your best guess if unsure*. Do not include `community.general.`!
+    placeholder: dnf, apt, yum, pip, user etc.
+  validations:
+    required: true
+
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Additional Information
+    description: |
+      Describe how the feature would be used, why it is needed and what it would solve.
+
+      **HINT:** You can paste https://gist.github.com links for larger files.
+    value: |
+      <!--- Paste example playbooks or commands between quotes below -->
+      ```yaml (paste below)
+
+      ```
+  validations:
+    required: false
+- type: checkboxes
+  attributes:
+    label: Code of Conduct
+    description: |
+      Read the [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_form--ansible-collections) first.
+    options:
+    - label: I agree to follow the Ansible Code of Conduct
      required: true
-
-  - type: dropdown
-    attributes:
-      label: Issue Type
-      # FIXME: Once GitHub allows defining the default choice, update this
-      options:
-        - Feature Idea
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: input
-    attributes:
-      label: Component Name
-      description: >-
-        Write the short name of the module or plugin, or which other part(s) of the collection this feature affects.
-        *use your best guess if unsure*. Do not include `community.general.`!
-      placeholder: dnf, apt, yum, pip, user etc.
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Additional Information
-      description: |
-        Describe how the feature would be used, why it is needed and what it would solve.
-
-        **HINT:** You can paste https://gist.github.com links for larger files.
-      value: |
-        <!--- Paste example playbooks or commands between quotes below -->
-        ```yaml (paste below)
-
-        ```
-    validations:
-      required: false
-  - type: checkboxes
-    attributes:
-      label: Code of Conduct
-      description: |
-        Read the [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html?utm_medium=github&utm_source=issue_form--ansible-collections) first.
-      options:
-        - label: I agree to follow the Ansible Code of Conduct
-          required: true
 ...
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,3 @@ updates:
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "weekly"
-    groups:
-      ci:
-        patterns:
-          - "*"
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <!--- HINT: Include "Fixes #nnn" if you are fixing an existing issue -->

 <!--- Please do not forget to include a changelog fragment:
-      https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/community/collection_development_process.html#creating-changelog-fragments
+      https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_development_process.html#creating-changelog-fragments
      No need to include one for docs-only or test-only PR, and for new plugin/module PRs.
      Read about more details in CONTRIBUTING.md.
      -->
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/ansible-test

 name: EOL CI
-"on":
+on:
  # Run EOL CI against all pushes (direct commits, also merged PRs), Pull Requests
  push:
    branches:
@@ -29,21 +29,28 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        ansible:
-          - '2.18'
+          - '2.13'
+    # Ansible-test on various stable branches does not yet work well with cgroups v2.
+    # Since ubuntu-latest now uses Ubuntu 22.04, we need to fall back to the ubuntu-20.04
+    # image for these stable branches. The list of branches where this is necessary will
+    # shrink over time, check out https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers/issues/28
+    # for the latest list.
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Perform sanity testing
        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
        with:
          ansible-core-version: stable-${{ matrix.ansible }}
-          codecov-token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
          coverage: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'always' || 'never' }}
          pull-request-change-detection: 'true'
          testing-type: sanity
-          pre-test-cmd: >-
-            git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.internal_test_tools.git ../../community/internal_test_tools

  units:
+    # Ansible-test on various stable branches does not yet work well with cgroups v2.
+    # Since ubuntu-latest now uses Ubuntu 22.04, we need to fall back to the ubuntu-20.04
+    # image for these stable branches. The list of branches where this is necessary will
+    # shrink over time, check out https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers/issues/28
+    # for the latest list.
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: EOL Units (Ⓐ${{ matrix.ansible }}+py${{ matrix.python }})
    strategy:
@@ -57,12 +64,14 @@ jobs:
        exclude:
          - ansible: ''
        include:
-          - ansible: '2.18'
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            python: '2.7'
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            python: '3.8'
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            python: '2.7'
+          - ansible: '2.13'
            python: '3.8'
-          - ansible: '2.18'
-            python: '3.11'
-          - ansible: '2.18'
-            python: '3.13'

    steps:
      - name: >-
@@ -71,7 +80,6 @@ jobs:
        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
        with:
          ansible-core-version: stable-${{ matrix.ansible }}
-          codecov-token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
          coverage: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'always' || 'never' }}
          pre-test-cmd: >-
            mkdir -p ../../ansible
@@ -82,6 +90,11 @@ jobs:
          testing-type: units

  integration:
+    # Ansible-test on various stable branches does not yet work well with cgroups v2.
+    # Since ubuntu-latest now uses Ubuntu 22.04, we need to fall back to the ubuntu-20.04
+    # image for these stable branches. The list of branches where this is necessary will
+    # shrink over time, check out https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers/issues/28
+    # for the latest list.
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: EOL I (Ⓐ${{ matrix.ansible }}+${{ matrix.docker }}+py${{ matrix.python }}:${{ matrix.target }})
    strategy:
@@ -98,51 +111,47 @@ jobs:
        exclude:
          - ansible: ''
        include:
-          # 2.18
-          - ansible: '2.18'
-            docker: fedora40
+          # 2.13
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: fedora35
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/1/
-          - ansible: '2.18'
-            docker: fedora40
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: fedora35
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/2/
-          - ansible: '2.18'
-            docker: fedora40
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: fedora35
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/3/
-          - ansible: '2.18'
-            docker: ubuntu2404
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: opensuse15py2
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/1/
-          - ansible: '2.18'
-            docker: ubuntu2404
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: opensuse15py2
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/2/
-          - ansible: '2.18'
-            docker: ubuntu2404
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: opensuse15py2
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/3/
-          - ansible: '2.18'
-            docker: alpine320
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: alpine3
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/1/
-          - ansible: '2.18'
-            docker: alpine320
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: alpine3
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/2/
-          - ansible: '2.18'
-            docker: alpine320
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            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: '2.18'
+          # - ansible: '2.13'
          #   docker: default
-          #   python: '3.8'
-          #   target: azp/generic/1/
-          # - ansible: '2.18'
-          #   docker: default
-          #   python: '3.13'
+          #   python: '3.9'
          #   target: azp/generic/1/

    steps:
@@ -153,21 +162,17 @@ jobs:
        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
        with:
          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'
          integration-diff: 'false'
          integration-retry-on-error: 'true'
-          # TODO: remove "--branch stable-2" from community.crypto install once we're only using ansible-core 2.17 or newer!
          pre-test-cmd: >-
            mkdir -p ../../ansible
            ;
            git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix.git ../../ansible/posix
            ;
-            git clone --depth=1 --single-branch --branch stable-2 https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto.git ../../community/crypto
-            ;
-            git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker.git ../../community/docker
+            git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto.git ../../community/crypto
            ;
            git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.internal_test_tools.git ../../community/internal_test_tools
          pull-request-change-detection: 'true'
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@

 name: "Code scanning - action"

-"on":
+on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '26 19 * * 1'
  workflow_dispatch:
@@ -23,16 +23,14 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4

-      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
-      - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
-        with:
-          languages: python
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      with:
+        languages: python

-      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -1,34 +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: nox
-'on':
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - stable-*
-    paths:
-      - docs/**
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - docs/**
-  # Run CI once per day (at 08:00 UTC)
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 8 * * *'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  nox:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: "Validate generated Ansible output"
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out collection
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Run nox
-        uses: ansible-community/antsibull-nox@main
-        with:
-          sessions: ansible-output
--- a/.github/workflows/nox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nox.yml
@@ -1,28 +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: nox
-'on':
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - stable-*
-  pull_request:
-  # Run CI once per day (at 08:00 UTC)
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 8 * * *'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  nox:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: "Run extra sanity tests"
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out collection
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Run nox
-        uses: ansible-community/antsibull-nox@main
--- a/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+name: Verify REUSE
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+    branches: [main]
+  # Run CI once per day (at 07:30 UTC)
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 7 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || '' }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install reuse
+
+      - name: Check REUSE compliance
+        run: |
+          reuse lint
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -383,16 +383,6 @@ cython_debug/
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/

-### Python Patch ###
-# Poetry local configuration file - https://python-poetry.org/docs/configuration/#local-configuration
-poetry.toml
-
-# ruff
-.ruff_cache/
-
-# LSP config files
-pyrightconfig.json
-
 ### Vim ###
 # Swap
 [._]*.s[a-v][a-z]
@@ -492,10 +482,6 @@ tags
 # https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/12206-codestream
 .idea/codestream.xml

-# Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ plugin
-# https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
-.idea/**/azureSettings.xml
-
 ### Windows ###
 # Windows thumbnail cache files
 Thumbs.db
@@ -526,8 +512,3 @@ $RECYCLE.BIN/

 # Integration tests cloud configs
 tests/integration/cloud-config-*.ini
-
-
-# VSCode specific extensions
-.vscode/settings.json
-.ansible
--- a/.mypy.ini
+++ b/.mypy.ini
@@ -1,242 +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
-
-[mypy]
-# check_untyped_defs = True
-# disallow_untyped_defs = True
-
-# strict = True -- only try to enable once everything (including dependencies!) is typed
-strict_equality = True
-strict_bytes = True
-
-warn_redundant_casts = True
-# warn_return_any = True
-warn_unreachable = True
-
-exclude = tests/integration/targets/django_.*/files/.*
-
-[mypy-ansible.*]
-# ansible-core has partial typing information
-follow_untyped_imports = True
-
-# The following imports are Python packages that:
-# 1. We do not install (we can't install everything!);
-# 2. That have type stubs, but we don't install them (again, we can't install everything!); or
-# 3. That have no types and type stubs.
-[mypy-aerospike.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-antsibull_nox.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-asyncore.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-boto3.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-bs4.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-cgi.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-chef.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-consul.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-credstash.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-crypt.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-daemon.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-datadog.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-dbus.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-delinea.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-dnf.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-dnsimple.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-etcd3.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-flatdict.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-footmark.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-fqdn.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-func.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-gi.*]
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-[mypy-jc.*]
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-[mypy-kazoo.*]
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-[mypy-keyring.*]
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-[mypy-layman.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-ldap.*]
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-[mypy-legacycrypt.*]
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-[mypy-libcloud.*]
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-[mypy-linode.*]
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-[mypy-linode_api4.*]
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-[mypy-lmdb.*]
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-[mypy-logdna.*]
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-[mypy-logstash.*]
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-[mypy-lxc.*]
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-[mypy-manageiq_client.*]
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-[mypy-matrix_client.*]
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-[mypy-memcache.*]
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-[mypy-nc_dnsapi.*]
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-[mypy-nomad.*]
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-[mypy-nopackagewiththisname.*]
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-[mypy-nox.*]
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-[mypy-oci.*]
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-[mypy-oneandone.*]
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-[mypy-opentelemetry.*]
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-[mypy-ovh.*]
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-[mypy-ovirtsdk.*]
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-[mypy-packet.*]
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-[mypy-paho.*]
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-[mypy-pam.*]
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-[mypy-pdpyras.*]
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-[mypy-petname.*]
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-[mypy-pingdom.*]
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-[mypy-portage.*]
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-[mypy-potatoes_that_will_never_be_there.*]
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-[mypy-prettytable.*]
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-[mypy-pubnub_blocks_client.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-pushbullet.*]
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-[mypy-pycdlib.*]
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-[mypy-pyghmi.*]
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-[mypy-pylxca.*]
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-[mypy-pysnmp.*]
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-# 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
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Alexei Znamensky <russoz@gmail.com>
-
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+
+Files: changelogs/fragments/*
+Copyright: Ansible Project
+License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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-# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
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-
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-# Placeholder changelog
-
-This file is a placeholder; a version-specific `CHANGELOG-vX.md` will be generated during releases from fragments
-under `changelogs/fragments`. On release branches once a release has been created, consult the branch's version-specific
-file for changes that have occurred in that branch.
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,364 @@
-Placeholder changelog
-=====================
+===============================
+Community General Release Notes
+===============================

-This file is a placeholder; a version-specific ``CHANGELOG-vX.rst`` will be generated during releases from fragments
-under ``changelogs/fragments``. On release branches once a release has been created, consult the branch's version-specific
-file for changes that have occurred in that branch.
+.. contents:: Topics
+
+This changelog describes changes after version 7.0.0.
+
+v8.0.2
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9.0.0rc1.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- ocapi_utils, oci_utils, redfish_utils module utils - replace ``type()`` calls with ``isinstance()`` calls (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7501).
+- pipx module utils - change the CLI argument formatter for the ``pip_args`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7497, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7506).
+
+v8.0.1
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9.0.0b1.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- gitlab_group_members - fix gitlab constants call in ``gitlab_group_members`` module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7467).
+- gitlab_project_members - fix gitlab constants call in ``gitlab_project_members`` module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7467).
+- gitlab_protected_branches - fix gitlab constants call in ``gitlab_protected_branches`` module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7467).
+- gitlab_user - fix gitlab constants call in ``gitlab_user`` module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7467).
+- proxmox_pool_member - absent state for type VM did not delete VMs from the pools (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7464).
+- redfish_command - fix usage of message parsing in ``SimpleUpdate`` and ``MultipartHTTPPushUpdate`` commands to treat the lack of a ``MessageId`` as no message (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7465, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7471).
+
+v8.0.0
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+This is release 8.0.0 of ``community.general``, released on 2023-11-01.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- The collection will start using semantic markup (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6539).
+- VarDict module utils - add method ``VarDict.as_dict()`` to convert to a plain ``dict`` object (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6602).
+- apt_rpm - extract package name from local ``.rpm`` path when verifying
+  installation success. Allows installing packages from local ``.rpm`` files
+  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7396).
+- cargo - add option ``executable``, which allows user to specify path to the cargo binary (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7352).
+- cargo - add option ``locked`` which allows user to specify install the locked version of dependency instead of latest compatible version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6134).
+- chroot connection plugin - add ``disable_root_check`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7099).
+- cloudflare_dns - add CAA record support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7399).
+- cobbler inventory plugin - add ``exclude_mgmt_classes`` and ``include_mgmt_classes`` options to exclude or include hosts based on management classes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7184).
+- cobbler inventory plugin - add ``inventory_hostname`` option to allow using the system name for the inventory hostname (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6502).
+- cobbler inventory plugin - add ``want_ip_addresses`` option to collect all interface DNS name to IP address mapping (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6711).
+- cobbler inventory plugin - add primary IP addess to ``cobbler_ipv4_address`` and IPv6 address to ``cobbler_ipv6_address`` host variable (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6711).
+- cobbler inventory plugin - add warning for systems with empty profiles (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6502).
+- cobbler inventory plugin - convert Ansible unicode strings to native Python unicode strings before passing user/password to XMLRPC client (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6923).
+- consul_session - drops requirement for the ``python-consul`` library to communicate with the Consul API, instead relying on the existing ``requests`` library requirement (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6755).
+- copr - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``dnf`` python module is not available in ``ansible_python_interpreter`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6522).
+- cpanm - minor refactor when creating the ``CmdRunner`` object (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7231).
+- datadog_monitor - adds ``notification_preset_name``, ``renotify_occurrences`` and ``renotify_statuses`` parameters (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6521,https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5823).
+- dig lookup plugin - add TCP option to enable the use of TCP connection during DNS lookup (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7343).
+- ejabberd_user - module now using ``CmdRunner`` to execute external command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7075).
+- filesystem - add ``uuid`` parameter for UUID change feature (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6680).
+- gitlab_group - add option ``force_delete`` (default: false) which allows delete group even if projects exists in it (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7364).
+- gitlab_group_variable - add support for ``raw`` variables suboption (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7132).
+- gitlab_project_variable - add support for ``raw`` variables suboption (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7132).
+- gitlab_project_variable - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6928).
+- gitlab_runner - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6927).
+- htpasswd - minor code improvements in the module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6901).
+- htpasswd - the parameter ``crypt_scheme`` is being renamed as ``hash_scheme`` and added as an alias to it (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6841).
+- icinga2_host - the ``ip`` option is no longer required, since Icinga 2 allows for an empty address attribute (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7452).
+- ini_file - add ``ignore_spaces`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7273).
+- ini_file - add ``modify_inactive_option`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7401).
+- ipa_config - add module parameters to manage FreeIPA user and group objectclasses (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7019).
+- ipa_config - adds ``idp`` choice to ``ipauserauthtype`` parameter's choices (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7051).
+- jenkins_build - add new ``detach`` option, which allows the module to exit successfully as long as the build is created (default functionality is still waiting for the build to end before exiting) (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7204).
+- jenkins_build - add new ``time_between_checks`` option, which allows to configure the wait time between requests to the Jenkins server (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7204).
+- keycloak_authentication - added provider ID choices, since Keycloak supports only those two specific ones (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6763).
+- keycloak_client_rolemapping - adds support for subgroups with additional parameter ``parents`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6687).
+- keycloak_role - add composite roles support for realm and client roles (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6469).
+- keyring - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6927).
+- ldap_* - add new arguments ``client_cert`` and ``client_key`` to the LDAP modules in order to allow certificate authentication (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6668).
+- ldap_search - add a new ``page_size`` option to enable paged searches (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6648).
+- locale_gen - module has been refactored to use ``ModuleHelper`` and ``CmdRunner`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6903).
+- locale_gen - module now using ``CmdRunner`` to execute external commands (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6820).
+- lvg - add ``active`` and ``inactive`` values to the ``state`` option for active state management feature (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6682).
+- lvg - add ``reset_vg_uuid``, ``reset_pv_uuid`` options for UUID reset feature (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6682).
+- lxc connection plugin - properly handle a change of the ``remote_addr`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7373).
+- lxd connection plugin - automatically translate ``remote_addr`` from FQDN to (short) hostname (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7360).
+- lxd connection plugin - update error parsing to work with newer messages mentioning instances (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7360).
+- lxd inventory plugin - add ``server_cert`` option for trust anchor to use for TLS verification of server certificates (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7392).
+- lxd inventory plugin - add ``server_check_hostname`` option to disable hostname verification of server certificates (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7392).
+- make - add new ``targets`` parameter allowing multiple targets to be used with ``make`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6882, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4919).
+- make - allows ``params`` to be used without value (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7180).
+- mas - disable sign-in check for macOS 12+ as ``mas account`` is non-functional (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6520).
+- newrelic_deployment - add option ``app_name_exact_match``, which filters results for the exact app_name provided (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7355).
+- nmap inventory plugin - now has a ``use_arp_ping`` option to allow the user to disable the default ARP ping query for a more reliable form (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7119).
+- nmcli - add support for ``ipv4.dns-options`` and ``ipv6.dns-options`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6902).
+- nomad_job, nomad_job_info - add ``port`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7412).
+- npm - minor improvement on parameter validation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6848).
+- npm - module now using ``CmdRunner`` to execute external commands (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6989).
+- onepassword lookup plugin - add service account support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6635, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6660).
+- onepassword lookup plugin - introduce ``account_id`` option which allows specifying which account to use (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7308).
+- onepassword_raw lookup plugin - add service account support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6635, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6660).
+- onepassword_raw lookup plugin - introduce ``account_id`` option which allows specifying which account to use (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7308).
+- opentelemetry callback plugin - add span attributes in the span event (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6531).
+- opkg - add ``executable`` parameter allowing to specify the path of the ``opkg`` command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6862).
+- opkg - remove default value ``""`` for parameter ``force`` as it causes the same behaviour of not having that parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6513).
+- pagerduty - adds in option to use v2 API for creating pagerduty incidents (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6151)
+- parted - on resize, use ``--fix`` option if available (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7304).
+- pnpm - set correct version when state is latest or version is not mentioned. Resolves previous idempotency problem (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7339).
+- pritunl module utils - ensure ``validate_certs`` parameter is honoured in all methods (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7156).
+- proxmox - add ``vmid`` (and ``taskid`` when possible) to return values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7263).
+- proxmox - support ``timezone`` parameter at container creation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6510).
+- proxmox inventory plugin - add composite variables support for Proxmox nodes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6640).
+- proxmox_kvm - added support for ``tpmstate0`` parameter to configure TPM (Trusted Platform Module) disk. TPM is required for Windows 11 installations (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6533).
+- proxmox_kvm - enabled force restart of VM, bringing the ``force`` parameter functionality in line with what is described in the docs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6914).
+- proxmox_kvm - re-use ``timeout`` module param to forcefully shutdown a virtual machine when ``state`` is ``stopped`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6257).
+- proxmox_snap - add ``retention`` parameter to delete old snapshots (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6576).
+- proxmox_vm_info - ``node`` parameter is no longer required. Information can be obtained for the whole cluster (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6976).
+- proxmox_vm_info - non-existing provided by name/vmid VM would return empty results instead of failing (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7049).
+- pubnub_blocks - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6928).
+- random_string - added new ``ignore_similar_chars`` and ``similar_chars`` option to ignore certain chars (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7242).
+- redfish_command - add ``MultipartHTTPPushUpdate`` command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6471, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6612).
+- redfish_command - add ``account_types`` and ``oem_account_types`` as optional inputs to ``AddUser`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6823, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6871).
+- redfish_command - add new option ``update_oem_params`` for the ``MultipartHTTPPushUpdate`` command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7331).
+- redfish_config - add ``CreateVolume`` command to allow creation of volumes on servers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6813).
+- redfish_config - add ``DeleteAllVolumes`` command to allow deletion of all volumes on servers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6814).
+- redfish_config - adding ``SetSecureBoot`` command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7129).
+- redfish_info - add ``AccountTypes`` and ``OEMAccountTypes`` to the output of ``ListUsers`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6823, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6871).
+- redfish_info - add support for ``GetBiosRegistries`` command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7144).
+- redfish_info - adds ``LinkStatus`` to NIC inventory (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7318).
+- redfish_info - adds ``ProcessorArchitecture`` to CPU inventory (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6864).
+- redfish_info - fix for ``GetVolumeInventory``, Controller name was getting populated incorrectly and duplicates were seen in the volumes retrieved (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6719).
+- redfish_info - report ``Id`` in the output of ``GetManagerInventory`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7140).
+- redfish_utils - use ``Controllers`` key in redfish data to obtain Storage controllers properties (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7081).
+- redfish_utils module utils - add support for ``PowerCycle`` reset type for ``redfish_command`` responses feature (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7083).
+- redfish_utils module utils - add support for following ``@odata.nextLink`` pagination in ``software_inventory`` responses feature (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7020).
+- redfish_utils module utils - support ``Volumes`` in response for ``GetDiskInventory`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6819).
+- redhat_subscription - the internal ``RegistrationBase`` class was folded
+  into the other internal ``Rhsm`` class, as the separation had no purpose
+  anymore
+  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6658).
+- redis_info - refactor the redis_info module to use the redis module_utils enabling to pass TLS parameters to the Redis client (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7267).
+- rhsm_release - improve/harden the way ``subscription-manager`` is run;
+  no behaviour change is expected
+  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6669).
+- rhsm_repository - the interaction with ``subscription-manager`` was
+  refactored by grouping things together, removing unused bits, and hardening
+  the way it is run; also, the parsing of ``subscription-manager repos --list``
+  was improved and made slightly faster; no behaviour change is expected
+  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6783,
+  https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6837).
+- scaleway_security_group_rule - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6928).
+- shutdown - use ``shutdown -p ...`` with FreeBSD to halt and power off machine (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7102).
+- snap - add option ``dangerous`` to the module, that will map into the command line argument ``--dangerous``, allowing unsigned snap files to be installed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6908, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5715).
+- snap - module is now aware of channel when deciding whether to install or refresh the snap (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6435, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/1606).
+- sorcery - add grimoire (repository) management support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7012).
+- sorcery - minor refactor (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6525).
+- supervisorctl - allow to stop matching running processes before removing them with ``stop_before_removing=true`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7284).
+- tss lookup plugin - allow to fetch secret IDs which are in a folder based on folder ID. Previously, we could not fetch secrets based on folder ID but now use ``fetch_secret_ids_from_folder`` option to indicate to fetch secret IDs based on folder ID (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6223).
+- tss lookup plugin - allow to fetch secret by path. Previously, we could not fetch secret by path but now use ``secret_path`` option to indicate to fetch secret by secret path (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6881).
+- unixy callback plugin - add support for ``check_mode_markers`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7179).
+- vardict module utils - added convenience methods to ``VarDict`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6647).
+- xenserver_guest_info - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6928).
+- xenserver_guest_powerstate - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6928).
+- yum_versionlock - add support to pin specific package versions instead of only the package itself (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6861, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4470).
+
+Breaking Changes / Porting Guide
+--------------------------------
+
+- collection_version lookup plugin - remove compatibility code for ansible-base 2.10 and ansible-core 2.11 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7269).
+- gitlab_project - add ``default_branch`` support for project update. If you used the module so far with ``default_branch`` to update a project, the value of ``default_branch`` was ignored. Make sure that you either do not pass a value if you are not sure whether it is the one you want to have to avoid unexpected breaking changes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7158).
+- selective callback plugin - remove compatibility code for Ansible 2.9 and ansible-core 2.10 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7269).
+- vardict module utils - ``VarDict`` will no longer accept variables named ``_var``, ``get_meta``, and ``as_dict`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6647).
+- version module util - remove fallback for ansible-core 2.11. All modules and plugins that do version collections no longer work with ansible-core 2.11 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7269).
+
+Deprecated Features
+-------------------
+
+- CmdRunner module utils - deprecate ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_default_type()`` formatter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6601).
+- MH VarsMixin module utils - deprecates ``VarsMixin`` and supporting classes in favor of plain ``vardict`` module util (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6649).
+- ansible_galaxy_install - the ``ack_ansible29`` and ``ack_min_ansiblecore211`` options have been deprecated and will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- consul - the ``ack_params_state_absent`` option has been deprecated and will be removed in community.general 10.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- cpanm - value ``compatibility`` is deprecated as default for parameter ``mode`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6512).
+- ejabberd_user - deprecate the parameter ``logging`` in favour of producing more detailed information in the module output (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7043).
+- flowdock - module relies entirely on no longer responsive API endpoints, and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6930).
+- proxmox - old feature flag ``proxmox_default_behavior`` will be removed in community.general 10.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6836).
+- proxmox_kvm - deprecate the option ``proxmox_default_behavior`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7377).
+- redfish_info, redfish_config, redfish_command - the default value ``10`` for the ``timeout`` option is deprecated and will change to ``60`` in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7295).
+- redhat module utils - the ``module_utils.redhat`` module is deprecated, as
+  effectively unused: the ``Rhsm``, ``RhsmPool``, and ``RhsmPools`` classes
+  will be removed in community.general 9.0.0; the ``RegistrationBase`` class
+  will be removed in community.general 10.0.0 together with the
+  ``rhn_register`` module, as it is the only user of this class; this means
+  that the whole ``module_utils.redhat`` module will be dropped in
+  community.general 10.0.0, so importing it without even using anything of it
+  will fail
+  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6663).
+- redhat_subscription - the ``autosubscribe`` alias for the ``auto_attach`` option has been
+  deprecated for many years, although only in the documentation. Officially mark this alias
+  as deprecated, and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0
+  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6646).
+- redhat_subscription - the ``pool`` option is deprecated in favour of the
+  more precise and flexible ``pool_ids`` option
+  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6650).
+- rhsm_repository - ``state=present`` has not been working as expected for many years,
+  and it seems it was not noticed so far; also, "presence" is not really a valid concept
+  for subscription repositories, which can only be enabled or disabled. Hence, mark the
+  ``present`` and ``absent`` values of the ``state`` option as deprecated, slating them
+  for removal in community.general 10.0.0
+  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6673).
+- stackdriver - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints, and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6887).
+- webfaction_app - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints, and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6909).
+- webfaction_db - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints, and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6909).
+- webfaction_domain - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints, and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6909).
+- webfaction_mailbox - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints, and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6909).
+- webfaction_site - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints, and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6909).
+
+Removed Features (previously deprecated)
+----------------------------------------
+
+- The collection no longer supports ansible-core 2.11 and ansible-core 2.12. Parts of the collection might still work on these ansible-core versions, but others might not (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7269).
+- ansible_galaxy_install - support for Ansible 2.9 and ansible-base 2.10 has been removed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- consul - when ``state=absent``, the options ``script``, ``ttl``, ``tcp``, ``http``, and ``interval`` can no longer be specified (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- gconftool2 - ``state=get`` has been removed. Use the module ``community.general.gconftool2_info`` instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- gitlab_runner - remove the default value for the ``access_level`` option. To restore the previous behavior, explicitly set it to ``ref_protected`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- htpasswd - removed code for passlib <1.6 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6901).
+- manageiq_polices - ``state=list`` has been removed. Use the module ``community.general.manageiq_policies_info`` instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- manageiq_tags - ``state=list`` has been removed. Use the module ``community.general.manageiq_tags_info`` instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- mh.mixins.cmd module utils - the ``ArgFormat`` class has been removed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- mh.mixins.cmd module utils - the ``CmdMixin`` mixin has been removed. Use ``community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner.CmdRunner`` instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- mh.mixins.cmd module utils - the mh.mixins.cmd module utils has been removed after all its contents were removed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- mh.module_helper module utils - the ``CmdModuleHelper`` and ``CmdStateModuleHelper`` classes have been removed. Use ``community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner.CmdRunner`` instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+- proxmox module utils - removed unused imports (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6873).
+- xfconf - the deprecated ``disable_facts`` option was removed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- CmdRunner module utils - does not attempt to resolve path if executable is a relative or absolute path (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7200).
+- MH DependencyMixin module utils - deprecation notice was popping up for modules not using dependencies (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6644, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6639).
+- bitwarden lookup plugin - the plugin made assumptions about the structure of a Bitwarden JSON object which may have been broken by an update in the Bitwarden API. Remove assumptions, and allow queries for general fields such as ``notes`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7061).
+- cmd_runner module utils - when a parameter in ``argument_spec`` has no type, meaning it is implicitly a ``str``, ``CmdRunner`` would fail trying to find the ``type`` key in that dictionary (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6968).
+- cobbler inventory plugin - fix calculation of cobbler_ipv4/6_address (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6925).
+- composer - fix impossible to run ``working_dir`` dependent commands. The module was throwing an error when trying to run a ``working_dir`` dependent command, because it tried to get the command help without passing the ``working_dir`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/3787).
+- csv module utils - detects and remove unicode BOM markers from incoming CSV content (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6662).
+- datadog_downtime - presence of ``rrule`` param lead to the Datadog API returning Bad Request due to a missing recurrence type (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6811).
+- ejabberd_user - module was failing to detect whether user was already created and/or password was changed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7033).
+- ejabberd_user - provide meaningful error message when the ``ejabberdctl`` command is not found (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7028, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6949).
+- github_deploy_key - fix pagination behaviour causing a crash when only a single page of deploy keys exist (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7375).
+- gitlab_group - the module passed parameters to the API call even when not set. The module is now filtering out ``None`` values to remediate this (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6712).
+- gitlab_group_variable - deleted all variables when used with ``purge=true`` due to missing ``raw`` property in KNOWN attributes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7250).
+- gitlab_project_variable - deleted all variables when used with ``purge=true`` due to missing ``raw`` property in KNOWN attributes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7250).
+- icinga2_host - fix a key error when updating an existing host (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6748).
+- ini_file - add the ``follow`` paramter to follow the symlinks instead of replacing them (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6546).
+- ini_file - fix a bug where the inactive options were not used when possible (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6575).
+- ipa_dnszone - fix 'idnsallowsyncptr' key error for reverse zone (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6906, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6905).
+- kernel_blacklist - simplified the mechanism to update the file, fixing the error (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7382, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7362).
+- keycloak module util - fix missing ``http_agent``, ``timeout``, and ``validate_certs`` ``open_url()`` parameters (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7067).
+- keycloak module utils - fix ``is_struct_included`` handling of lists of lists/dictionaries (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6688).
+- keycloak module utils - the function ``get_user_by_username`` now return the user representation or ``None`` as stated in the documentation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6758).
+- keycloak_authentication - fix Keycloak authentication flow (step or sub-flow) indexing during update, if not specified by the user (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6734).
+- keycloak_client inventory plugin - fix missing client secret (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6931).
+- ldap_search - fix string normalization and the ``base64_attributes`` option on Python 3 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5704, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7264).
+- locale_gen - now works for locales without the underscore character such as ``C.UTF-8`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6774, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5142, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4305).
+- lvol - add support for percentage of origin size specification when creating snapshot volumes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/1630, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7053).
+- lxc connection plugin - now handles ``remote_addr`` defaulting to ``inventory_hostname`` correctly (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7104).
+- lxc connection plugin - properly evaluate options (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7369).
+- machinectl become plugin - mark plugin as ``require_tty`` to automatically disable pipelining, with which this plugin is not compatible (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6932, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6935).
+- mail - skip headers containing equals characters due to missing ``maxsplit`` on header key/value parsing (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7303).
+- memset module utils - make compatible with ansible-core 2.17 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7379).
+- nmap inventory plugin - fix ``get_option`` calls (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7323).
+- nmap inventory plugin - now uses ``get_option`` in all cases to get its configuration information (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7119).
+- nmcli - fix bond option ``xmit_hash_policy`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6527).
+- nmcli - fix support for empty list (in compare and scrape) (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6769).
+- nsupdate - fix a possible ``list index out of range`` exception (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/836).
+- oci_utils module util - fix inappropriate logical comparison expressions and makes them simpler. The previous checks had logical short circuits (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7125).
+- oci_utils module utils - avoid direct type comparisons (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7085).
+- onepassword - fix KeyError exception when trying to access value of a field that is not filled out in OnePassword item (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7241).
+- openbsd_pkg - the pkg_info(1) behavior has changed in OpenBSD >7.3. The error message ``Can't find`` should not lead to an error case (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6785).
+- pacman - module recognizes the output of ``yay`` running as ``root`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6713).
+- portage - fix ``changed_use`` and ``newuse`` not triggering rebuilds (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6008, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6548).
+- pritunl module utils - fix incorrect URL parameter for orgnization add method (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7161).
+- proxmox - fix error when a configuration had no ``template`` field (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6838, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5372).
+- proxmox module utils - add logic to detect whether an old Promoxer complains about the ``token_name`` and ``token_value`` parameters and provide a better error message when that happens (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6839, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5371).
+- proxmox module utils - fix proxmoxer library version check (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6974, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6975, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6980).
+- proxmox_disk - fix unable to create ``cdrom`` media due to ``size`` always being appended (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6770).
+- proxmox_kvm - ``absent`` state with ``force`` specified failed to stop the VM due to the ``timeout`` value not being passed to ``stop_vm`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6827).
+- proxmox_kvm - ``restarted`` state did not actually restart a VM in some VM configurations. The state now uses the Proxmox reboot endpoint instead of calling the ``stop_vm`` and ``start_vm`` functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6773).
+- proxmox_kvm - allow creation of VM with existing name but new vmid (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6155, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6709).
+- proxmox_kvm - when ``name`` option is provided without ``vmid`` and VM with that name already exists then no new VM will be created (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6911, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6981).
+- proxmox_tasks_info - remove ``api_user`` + ``api_password`` constraint from ``required_together`` as it causes to require ``api_password`` even when API token param is used (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6201).
+- proxmox_template - require ``requests_toolbelt`` module to fix issue with uploading large templates (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5579, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6757).
+- proxmox_user_info - avoid direct type comparisons (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7085).
+- redfish_info - fix ``ListUsers`` to not show empty account slots (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6771, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6772).
+- redhat_subscription - use the right D-Bus options for the consumer type when
+  registering a RHEL system older than 9 or a RHEL 9 system older than 9.2
+  and using ``consumer_type``
+  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7378).
+- refish_utils module utils - changing variable names to avoid issues occuring when fetching Volumes data (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6883).
+- rhsm_repository - when using the ``purge`` option, the ``repositories``
+  dictionary element in the returned JSON is now properly updated according
+  to the pruning operation
+  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6676).
+- rundeck - fix ``TypeError`` on 404 API response (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6983).
+- selective callback plugin - fix length of task name lines in output always being 3 characters longer than desired (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7374).
+- snap - an exception was being raised when snap list was empty (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7124, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7120).
+- snap - assume default track ``latest`` in parameter ``channel`` when not specified (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6835, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6821).
+- snap - change the change detection mechanism from "parsing installation" to "comparing end state with initial state" (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7340, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7265).
+- snap - fix crash when multiple snaps are specified and one has ``---`` in its description (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7046).
+- snap - fix the processing of the commands' output, stripping spaces and newlines from it (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6826, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6803).
+- sorcery - fix interruption of the multi-stage process (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7012).
+- sorcery - fix queue generation before the whole system rebuild (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7012).
+- sorcery - latest state no longer triggers update_cache (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7012).
+- terraform - prevents ``-backend-config`` option double encapsulating with ``shlex_quote`` function. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7301).
+- tss lookup plugin - fix multiple issues when using ``fetch_attachments=true`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6720).
+- zypper - added handling of zypper exitcode 102. Changed state is set correctly now and rc 102 is still preserved to be evaluated by the playbook (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6534).
+
+Known Issues
+------------
+
+- Ansible markup will show up in raw form on ansible-doc text output for ansible-core before 2.15. If you have trouble deciphering the documentation markup, please upgrade to ansible-core 2.15 (or newer), or read the HTML documentation on https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/collections/community/general/ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6539).
+
+New Plugins
+-----------
+
+Lookup
+~~~~~~
+
+- bitwarden_secrets_manager - Retrieve secrets from Bitwarden Secrets Manager
+
+New Modules
+-----------
+
+- consul_policy - Manipulate Consul policies
+- consul_role - Manipulate Consul roles
+- facter_facts - Runs the discovery program C(facter) on the remote system and return Ansible facts
+- gio_mime - Set default handler for MIME type, for applications using Gnome GIO
+- gitlab_instance_variable - Creates, updates, or deletes GitLab instance variables
+- gitlab_merge_request - Create, update, or delete GitLab merge requests
+- jenkins_build_info - Get information about Jenkins builds
+- keycloak_authentication_required_actions - Allows administration of Keycloak authentication required actions
+- keycloak_authz_custom_policy - Allows administration of Keycloak client custom Javascript policies via Keycloak API
+- keycloak_authz_permission - Allows administration of Keycloak client authorization permissions via Keycloak API
+- keycloak_authz_permission_info - Query Keycloak client authorization permissions information
+- keycloak_realm_key - Allows administration of Keycloak realm keys via Keycloak API
+- keycloak_user - Create and configure a user in Keycloak
+- lvg_rename - Renames LVM volume groups
+- pnpm - Manage node.js packages with pnpm
+- proxmox_pool - Pool management for Proxmox VE cluster
+- proxmox_pool_member - Add or delete members from Proxmox VE cluster pools
+- proxmox_vm_info - Retrieve information about one or more Proxmox VE virtual machines
+- simpleinit_msb - Manage services on Source Mage GNU/Linux
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Contributing

-We follow [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html) in all our contributions and interactions within this repository.
+We follow [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html) in all our contributions and interactions within this repository.

 If you are a committer, also refer to the [collection's committer guidelines](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/commit-rights.md).

@@ -20,93 +20,31 @@ so you can cooperate to create a better solution together.
 * If you are interested in starting with an easy issue, look for [issues with an `easyfix` label](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/labels/easyfix).
 * Often issues that are waiting for contributors to pick up have [the `waiting_on_contributor` label](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/labels/waiting_on_contributor).

-## Review pull requests
+## Open pull requests

 Look through currently [open pull requests](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pulls).
-
 You can help by reviewing them. Reviews help move pull requests to merge state. Some good pull requests cannot be merged only due to a lack of reviews. And it is always worth saying that good reviews are often more valuable than pull requests themselves.
-Note that reviewing does not only mean code review, but also offering comments on new interfaces added to existing plugins/modules, interfaces of new plugins/modules, improving language (not everyone is a native English speaker), or testing bugfixes and new features!
+Note that reviewing does not only mean code review, but also offering comments on new interfaces added to existing plugins/modules, interfaces of new plugins/modules, improving language (not everyone is a native english speaker), or testing bugfixes and new features!

 Also, consider taking up a valuable, reviewed, but abandoned pull request which you could politely ask the original authors to complete yourself.

-## Open pull requests
-
-Please read our ['Contributing to collections'](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_collections_contributing.html#contributing-to-a-collection-community-general) guide.
-
 * 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/projects/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/projects/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 :) )
-* Note that we format the code with `ruff format`. If your change does not match the formatters expectations, CI will fail and your PR will not get merged. See below for how to format code with antsibull-nox.
+* Do not add merge commits to your PR. The bot will complain and you will have to rebase ([instructions for rebasing](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/developing_rebasing.html)) to remove them before your PR can be merged. To avoid that git automatically does merges during pulls, you can configure it to do rebases instead by running `git config pull.rebase true` inside the repository checkout.
+* Make sure your PR includes a [changelog fragment](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/development_process.html#creating-changelog-fragments). (You must not include a fragment for new modules or new plugins. Also you shouldn't include one for docs-only changes. If you're not sure, simply don't include one, we'll tell you whether one is needed or not :) )
+* 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 the Ansible community's [Quick-start development guide](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/community/create_pr_quick_start.html).
+You can also read [our Quick-start development guide](https://github.com/ansible/community-docs/blob/main/create_pr_quick_start_guide.rst).

 ## Test pull requests

-If you want to test a PR locally, refer to [our testing guide](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_test_pr_locally.html) for instructions on how do it quickly.
+If you want to test a PR locally, refer to [our testing guide](https://github.com/ansible/community-docs/blob/main/test_pr_locally_guide.rst) for instructions on how do it quickly.

 If you find any inconsistencies or places in this document which can be improved, feel free to raise an issue or pull request to fix it.

-## Format code; and run sanity or unit tests locally (with antsibull-nox)
+## Run sanity, unit or integration tests locally

-The easiest way to format the code, and to run sanity and unit tests locally is to use [antsibull-nox](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/antsibull-nox/).
-(If you have [nox](https://nox.thea.codes/en/stable/) installed, it will automatically install antsibull-nox in a virtual environment for you.)
-
-### Format code
-
-The following commands show how to run ruff format:
-
-```.bash
-# Run all configured formatters:
-nox -Re formatters
-
-# If you notice discrepancies between your local formatter and CI, you might
-# need to re-generate the virtual environment:
-nox -e formatters
-```
-
-### Sanity tests
-
-The following commands show how to run ansible-test sanity tests:
-
-```.bash
-# Run basic sanity tests for all files in the collection:
-nox -Re ansible-test-sanity-devel
-
-# Run basic sanity tests for the given files and directories:
-nox -Re ansible-test-sanity-devel -- plugins/modules/system/pids.py tests/integration/targets/pids/
-
-# Run all other sanity tests for all files in the collection:
-nox -R
-```
-
-If you replace `-Re` with `-e`, respectively. If you leave `-R` away, then the virtual environments will be re-created. The `-R` re-uses them (if they already exist).
-
-### Unit tests
-
-The following commands show how to run unit tests:
-
-```.bash
-# Run all unit tests:
-nox -Re ansible-test-units-devel
-
-# Run all unit tests for one Python version (a lot faster):
-nox -Re ansible-test-units-devel -- --python 3.13
-
-# Run a specific unit test (for the nmcli module) for one Python version:
-nox -Re ansible-test-units-devel -- --python 3.13 tests/unit/plugins/modules/net_tools/test_nmcli.py
-```
-
-If you replace `-Re` with `-e`, then the virtual environments will be re-created. The `-R` re-uses them (if they already exist).
-
-## Run basic sanity, unit or integration tests locally (with ansible-test)
-
-Instead of using antsibull-nox, you can also run sanity and unit tests with ansible-test directly.
-This also allows you to run integration tests.
-
-You have to check out the repository into a specific path structure to be able to run `ansible-test`. The path to the git checkout must end with `.../ansible_collections/community/general`. Please see [our testing guide](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_test_pr_locally.html) for instructions on how to check out the repository into a correct path structure. The short version of these instructions is:
+You have to check out the repository into a specific path structure to be able to run `ansible-test`. The path to the git checkout must end with `.../ansible_collections/community/general`. Please see [our testing guide](https://github.com/ansible/community-docs/blob/main/test_pr_locally_guide.rst) for instructions on how to check out the repository into a correct path structure. The short version of these instructions is:

 ```.bash
 mkdir -p ~/dev/ansible_collections/community
@@ -116,28 +54,16 @@ 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+.

-### Basic sanity tests
-
-The following commands show how to run basic sanity tests:
+The following commands show how to run sanity tests:

 ```.bash
-# Run basic sanity tests for all files in the collection:
+# Run sanity tests for all files in the collection:
 ansible-test sanity --docker -v

-# Run basic sanity tests for the given files and directories:
+# Run sanity tests for the given files and directories:
 ansible-test sanity --docker -v plugins/modules/system/pids.py tests/integration/targets/pids/
 ```

-### Unit tests
-
-Note that for running unit tests, you need to install required collections in the same folder structure that `community.general` is checked out in.
-Right now, you need to install [`community.internal_test_tools`](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.internal_test_tools).
-If you want to use the latest version from GitHub, you can run:
-
-```
-git clone https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.internal_test_tools.git ~/dev/ansible_collections/community/internal_test_tools
-```
-
 The following commands show how to run unit tests:

 ```.bash
@@ -151,76 +77,19 @@ 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
-
-Note that for running integration tests, you need to install required collections in the same folder structure that `community.general` is checked out in.
-Right now, depending on the test, you need to install [`ansible.posix`](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix), [`community.crypto`](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto), and [`community.docker`](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker):
-If you want to use the latest versions from GitHub, you can run:
-
-```
-mkdir -p ~/dev/ansible_collections/ansible
-git clone https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix.git ~/dev/ansible_collections/ansible/posix
-git clone https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto.git ~/dev/ansible_collections/community/crypto
-git clone https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker.git ~/dev/ansible_collections/community/docker
-```
-
 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
 ```

 If you are unsure about the integration test target name for a module or plugin, you can take a look in `tests/integration/targets/`. Tests for plugins have the plugin type prepended.

-## Devcontainer
-
-Since community.general 12.2.0, the project repository supports [devcontainers](https://containers.dev/). In short, it is a standard mechanism to
-create a container that is then used during the development cycle. Many tools are pre-installed in the container and will be already available
-to you as a developer. A number of different IDEs support that configuration, the most prominent ones being VSCode and PyCharm.
-
-See the files under [.devcontainer](.devcontainer) for details on what is deployed inside that container.
-
-Beware of:
-
- By default, the devcontainer installs the latest version of `ansible-core`.
-  When testing your changes locally, keep in mind that the collection must support older versions of
-  `ansible-core` and, depending on what is being tested, results may vary.
- Integration tests executed directly inside the devcontainer without isolation (see above) may fail if
-  they expected to be run in full fledged VMs. On the other hand, the devcontainer setup allows running
-  containers inside the container (the `docker-in-docker` feature).
- The devcontainer is built with a directory structure such that
-  `.../ansible_collections/community/general` contains the project repository, so `ansible-test` and
-  other standard tools should work without any additional setup
- By default, the devcontainer installs `pre-commit` and configures it to perform `ruff check` and
-  `ruff format` on the Python files, prior to commiting. That configuration is going to be used by
-  `git` even outside the devcontainer. To prevent errors, you have to either install `pre-commit` in
-  your computer, outside the devcontainer, or run `pre-commit uninstall` from within the devcontainer
-  before quitting it.
-
 ## Creating new modules or plugins

 Creating new modules and plugins requires a bit more work than other Pull Requests.
@@ -230,14 +99,14 @@ Creating new modules and plugins requires a bit more work than other Pull Reques

 2. Please do not add more than one plugin/module in one PR, especially if it is the first plugin/module you are contributing.
   That makes it easier for reviewers, and increases the chance that your PR will get merged. If you plan to contribute a group
-   of plugins/modules (say, more than a module and a corresponding `_info` module), please mention that in the first PR. In
+   of plugins/modules (say, more than a module and a corresponding ``_info`` module), please mention that in the first PR. In
   such cases, you also have to think whether it is better to publish the group of plugins/modules in a new collection.

 3. When creating a new module or plugin, please make sure that you follow various guidelines:

-   - Follow [development conventions](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_modules_best_practices.html);
-   - Follow [documentation standards](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_modules_documenting.html) and
-     the [Ansible style guide](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/dev_guide/style_guide/index.html#style-guide);
+   - Follow [development conventions](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_modules_best_practices.html);
+   - Follow [documentation standards](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_modules_documenting.html) and
+     the [Ansible style guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/style_guide/index.html#style-guide);
   - Make sure your modules and plugins are [GPL-3.0-or-later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0-standalone.html) licensed
     (new module_utils can also be [BSD-2-clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause) licensed);
   - Make sure that new plugins and modules have tests (unit tests, integration tests, or both); it is preferable to have some tests
--- a/LICENSES/PSF-2.0.txt
+++ b/LICENSES/PSF-2.0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LICENSE VERSION 2
+--------------------------------------------
+
+1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Python Software Foundation
+("PSF"), and the Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and
+otherwise using this software ("Python") in source or binary form and
+its associated documentation.
+
+2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, PSF hereby
+grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide license to reproduce,
+analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works,
+distribute, and otherwise use Python alone or in any derivative version,
+provided, however, that PSF's License Agreement and PSF's notice of copyright,
+i.e., "Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
+2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Python Software Foundation;
+All Rights Reserved" are retained in Python alone or in any derivative version
+prepared by Licensee.
+
+3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
+or incorporates Python or any part thereof, and wants to make
+the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
+Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
+the changes made to Python.
+
+4. PSF is making Python available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
+basis.  PSF MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED.  BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, PSF MAKES NO AND
+DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
+FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON WILL NOT
+INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
+
+5. PSF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
+FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
+A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON,
+OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
+
+6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
+breach of its terms and conditions.
+
+7. Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to create any
+relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture between PSF and
+Licensee.  This License Agreement does not grant permission to use PSF
+trademarks or trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote
+products or services of Licensee, or any third party.
+
+8. By copying, installing or otherwise using Python, Licensee
+agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
+Agreement.
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,40 +6,25 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Community General Collection

-[![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-brightgreen.svg)](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/collections/community/general/)
-[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_apis/build/status/CI?branchName=main)](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_build?definitionId=31)
-[![EOL CI](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/actions/workflows/ansible-test.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/actions)
-[![Nox CI](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/actions/workflows/nox.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/actions)
+[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_apis/build/status/CI?branchName=stable-8)](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_build?definitionId=31)
+[![EOL CI](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/workflows/EOL%20CI/badge.svg?event=push)](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/actions)
 [![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.

-You can find [documentation for this collection on the Ansible docs site](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/).
+You can find [documentation for this collection on the Ansible docs site](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/).

 Please note that this collection does **not** support Windows targets. Only connection plugins included in this collection might support Windows targets, and will explicitly mention that in their documentation if they do so.

 ## Code of Conduct

-We follow [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html) in all our interactions within this project.
+We follow [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html) in all our interactions within this project.

-If you encounter abusive behavior violating the [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html), please refer to the [policy violations](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/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/projects/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/projects/ansible/devel/community/communication.html).
+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.

 ## Tested with Ansible

-Tested with the current ansible-core 2.18, ansible-core 2.19, ansible-core 2.20, ansible-core 2.21 releases and the current development version of ansible-core. Ansible-core versions before 2.18.0 are not supported. This includes all ansible-base 2.10 and Ansible 2.9 releases.
+Tested with the current ansible-core 2.13, ansible-core 2.14, ansible-core 2.15, ansible-core 2.16 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.

 ## External requirements

@@ -47,7 +32,7 @@ Some modules and plugins require external libraries. Please check the requiremen

 ## Included content

-Please check the included content on the [Ansible Galaxy page for this collection](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/general/) or the [documentation on the Ansible docs site](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/).
+Please check the included content on the [Ansible Galaxy page for this collection](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/general/) or the [documentation on the Ansible docs site](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/).

 ## Using this collection

@@ -76,7 +61,7 @@ You can also install a specific version of the collection, for example, if you n
 ansible-galaxy collection install community.general:==X.Y.Z
 ```

-See [Ansible Using collections](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/user_guide/collections_using.html) for more details.
+See [Ansible Using collections](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/collections_using.html) for more details.

 ## Contributing to this collection

@@ -90,13 +75,13 @@ You don't know how to start? Refer to our [contribution guide](https://github.co

 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.

-You can find more information in the [developer guide for collections](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_collections.html#contributing-to-collections), and in the [Ansible Community Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/index.html).
+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).

 ### Running tests

-See [here](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_collections.html#testing-collections).
+See [here](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_collections.html#testing-collections).

 ## Collection maintenance

@@ -110,7 +95,19 @@ It is necessary for maintainers of this collection to be subscribed to:
 * The collection itself (the `Watch` button → `All Activity` in the upper right corner of the repository's homepage).
 * The "Changes Impacting Collection Contributors and Maintainers" [issue](https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/issues/45).

-They also should be subscribed to Ansible's [The Bullhorn newsletter](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/community/communication.html#the-bullhorn).
+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

@@ -118,7 +115,7 @@ See the [Releasing guidelines](https://github.com/ansible/community-docs/blob/ma

 ## Release notes

-See the [changelog](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md).
+See the [changelog](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-8/CHANGELOG.rst).

 ## Roadmap

@@ -129,9 +126,9 @@ See [this issue](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues
 ## More information

 - [Ansible Collection overview](https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview)
- [Ansible User guide](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/user_guide/index.html)
- [Ansible Developer guide](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/dev_guide/index.html)
- [Ansible Community code of conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html)
+- [Ansible User guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/index.html)
+- [Ansible Developer guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/index.html)
+- [Ansible Community code of conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html)

 ## Licensing

@@ -139,6 +136,6 @@ This collection is primarily licensed and distributed as a whole under the GNU G

 See [LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/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/main/LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause.txt) and the [MIT license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/LICENSES/MIT.txt).
+Parts of the collection are licensed under the [BSD 2-Clause license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause.txt), the [MIT license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/LICENSES/MIT.txt), and the [PSF 2.0 license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/LICENSES/PSF-2.0.txt).

-All files have a machine readable `SDPX-License-Identifier:` comment denoting its respective license(s) or an equivalent entry in an accompanying `.license` file. Only changelog fragments (which will not be part of a release) are covered by a blanket statement in `REUSE.toml`. This conforms to the [REUSE specification](https://reuse.software/spec/).
+All files have a machine readable `SDPX-License-Identifier:` comment denoting its respective license(s) or an equivalent entry in an accompanying `.license` file. Only changelog fragments (which will not be part of a release) are covered by a blanket statement in `.reuse/dep5`. This conforms to the [REUSE specification](https://reuse.software/spec/).
--- a/REUSE.toml
+++ b/REUSE.toml
@@ -1,11 +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
-
-version = 1
-
-[[annotations]]
-path = "changelogs/fragments/**"
-precedence = "aggregate"
-SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "Ansible Project"
-SPDX-License-Identifier = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
--- a/antsibull-nox.toml
+++ b/antsibull-nox.toml
@@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-# 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
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
-
-[collection_sources]
-"ansible.posix" = "git+https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix.git,main"
-"community.crypto" = "git+https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto.git,main"
-"community.docker" = "git+https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker.git,main"
-"community.internal_test_tools" = "git+https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.internal_test_tools.git,main"
-
-[vcs]
-vcs = "git"
-development_branch = "main"
-stable_branches = [ "stable-*" ]
-
-[sessions]
-
-[sessions.lint]
-code_files = ["."]  # consider all Python files in the collection
-run_isort = false
-run_black = false
-run_ruff_autofix = true
-ruff_autofix_config = "ruff.toml"
-ruff_autofix_select = [
-    "I",
-    "RUF022",
-]
-run_ruff_check = true
-ruff_check_config = "ruff.toml"
-run_ruff_format = true
-ruff_format_config = "ruff.toml"
-run_flake8 = false
-run_pylint = false
-run_yamllint = true
-yamllint_config = ".yamllint"
-# yamllint_config_plugins = ".yamllint-docs"
-# yamllint_config_plugins_examples = ".yamllint-examples"
-run_mypy = true
-mypy_ansible_core_package = "ansible-core>=2.19.0"
-mypy_config = ".mypy.ini"
-mypy_extra_deps = [
-    "cryptography",
-    "dnspython",
-    "lxml-stubs",
-    "types-mock",
-    "types-paramiko",
-    "types-passlib",
-    "types-psutil",
-    "types-PyYAML",
-    "types-requests",
-]
-
-[sessions.docs_check]
-validate_collection_refs="all"
-codeblocks_restrict_types = [
-    "ansible-output",
-    "console",
-    "ini",
-    "json",
-    "python",
-    "shell",
-    "yaml",
-    "yaml+jinja",
-    "text",
-]
-codeblocks_restrict_type_exact_case = true
-codeblocks_allow_without_type = false
-codeblocks_allow_literal_blocks = false
-
-[sessions.license_check]
-
-[sessions.extra_checks]
-run_no_unwanted_files = true
-no_unwanted_files_module_extensions = [".py"]
-no_unwanted_files_yaml_extensions = [".yml"]
-run_action_groups = true
-run_no_trailing_whitespace = true
-no_trailing_whitespace_skip_paths = [
-    "tests/integration/targets/iso_extract/files/test.iso",
-    "tests/integration/targets/java_cert/files/testpkcs.p12",
-    "tests/integration/targets/one_host/files/testhost/tmp/opennebula-fixtures.json.gz",
-    "tests/integration/targets/one_template/files/testhost/tmp/opennebula-fixtures.json.gz",
-    "tests/integration/targets/setup_flatpak_remote/files/repo.tar.xz",
-]
-no_trailing_whitespace_skip_directories = [
-    "tests/unit/plugins/modules/interfaces_file/interfaces_file_fixtures/golden_output/",
-    "tests/unit/plugins/modules/interfaces_file/interfaces_file_fixtures/input/",
-]
-
-[[sessions.extra_checks.action_groups_config]]
-name = "consul"
-pattern = "^consul_.*$"
-exclusions = [
-    "consul_acl_bootstrap",
-    "consul_kv",
-]
-doc_fragment = "community.general._consul.actiongroup_consul"
-
-[[sessions.extra_checks.action_groups_config]]
-name = "keycloak"
-pattern = "^keycloak_.*$"
-exclusions = [
-    "keycloak_realm_info",
-]
-doc_fragment = "community.general._keycloak.actiongroup_keycloak"
-
-[[sessions.extra_checks.action_groups_config]]
-name = "scaleway"
-pattern = "^scaleway_.*$"
-doc_fragment = "community.general._scaleway.actiongroup_scaleway"
-
-[sessions.build_import_check]
-run_galaxy_importer = true
-
-[sessions.ansible_test_sanity]
-include_devel = true
-
-[sessions.ansible_test_units]
-include_devel = true
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,825 @@
---
-ancestor: 12.0.0
-releases: {}
+ancestor: 7.0.0
+releases:
+  8.0.0:
+    changes:
+      breaking_changes:
+      - collection_version lookup plugin - remove compatibility code for ansible-base
+        2.10 and ansible-core 2.11 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7269).
+      - gitlab_project - add ``default_branch`` support for project update. If you
+        used the module so far with ``default_branch`` to update a project, the value
+        of ``default_branch`` was ignored. Make sure that you either do not pass a
+        value if you are not sure whether it is the one you want to have to avoid
+        unexpected breaking changes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7158).
+      - selective callback plugin - remove compatibility code for Ansible 2.9 and
+        ansible-core 2.10 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7269).
+      - vardict module utils - ``VarDict`` will no longer accept variables named ``_var``,
+        ``get_meta``, and ``as_dict`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6647).
+      - version module util - remove fallback for ansible-core 2.11. All modules and
+        plugins that do version collections no longer work with ansible-core 2.11
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7269).
+      bugfixes:
+      - CmdRunner module utils - does not attempt to resolve path if executable is
+        a relative or absolute path (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7200).
+      - MH DependencyMixin module utils - deprecation notice was popping up for modules
+        not using dependencies (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6644,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6639).
+      - bitwarden lookup plugin - the plugin made assumptions about the structure
+        of a Bitwarden JSON object which may have been broken by an update in the
+        Bitwarden API. Remove assumptions, and allow queries for general fields such
+        as ``notes`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7061).
+      - cmd_runner module utils - when a parameter in ``argument_spec`` has no type,
+        meaning it is implicitly a ``str``, ``CmdRunner`` would fail trying to find
+        the ``type`` key in that dictionary (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6968).
+      - cobbler inventory plugin - fix calculation of cobbler_ipv4/6_address (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6925).
+      - composer - fix impossible to run ``working_dir`` dependent commands. The module
+        was throwing an error when trying to run a ``working_dir`` dependent command,
+        because it tried to get the command help without passing the ``working_dir``
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/3787).
+      - csv module utils - detects and remove unicode BOM markers from incoming CSV
+        content (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6662).
+      - datadog_downtime - presence of ``rrule`` param lead to the Datadog API returning
+        Bad Request due to a missing recurrence type (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6811).
+      - ejabberd_user - module was failing to detect whether user was already created
+        and/or password was changed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7033).
+      - ejabberd_user - provide meaningful error message when the ``ejabberdctl``
+        command is not found (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7028,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6949).
+      - github_deploy_key - fix pagination behaviour causing a crash when only a single
+        page of deploy keys exist (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7375).
+      - gitlab_group - the module passed parameters to the API call even when not
+        set. The module is now filtering out ``None`` values to remediate this (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6712).
+      - gitlab_group_variable - deleted all variables when used with ``purge=true``
+        due to missing ``raw`` property in KNOWN attributes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7250).
+      - gitlab_project_variable - deleted all variables when used with ``purge=true``
+        due to missing ``raw`` property in KNOWN attributes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7250).
+      - icinga2_host - fix a key error when updating an existing host (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6748).
+      - ini_file - add the ``follow`` paramter to follow the symlinks instead of replacing
+        them (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6546).
+      - ini_file - fix a bug where the inactive options were not used when possible
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6575).
+      - ipa_dnszone - fix 'idnsallowsyncptr' key error for reverse zone (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6906,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6905).
+      - kernel_blacklist - simplified the mechanism to update the file, fixing the
+        error (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7382,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7362).
+      - keycloak module util - fix missing ``http_agent``, ``timeout``, and ``validate_certs``
+        ``open_url()`` parameters (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7067).
+      - keycloak module utils - fix ``is_struct_included`` handling of lists of lists/dictionaries
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6688).
+      - keycloak module utils - the function ``get_user_by_username`` now return the
+        user representation or ``None`` as stated in the documentation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6758).
+      - keycloak_authentication - fix Keycloak authentication flow (step or sub-flow)
+        indexing during update, if not specified by the user (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6734).
+      - keycloak_client inventory plugin - fix missing client secret (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6931).
+      - ldap_search - fix string normalization and the ``base64_attributes`` option
+        on Python 3 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5704,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7264).
+      - locale_gen - now works for locales without the underscore character such as
+        ``C.UTF-8`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6774,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5142, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4305).
+      - lvol - add support for percentage of origin size specification when creating
+        snapshot volumes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/1630,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7053).
+      - lxc connection plugin - now handles ``remote_addr`` defaulting to ``inventory_hostname``
+        correctly (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7104).
+      - lxc connection plugin - properly evaluate options (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7369).
+      - machinectl become plugin - mark plugin as ``require_tty`` to automatically
+        disable pipelining, with which this plugin is not compatible (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6932,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6935).
+      - mail - skip headers containing equals characters due to missing ``maxsplit``
+        on header key/value parsing (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7303).
+      - memset module utils - make compatible with ansible-core 2.17 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7379).
+      - nmap inventory plugin - fix ``get_option`` calls (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7323).
+      - nmap inventory plugin - now uses ``get_option`` in all cases to get its configuration
+        information (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7119).
+      - nmcli - fix bond option ``xmit_hash_policy`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6527).
+      - nmcli - fix support for empty list (in compare and scrape) (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6769).
+      - nsupdate - fix a possible ``list index out of range`` exception (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/836).
+      - oci_utils module util - fix inappropriate logical comparison expressions and
+        makes them simpler. The previous checks had logical short circuits (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7125).
+      - oci_utils module utils - avoid direct type comparisons (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7085).
+      - onepassword - fix KeyError exception when trying to access value of a field
+        that is not filled out in OnePassword item (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7241).
+      - openbsd_pkg - the pkg_info(1) behavior has changed in OpenBSD >7.3. The error
+        message ``Can't find`` should not lead to an error case (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6785).
+      - pacman - module recognizes the output of ``yay`` running as ``root`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6713).
+      - portage - fix ``changed_use`` and ``newuse`` not triggering rebuilds (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6008,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6548).
+      - pritunl module utils - fix incorrect URL parameter for orgnization add method
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7161).
+      - proxmox - fix error when a configuration had no ``template`` field (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6838,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5372).
+      - proxmox module utils - add logic to detect whether an old Promoxer complains
+        about the ``token_name`` and ``token_value`` parameters and provide a better
+        error message when that happens (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6839,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5371).
+      - proxmox module utils - fix proxmoxer library version check (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6974,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6975, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6980).
+      - proxmox_disk - fix unable to create ``cdrom`` media due to ``size`` always
+        being appended (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6770).
+      - proxmox_kvm - ``absent`` state with ``force`` specified failed to stop the
+        VM due to the ``timeout`` value not being passed to ``stop_vm`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6827).
+      - proxmox_kvm - ``restarted`` state did not actually restart a VM in some VM
+        configurations. The state now uses the Proxmox reboot endpoint instead of
+        calling the ``stop_vm`` and ``start_vm`` functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6773).
+      - proxmox_kvm - allow creation of VM with existing name but new vmid (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6155,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6709).
+      - proxmox_kvm - when ``name`` option is provided without ``vmid`` and VM with
+        that name already exists then no new VM will be created (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6911,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6981).
+      - proxmox_tasks_info - remove ``api_user`` + ``api_password`` constraint from
+        ``required_together`` as it causes to require ``api_password`` even when API
+        token param is used (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6201).
+      - proxmox_template - require ``requests_toolbelt`` module to fix issue with
+        uploading large templates (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5579,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6757).
+      - proxmox_user_info - avoid direct type comparisons (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7085).
+      - redfish_info - fix ``ListUsers`` to not show empty account slots (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6771,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6772).
+      - 'redhat_subscription - use the right D-Bus options for the consumer type when
+
+        registering a RHEL system older than 9 or a RHEL 9 system older than 9.2
+
+        and using ``consumer_type``
+
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7378).
+
+        '
+      - refish_utils module utils - changing variable names to avoid issues occuring
+        when fetching Volumes data (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6883).
+      - 'rhsm_repository - when using the ``purge`` option, the ``repositories``
+
+        dictionary element in the returned JSON is now properly updated according
+
+        to the pruning operation
+
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6676).
+
+        '
+      - rundeck - fix ``TypeError`` on 404 API response (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6983).
+      - selective callback plugin - fix length of task name lines in output always
+        being 3 characters longer than desired (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7374).
+      - snap - an exception was being raised when snap list was empty (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7124,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7120).
+      - snap - assume default track ``latest`` in parameter ``channel`` when not specified
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6835, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6821).
+      - snap - change the change detection mechanism from "parsing installation" to
+        "comparing end state with initial state" (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7340,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7265).
+      - snap - fix crash when multiple snaps are specified and one has ``---`` in
+        its description (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7046).
+      - snap - fix the processing of the commands' output, stripping spaces and newlines
+        from it (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6826,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6803).
+      - sorcery - fix interruption of the multi-stage process (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7012).
+      - sorcery - fix queue generation before the whole system rebuild (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7012).
+      - sorcery - latest state no longer triggers update_cache (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7012).
+      - terraform - prevents ``-backend-config`` option double encapsulating with
+        ``shlex_quote`` function. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7301).
+      - tss lookup plugin - fix multiple issues when using ``fetch_attachments=true``
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6720).
+      - zypper - added handling of zypper exitcode 102. Changed state is set correctly
+        now and rc 102 is still preserved to be evaluated by the playbook (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6534).
+      deprecated_features:
+      - CmdRunner module utils - deprecate ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_default_type()`` formatter
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6601).
+      - MH VarsMixin module utils - deprecates ``VarsMixin`` and supporting classes
+        in favor of plain ``vardict`` module util (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6649).
+      - ansible_galaxy_install - the ``ack_ansible29`` and ``ack_min_ansiblecore211``
+        options have been deprecated and will be removed in community.general 9.0.0
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - consul - the ``ack_params_state_absent`` option has been deprecated and will
+        be removed in community.general 10.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - cpanm - value ``compatibility`` is deprecated as default for parameter ``mode``
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6512).
+      - ejabberd_user - deprecate the parameter ``logging`` in favour of producing
+        more detailed information in the module output (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7043).
+      - flowdock - module relies entirely on no longer responsive API endpoints, and
+        it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6930).
+      - proxmox - old feature flag ``proxmox_default_behavior`` will be removed in
+        community.general 10.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6836).
+      - proxmox_kvm - deprecate the option ``proxmox_default_behavior`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7377).
+      - redfish_info, redfish_config, redfish_command - the default value ``10`` for
+        the ``timeout`` option is deprecated and will change to ``60`` in community.general
+        9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7295).
+      - 'redhat module utils - the ``module_utils.redhat`` module is deprecated, as
+
+        effectively unused: the ``Rhsm``, ``RhsmPool``, and ``RhsmPools`` classes
+
+        will be removed in community.general 9.0.0; the ``RegistrationBase`` class
+
+        will be removed in community.general 10.0.0 together with the
+
+        ``rhn_register`` module, as it is the only user of this class; this means
+
+        that the whole ``module_utils.redhat`` module will be dropped in
+
+        community.general 10.0.0, so importing it without even using anything of it
+
+        will fail
+
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6663).
+
+        '
+      - 'redhat_subscription - the ``autosubscribe`` alias for the ``auto_attach``
+        option has been
+
+        deprecated for many years, although only in the documentation. Officially
+        mark this alias
+
+        as deprecated, and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0
+
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6646).
+
+        '
+      - 'redhat_subscription - the ``pool`` option is deprecated in favour of the
+
+        more precise and flexible ``pool_ids`` option
+
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6650).
+
+        '
+      - 'rhsm_repository - ``state=present`` has not been working as expected for
+        many years,
+
+        and it seems it was not noticed so far; also, "presence" is not really a valid
+        concept
+
+        for subscription repositories, which can only be enabled or disabled. Hence,
+        mark the
+
+        ``present`` and ``absent`` values of the ``state`` option as deprecated, slating
+        them
+
+        for removal in community.general 10.0.0
+
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6673).
+
+        '
+      - stackdriver - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints,
+        and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6887).
+      - webfaction_app - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints,
+        and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6909).
+      - webfaction_db - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints,
+        and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6909).
+      - webfaction_domain - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints,
+        and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6909).
+      - webfaction_mailbox - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints,
+        and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6909).
+      - webfaction_site - module relies entirely on no longer existent API endpoints,
+        and it will be removed in community.general 9.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6909).
+      known_issues:
+      - Ansible markup will show up in raw form on ansible-doc text output for ansible-core
+        before 2.15. If you have trouble deciphering the documentation markup, please
+        upgrade to ansible-core 2.15 (or newer), or read the HTML documentation on
+        https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/collections/community/general/ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6539).
+      minor_changes:
+      - The collection will start using semantic markup (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6539).
+      - VarDict module utils - add method ``VarDict.as_dict()`` to convert to a plain
+        ``dict`` object (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6602).
+      - 'apt_rpm - extract package name from local ``.rpm`` path when verifying
+
+        installation success. Allows installing packages from local ``.rpm`` files
+
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7396).
+
+        '
+      - cargo - add option ``executable``, which allows user to specify path to the
+        cargo binary (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7352).
+      - cargo - add option ``locked`` which allows user to specify install the locked
+        version of dependency instead of latest compatible version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6134).
+      - chroot connection plugin - add ``disable_root_check`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7099).
+      - cloudflare_dns - add CAA record support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7399).
+      - cobbler inventory plugin - add ``exclude_mgmt_classes`` and ``include_mgmt_classes``
+        options to exclude or include hosts based on management classes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7184).
+      - cobbler inventory plugin - add ``inventory_hostname`` option to allow using
+        the system name for the inventory hostname (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6502).
+      - cobbler inventory plugin - add ``want_ip_addresses`` option to collect all
+        interface DNS name to IP address mapping (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6711).
+      - cobbler inventory plugin - add primary IP addess to ``cobbler_ipv4_address``
+        and IPv6 address to ``cobbler_ipv6_address`` host variable (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6711).
+      - cobbler inventory plugin - add warning for systems with empty profiles (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6502).
+      - cobbler inventory plugin - convert Ansible unicode strings to native Python
+        unicode strings before passing user/password to XMLRPC client (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6923).
+      - consul_session - drops requirement for the ``python-consul`` library to communicate
+        with the Consul API, instead relying on the existing ``requests`` library
+        requirement (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6755).
+      - copr - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``dnf``
+        python module is not available in ``ansible_python_interpreter`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6522).
+      - cpanm - minor refactor when creating the ``CmdRunner`` object (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7231).
+      - datadog_monitor - adds ``notification_preset_name``, ``renotify_occurrences``
+        and ``renotify_statuses`` parameters (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6521,https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5823).
+      - dig lookup plugin - add TCP option to enable the use of TCP connection during
+        DNS lookup (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7343).
+      - ejabberd_user - module now using ``CmdRunner`` to execute external command
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7075).
+      - filesystem - add ``uuid`` parameter for UUID change feature (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6680).
+      - 'gitlab_group - add option ``force_delete`` (default: false) which allows
+        delete group even if projects exists in it (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7364).'
+      - gitlab_group_variable - add support for ``raw`` variables suboption (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7132).
+      - gitlab_project_variable - add support for ``raw`` variables suboption (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7132).
+      - gitlab_project_variable - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6928).
+      - gitlab_runner - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6927).
+      - htpasswd - minor code improvements in the module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6901).
+      - htpasswd - the parameter ``crypt_scheme`` is being renamed as ``hash_scheme``
+        and added as an alias to it (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6841).
+      - icinga2_host - the ``ip`` option is no longer required, since Icinga 2 allows
+        for an empty address attribute (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7452).
+      - ini_file - add ``ignore_spaces`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7273).
+      - ini_file - add ``modify_inactive_option`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7401).
+      - ipa_config - add module parameters to manage FreeIPA user and group objectclasses
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7019).
+      - ipa_config - adds ``idp`` choice to ``ipauserauthtype`` parameter's choices
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7051).
+      - jenkins_build - add new ``detach`` option, which allows the module to exit
+        successfully as long as the build is created (default functionality is still
+        waiting for the build to end before exiting) (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7204).
+      - jenkins_build - add new ``time_between_checks`` option, which allows to configure
+        the wait time between requests to the Jenkins server (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7204).
+      - keycloak_authentication - added provider ID choices, since Keycloak supports
+        only those two specific ones (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6763).
+      - keycloak_client_rolemapping - adds support for subgroups with additional parameter
+        ``parents`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6687).
+      - keycloak_role - add composite roles support for realm and client roles (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6469).
+      - keyring - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6927).
+      - ldap_* - add new arguments ``client_cert`` and ``client_key`` to the LDAP
+        modules in order to allow certificate authentication (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6668).
+      - ldap_search - add a new ``page_size`` option to enable paged searches (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6648).
+      - locale_gen - module has been refactored to use ``ModuleHelper`` and ``CmdRunner``
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6903).
+      - locale_gen - module now using ``CmdRunner`` to execute external commands (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6820).
+      - lvg - add ``active`` and ``inactive`` values to the ``state`` option for active
+        state management feature (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6682).
+      - lvg - add ``reset_vg_uuid``, ``reset_pv_uuid`` options for UUID reset feature
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6682).
+      - lxc connection plugin - properly handle a change of the ``remote_addr`` option
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7373).
+      - lxd connection plugin - automatically translate ``remote_addr`` from FQDN
+        to (short) hostname (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7360).
+      - lxd connection plugin - update error parsing to work with newer messages mentioning
+        instances (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7360).
+      - lxd inventory plugin - add ``server_cert`` option for trust anchor to use
+        for TLS verification of server certificates (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7392).
+      - lxd inventory plugin - add ``server_check_hostname`` option to disable hostname
+        verification of server certificates (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7392).
+      - make - add new ``targets`` parameter allowing multiple targets to be used
+        with ``make`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6882,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4919).
+      - make - allows ``params`` to be used without value (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7180).
+      - mas - disable sign-in check for macOS 12+ as ``mas account`` is non-functional
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6520).
+      - newrelic_deployment - add option ``app_name_exact_match``, which filters results
+        for the exact app_name provided (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7355).
+      - nmap inventory plugin - now has a ``use_arp_ping`` option to allow the user
+        to disable the default ARP ping query for a more reliable form (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7119).
+      - nmcli - add support for ``ipv4.dns-options`` and ``ipv6.dns-options`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6902).
+      - nomad_job, nomad_job_info - add ``port`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7412).
+      - npm - minor improvement on parameter validation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6848).
+      - npm - module now using ``CmdRunner`` to execute external commands (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6989).
+      - onepassword lookup plugin - add service account support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6635,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6660).
+      - onepassword lookup plugin - introduce ``account_id`` option which allows specifying
+        which account to use (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7308).
+      - onepassword_raw lookup plugin - add service account support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6635,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6660).
+      - onepassword_raw lookup plugin - introduce ``account_id`` option which allows
+        specifying which account to use (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7308).
+      - opentelemetry callback plugin - add span attributes in the span event (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6531).
+      - opkg - add ``executable`` parameter allowing to specify the path of the ``opkg``
+        command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6862).
+      - opkg - remove default value ``""`` for parameter ``force`` as it causes the
+        same behaviour of not having that parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6513).
+      - pagerduty - adds in option to use v2 API for creating pagerduty incidents
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6151)
+      - parted - on resize, use ``--fix`` option if available (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7304).
+      - pnpm - set correct version when state is latest or version is not mentioned.
+        Resolves previous idempotency problem (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7339).
+      - pritunl module utils - ensure ``validate_certs`` parameter is honoured in
+        all methods (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7156).
+      - proxmox - add ``vmid`` (and ``taskid`` when possible) to return values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7263).
+      - proxmox - support ``timezone`` parameter at container creation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6510).
+      - proxmox inventory plugin - add composite variables support for Proxmox nodes
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6640).
+      - proxmox_kvm - added support for ``tpmstate0`` parameter to configure TPM (Trusted
+        Platform Module) disk. TPM is required for Windows 11 installations (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6533).
+      - proxmox_kvm - enabled force restart of VM, bringing the ``force`` parameter
+        functionality in line with what is described in the docs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6914).
+      - proxmox_kvm - re-use ``timeout`` module param to forcefully shutdown a virtual
+        machine when ``state`` is ``stopped`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6257).
+      - proxmox_snap - add ``retention`` parameter to delete old snapshots (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6576).
+      - proxmox_vm_info - ``node`` parameter is no longer required. Information can
+        be obtained for the whole cluster (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6976).
+      - proxmox_vm_info - non-existing provided by name/vmid VM would return empty
+        results instead of failing (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7049).
+      - pubnub_blocks - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6928).
+      - random_string - added new ``ignore_similar_chars`` and ``similar_chars`` option
+        to ignore certain chars (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7242).
+      - redfish_command - add ``MultipartHTTPPushUpdate`` command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6471,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6612).
+      - redfish_command - add ``account_types`` and ``oem_account_types`` as optional
+        inputs to ``AddUser`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6823,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6871).
+      - redfish_command - add new option ``update_oem_params`` for the ``MultipartHTTPPushUpdate``
+        command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7331).
+      - redfish_config - add ``CreateVolume`` command to allow creation of volumes
+        on servers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6813).
+      - redfish_config - add ``DeleteAllVolumes`` command to allow deletion of all
+        volumes on servers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6814).
+      - redfish_config - adding ``SetSecureBoot`` command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7129).
+      - redfish_info - add ``AccountTypes`` and ``OEMAccountTypes`` to the output
+        of ``ListUsers`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6823,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6871).
+      - redfish_info - add support for ``GetBiosRegistries`` command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7144).
+      - redfish_info - adds ``LinkStatus`` to NIC inventory (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7318).
+      - redfish_info - adds ``ProcessorArchitecture`` to CPU inventory (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6864).
+      - redfish_info - fix for ``GetVolumeInventory``, Controller name was getting
+        populated incorrectly and duplicates were seen in the volumes retrieved (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6719).
+      - redfish_info - report ``Id`` in the output of ``GetManagerInventory`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7140).
+      - redfish_utils - use ``Controllers`` key in redfish data to obtain Storage
+        controllers properties (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7081).
+      - redfish_utils module utils - add support for ``PowerCycle`` reset type for
+        ``redfish_command`` responses feature (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7083).
+      - redfish_utils module utils - add support for following ``@odata.nextLink``
+        pagination in ``software_inventory`` responses feature (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7020).
+      - redfish_utils module utils - support ``Volumes`` in response for ``GetDiskInventory``
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6819).
+      - 'redhat_subscription - the internal ``RegistrationBase`` class was folded
+
+        into the other internal ``Rhsm`` class, as the separation had no purpose
+
+        anymore
+
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6658).
+
+        '
+      - redis_info - refactor the redis_info module to use the redis module_utils
+        enabling to pass TLS parameters to the Redis client (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7267).
+      - 'rhsm_release - improve/harden the way ``subscription-manager`` is run;
+
+        no behaviour change is expected
+
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6669).
+
+        '
+      - 'rhsm_repository - the interaction with ``subscription-manager`` was
+
+        refactored by grouping things together, removing unused bits, and hardening
+
+        the way it is run; also, the parsing of ``subscription-manager repos --list``
+
+        was improved and made slightly faster; no behaviour change is expected
+
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6783,
+
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6837).
+
+        '
+      - scaleway_security_group_rule - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6928).
+      - shutdown - use ``shutdown -p ...`` with FreeBSD to halt and power off machine
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7102).
+      - snap - add option ``dangerous`` to the module, that will map into the command
+        line argument ``--dangerous``, allowing unsigned snap files to be installed
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6908, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/5715).
+      - snap - module is now aware of channel when deciding whether to install or
+        refresh the snap (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6435,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/1606).
+      - sorcery - add grimoire (repository) management support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7012).
+      - sorcery - minor refactor (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6525).
+      - supervisorctl - allow to stop matching running processes before removing them
+        with ``stop_before_removing=true`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7284).
+      - tss lookup plugin - allow to fetch secret IDs which are in a folder based
+        on folder ID. Previously, we could not fetch secrets based on folder ID but
+        now use ``fetch_secret_ids_from_folder`` option to indicate to fetch secret
+        IDs based on folder ID (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6223).
+      - tss lookup plugin - allow to fetch secret by path. Previously, we could not
+        fetch secret by path but now use ``secret_path`` option to indicate to fetch
+        secret by secret path (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6881).
+      - unixy callback plugin - add support for ``check_mode_markers`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7179).
+      - vardict module utils - added convenience methods to ``VarDict`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6647).
+      - xenserver_guest_info - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6928).
+      - xenserver_guest_powerstate - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6928).
+      - yum_versionlock - add support to pin specific package versions instead of
+        only the package itself (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6861,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4470).
+      release_summary: This is release 8.0.0 of ``community.general``, released on
+        2023-11-01.
+      removed_features:
+      - The collection no longer supports ansible-core 2.11 and ansible-core 2.12.
+        Parts of the collection might still work on these ansible-core versions, but
+        others might not (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7269).
+      - ansible_galaxy_install - support for Ansible 2.9 and ansible-base 2.10 has
+        been removed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - consul - when ``state=absent``, the options ``script``, ``ttl``, ``tcp``,
+        ``http``, and ``interval`` can no longer be specified (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - gconftool2 - ``state=get`` has been removed. Use the module ``community.general.gconftool2_info``
+        instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - gitlab_runner - remove the default value for the ``access_level`` option.
+        To restore the previous behavior, explicitly set it to ``ref_protected`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - htpasswd - removed code for passlib <1.6 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6901).
+      - manageiq_polices - ``state=list`` has been removed. Use the module ``community.general.manageiq_policies_info``
+        instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - manageiq_tags - ``state=list`` has been removed. Use the module ``community.general.manageiq_tags_info``
+        instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - mh.mixins.cmd module utils - the ``ArgFormat`` class has been removed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - mh.mixins.cmd module utils - the ``CmdMixin`` mixin has been removed. Use
+        ``community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner.CmdRunner`` instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - mh.mixins.cmd module utils - the mh.mixins.cmd module utils has been removed
+        after all its contents were removed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - mh.module_helper module utils - the ``CmdModuleHelper`` and ``CmdStateModuleHelper``
+        classes have been removed. Use ``community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner.CmdRunner``
+        instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+      - proxmox module utils - removed unused imports (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6873).
+      - xfconf - the deprecated ``disable_facts`` option was removed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7358).
+    fragments:
+    - 3787-pass-composer-working-dir.yml
+    - 6134-add-locked-option-for-cargo.yml
+    - 6223-get-secret-ids-by-folderid.yml
+    - 6435-snap-channel-aware.yml
+    - 6469-add-composites-support-for-keycloak-role.yml
+    - 6471-redfish-add-multipart-http-push-command.yml
+    - 6502-cobbler-inventory_hostname.yml
+    - 6510-proxmox-create-support_timezone.yaml
+    - 6512-cpanm-default-mode.yml
+    - 6513-opkg-default-force.yml
+    - 6520-mas-disable-signin.yaml
+    - 6522-copr-respawn.yaml
+    - 6523-datadog-monitor-notification-preset-name-and-renotify.yaml
+    - 6525-sorcery-import.yaml
+    - 6527-nmcli-bond-fix-xmit_hash_policy.yml
+    - 6531-opentelemetry-add-event-attributes.yml
+    - 6533-proxmox_kvm-tpmstate0-support.yaml
+    - 6534-zypper-exitcode-102-handled.yaml
+    - 6539-semantic-markup.yml
+    - 6548-portage-changed_use-newuse.yml
+    - 6554-proxmox-tasks-info-fix-required-password.yaml
+    - 6568-fix-get-user-by-username-in-keycloak-module-utils.yml
+    - 6570-handle-shutdown-timeout.yaml
+    - 6576-proxmox-snap-allow-to-remove-old-snapshots.yml
+    - 6601-cmdrunner-deprecate-default-type.yml
+    - 6602-vardict-as-dict.yml
+    - 6640-proxmox-composite-variables-support.yml
+    - 6644-dependencymixin-fix.yml
+    - 6646-redhat_subscription-deprecate-autosubscribe.yml
+    - 6647-vardict-methods.yml
+    - 6648_ldap_search_page_size.yml
+    - 6649-varsmixin-deprecation.yml
+    - 6650-redhat_subscription-deprecate-pool.yml
+    - 6658-redhat_subscription-internal-rhsm-refactor.yml
+    - 6660-onepassword-lookup-service-account.yaml
+    - 6662-csv-bom.yml
+    - 6663-deprecate-module_utils-redhat.yml
+    - 6668-ldap-client-cert.yml
+    - 6669-rhsm_release-internal-sub-man-exec.yml
+    - 6673-rhsm_repository-deprecate-present-absent.yml
+    - 6676-rhsm_repository-fix-returned-repositories-with-purge.yml
+    - 6680-filesystem-uuid-change.yml
+    - 6682-lvg-clonesupport.yml
+    - 6687-support-subgroups-for-keycloak-client-rolemapping.yml
+    - 6688-is-struct-included-bug-in-keycloak-py.yml
+    - 6709-proxmox-create-vm-with-existing-name.yml
+    - 6711-cobbler-ip-address.yml
+    - 6712-gitlab_group-filtered-for-none-values.yml
+    - 6713-yay-become.yml
+    - 6719-redfish-utils-fix-for-get-volume-inventory.yml
+    - 6720-tss-fix-fetch-attachments.yml
+    - 6734-keycloak-auth-management-indexing.yml
+    - 6748-icinga2_host-datafix.yml
+    - 6755-refactor-consul-session-to-use-requests-lib-instead-of-consul.yml
+    - 6757-proxmox-template-fix-upload-error.yml
+    - 6763-keycloak-auth-provider-choices.yml
+    - 6769-nmcli-fix-empty-list.yml
+    - 6770-proxmox_disk_create_cdrom.yml
+    - 6771-redfish-filter-empty-account-slots.yml
+    - 6773-proxmox_kvm-restarted-state-bug-fix.yaml
+    - 6774-locale-gen-fix.yml
+    - 6783-6837-rhsm_repository-internal-refactor.yml
+    - 6785-openbsd_pkg_pkg_info_handling.yml
+    - 6811-datadog-downtime-rrule-type.yaml
+    - 6813-redfish-config-add-create-volume.yml
+    - 6814-redfish-config-add-delete-all-volumes.yml
+    - 6819-redfish-utils-add-links-parameter-for-get_disk_inventory.yml
+    - 6820-locale-gen-cmdrunner.yml
+    - 6823-redfish-add-account-type-management.yml
+    - 6826-snap-out-strip.yml
+    - 6827-proxmox_kvm-force-delete-bug-fix.yaml
+    - 6835-snap-missing-track.yml
+    - 6836-proxmox-deprecate-compatibility.yml
+    - 6838-proxmox-dict-template.yml
+    - 6839-promoxer-tokens.yml
+    - 6841-htpasswd-crypt-scheme.yml
+    - 6848-npm-required-if.yml
+    - 6861-yum_versionlock_minor_change_add-pinning-specific-versions.yml
+    - 6862-opkg-exec.yml
+    - 6864-redfish-utils-fix-for-processorarchitecture-in-cpu-inventory.yaml
+    - 6873-proxmox-imports.yml
+    - 6882-make-multiple-targets.yml
+    - 6883-redfish-utils-changing-variable-names-in-get-volume-inventory.yml
+    - 6887-deprecate-stackdrive.yml
+    - 6901-htpasswd-refactor.yml
+    - 6902-added-support-in-nmcli-for-ipvx-dns-options.yml
+    - 6903-locale-gen-refactor.yml
+    - 6905-ipa_dnszone-key-error-fix.yml
+    - 6908-snap-dangerous.yml
+    - 6909-deprecate-webfaction.yml
+    - 6914-proxmox_kvm-enable-force-restart.yml
+    - 6923-cobbler-inventory_unicode.yml
+    - 6925-cobbler-inventory-bugfix.yml
+    - 6927-pylint-comments.yml
+    - 6928-noqa-comments.yml
+    - 6930-deprecate-flowdock.yml
+    - 6931-keycloak_client-inventory-bugfix.yml
+    - 6935-machinectl-become.yml
+    - 6949-ejabberdctl-error.yml
+    - 6968-cmdrunner-implicit-type.yml
+    - 6976-proxmox-vm-info-not-require-node.yml
+    - 6980-proxmox-fix-token-auth.yml
+    - 6981-proxmox-fix-vm-creation-when-only-name-provided.yml
+    - 6983-rundeck-fix-typerrror-on-404-api-response.yml
+    - 6989-npm-cmdrunner.yml
+    - 7012-sorcery-grimoire-mgmt.yml
+    - 7019-ipa_config-user-and-group-objectclasses.yml
+    - 7020-redfish-utils-pagination.yml
+    - 7033-ejabberd-user-bugs.yml
+    - 7043-ejabberd-user-deprecate-logging.yml
+    - 7046-snap-newline-before-separator.yml
+    - 7049-proxmox-vm-info-empty-results.yml
+    - 7051-ipa-config-new-choice-idp-to-ipauserauthtype.yml
+    - 7061-fix-bitwarden-get_field.yml
+    - 7067-keycloak-api-paramerter-fix.yml
+    - 7075-ejabberd-user-cmdrunner.yml
+    - 7081-redfish-utils-fix-for-storagecontrollers-deprecated-key.yaml
+    - 7085-sanity.yml
+    - 7099-chroot-disable-root-check-option.yml
+    - 7102-freebsd-shutdown-p.yml
+    - 7104_fix_lxc_remoteaddr_default.yml
+    - 7113-redfish-utils-power-cycle.yml
+    - 7118-nmap_inv_plugin_no_arp_option.yml
+    - 7124-snap-empty-list.yml
+    - 7125-fix-inappropriate-comparison.yml
+    - 7129-adding_set_secure_boot_command_to_redfish_config.yml
+    - 7132-gitlab-raw-variables.yml
+    - 7140-id-getmanagerinv-output.yml
+    - 7144-add-getbiosregistry-command-to-redfish-info.yml
+    - 7156-ensure-validate-certs-parameter-is-honoured.yml
+    - 7158-gitlab-project-default-branch-update.yml
+    - 7161-fix-incorrect-post-parameter.yml
+    - 7179-unixy-support-checkmode-markers.yml
+    - 7180-make_params_without_value.yml
+    - 7184-cobbler-mgmt-classes.yml
+    - 7200-cmd-runner-abs-path.yml
+    - 7219-fix-nsupdate-cname.yaml
+    - 7231-cpanm-adjustments.yml
+    - 7241-prevent-key-error-when-value-does-not-exist.yml
+    - 7242_ignore_similar_chars.yml
+    - 7251-gitlab-variables-deleteing-all-variables.yml
+    - 7263-proxmox-return-vmid-and-taskid.yaml
+    - 7264-ldap_search-strings.yml
+    - 7267-redis_info.yml
+    - 7273-ini_file_ignore_spaces.yml
+    - 7284-supervisorctl-stop-before-remove.yaml
+    - 7295-adding_deprecation_for_timeout_in_redfish_info_config_command.yml
+    - 7301-fix-backend-config-string-encapsulation.yml
+    - 7303-mail-incorrect-header-parsing.yml
+    - 7304-prevent-parted-warnings.yml
+    - 7308-onepassword-multi-acc.yml
+    - 7318-add-linkstatus-attribute-to-nic-inventory.yml
+    - 7323-nmap.yml
+    - 7330-redfish-utils-oem-params.yml
+    - 7339-pnpm-correct-version-when-state-latest.yml
+    - 7340-snap-fix.yml
+    - 7343-dig-tcp-option.yml
+    - 7352-add-executable-option-for-cargo.yml
+    - 7355-newrelic-deployment-add-exact-name.yml
+    - 7360-lxd-remote-addr-host.yml
+    - 7364-add-option-force-gitlab-group.yml
+    - 7369-fix-lxc-options.yml
+    - 7373-lxc-remote-addr-change.yml
+    - 7374-fix-selective-callback-taskname-length.yml
+    - 7375-fix-github-deploy-key-pagination.yml
+    - 7377-proxmox-kvm-deprecate-flag.yml
+    - 7378-redhat_subscription-dbus-consumer-type.yaml
+    - 7379-url.yml
+    - 7382-kernel-blacklist-bugfix.yml
+    - 7392-lxd-inventory-server-cert.yml
+    - 7396-fix-apt_rpm-local-rpm-installation.yml
+    - 7399-cloudflare_dns-add-CAA-record-support.yml
+    - 7401-ini-file-modify-inactive-option.yaml
+    - 7412-add-port-for-nomad-connection.yaml
+    - 7452-fix-icinga2_host-requiring-ip-key.yml
+    - 8.0.0.yml
+    - ansible-core-2.11-2.12.yml
+    - get-secret-by-path.yml
+    - improvements-to-jenkins-build-module.yml
+    - ini_file-preserve-symlink.yml
+    - ini_file-use-inactive-options-when-possible.yml
+    - lvol-pct-of-origin.yml
+    - removals.yml
+    - update-v2-pagerduty-alert.yml
+    modules:
+    - description: Manipulate Consul policies
+      name: consul_policy
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Manipulate Consul roles
+      name: consul_role
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Runs the discovery program C(facter) on the remote system and return
+        Ansible facts
+      name: facter_facts
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Set default handler for MIME type, for applications using Gnome
+        GIO
+      name: gio_mime
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Creates, updates, or deletes GitLab instance variables
+      name: gitlab_instance_variable
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Create, update, or delete GitLab merge requests
+      name: gitlab_merge_request
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Get information about Jenkins builds
+      name: jenkins_build_info
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Allows administration of Keycloak authentication required actions
+      name: keycloak_authentication_required_actions
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Allows administration of Keycloak client custom Javascript policies
+        via Keycloak API
+      name: keycloak_authz_custom_policy
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Allows administration of Keycloak client authorization permissions
+        via Keycloak API
+      name: keycloak_authz_permission
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Query Keycloak client authorization permissions information
+      name: keycloak_authz_permission_info
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Allows administration of Keycloak realm keys via Keycloak API
+      name: keycloak_realm_key
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Create and configure a user in Keycloak
+      name: keycloak_user
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Renames LVM volume groups
+      name: lvg_rename
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Manage node.js packages with pnpm
+      name: pnpm
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Pool management for Proxmox VE cluster
+      name: proxmox_pool
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Add or delete members from Proxmox VE cluster pools
+      name: proxmox_pool_member
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Retrieve information about one or more Proxmox VE virtual machines
+      name: proxmox_vm_info
+      namespace: ''
+    - description: Manage services on Source Mage GNU/Linux
+      name: simpleinit_msb
+      namespace: ''
+    plugins:
+      lookup:
+      - description: Retrieve secrets from Bitwarden Secrets Manager
+        name: bitwarden_secrets_manager
+        namespace: null
+    release_date: '2023-11-01'
+  8.0.1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - gitlab_group_members - fix gitlab constants call in ``gitlab_group_members``
+        module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7467).
+      - gitlab_project_members - fix gitlab constants call in ``gitlab_project_members``
+        module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7467).
+      - gitlab_protected_branches - fix gitlab constants call in ``gitlab_protected_branches``
+        module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7467).
+      - gitlab_user - fix gitlab constants call in ``gitlab_user`` module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7467).
+      - proxmox_pool_member - absent state for type VM did not delete VMs from the
+        pools (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7464).
+      - redfish_command - fix usage of message parsing in ``SimpleUpdate`` and ``MultipartHTTPPushUpdate``
+        commands to treat the lack of a ``MessageId`` as no message (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7465,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7471).
+      release_summary: Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9.0.0b1.
+    fragments:
+    - 7464-fix-vm-removal-in-proxmox_pool_member.yml
+    - 7465-redfish-firmware-update-message-id-hardening.yml
+    - 7467-fix-gitlab-constants-calls.yml
+    - 8.0.1.yml
+    release_date: '2023-11-06'
+  8.0.2:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - ocapi_utils, oci_utils, redfish_utils module utils - replace ``type()`` calls
+        with ``isinstance()`` calls (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7501).
+      - pipx module utils - change the CLI argument formatter for the ``pip_args``
+        parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7497,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7506).
+      release_summary: Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9.0.0rc1.
+    fragments:
+    - 7501-type.yml
+    - 7506-pipx-pipargs.yml
+    - 8.0.2.yml
+    release_date: '2023-11-13'
--- a/changelogs/config.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/config.yaml
@@ -7,37 +7,28 @@ changelog_filename_template: ../CHANGELOG.rst
 changelog_filename_version_depth: 0
 changes_file: changelog.yaml
 changes_format: combined
-ignore_other_fragment_extensions: true
 keep_fragments: false
 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
-vcs: auto
--- a/changelogs/fragments/10786-jira-cloud-search.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/10786-jira-cloud-search.yml
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - jira - add ``cloud`` option to support Jira Cloud's
-    new search endpoint ``/rest/api/2/search/jql``, since
-    the legacy ``/rest/api/2/search`` endpoint has been
-    removed on Jira Cloud
-    (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/10786, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11701).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11029-extra-whitespace.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11029-extra-whitespace.yml
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - infinity - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
-  - ipa_otptoken - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
-  - rhevm - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
-  - slack - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11030-wsl-typing.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11030-wsl-typing.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - "wsl connection plugin - rename variable to fix type checking (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11030)."
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11031-tss-lookup-delinea-rebranding.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11031-tss-lookup-delinea-rebranding.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - "tss lookup plugin - fixed ``AccessTokenAuthorizer`` initialization to include ``base_url`` parameter for proper token authentication (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11031)."
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11043-ruff-check.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11043-ruff-check.yml
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - timestamp callback plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - wsl connection plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - json_patch filter plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - to_* time filter plugins - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - linode inventory plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - _filelock module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - btrfs module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - module_helper module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - oneandone module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - opennebula module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - ali_instance - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - ali_instance_info - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - apt_rpm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - btrfs_subvolume - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - consul - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - cronvar - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - dnf_versionlock - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - dnsmadeeasy - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - gitlab_issue - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - gitlab_merge_request - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - gitlab_project - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - gitlab_user - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - haproxy - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - homebrew - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - homebrew_services - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - hpilo_boot - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - ini_file - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - ipa_otptoken - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - jenkins_credential - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - jenkins_plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - kea_command - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - keycloak_authz_permission - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - keycloak_clientscope_type - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - keycloak_user_execute_actions_email - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - keycloak_user_federation - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - listen_ports_facts - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - lxc_container - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - lxd_container - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - matrix - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - maven_artifact - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - monit - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - netcup_dns - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - nmcli - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - nomad_job - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - npm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - one_host - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - one_image - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - one_template - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - one_vm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - one_vnet - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - onepassword_info - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - pamd - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - pkgin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - pulp_repo - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - redhat_subscription - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - rhevm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - sensu_check - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - simpleinit_msb - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - sorcery - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - terraform - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - timezone - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - xenserver_guest - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - zypper_repository - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11045-check-cobbler-version.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11045-check-cobbler-version.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - cobbler_system - compare the version as a float which is the type returned by the Cobbler API (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11044).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11046-locale-gen-usrlocal.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11046-locale-gen-usrlocal.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - locale_gen - extend the search for available locales to include ``/usr/local/share/i18n/SUPPORTED`` in Debian and Ubuntu systems (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/10964, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11046).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11048-py3-cond.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11048-py3-cond.yml
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - datetime module utils - remove code for unsupported Python version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11048).
-  - jenkins_node - remove code for unsupported Python version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11048).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11049-ruff-check.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11049-ruff-check.yml
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - elastic callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - logentries callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - opentelemetry callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - syslog_json callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - to_prettytable filter plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - online inventory plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - xen_orchestra inventory plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - chef_databag lookup plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - consul_kv lookup plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - btrfs module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - gitlab module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - redfish_utils module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - scaleway module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - xenserver module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - aerospike_migrations - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - aix_lvol - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - ali_instance - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - apt_rpm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - btrfs_subvolume - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - discord - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - dpkg_divert - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - gitlab_branch - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - gitlab_group_members - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - gitlab_project_members - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - gitlab_protected_branch - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - infinity - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - interfaces_file - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - ipa_group - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - ipa_vault - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - ipmi_boot - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - jenkins_build - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - jenkins_build_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - jenkins_plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - keycloak_component - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - keycloak_realm_key - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - keycloak_userprofile - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - launchd - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - listen_ports_facts - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - manageiq_alert_profiles - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - manageiq_provider - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - manageiq_tenant - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - memset_memstore_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - memset_server_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - memset_zone - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - nosh - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - odbc - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - one_service - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - one_vm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - opendj_backendprop - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - ovh_monthly_billing - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - portinstall - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - redhat_subscription - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - redis_data_incr - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - scaleway_sshkey - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - spectrum_model_attrs - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - spotinst_aws_elastigroup - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - svc - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - vmadm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - xenserver_guest - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - xfs_quota - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - xml - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11052-dnsimple-info-improves.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11052-dnsimple-info-improves.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - dnsimple_info - use Ansible construct to validate parameters (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11052).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11054-zfs-facts-checkrc.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11054-zfs-facts-checkrc.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - zfs_facts - use Ansible construct to check result of external command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11054).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11070-deprecate-layman.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11070-deprecate-layman.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-deprecated_features:
-  - layman - Gentoo deprecated ``layman`` in mid-2023; the module will be removed from community.general 14.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11070).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11072-opendj-checkrc.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11072-opendj-checkrc.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - opendj_backendprop - use Ansible construct to perform check for external commands (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11072).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11076-irc-true.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11076-irc-true.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - irc - use proper boolean value in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11076).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11078-py2-ssl.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11078-py2-ssl.yml
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - cobbler_sync - remove conditional code handling SSL for unsupported versions of Python (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11078).
-  - cobbler_system - remove conditional code handling SSL for unsupported versions of Python (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11078).
-  - jenkins_job_info - remove conditional code handling SSL for unsupported versions of Python (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11078).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11087-deprecate-swupd.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11087-deprecate-swupd.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-deprecated_features:
-  - layman - ClearLinux was made EOL in July 2025.; the module will be removed from community.general 15.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11087).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11088-deprecate-dconf-fallback.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11088-deprecate-dconf-fallback.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-deprecated_features:
-  - dconf - deprecate fallback mechanism when ``gi.repository`` is not available; fallback will be removed in community.general 15.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11088).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11093-yum-versionlock-to-native.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11093-yum-versionlock-to-native.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - yum_versionlock - remove redundant conversion to unicode in command output (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11093).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11095-raise-from.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11095-raise-from.yml
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - shutdown action plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - redis cache plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - chroot connection plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - jail connection plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - lxc connection plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - lxd connection plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - wsl connection plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - zone connection plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - counter filter plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - from_csv filter plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - from_ini filter plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - hashids filter plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - jc filter plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - json_query filter plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - to_ini filter plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - gitlab_runners inventory plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - icinga2 inventory plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - linode inventory plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - lxd inventory plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - nmap inventory plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - online inventory plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - opennebula inventory plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - scaleway inventory plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - virtualbox inventory plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - binary_file lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - chef_databag lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - collection_version lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - consul_kv lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - credstash lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - cyberarkpassword lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - dependent lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - dig lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - dnstxt lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - dsv lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - etcd3 lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - github_app_access_token lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - lmdb_kv lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - onepassword lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - passwordstore lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - redis lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - revbitspss lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - shelvefile lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - tss lookup plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
-  - keys_filter plugin_utils plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11095).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11097-raise-from.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11097-raise-from.yml
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - cmd_runner module utils - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - csv module utils - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - database module utils - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - hwc_utils module utils - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - identity.keycloak.keycloak module utils - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - ipa module utils - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - lxd module utils - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - net_tools.pritunl.api module utils - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - cronvar - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - jenkins_plugin - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - jira - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - layman - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - listen_ports_facts - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - osx_defaults - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - packet_ip_subnet - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - packet_sshkey - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - pids - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - rhevm - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - vertica_schema - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
-  - vertica_user - use ``raise ... from ...`` when passing on exceptions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11097).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11098-tonative-1.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11098-tonative-1.yml
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-
-  - atomic_host - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - atomic_image - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - bigpanda - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - datadog_event - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - datadog_monitor - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - hpilo_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - htpasswd - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - idrac_redfish_config - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - influxdb_query - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - influxdb_user - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - influxdb_write - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_config - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_dnsrecord - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_dnszone - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_group - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_hbacrule - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_host - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_hostgroup - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_otpconfig - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_otptoken - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_pwpolicy - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_role - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_service - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_sudocmd - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_sudocmdgroup - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_sudorule - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_user - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - ipa_vault - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - listen_ports_facts - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - modprobe - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - nomad_job - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - nomad_job_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - nomad_token - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - pids - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - pritunl_org - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - pritunl_org_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - pritunl_user - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - pritunl_user_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - read_csv - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - selinux_permissive - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - sensu_check - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - sensu_subscription - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - sudoers - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_aaa_group - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_aaa_group_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_ca_host_key_cert - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_ca_host_key_cert_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_dns_host - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_network_interface_address - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_network_interface_address_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_proxy_auth_profile - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_proxy_exception - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_proxy_frontend - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_proxy_frontend_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_proxy_location - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - utm_proxy_location_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - vertica_configuration - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - vertica_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - vertica_role - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - vertica_schema - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - vertica_user - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
-  - wakeonlan - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11098).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11102-tonative-2.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11102-tonative-2.yml
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - atomic_container - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
-  - circonus_annotation - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
-  - dimensiondata_network - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
-  - idrac_redfish_config - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
-  - jenkins_plugin - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
-  - ldap_attrs - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
-  - ldap_entry - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
-  - ldap_inc - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
-  - onepassword_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
-  - sensu_subscription - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
-  - statusio_maintenance - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
-  - vmadm - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11102).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11104-tonative-3.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11104-tonative-3.yml
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - filesize - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11104).
-  - ip_netns - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11104).
-  - ipa_subca - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11104).
-  - jira - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11104).
-  - ldap_search - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11104).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11105-tonative-4.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11105-tonative-4.yml
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - cobbler_sync - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11105).
-  - cobbler_system - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11105).
-  - ip_netns - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11105).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11106-tonative-5.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11106-tonative-5.yml
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - filesize - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - flatpak_remote - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - hg - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - ip_netns - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - ipa_pwpolicy - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - iso_customize - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - ldap_search - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - nomad_job - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - nosh - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - ocapi_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - ocapi_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - packet_project - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - packet_volume - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - portage - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - redhat_subscription - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
-  - xml - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11106).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11107-extend-merge-variables-failure-message.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11107-extend-merge-variables-failure-message.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - merge_variables - extend type detection failure message to allow users for easier failure debugging (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11107).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11110-tonative-6.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11110-tonative-6.yml
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - idrac_redfish_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11110).
-  - idrac_redfish_config - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11110).
-  - idrac_redfish_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11110).
-  - ilo_redfish_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11110).
-  - ilo_redfish_config - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11110).
-  - ocapi_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11110).
-  - redfish_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11110).
-  - redfish_config - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11110).
-  - wdc_redfish_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11110).
-  - wdc_redfish_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11110).
-  - xcc_redfish_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11110).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11112-tonative-7.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11112-tonative-7.yml
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - csv module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - deps module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - gandi_livedns_api module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - ibm_sa_utils module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - keycloak module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - ipa module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - ldap module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - lxd module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - exceptions module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - ocapi_utils module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - oneview module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - redfish_utils module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - bitbucket module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
-  - utm_utils module utils - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11112).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11114-nmcli-idempotency.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11114-nmcli-idempotency.yml
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
---
-minor_changes:
-  - nmcli - add idempotency check (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11114).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11115-ruff-cases-1.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11115-ruff-cases-1.yml
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - elastic callback plugin - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - opentelemetry callback plugin - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - wsl connection plugin - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - cobbler inventory plugin - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - iocage inventory plugin - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - _stormssh module utils - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - keycloak module utils - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - redfish_utils module utils - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - ali_instance - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - apt_rpm - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - dnf_config_manager - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - haproxy - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - hpilo_info - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - hwc_ecs_instance - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - hwc_vpc_port - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - influxdb_user - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - keycloak_authentication - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - keycloak_client_rolemapping - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - keycloak_component - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - keycloak_realm_key - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - keycloak_realm_rolemapping - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - keycloak_user_rolemapping - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - keycloak_userprofile - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - nmcli - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - pear - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - xbps - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
-  - xcc_redfish_command - fix cases of unused variables in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11115).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11119-ruff-cases-2.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11119-ruff-cases-2.yml
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - merge_variables lookup plugin - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - _mount module utils - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - xenserver module utils - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - aerospike_migrations - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - apk - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - apt_rpm - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - awall - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - beadm - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - crypttab - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - gitlab_group_access_token - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - gitlab_project_access_token - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - hg - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - icinga2_host - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - jenkins_job - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - logentries - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - macports - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - oneandone_firewall_policy - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - oneandone_load_balancer - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - oneandone_monitoring_policy - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - oneandone_private_network - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - pamd - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - parted - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - redhat_subscription - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - riak - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - slack - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - slackpkg - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - solaris_zone - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - svr4pkg - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - swupd - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - urpmi - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - vertica_configuration - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - vertica_role - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - vertica_schema - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - vertica_user - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - xbps - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - xml - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
-  - zfs - simplify return of boolean values in functions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11119).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11121-ruff-cases-3.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11121-ruff-cases-3.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - nmcli - fix comparison of type (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11121).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11122-yield-from-ignore.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11122-yield-from-ignore.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - univention_umc module utils - update code to Python 3 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11122).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11143-tonative-8.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11143-tonative-8.yml
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - cloudflare_dns - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - dconf - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - idrac_redfish_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - idrac_redfish_config - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - idrac_redfish_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - ilo_redfish_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - ilo_redfish_config - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - jenkins_plugin - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - jenkins_script - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - jira - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - mail - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - maven_artifact - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - onepassword_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - packet_volume - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - redfish_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - redfish_config - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - sensu_silence - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - svc - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - wdc_redfish_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - wdc_redfish_info - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
-  - xcc_redfish_command - remove redundant conversions to unicode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1114).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11144-xcc-redfish-command-listkeys.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11144-xcc-redfish-command-listkeys.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - xcc_redfish_command - fix templating of dictionary keys as list (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11144).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11145-ruff-cases-4.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11145-ruff-cases-4.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - ipinfoio_facts - fix handling of HTTP errors consulting the service (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11145).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11148-snmp-facts-improve.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11148-snmp-facts-improve.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - snmp_facts - simplify and improve code using standard Ansible validations (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11148).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11149-rv-exception.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11149-rv-exception.yml
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - rundeck module utils - improve handling the return value ``exception``. It now contains the full stack trace of the exception, while the message is included in ``msg`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11149).
-  - vmadm - in case of failure, the module no longer returns the stderr output as ``exception``, but instead as ``stderr``. Other information (``stdout``, ``rc``) is now also returned (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11149).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11167-typing.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11167-typing.yml
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - "iptables_state action plugin - add type hints (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11167)."
-  - "shutdown action plugin - add type hints (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11167)."
-  - "ansible_type plugin utils - add type hints (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11167)."
-  - "keys_filter.py plugin utils - add type hints (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11167)."
-  - "unsafe.py plugin utils - add type hints (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11167)."
-  - "a_module test plugin - add proper parameter checking and type hints (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11167)."
-  - "ansible_type test plugin - add type hints (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11167)."
-  - "fqdn_valid test plugin - add proper parameter checking, and add type hints (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11167)."
-bugfixes:
-  - "keys_filter.py plugin utils - fixed requirements check so that other sequences than lists and strings are checked,
-     and corrected broken formatting during error reporting
-     (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11167)."
-  - "ansible_type test plugin - fix parameter checking (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11167)."
-  - "ansible_type plugin utils - avoid potential concatenation of non-strings when ``alias`` has non-string values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11167)."
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11168-homebrew_service.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11168-homebrew_service.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - "homebrew_service - slightly refactor code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11168)."
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11172-zfs-changed-extra-props.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11172-zfs-changed-extra-props.yml
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
---
-bugfixes:
-  - zfs - mark change correctly when updating properties whose current value differs, even if they already have a non-default value (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11019, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11172).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11174-gitlab-runner-timeout.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11174-gitlab-runner-timeout.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - gitlab_runner - allow maximum timeout to be disabled by passing ``0`` to ``maximum_timeout``  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11174).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11179-mas-list-parsing.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11179-mas-list-parsing.yml
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
---
-bugfixes:
-  - mas - parse CLI output correctly when listing installed apps with mas 3.0.0+ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11179).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11182-vxlan-parent-bridging.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11182-vxlan-parent-bridging.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - nmcli module - add ``vxlan_parent`` option required for multicast ``vxlan_remote`` addresses; add ``vxlan`` to list of bridgeable devices (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11182).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11189-ruff-cases-6.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11189-ruff-cases-6.yml
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - dependent lookup plugin - improve templating of strings (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11189).
-  - oci_utils module utils - improve templating of strings (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11189).
-  - snap - improve templating of strings (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11189).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11190-ruff-cases-7.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11190-ruff-cases-7.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - wsl connection plugin - adjust variable name for integration tests (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11190).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11192-solaris-zone-os-system.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11192-solaris-zone-os-system.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - solaris_zone - execute external commands using Ansible construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11192).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11193-onepassword-info-popen.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11193-onepassword-info-popen.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - onepassword_info - execute external commands using Ansible construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11193).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11197-keycloak-realm-webauthnpolicypasswordlesspasskeysenabled.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11197-keycloak-realm-webauthnpolicypasswordlesspasskeysenabled.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - keycloak_realm - add ``webAuthnPolicyPasswordlessPasskeysEnabled`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11197).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11199-incus-windows.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11199-incus-windows.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - incus connection plugin - add support for Windows virtual machines (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11199).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11204-lxc-container-popen.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11204-lxc-container-popen.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - lxc_container - refactor function ``create_script``, using ``subprocess.Popen()``, to a new module_utils ``_lxc`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11204).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11206-datetime.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11206-datetime.yml
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - "datetime module utils - fix bug in ``fromtimestamp()`` that caused the function to crash.
-     This function is not used in community.general (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11206)."
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11215-ruff-cases-8.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11215-ruff-cases-8.yml
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - database module utils - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
-  - hwc_utils module utils - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
-  - known_hosts module utils - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
-  - oci_utils module utils - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
-  - utm_utils module utils - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
-  - xenserver module utils - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
-  - aix_filesystem - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
-  - composer - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
-  - flatpak - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
-  - gitlab_group_members - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
-  - gitlab_project_members - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
-  - lxd_container - improve code by using native Python construct (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11215).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11222-typing.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11222-typing.yml
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - "_filelock module utils - add type hints. Fix bug if ``set_lock()`` is called with ``lock_timeout=None`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11222)."
-  - "gitlab module utils - add type hints. Pass API version to python-gitlab as string and not as integer (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11222)."
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11223-ruff-cases-9.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11223-ruff-cases-9.yml
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - hashids filter - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - keycloak module_utils - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - atomic_container modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - atomic_image modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - bitbucket_access_key modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - bitbucket_pipeline_key_pair modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - bitbucket_pipeline_known_host modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - bitbucket_pipeline_variable modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - dimensiondata_network modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - imc_rest modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - jenkins_plugin modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - nmcli modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - oneandone_server modules - mark ``%`` templating as ``noqa`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - packet_device modules - mark ``%`` templating as ``noqa`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - pushbullet modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - scaleway_user_data modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - sensu_silence modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
-  - xenserver_guest modules - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11223).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11229-fstr-mishaps.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11229-fstr-mishaps.yml
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - pam_limits - remove ``%`` templating no longer used in f-string (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11229).
-minor_changes:
-  - spectrum_model_attrs - convert ``%`` templating to f-string (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11229).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11231-perc-format.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11231-perc-format.yml
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - oneandone_server - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11231).
-  - packet_device - replace ``%`` templating with f-strings or ``format()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11231).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11232-mount.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11232-mount.yml
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - "aix_filesystem - remove compatibility code for ancient Python versions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11232)."
-minor_changes:
-  - "The last code included in the collection that was licensed under the PSF 2.0 license was removed form the collection.
-     This means that now all code is either GPLv3+ licensed, MIT licensed, or BSD-2-clause licensed
-     (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11232)."
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11240-btrfs-run-command.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11240-btrfs-run-command.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - btrfs module utils - make execution of external commands safer by passing arguments as list (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11240).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11242-deps-enum.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11242-deps-enum.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - deps module utils - change the internal representaion of dependency state (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11242).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11245-monit-enum.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11245-monit-enum.yml
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - monit - internal state was not reflecting when operation is "pending" in ``monit`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11245).
-minor_changes:
-  - monit - use ``Enum`` to represent the possible states (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11245).
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11254-monit-deprecate-old.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11254-monit-deprecate-old.yml
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-deprecated_features:
-  - monit - support for Monit version 5.18 or older is deprecated and will be removed in community.general 14.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11254).
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Felix Fontein	28d7c499b5	Release 8.0.2.	2023-11-13 19:58:06 +01:00
Felix Fontein	9f218be912	Prepare 8.0.2 release.	2023-11-11 12:39:26 +01:00
Felix Fontein	363936a544	Fix RST code formatting. (cherry picked from commit `e1503fc306`)	2023-11-11 12:38:33 +01:00
patchback[bot]	a8351fa9df	[PR #7506/c2e578cb backport][stable-8] pipx: change parameter formatter for pip_args (#7514 ) pipx: change parameter formatter for pip_args (#7506) * change parameter formatter for pip_args * add changelog frag (cherry picked from commit `c2e578cb14`) Co-authored-by: Alexei Znamensky <103110+russoz@users.noreply.github.com>	2023-11-11 12:36:48 +01:00
patchback[bot]	4b84127ef3	[PR #7501/48e860be backport][stable-8] Use isinstance() instead of type() (#7503 ) Use isinstance() instead of type() (#7501) * Replace type comparisons with isinstance() checks. * Add changelog. (cherry picked from commit `48e860be20`) Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>	2023-11-08 13:27:04 +01:00
Felix Fontein	82e1f24d2e	The next expected release is 8.0.2.	2023-11-06 21:43:17 +01:00
Felix Fontein	9e8b6ea803	Release 8.0.1.	2023-11-06 21:05:10 +01:00
Felix Fontein	db8a6609de	Fix release summary.	2023-11-06 21:04:45 +01:00
patchback[bot]	5be75b8e43	[PR #7464/03049893 backport][stable-8] fix vm removal in proxmox_pool_member.py (#7494 ) fix vm removal in proxmox_pool_member.py (#7464) * fix vm removal in proxmox_pool_member.py in the original the vm doesn't get removed, always errors with "'Failed to delete a member (12345) from the pool TestPool: list.remove(x): x not in list' * add changelog fragment * fix linting errors in changelog (cherry picked from commit `0304989392`) Co-authored-by: aungvari <12872375+aungvari@users.noreply.github.com>	2023-11-06 20:45:46 +01:00
patchback[bot]	71b1ae0aff	[PR #7471/ab0b85d7 backport][stable-8] Redfish: Updated message handling for update operations to skip message objects with missing MessageId properties (#7492 ) Redfish: Updated message handling for update operations to skip message objects with missing MessageId properties (#7471) * Redfish: Updated message handling for update operations to skip message objects with missing MessageId properties Signed-off-by: Mike Raineri <michael.raineri@dell.com> * Update 7465-redfish-firmware-update-message-id-hardening.yml --------- Signed-off-by: Mike Raineri <michael.raineri@dell.com> (cherry picked from commit `ab0b85d7d2`) Co-authored-by: Mike Raineri <mraineri@gmail.com>	2023-11-06 06:25:16 +01:00
patchback[bot]	9b2fa2cfd7	[PR #7480/74e941e4 backport][stable-8] Disable nomad tests (#7484 ) Disable nomad tests (#7480) Disable nomad tests. (cherry picked from commit `74e941e432`) Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>	2023-11-04 14:01:15 +01:00
patchback[bot]	83193ffc1f	[PR #7476/57e36d7d backport][stable-8] timezone tests: do not restore original timezone if it wasn't known (value 'n/a') (#7479 ) timezone tests: do not restore original timezone if it wasn't known (value 'n/a') (#7476) Do not restore original timezone if it wasn't known (value 'n/a'). (cherry picked from commit `57e36d7dc2`) Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>	2023-11-04 13:23:02 +01:00
Felix Fontein	4b955a3548	Prepare 8.0.1 release.	2023-11-04 12:18:42 +01:00
patchback[bot]	c7dbda3656	[PR #7467/a366318a backport][stable-8] [gitlab] Fix gitlab constants calls (#7474 ) [gitlab] Fix gitlab constants calls (#7467) fix: Fix gitlab constants calls Co-authored-by: Arnaud Hatzenbuhler <arnaud.hatzenbuhler@conserto.pro> (cherry picked from commit `a366318ac6`) Co-authored-by: Arnaud Hatzenbuhler <arnaud.hatzenbuhler@gmail.com>	2023-11-04 09:31:49 +01:00
Felix Fontein	e98cf96499	Fix version number.	2023-11-02 13:13:50 +01:00
Felix Fontein	8d52dc3f1d	Next expected release will be 8.0.1.	2023-11-01 09:19:18 +01:00
Felix Fontein	5f9ea0b7ac	Release 8.0.0.	2023-11-01 08:34:14 +01:00
Felix Fontein	d125f5bee6	Main branches are stable-8 and stable-7; stable-6 runs more seldomly in CI. (cherry picked from commit `6d0bcec1cb`)	2023-11-01 08:10:31 +01:00
Felix Fontein	82c5970811	Prepare 8.0.0 release.	2023-11-01 08:09:07 +01:00