New release v2.8.10

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67577/files broke OpenStack
modules in Ansible 2.8.9. The problem is that min_version should be a
string, since it is passed to StrictVersion(). However, after that
change min_version ends up as a StrictVersion. This causes a TypeError
when later used to instantiate another StrictVersion:

    TypeError: expected string or buffer

This change fixes the issue by ensuring min_version is a string. This
change is not required on other branches since the relevant code was
applied only in the 2.8 backport.

Fixes: #68042

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -4,25 +4,22 @@ Hi! Nice to see you here!
 
 ## QUESTIONS ?
 
-Please see the [community guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/index.html) for information on how to ask questions on the [mailing lists](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/communication.html#mailing-list-information) and IRC.
+Please see the [Community Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/index.html) for information on how to ask questions on the [mailing lists](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/communication.html#mailing-list-information) and IRC.
 
 The GitHub issue tracker is not the best place for questions for various reasons, but both IRC and the mailing list are very helpful places for those things, as the community page explains best.
 
 ## CONTRIBUTING ?
 
-By contributing you agree that these contributions are your own (or approved by your employer) and you grant a full, complete, irrevocable copyright license to all users and developers of the project, present and future, pursuant to the license of the project.
+By contributing you agree that these contributions are your own (or approved by your employer) and you grant a full, complete, irrevocable copyright license to all users and developers of the project, present and future, pursuant to the license of the project. You can also read the same [CLA](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/contributor_license_agreement.html) on the Ansible docsite.
 
-Please see the [community guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/index.html) for information regarding the contribution process. Important license agreement information is also included on that page.
+Please review the [Community Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/index.html) for more information on contributing to Ansible.
 
 ## BUG TO REPORT ?
 
-First and foremost, also check the [community guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/index.html).
+First and foremost, also check the [Community Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/index.html).
 
 You can report bugs or make enhancement requests at the [Ansible GitHub issue page](http://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/new/choose) by filling out the issue template that will be presented.
 
-Also please make sure you are testing on the latest released version of Ansible or the development branch. You can find the latest releases and development branch at:
-
-- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases
-- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/devel.tar.gz
+Also please make sure you are testing on the latest released version of Ansible or the development branch; see the [Installation Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html) for details.
 
 Thanks!

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,58 +1 @@
-<!---
-Verify first that your issue/request is not already reported on GitHub.
-THIS FORM WILL BE READ BY A MACHINE, COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS AS DESCRIBED.
-Also test if the latest release, and devel branch are affected too.
-ALWAYS add information AFTER (OUTSIDE) these html comments.
-Otherwise it may end up being automatically closed by our bot. -->
-
-##### SUMMARY
-<!--- Explain the problem briefly -->
-
-##### ISSUE TYPE
-<!--- Pick one below and delete the rest -->
- - Bug Report
- - Feature Idea
- - Documentation Report
-
-##### COMPONENT NAME
-<!--- Insert, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the name of the module, plugin, task or feature.
-Do not include extra details here, e.g. "vyos_command" not "the network module vyos_command" or the full path-->
-
-##### ANSIBLE VERSION
-<!--- Paste, BELOW THIS COMMENT, verbatim output from "ansible --version" between quotes below -->
-```
-
-```
-
-##### CONFIGURATION
-<!--- If using Ansible 2.4 or above, paste, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the results of "ansible-config dump --only-changed"
-Otherwise, mention any settings you have changed/added/removed in ansible.cfg
-(or using the ANSIBLE_* environment variables).-->
-
-##### OS / ENVIRONMENT
-<!--- Mention, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the OS you are running Ansible from, and the OS you are
-managing, or say "N/A" for anything that is not platform-specific.
-Also mention the specific version of what you are trying to control,
-e.g. if this is a network bug the version of firmware on the network device.-->
-
-##### STEPS TO REPRODUCE
-<!--- For bugs, show exactly how to reproduce the problem, using a minimal test-case.
-For new features, show how the feature would be used. -->
-
-<!--- Paste example playbooks or commands between quotes below -->
-```yaml
-
-```
-
-<!--- You can also paste gist.github.com links for larger files -->
-
-##### EXPECTED RESULTS
-<!--- What did you expect to happen when running the steps above? -->
-
-##### ACTUAL RESULTS
-<!--- What actually happened? If possible run with extra verbosity (-vvvv) -->
-
-<!--- Paste verbatim command output between quotes below -->
-```
-
-```
+Please raise issues via the [new interface](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/new/choose)

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -1,61 +1,54 @@
 ---
 name: 🐛 Bug report
 about: Create a report to help us improve
-
 ---
-
-<!---
-Verify first that your issue/request is not already reported on GitHub.
-THIS FORM WILL BE READ BY A MACHINE, COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS AS DESCRIBED.
-Also test if the latest release, and devel branch are affected too.
-ALWAYS add information AFTER (OUTSIDE) these html comments.
-Otherwise it may end up being automatically closed by our bot. -->
+<!--- Verify first that your issue is not already reported on GitHub -->
+<!--- Also test if the latest release and devel branch are affected too -->
+<!--- Complete *all* sections as described, this form is processed automatically -->
 
 ##### SUMMARY
-<!--- Explain the problem briefly -->
+<!--- Explain the problem briefly below -->
 
 ##### ISSUE TYPE
- - Bug Report
+- Bug Report
 
 ##### COMPONENT NAME
-<!--- Insert, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the name of the module, plugin, task or feature.
-Do not include extra details here, e.g. "vyos_command" not "the network module vyos_command" or the full path-->
+<!--- Write the short name of the module, plugin, task or feature below, use your best guess if unsure -->
 
 ##### ANSIBLE VERSION
-<!--- Paste, BELOW THIS COMMENT, verbatim output from "ansible --version" between quotes below -->
-```
+<!--- Paste verbatim output from "ansible --version" between quotes -->
+```paste below
 
 ```
 
 ##### CONFIGURATION
-<!--- If using Ansible 2.4 or above, paste, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the results of "ansible-config dump --only-changed"
-Otherwise, mention any settings you have changed/added/removed in ansible.cfg
-(or using the ANSIBLE_* environment variables).-->
+<!--- Paste verbatim output from "ansible-config dump --only-changed" between quotes -->
+```paste below
+
+```
 
 ##### OS / ENVIRONMENT
-<!--- Mention, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the OS you are running Ansible from, and the OS you are
-managing, or say "N/A" for anything that is not platform-specific.
-Also mention the specific version of what you are trying to control,
-e.g. if this is a network bug the version of firmware on the network device.-->
+<!--- Provide all relevant information below, e.g. target OS versions, network device firmware, etc. -->
+
 
 ##### STEPS TO REPRODUCE
-<!--- For bugs, show exactly how to reproduce the problem, using a minimal test-case.
-For new features, show how the feature would be used. -->
+<!--- Describe exactly how to reproduce the problem, using a minimal test-case -->
 
 <!--- Paste example playbooks or commands between quotes below -->
 ```yaml
 
 ```
 
-<!--- You can also paste gist.github.com links for larger files -->
+<!--- HINT: You can paste gist.github.com links for larger files -->
 
 ##### EXPECTED RESULTS
-<!--- What did you expect to happen when running the steps above? -->
+<!--- Describe what you expected to happen when running the steps above -->
+
 
 ##### ACTUAL RESULTS
-<!--- What actually happened? If possible run with extra verbosity (-vvvv) -->
+<!--- Describe what actually happened. If possible run with extra verbosity (-vvvv) -->
 
-<!--- Paste verbatim command output between quotes below -->
-```
+<!--- Paste verbatim command output between quotes -->
+```paste below
 
 ```

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation_report.md

@@ -1,61 +1,38 @@
 ---
 name: 📝 Documentation Report
 about: Ask us about docs
-
 ---
-
-<!---
-Verify first that your issue/request is not already reported on GitHub.
-THIS FORM WILL BE READ BY A MACHINE, COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS AS DESCRIBED.
-Also test if the latest release, and devel branch are affected too.
-ALWAYS add information AFTER (OUTSIDE) these html comments.
-Otherwise it may end up being automatically closed by our bot. -->
+<!--- Verify first that your improvement is not already reported on GitHub -->
+<!--- Also test if the latest release and devel branch are affected too -->
+<!--- Complete *all* sections as described, this form is processed automatically -->
 
 ##### SUMMARY
-<!--- Explain the problem briefly -->
+<!--- 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 ? -->
 
 ##### ISSUE TYPE
- - Documentation Report
+- Documentation Report
 
 ##### COMPONENT NAME
-<!--- Insert, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the name of the module, plugin, task or feature.
-Do not include extra details here, e.g. "vyos_command" not "the network module vyos_command" or the full path-->
+<!--- Write the short name of the rst file, module, plugin, task or feature below, use your best guess if unsure -->
 
 ##### ANSIBLE VERSION
-<!--- Paste, BELOW THIS COMMENT, verbatim output from "ansible --version" between quotes below -->
-```
+<!--- Paste verbatim output from "ansible --version" between quotes -->
+```paste below
 
 ```
 
 ##### CONFIGURATION
-<!--- If using Ansible 2.4 or above, paste, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the results of "ansible-config dump --only-changed"
-Otherwise, mention any settings you have changed/added/removed in ansible.cfg
-(or using the ANSIBLE_* environment variables).-->
+<!--- Paste verbatim output from "ansible-config dump --only-changed" between quotes -->
+```paste below
+
+```
 
 ##### OS / ENVIRONMENT
-<!--- Mention, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the OS you are running Ansible from, and the OS you are
-managing, or say "N/A" for anything that is not platform-specific.
-Also mention the specific version of what you are trying to control,
-e.g. if this is a network bug the version of firmware on the network device.-->
+<!--- Provide all relevant information below, e.g. OS version, browser, etc. -->
 
-##### STEPS TO REPRODUCE
-<!--- For bugs, show exactly how to reproduce the problem, using a minimal test-case.
-For new features, show how the feature would be used. -->
+##### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
+<!--- Describe how this improves the documentation, e.g. before/after situation or screenshots -->
 
-<!--- Paste example playbooks or commands between quotes below -->
-```yaml
-
-```
-
-<!--- You can also paste gist.github.com links for larger files -->
-
-##### EXPECTED RESULTS
-<!--- What did you expect to happen when running the steps above? -->
-
-##### ACTUAL RESULTS
-<!--- What actually happened? If possible run with extra verbosity (-vvvv) -->
-
-<!--- Paste verbatim command output between quotes below -->
-```
-
-```
+<!--- HINT: You can paste gist.github.com links for larger files -->

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md

@@ -1,61 +1,25 @@
 ---
 name: ✨ Feature request
 about: Suggest an idea for this project
-
 ---
-
-<!---
-Verify first that your issue/request is not already reported on GitHub.
-THIS FORM WILL BE READ BY A MACHINE, COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS AS DESCRIBED.
-Also test if the latest release, and devel branch are affected too.
-ALWAYS add information AFTER (OUTSIDE) these html comments.
-Otherwise it may end up being automatically closed by our bot. -->
+<!--- Verify first that your feature was not already discussed on GitHub -->
+<!--- Complete *all* sections as described, this form is processed automatically -->
 
 ##### SUMMARY
-<!--- Explain the problem briefly -->
+<!--- Describe the new feature/improvement briefly below -->
 
 ##### ISSUE TYPE
- - Feature Idea
+- Feature Idea
 
 ##### COMPONENT NAME
-<!--- Insert, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the name of the module, plugin, task or feature.
-Do not include extra details here, e.g. "vyos_command" not "the network module vyos_command" or the full path-->
+<!--- Write the short name of the module, plugin, task or feature below, use your best guess if unsure -->
 
-##### ANSIBLE VERSION
-<!--- Paste, BELOW THIS COMMENT, verbatim output from "ansible --version" between quotes below -->
-```
-
-```
-
-##### CONFIGURATION
-<!--- If using Ansible 2.4 or above, paste, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the results of "ansible-config dump --only-changed"
-Otherwise, mention any settings you have changed/added/removed in ansible.cfg
-(or using the ANSIBLE_* environment variables).-->
-
-##### OS / ENVIRONMENT
-<!--- Mention, BELOW THIS COMMENT, the OS you are running Ansible from, and the OS you are
-managing, or say "N/A" for anything that is not platform-specific.
-Also mention the specific version of what you are trying to control,
-e.g. if this is a network bug the version of firmware on the network device.-->
-
-##### STEPS TO REPRODUCE
-<!--- For bugs, show exactly how to reproduce the problem, using a minimal test-case.
-For new features, show how the feature would be used. -->
+##### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
+<!--- Describe how the feature would be used, why it is needed and what it would solve -->
 
 <!--- Paste example playbooks or commands between quotes below -->
 ```yaml
 
 ```
 
-<!--- You can also paste gist.github.com links for larger files -->
-
-##### EXPECTED RESULTS
-<!--- What did you expect to happen when running the steps above? -->
-
-##### ACTUAL RESULTS
-<!--- What actually happened? If possible run with extra verbosity (-vvvv) -->
-
-<!--- Paste verbatim command output between quotes below -->
-```
-
-```
+<!--- HINT: You can also paste gist.github.com links for larger files -->

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,33 +1,23 @@
 ##### SUMMARY
-<!--- Describe the change, including rationale and design decisions -->
+<!--- Describe the change below, including rationale and design decisions -->
 
-<!--- If you are fixing an existing issue, please include "Fixes #nnn" in your
-commit message and your description; but you should still explain what
-the change does.-->
+<!--- HINT: Include "Fixes #nnn" if you are fixing an existing issue -->
 
 ##### ISSUE TYPE
-<!--- Pick one below and delete the rest: -->
- - Feature Pull Request
- - New Module Pull Request
- - Bugfix Pull Request
- - Docs Pull Request
+<!--- Pick one below and delete the rest -->
+- Bugfix Pull Request
+- Docs Pull Request
+- Feature Pull Request
+- New Module Pull Request
 
 ##### COMPONENT NAME
-<!--- Name of the module, plugin, task or feature -->
-
-##### ANSIBLE VERSION
-<!--- Paste verbatim output from "ansible --version" between quotes below -->
-```
-
-```
-
+<!--- Write the short name of the module, plugin, task or feature below -->
 
 ##### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
-<!--- Include additional information to help people understand the change here.
-For bugs that don't have a linked bug report, a step-by-step reproduction
-of the problem is helpful. -->
+<!--- Include additional information to help people understand the change here -->
+<!--- A step-by-step reproduction of the problem is helpful if there is no related issue -->
 
 <!--- Paste verbatim command output below, e.g. before and after your change -->
-```
+```paste below
 
 ```

.gitignore

@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@ docs/man/man3/*
 *.sublime-project
 *.sublime-workspace
 # docsite stuff...
-docs/api/_build/
-docs/api/rst/
 docs/docsite/_build
 docs/docsite/*.html
 docs/docsite/htmlout
 docs/docsite/rst/cli/ansible-*.rst
 docs/docsite/rst/cli/ansible.rst
+docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing/sanity/index.rst.new
 docs/docsite/rst/modules/*.rst
 docs/docsite/rst/playbooks_directives.rst
 docs/docsite/rst/plugins_by_category.rst
@@ -87,6 +86,7 @@ packaging/release/ansible_release
 /test/results/junit/*.xml
 /test/results/logs/*.log
 /test/results/data/*.json
+/test/integration/cloud-config-aws.yml
 /test/integration/inventory.remote
 /test/integration/inventory.networking
 /test/integration/inventory.winrm
@@ -105,3 +105,4 @@ test/units/.coverage.*
 /test/integration/cloud-config-azure.yml
 /SYMLINK_CACHE.json
 changelogs/.plugin-cache.yaml
+.ansible-test-timeout.json

CODING_GUIDELINES.md

@@ -1,316 +1,10 @@
 Coding Guidelines
 =================
 
-Hi!  Thanks for your interest in contributing to Ansible.
+Hi! Thanks for your interest in contributing to Ansible. We document our Coding Guidelines in the [Developer Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/). We particularly suggest you review:
 
-Here are some guidelines for contributing code.  The purpose of this document is to establish what we're looking for in code contributions, and to make sure
-new contributors know some of the conventions that we've been using.
+* [Contributing your module to Ansible](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_modules_checklist.html)
 
-We don't think much of this should be too strange to readers familiar with contributing to Python projects, though it helps if we all get on the same page.
+* [Development conventions, tips and pitfalls](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_modules_best_practices.html)
 
-Language
-========
-
-  * While not all components of Ansible must be in Python, core contributions to the Ansible repo must be written in Python.  This is to maximize the ability of everyone to contribute.
-  * If you want to write non-Python ansible modules or inventory scripts, that's fine, but they are not going to get merged in most likely.  Sorry!!
-
-PEP 8 and basic style checks
-============================
-
-  * [PEP 8](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/) is a great Python style guide, which you should read.
-  * PEP 8 must not be strictly followed in all aspects, but most of it is good advice.
-  * The line is limited to 160 characters.
-  * To run checks for things we care about, use [ansible-test](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/testing_sanity.html).
-  * Similarly, additional checks can be made with "make pyflakes".
-  * There is no need to submit code changes for PEP 8 and pyflakes fixes, as these break attribution history.  Project leadership will make these periodically.
-  * Do not submit pull requests that simply adjust whitespace in the code.
-
-Testing
-=======
-
-  * Much of Ansible's testing needs are in integration, not unit tests.  Add module tests there.
-  * That being said, there are unit tests too!
-  * Code written must absolutely pass tests (i.e. "make tests")
-  * You should anticipate any error paths in your code and test down those error paths.
-  * Additions to tests for core code are welcome, but not always possible.  Be sure things are at least well tested manually in that case.
-
-Whitespace
-==========
-
-  * Four space indent is strictly required
-  * Include meaningful whitespace between lines of code
-
-Shebang Lines
-=============
-
-  * /usr/bin/scripts should start with '/usr/bin/env python'
-  * module code should still use '/usr/bin/python' as this is replaced automatically by 'ansible_python_interpreter', see the FAQ in the docs for more info.
-
-Comments
-========
-
-  * Readability is one of the most important goals for this project
-  * Comment any non-trivial code where someone might not know why you are doing something in a particular way
-  * Though if something should be commented, that's often a sign someone should write a function
-  * All new functions must have a basic docstring comment
-  * Commenting above a line is preferable to commenting at the end of a line
-
-Classes
-=======
-
-  * With the exception of module code (where inline is better), it is desirable to see classes in their own files.
-  * Classes should generally not cause side effects as soon as they are instantiated, move meaningful behavior to methods rather than constructors.
-
-Functions and Methods
-=====================
-
-  * In general, functions should not be 'too long' and should describe a meaningful amount of work
-  * When code gets too nested, that's usually the sign the loop body could benefit from being a function
-  * Parts of our existing code are not the best examples of this at times.
-  * Functions should have names that describe what they do, along with docstrings
-  * Functions should be named with_underscores
-  * "Don't repeat yourself" is generally a good philosophy
-
-Variables
-=========
-
-  * Use descriptive variable names instead of variables like 'x', unless x is an obvious loop index
-  * Ansible python code uses identifiers like 'ClassesLikeThis and variables_like_this
-  * Module parameters should also use_underscores and not runtogether
-
-Module Security
-===============
-
-  * Modules must take steps to avoid passing user input from the shell and always check return codes
-  * always use module.run_command instead of subprocess or Popen or os.system -- this is mandatory
-  * if you need to use the shell you must pass use_unsafe_shell=True to module.run_command
-  * if you do not need the shell, avoid using the shell
-  * any variables that can come from the user input with use_unsafe_shell=True must be wrapped by pipes.quote(x)
-  * downloads of https:// resource urls must import module_utils.urls and use the fetch_url method
-
-Misc Preferences
-================
-
-Use the dict constructor where possible when allocating dictionaries:
-
-    # not this:
-    foo = {
-       'a' : 12,
-       'b' : 34
-    }
-
-    # this:
-    foo = dict(
-       a=12,
-       b=34,
-    )
-
-Do not line up variables
-
-    # not this
-    a        = 12
-    foosball = 34
-    xyz      = 'dog'
-
-    # this
-    a = 12
-    foosball = 34
-    xyz = 'dog'
-
-Don't use line continuations:
-
-    # no
-    if (this_is_a_very_long_line and foo and \
-       i_am_going_to_continue_it):
-          bar()
-
-    # better:
-    if (this_is_a_very_long_line and foo and i_am_going_to_continue_it):
-       bar()
-
-Spacing:
-
-    # no
-    x = [1,2,3]
-
-    # no
-    x = [ 1, 2, 3 ]
-
-    # yes
-    x = [1, 2, 3]
-
-Spacing continued:
-
-    # no
-    x=foo(12)
-
-    # no
-    x = foo( 12 )
-
-    # yes
-    x = foo(12)
-
-Licenses
-========
-
-Every file should have a license header, including the copyright of the original author.  Major additions to the module are allowed
-to add an additional copyright line, and this is especially true of rewrites, but original authorship copyright messages should be preserved.
-
-All contributions to the core repo should preserve original licenses and new contributions must include the GPLv3 header.
-
-Module Documentation
-====================
-
-All module pull requests must include a DOCUMENTATION docstring (YAML format,
-see other modules for examples) as well as an EXAMPLES docstring, which is free form.
-
-When adding new modules, any new parameter must have a "version_added" attribute.
-When submitting a new module, the module should have a "version_added" attribute in the
-pull request as well, set to the current development version.
-
-Be sure to check grammar and spelling.
-
-It's frequently the case that modules get submitted with YAML that isn't valid,
-so you can run "make webdocs" from the checkout to preview your module's documentation.
-If it fails to build, take a look at your DOCUMENTATION string
-or you might have a Python syntax error in there too.
-
-Python Imports
-==============
-
-To make it clear what a module is importing, imports should not be sprinkled throughout the code.
-
-Python Imports should happen at the top of the file, exempting code from module_utils.
-
-When a conditional runtime import is required, do so something like this instead:
-
-    HAS_FOO = False
-    try:
-       import foo
-       HAS_FOO = True
-    except ImportError:
-       pass
-
-    ...
-
-    if not HAS_FOO:
-       raise Exception("the foo library is required")
-
-This makes it clear what optional dependencies are but allows this to be deferred until runtime.   In the case of module code, the raising of the Exception will be replaced
-with a "module.exit_json" call.
-
-Exceptions
-==========
-
-In the main body of the code, use typed exceptions where possible:
-
-    # not this
-    raise Exception("panic!")
-
-    # this
-    from ansible import errors
-    ...
-    raise errors.AnsibleError("panic!")
-
-Similarly, exception checking should be fine grained:
-
-    # not this
-    try:
-       foo()
-    except:
-       bar()
-
-    # but this
-    try:
-       foo()
-    except SomeTypedException:
-       bar()
-
-List Comprehensions
-===================
-
-In general list comprehensions are always preferred to map() and filter() calls.
-
-However, they can be abused.  Optimize for readability, and avoid nesting them too deeply.
-
-Regexes
-=======
-
-There is a time and place for them, but here's an illustrative joke.
-
-"A developer had a problem, and used a regular expression to solve it.  Now the developer had two problems".
-
-Often regexes are difficult to maintain, and a trusty call to other string operations can be a great solution, faster,
-and more readable.
-
-File Conventions
-================
-
-If a piece of code looks for a named YAML file in a directory, it should assume it can take no extension, or an extension of '.yml' or '.yaml'.
-This should be true against all code that loads files.
-
-Any code that uses directories should consider the possibility that the directory may be symlink.
-
-New Ansible language parameters
-===============================
-
-If adding a new parameter, like 'can_fizzbuzz: True/False' be sure the value of the parameter is templated somewhere in the Runner code, as if anything can be parameterized in Ansible,
-there is a user that will try to parameterize it.
-
-String Find
-===========
-
-Use 'in':
-
-    # not this:
-    if x.find('foo') != -1:
-
-    # this:
-    if 'foo' in x:
-
-String checks
-=============
-
-To test if something is a string, consider that it may be unicode.
-
-    # no
-    if type(x) == str:
-
-    # yes
-    from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
-    if isinstance(x, string_types):
-
-Cleverness
-==========
-
-Ansible's code is intended to be read by as many people as possible, so we don't particularly encourage clever or heavily idiomatic code.
-
-In particular, metaclasses are probably not appropriate, however entertaining they may be to add.
-
-Git Practices
-=============
-
-Pull requests cannot be accepted if they contain merge commits.
-
-Always do "git pull --rebase" and "git rebase" vs "git pull" or "git merge". See [rebasing a pull request](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/developing_rebasing.html) for more information.
-
-Always create a new branch for each pull request to avoid intermingling different features or fixes on the same branch.
-
-
-Python Version Compliance
-=========================
-
-All code in Ansible core must support a minimum version of Python 2.6.
-
-Module code must support a minimum of Python 2.4, with occasional exceptions for modules that require code that themselves require 2.6 and later.
-
-A quick reminder is that list comprehensions in Python 2.4 are not as fully fleshed out, there are no 'dict' comprehensions, and there is no 'with' statement.
-But otherwise it's pretty much all the same.
-
-The End
-=======
-
-This was not meant to be a scary document, so we hope it wasn't, but we also hope this helps you write code that is easier to maintain by others in the future.
-If you have questions about this document, please ask on the ansible-devel mailing list.
-
-Thank you!
+Our [Community Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/) may also help you connect with the community of Ansible developers.

MANIFEST.in

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-prune hacking
 include README.rst
 include COPYING
 include SYMLINK_CACHE.json
 include requirements.txt
 include .coveragerc
+include shippable.yml
+include tox.ini
+include bin/ansible-test
 include examples/hosts
 include examples/ansible.cfg
+include examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1
+include examples/scripts/upgrade_to_ps3.ps1
+recursive-include lib/ansible/executor/powershell *
+recursive-include lib/ansible/module_utils/csharp *
 recursive-include lib/ansible/module_utils/powershell *
 recursive-include lib/ansible/modules *
 recursive-include lib/ansible/galaxy/data *
@@ -18,3 +24,4 @@ include MANIFEST.in
 include changelogs/CHANGELOG*.rst
 include contrib/README.md
 recursive-include contrib/inventory *
+exclude test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.*

MODULE_GUIDELINES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # Module Maintainer Guidelines
 
 The Ansible Module Maintainer Guidelines can now be found in the [official Ansible community guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/maintainers.html).
+
+See also the [Developers Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/)

Makefile

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Makefile for Ansible
 #
 # useful targets:
+#   make clean ---------------- clean up
+#   make webdocs -------------- produce ansible doc at docs/docsite/_build/html
 #   make sdist ---------------- produce a tarball
 #   make srpm ----------------- produce a SRPM
 #   make rpm  ----------------- produce RPMs
@@ -29,9 +31,10 @@ ASCII2MAN = rst2man.py $< $@
 else
 ASCII2MAN = @echo "ERROR: rst2man from docutils command is not installed but is required to build $(MANPAGES)" && exit 1
 endif
-GENERATE_CLI = docs/bin/generate_man.py
 
 PYTHON=python
+GENERATE_CLI = $(PYTHON) docs/bin/generate_man.py
+
 SITELIB = $(shell $(PYTHON) -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")
 
 # fetch version from project release.py as single source-of-truth
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ RELEASE ?= 1
 
 # Get the branch information from git
 ifneq ($(shell which git),)
-GIT_DATE := $(shell git log -n 1 --format="%ai")
+GIT_DATE := $(shell git log -n 1 --format="%ci")
 GIT_HASH := $(shell git log -n 1 --format="%h")
 GIT_BRANCH := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD | sed 's/[-_.\/]//g')
 GITINFO = .$(GIT_HASH).$(GIT_BRANCH)
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ GITINFO = ""
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(shell echo $(OS) | egrep -c 'Darwin|FreeBSD|OpenBSD|DragonFly'),1)
-DATE := $(shell date -j -r $(shell git log -n 1 --format="%at") +%Y%m%d%H%M)
+DATE := $(shell date -j -r $(shell git log -n 1 --format="%ct") +%Y%m%d%H%M)
 CPUS ?= $(shell sysctl hw.ncpu|awk '{print $$2}')
 else
 DATE := $(shell date --utc --date="$(GIT_DATE)" +%Y%m%d%H%M)
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ ifneq ($(REPOTAG),)
 endif
 
 # ansible-test parameters
-ANSIBLE_TEST ?= test/runner/ansible-test
+ANSIBLE_TEST ?= bin/ansible-test
 TEST_FLAGS ?=
 
 # ansible-test units parameters (make test / make test-py3)
@@ -217,7 +220,6 @@ clean:
 	rm -f AUTHORS.TXT
 	@echo "Cleaning up docsite"
 	$(MAKE) -C docs/docsite clean
-	$(MAKE) -C docs/api clean
 
 .PHONY: python
 python:
@@ -231,9 +233,20 @@ install_manpages:
 	gzip -9 $(wildcard ./docs/man/man1/ansible*.1)
 	cp $(wildcard ./docs/man/man1/ansible*.1.gz) $(PREFIX)/man/man1/
 
+.PHONY: sdist_check
+sdist_check:
+	$(PYTHON) packaging/sdist/check-link-behavior.py
+
 .PHONY: sdist
-sdist: clean docs
-	$(PYTHON) setup.py sdist
+sdist: sdist_check clean docs
+	_ANSIBLE_SDIST_FROM_MAKEFILE=1 $(PYTHON) setup.py sdist
+
+# Official releases generate the changelog as the last commit before the release.
+# Snapshots shouldn't result in new checkins so the changelog is generated as
+# part of creating the tarball.
+.PHONY: snapshot
+snapshot: sdist_check clean docs changelog
+	_ANSIBLE_SDIST_FROM_MAKEFILE=1 $(PYTHON) setup.py sdist
 
 .PHONY: sdist_upload
 sdist_upload: clean docs
@@ -241,7 +254,7 @@ sdist_upload: clean docs
 
 .PHONY: changelog
 changelog:
-	packaging/release/changelogs/changelog.py release -vv && packaging/release/changelogs/changelog.py generate -vv
+	PYTHONPATH=./lib packaging/release/changelogs/changelog.py release -vv && PYTHONPATH=./lib packaging/release/changelogs/changelog.py generate -vv
 
 .PHONY: rpmcommon
 rpmcommon: sdist
@@ -398,4 +411,3 @@ alldocs: docs webdocs
 
 version:
 	@echo $(VERSION)
-

README.rst

@@ -1,110 +1,82 @@
-|PyPI version| |Docs badge| |Build Status|
+|PyPI version| |Docs badge| |Chat badge| |Build Status| |Code Of Conduct| |Mailing Lists| |License|
 
 *******
 Ansible
 *******
 
 Ansible is a radically simple IT automation system. It handles
-configuration-management, application deployment, cloud provisioning,
-ad-hoc task-execution, and multinode orchestration -- including
-trivializing things like zero-downtime rolling updates with load
-balancers.
-
-Read the documentation and more at https://ansible.com/
-
-You can find installation instructions
-`here <https://docs.ansible.com/intro_getting_started.html>`_ for a
-variety of platforms.
-
-Most users should probably install a released version of Ansible from ``pip``, a package manager or
-our `release repository <https://releases.ansible.com/ansible/>`_. `Officially supported
-<https://www.ansible.com/ansible-engine>`_ builds of Ansible are also available. Some power users
-run directly from the development branch - while significant efforts are made to ensure that
-``devel`` is reasonably stable, you're more likely to encounter breaking changes when running
-Ansible this way.
+configuration management, application deployment, cloud provisioning,
+ad-hoc task execution, network automation, and multi-node orchestration. Ansible makes complex
+changes like zero-downtime rolling updates with load balancers easy. More information on `the Ansible website <https://ansible.com/>`_.
 
 Design Principles
 =================
 
-*  Have a dead simple setup process and a minimal learning curve
-*  Manage machines very quickly and in parallel
+*  Have a dead simple setup process and a minimal learning curve.
+*  Manage machines very quickly and in parallel.
 *  Avoid custom-agents and additional open ports, be agentless by
-   leveraging the existing SSH daemon
+   leveraging the existing SSH daemon.
 *  Describe infrastructure in a language that is both machine and human
-   friendly
-*  Focus on security and easy auditability/review/rewriting of content
+   friendly.
+*  Focus on security and easy auditability/review/rewriting of content.
 *  Manage new remote machines instantly, without bootstrapping any
-   software
-*  Allow module development in any dynamic language, not just Python
-*  Be usable as non-root
+   software.
+*  Allow module development in any dynamic language, not just Python.
+*  Be usable as non-root.
 *  Be the easiest IT automation system to use, ever.
 
+Use Ansible
+===========
+
+You can install a released version of Ansible via ``pip``, a package manager, or
+our `release repository <https://releases.ansible.com/ansible/>`_. See our
+`installation guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html>`_ for details on installing Ansible
+on a variety of platforms.
+
+Red Hat offers supported builds of `Ansible Engine <https://www.ansible.com/ansible-engine>`_.
+
+Power users and developers can run the ``devel`` branch, which has the latest
+features and fixes, directly. Although it is reasonably stable, you are more likely to encounter
+breaking changes when running the ``devel`` branch. We recommend getting involved
+in the Ansible community if you want to run the ``devel`` branch.
+
 Get Involved
 ============
 
 *  Read `Community
-   Information <https://docs.ansible.com/community.html>`_ for all
+   Information <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community>`_ for all
    kinds of ways to contribute to and interact with the project,
    including mailing list information and how to submit bug reports and
    code to Ansible.
-*  All code submissions are done through pull requests. Take care to
-   make sure no merge commits are in the submission, and use
-   ``git rebase`` vs ``git merge`` for this reason. If submitting a
-   large code change (other than modules), it's probably a good idea to
-   join ansible-devel and talk about what you would like to do or add
-   first to avoid duplicate efforts. This not only helps everyone
-   know what's going on, it also helps save time and effort if we decide
+*  Join a `Working Group
+   <https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki>`_, an organized community devoted to a specific technology domain or platform.
+*  Submit proposed a code update through a pull request to the ``devel`` branch.
+*  Talk to us before making larger changes
+   to avoid duplicate efforts. This not only helps everyone
+   know what is going on, it also helps save time and effort if we decide
    some changes are needed.
-*  Users list:
-   `ansible-project <https://groups.google.com/group/ansible-project>`_
-*  Development list:
-   `ansible-devel <https://groups.google.com/group/ansible-devel>`_
-*  Announcement list:
-   `ansible-announce <https://groups.google.com/group/ansible-announce>`_
-   -- read only
-*  irc.freenode.net: #ansible
+*  For a list of email lists, IRC channels and Working Groups, see the
+   `Communication page <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/communication.html>`_
 
 Branch Info
 ===========
 
-*  Releases are named after Led Zeppelin songs. (Releases prior to 2.0
-   were named after Van Halen songs.)
-*  The devel branch corresponds to the release actively under
-   development.
-*  Various release-X.Y branches exist for previous releases.
-*  We'd love to have your contributions, read `Community
-   Information <https://docs.ansible.com/community.html>`_ for notes on
-   how to get started.
+*  The ``devel`` branch corresponds to the release actively under development.
+*  The ``stable-2.X`` branches correspond to stable releases.
+*  For information about the active branches see the
+   `Ansible release and maintenance <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html>`_ page.
 
 Roadmap
 =======
 
-Based on team and community feedback, an initial roadmap will be published for a major or minor version (ex: 2.0, 2.1).
-Subminor versions will generally not have roadmaps published.
-
-Ansible 2.1 was the first release which published this and asked for feedback in this manner.
-Feedback on the roadmap and the new process is quite welcome.
-The team is aiming for further transparency and better inclusion of both community desires and submissions.
-
-These are the team's *best guess* roadmaps based on the Ansible team's experience and are also based on requests and feedback from the community.
-There are things that may not make it due to time constraints, lack of community maintainers, etc.
-Each roadmap is published both as an idea of what is upcoming in Ansible, and as a medium for seeking further feedback from the community.
-
-There are multiple places for you to submit feedback:
-
-- Add to the agenda of an IRC `Core Team Meeting <https://github.com/ansible/community/blob/master/meetings/README.md>`_ (preferred)
-- Ansible's google-group: ansible-devel
-- AnsibleFest conferences
-- IRC Freenode channel: #ansible-devel (this one may have things lost in lots of conversation)
-
-For additional details consult the published `Ansible Roadmap <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/>`_.
+Based on team and community feedback, an initial roadmap will be published for a major or minor version (ex: 2.7, 2.8).
+The `Ansible Roadmap page <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/>`_ details what is planned and how to influence the roadmap.
 
 Authors
 =======
 
 Ansible was created by `Michael DeHaan <https://github.com/mpdehaan>`_
-(michael.dehaan/gmail/com) and has contributions from over 3700 users
-(and growing). Thanks everyone!
+and has contributions from over 4000 users (and growing). Thanks everyone!
 
 `Ansible <https://www.ansible.com>`_ is sponsored by `Red Hat, Inc.
 <https://www.redhat.com>`_
@@ -112,13 +84,24 @@ Ansible was created by `Michael DeHaan <https://github.com/mpdehaan>`_
 License
 =======
 
-GNU General Public License v3.0
+GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
 
 See `COPYING <COPYING>`_ to see the full text.
 
 .. |PyPI version| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/ansible.svg
    :target: https://pypi.org/project/ansible
 .. |Docs badge| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-brightgreen.svg
-   :target: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible
+   :target: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/
 .. |Build Status| image:: https://api.shippable.com/projects/573f79d02a8192902e20e34b/badge?branch=devel
    :target: https://app.shippable.com/projects/573f79d02a8192902e20e34b
+.. |Chat badge| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-IRC-brightgreen.svg
+   :target: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/communication.html
+.. |Code Of Conduct| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20of%20conduct-Ansible-silver.svg
+   :target: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html
+   :alt: Ansible Code of Conduct
+.. |Mailing Lists| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/mailing%20lists-Ansible-orange.svg
+   :target: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/communication.html#mailing-list-information
+   :alt: Ansible mailing lists
+.. |License| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL%20v3.0-brightgreen.svg
+   :target: COPYING
+   :alt: Repository License

bin/ansible

@@ -22,21 +22,14 @@ from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 __requires__ = ['ansible']
-try:
-    import pkg_resources
-except Exception:
-    # Use pkg_resources to find the correct versions of libraries and set
-    # sys.path appropriately when there are multiversion installs.  But we
-    # have code that better expresses the errors in the places where the code
-    # is actually used (the deps are optional for many code paths) so we don't
-    # want to fail here.
-    pass
+
 
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
 import traceback
 
+from ansible import context
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleOptionsError, AnsibleParserError
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 
@@ -114,7 +107,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             exit_code = 6
         else:
             cli = mycli(args)
-            cli.parse()
             exit_code = cli.run()
 
     except AnsibleOptionsError as e:
@@ -142,9 +134,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             # Show raw stacktraces in debug mode, It also allow pdb to
             # enter post mortem mode.
             raise
-        have_cli_options = cli is not None and cli.options is not None
+        have_cli_options = bool(context.CLIARGS)
         display.error("Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: %s" % to_text(e), wrap_text=False)
-        if not have_cli_options or have_cli_options and cli.options.verbosity > 2:
+        if not have_cli_options or have_cli_options and context.CLIARGS['verbosity'] > 2:
             log_only = False
             if hasattr(e, 'orig_exc'):
                 display.vvv('\nexception type: %s' % to_text(type(e.orig_exc)))
@@ -156,8 +148,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             log_only = True
         display.display(u"the full traceback was:\n\n%s" % to_text(traceback.format_exc()), log_only=log_only)
         exit_code = 250
-    finally:
-        # Remove ansible tmpdir
-        shutil.rmtree(C.DEFAULT_LOCAL_TMP, True)
 
     sys.exit(exit_code)

bin/ansible-connection

@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 __requires__ = ['ansible']
 
-try:
-    import pkg_resources
-except Exception:
-    pass
 
 import fcntl
 import hashlib
@@ -30,6 +26,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.six import PY3
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import cPickle, StringIO
 from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection, ConnectionError, send_data, recv_data
 from ansible.module_utils.service import fork_process
+from ansible.parsing.ajson import AnsibleJSONEncoder, AnsibleJSONDecoder
 from ansible.playbook.play_context import PlayContext
 from ansible.plugins.loader import connection_loader
 from ansible.utils.path import unfrackpath, makedirs_safe
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@ class ConnectionProcess(object):
             messages = list()
             result = {}
 
-            messages.append('control socket path is %s' % self.socket_path)
+            messages.append(('vvvv', 'control socket path is %s' % self.socket_path))
 
             # If this is a relative path (~ gets expanded later) then plug the
             # key's path on to the directory we originally came from, so we can
@@ -103,23 +100,25 @@ class ConnectionProcess(object):
             self.connection = connection_loader.get(self.play_context.connection, self.play_context, '/dev/null',
                                                     ansible_playbook_pid=self._ansible_playbook_pid)
             self.connection.set_options(var_options=variables)
+
             self.connection._connect()
 
             self.connection._socket_path = self.socket_path
             self.srv.register(self.connection)
-            messages.extend(sys.stdout.getvalue().splitlines())
-            messages.append('connection to remote device started successfully')
+            messages.extend([('vvvv', msg) for msg in sys.stdout.getvalue().splitlines()])
+            messages.append(('vvvv', 'connection to remote device started successfully'))
 
             self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
             self.sock.bind(self.socket_path)
             self.sock.listen(1)
-            messages.append('local domain socket listeners started successfully')
+            messages.append(('vvvv', 'local domain socket listeners started successfully'))
         except Exception as exc:
+            messages.extend(self.connection.pop_messages())
             result['error'] = to_text(exc)
             result['exception'] = traceback.format_exc()
         finally:
             result['messages'] = messages
-            self.fd.write(json.dumps(result))
+            self.fd.write(json.dumps(result, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder))
             self.fd.close()
 
     def run(self):
@@ -132,17 +131,23 @@ class ConnectionProcess(object):
                 self.exception = None
                 (s, addr) = self.sock.accept()
                 signal.alarm(0)
-
                 signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, self.command_timeout)
                 while True:
                     data = recv_data(s)
                     if not data:
                         break
+                    log_messages = self.connection.get_option('persistent_log_messages')
+
+                    if log_messages:
+                        display.display("jsonrpc request: %s" % data, log_only=True)
 
                     signal.alarm(self.connection.get_option('persistent_command_timeout'))
                     resp = self.srv.handle_request(data)
                     signal.alarm(0)
 
+                    if log_messages:
+                        display.display("jsonrpc response: %s" % resp, log_only=True)
+
                     send_data(s, to_bytes(resp))
 
                 s.close()
@@ -182,19 +187,24 @@ class ConnectionProcess(object):
     def shutdown(self):
         """ Shuts down the local domain socket
         """
+        lock_path = unfrackpath("%s/.ansible_pc_lock_%s" % os.path.split(self.socket_path))
         if os.path.exists(self.socket_path):
             try:
                 if self.sock:
                     self.sock.close()
                 if self.connection:
                     self.connection.close()
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
             finally:
                 if os.path.exists(self.socket_path):
                     os.remove(self.socket_path)
                     setattr(self.connection, '_socket_path', None)
                     setattr(self.connection, '_connected', False)
+
+        if os.path.exists(lock_path):
+            os.remove(lock_path)
+
         display.display('shutdown complete', log_only=True)
 
 
@@ -249,12 +259,12 @@ def main():
         tmp_path = unfrackpath(C.PERSISTENT_CONTROL_PATH_DIR)
         makedirs_safe(tmp_path)
 
-        lock_path = unfrackpath("%s/.ansible_pc_lock_%s" % (tmp_path, play_context.remote_addr))
         socket_path = unfrackpath(cp % dict(directory=tmp_path))
+        lock_path = unfrackpath("%s/.ansible_pc_lock_%s" % os.path.split(socket_path))
 
         with file_lock(lock_path):
             if not os.path.exists(socket_path):
-                messages.append('local domain socket does not exist, starting it')
+                messages.append(('vvvv', 'local domain socket does not exist, starting it'))
                 original_path = os.getcwd()
                 r, w = os.pipe()
                 pid = fork_process()
@@ -266,28 +276,30 @@ def main():
                         process = ConnectionProcess(wfd, play_context, socket_path, original_path, ansible_playbook_pid)
                         process.start(variables)
                     except Exception:
-                        messages.append(traceback.format_exc())
+                        messages.append(('error', traceback.format_exc()))
                         rc = 1
 
                     if rc == 0:
                         process.run()
+                    else:
+                        process.shutdown()
 
                     sys.exit(rc)
 
                 else:
                     os.close(w)
                     rfd = os.fdopen(r, 'r')
-                    data = json.loads(rfd.read())
+                    data = json.loads(rfd.read(), cls=AnsibleJSONDecoder)
                     messages.extend(data.pop('messages'))
                     result.update(data)
 
             else:
-                messages.append('found existing local domain socket, using it!')
+                messages.append(('vvvv', 'found existing local domain socket, using it!'))
                 conn = Connection(socket_path)
                 conn.set_options(var_options=variables)
                 pc_data = to_text(init_data)
                 try:
-                    messages.extend(conn.update_play_context(pc_data))
+                    conn.update_play_context(pc_data)
                 except Exception as exc:
                     # Only network_cli has update_play context, so missing this is
                     # not fatal e.g. netconf
@@ -299,7 +311,9 @@ def main():
                             'exception': traceback.format_exc()
                         })
 
-    messages.append(sys.stdout.getvalue())
+    if os.path.exists(socket_path):
+        messages.extend(Connection(socket_path).pop_messages())
+    messages.append(('vvvv', sys.stdout.getvalue()))
     result.update({
         'messages': messages,
         'socket_path': socket_path
@@ -308,10 +322,10 @@ def main():
     sys.stdout = saved_stdout
     if 'exception' in result:
         rc = 1
-        sys.stderr.write(json.dumps(result))
+        sys.stderr.write(json.dumps(result, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder))
     else:
         rc = 0
-        sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(result))
+        sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(result, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder))
 
     sys.exit(rc)
 

bin/ansible-test

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# PYTHON_ARGCOMPLETE_OK
+"""Primary entry point for ansible-test."""
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'test', 'runner')))
+    import lib.cli
+    lib.cli.main()

changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.7.rst

@@ -1,553 +0,0 @@
-========================================
-Ansible 2.7 "In the Light" Release Notes
-========================================
-
-v2.7.0.a1
-=========
-
-Release Summary
----------------
-
-| Release Date: 2018-10-04
-| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
-
-
-Major Changes
--------------
-
-- Allow config to enable native jinja types (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/32738)
-- Extends `module_defaults` by adding a prefix to defaults `group/` which denotes a builtin or user-specified list of modules, such as `group/aws` or `group/gcp`
-- New keyword `ignore_unreachable` for plays and blocks. Allows ignoring tasks that fail due to unreachable hosts, and check results with `is unreachable` test.
-- New yumdnf module defines the shared argument specification for both yum and dnf modules and provides an entry point to share code when applicable
-- Remove support for simplejson (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42761)
-- Support for running an Ansible controller with Python-2.6 has been dropped. You can still manage machines which use Python-2.6 but you will have to manage them from a machine which has Python-2.7 or Python-3.5 or greater installed.  See the `porting guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.7.html>`_ if you need more information.
-- new yum action plugin enables the yum module to work with both yum3 and dnf-based yum4 by detecting the backend package manager and routing commands through the correct Ansible module for that python API
-- yum and dnf modules now at feature parity
-
-Minor Changes
--------------
-
-- ActionBase - removed deprecated _fixup_perms method (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44320)
-- Add `is_boto3_error_code` function to `module_utils/aws/core.py` to make it easier for modules to handle special AWS error codes.
-- Add use_backend to yum module/action plugin
-- Added PrivilegeUtil PowerShell module util to easily control Windows Privileges in a process
-- Added capability to skip ssl verification on zabbix host with dynamic inventory
-- Added inventory.any_unparsed_is_failed configuration setting. In an inventory with a static hosts file and (say) ec2.py, enabling this setting will cause a failure instead of a warning if ec2.py fails.
-- Added new filter to generate random MAC addresses from a given string acting as a prefix. Refer to the appropriate entry which has been added to user_guide playbook_filters.rst document.
-- Added the from_yaml_all filter to parse multi-document yaml strings. Refer to the appropriate entry which as been added to user_guide playbooks_filters.rst document.
-- Ansible-2.7 changes the Ansiballz strategy for running modules remotely so that invoking a module only needs to invoke python once per module on the remote machine instead of twice.
-- Better error handling for depsolve and transaction errors in DNF
-- Changed the prefix of all Vultr modules from vr to vultr (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42942).
-- Enable installroot tests for yum4(dnf) integration testing, dnf backend now supports that
-- Explicit encoding for the output of the template module, to be able to generate non-utf8 files from a utf-8 template. (https://github.com/ansible/proposals/issues/121)
-- File locking feature added, making it possible to gain exclusive access to given file through module_utils.common.file.FileLock (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/29962)
-- Fix dnf handling of autoremove to be compatible with yum
-- Fixed group action idempotent transactions in dnf backend
-- Fixed group actions in check mode to report correct changed state
-- In Ansible-2.4 and above, Ansible passes the temporary directory a module should use to the module.  This is done via a module parameter (_ansible_tmpdir).  An earlier version of this which was also prototyped in Ansible-2.4 development used an environment variable, ANSIBLE_REMOTE_TMP to pass this information to the module instead.  When we switched to using a module parameter, the environment variable was left in by mistake. Ansible-2.7 removes that variable.  Any third party modules which relied on it should use the module parameter instead.
-- New config options `display_ok_hosts` and `display_failed_stderr` (along with the existing `display_skipped_hosts` option) allow more fine-grained control over the way that ansible displays output from a playbook (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41058)
-- Removed an unnecessary import from the AnsiballZ wrapper
-- Restore module_utils.basic.BOOLEANS variable for backwards compatibility with the module API in older ansible releases.
-- Setting file attributes (via the file module amongst others) now accepts + and - modifiers to add or remove individual attributes. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/33838)
-- Switch from zip to bc for certain package install/remove test cases in yum integration tests. The dnf depsolver downgrades python when you uninstall zip which alters the test environment and we have no control over that.
-- The acme_account and acme_certificate modules now support two backends: the Python cryptograpy module or the OpenSSL binary. By default, the modules detect if a new enough cryptography module is available and use it, with the OpenSSL binary being a fallback. If the detection fails for some reason, the OpenSSL binary backend can be explicitly selected by setting select_crypto_backend to openssl.
-- The apt, ec2_elb_lb, elb_classic_lb, and unarchive modules have been ported away from using __file__.  This is futureproofing as__file__ won't work if we switch to using python -m to invoke modules in the future or if we figure out a way to make a module never touch disk for pipelining purposes.
-- The password_hash filter supports all parameters of passlib. This allows users to provide a rounds parameter. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/15326)
-- allow user to customize default ansible-console prompt/msg default color
-- aws_caller_facts - The module now outputs the "account_alias" as well
-- aws_rds - Add new inventory plugin for RDS instances and clusters to match behavior in the ec2 inventory script.
-- command module - Add support for check mode when passing creates or removes arguments. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40428)
-- ec2_group - Add diff mode support with and without check mode. This feature is preview and may change when a common framework is adopted for AWS modules.
-- elasticsearch_plugin - Add the possibility to use the elasticsearch_plugin installation batch mode to install plugins with advanced privileges without user interaction.
-- gather_subset - removed deprecated functionality for using comma separated list with gather_subset (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44320)
-- get_url - implement [expend checksum format to <algorithm>:(<checksum>|<url>)] (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/27617)
-- lineinfile - add warning when using an empty regexp (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/29443)
-- password_hash is not restricted to the subset provided by crypt.crypt (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/17266)
-- passwordstore - Add backup option when overwriting password (off by default)
-- puppet - Add support for --debug, --verbose, --summarize https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/37986
-- puppet - Add support for setting logdest to both stdout and syslog via 'all'
-- replace copy.deepcopy in high workload areas with a custom function to improve performance (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44337)
-- roles - removed deprecated functionality for non YAML role specs (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44320)
-- roles - removed deprecated special casing functionality of connection, port, and remote_user for role params (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44320)
-- service - removed deprecated state=running (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44320)
-- shell module - Add support for check mode when passing creates or removes arguments. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40428)
-- sns_topic - Port sns_topic module to boto3 and add an integration test suite.
-- ssh - reset connection will show a warning instead of failing for older OpenSSH versions
-- to_nice_json - specify separators to json.dumps to normalize the output between python2 and python3 (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/42633)
-- user - backup shadow file on platforms where the module modifies it directly (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/40696)
-- user module - add a sanity check for the user's password and a more helpful warning message (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/43615)
-- vars_prompt - removed deprecated functionality supporting 'short form' for vars_prompt (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44320)
-- vault - removed deprecated functionality for insecure VaultAES class (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44320)
-- win_chocolatey - Add support for installing Chocolatey itself from a source feed
-- win_chocolatey - Add support for username and password on source feeds
-- win_chocolatey - Added ability to specify multiple packages as a list in 1 module invocation
-- win_chocolatey - Removed the need to manually escape double quotes in the proxy username and password
-- win_chocolatey - Will no longer upgrade Chocolatey in check mode
-- win_chocolatey - set the rc return value to always be returned, default to 0 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41758
-- winrm - change the _reset() method to use reset() that is part of ConnectionBase
-
-Deprecated Features
--------------------
-
-- Modules will no longer be able to rely on the __file__ attribute pointing to a real file.  If your third party module is using __file__ for something it should be changed before 2.8.  See the 2.7 porting guide for more information.
-- The `skippy`, `full_skip`, `actionable`, and `stderr` callback plugins have been deprecated in favor of config options that influence the behavior of the `default` callback plugin (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41058)
-
-Removed Features (previously deprecated)
-----------------------------------------
-
-- The configuration toggle, ``merge_multiple_cli_tags``, has been removed. This setting controlled whether specifying ``--tags`` or ``--skip-tags`` multiple times on the commandline would merge the specified tags or use the old behaviour of overwriting the previous entry.  The overwriting behaviour was deprecated in 2.3 and the default value of the config option became merge in 2.4.
-- ec2_facts - deprecated module removed (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44536)
-- s3 - deprecated module removed (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44537)
-
-Bugfixes
---------
-
-- **Security Fix** - Some connection exceptions would cause no_log specified on a task to be ignored.  If this happened, the task information, including any private information could have been displayed to stdout and (if enabled, not the default) logged to a log file specified in ansible.cfg's log_path. Additionally, sites which redirected stdout from ansible runs to a log file may have stored that private information onto disk that way as well. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41414)
-- **Security Fix** - avoid loading host/group vars from cwd when not specifying a playbook or playbook base dir
-- **Security Fix** - avoid using ansible.cfg in a world writable dir.
-- Additional checks ensure that there is always a result of hashing passwords in the password_hash filter and vars_prompt, otherwise an error is returned. Some modules (like user module) interprets None as no password at all, which can be dangerous if the password given above is passed directly into those modules.
-- Avoids deprecated functionality of passlib with newer library versions.
-- Changed the admin_users config option to not include "admin" by default as admin is frequently used for a non-privileged account  (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41164)
-- Fix alt linux detection/matching
-- Fix an atomic_move error that is 'true', but  misleading. Now we show all 3 files involved and clarify what happened.
-- Fix glob path of rc.d Some distribtuions like SUSE has the rc%.d directories under /etc/init.d
-- Fix lxd module to be idempotent when the given configuration for the lxd container has not changed (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/38166)
-- Fix the mount module's handling of swap entries in fstab (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/42837)
-- Fixed an issue where ``ansible_facts.pkg_mgr`` would incorrectly set to ``zypper`` on Debian/Ubuntu systems that happened to have the command installed.
-- Fixed runtime module to be able to handle syslog_facility properly when python systemd module installed in a target system. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41078)
-- Grafana dashboard module compatible with grafana 5 (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41249)
-- On Python2, loading config values from environment variables could lead to a traceback if there were nonascii characters present.  Converted them to text strings so that no traceback will occur (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/43468)
-- The fix for `CVE-2018-10875 <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-10875>`__ prints out a warning message about skipping a config file from a world writable current working directory.  However, if the user explicitly specifies that the config file should be used via the ANSIBLE_CONFIG environment variable then Ansible would honor that but still print out the warning message.  This has been fixed so that Ansible honors the user's explicit wishes and does not print a warning message in that circumstance.
-- The fix for `CVE-2018-10875 <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-10875>`__ prints out a warning message about skipping a config file from a world writable current working directory.  However, if the user is in a world writable current working directory which does not contain a config file, it should not print a warning message.  This release fixes that extaneous warning.
-- The ssh connection plugin was categorizing all 255 exit statuses as an ssh error but modules can return exit code 255 as well.  The connection plugin has now been changed to know that certain instances of exit code 255 are not ssh-related.  (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41716)
-- allow custom endpoints to be used in the aws_s3 module (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/36832)
-- allow gathering env exception to work even when injection is off
-- always correctly template no log for tasks https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/43294
-- ansible-galaxy - properly list all roles in roles_path (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/43010)
-- authorized_key now have an option for following symlinks, default behaviour (False) can be changed by setting follow True/False
-- basic.py - catch ValueError in case a FIPS enabled platform raises this exception - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/44447
-- become runas - changed runas process so it does not create a temporary file on the disk during execution
-- elasticsearch_plugin - Improve error messages and show stderr of elasticsearch commands
-- elb_application_lb - Fix a dangerous behavior of deleting an ELB if state was omitted from the task. Now state defaults to 'present', which is typical throughout AWS modules.
-- file module - The touch subcommand had its diff output broken during the 2.6.x development cycle.  The patch to fix that broke check mode. This is now fixed (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42111)
-- file module - The touch subcommand had its diff output broken during the 2.6.x development cycle.  This is now fixed (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41755)
-- fix async for the aws_s3 module by adding async support to the action plugin (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40826)
-- fix decrypting vault files for the aws_s3 module (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/39634)
-- fix default SSL version for docker modules https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42897
-- fix for the bundled selectors module (used in the ssh and local connection plugins) when a syscall is restarted after being interrupted by a signal (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41630)
-- fix mail module for python 3.7.0 (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44552)
-- fix the enable_snat parameter that is only supposed to be used by an user with the right policies. https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44418
-- fix the remote tmp folder permissions issue when becoming a non admin user - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41340, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42117
-- flatten filter - use better method of type checking allowing flattening of mutable and non-mutable sequences (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44331)
-- gce_net - Fix sorting of allowed ports (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41567)
-- get_url - fix the bug that get_url does not change mode when checksum matches (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/29614)
-- inventory - When using an inventory directory, ensure extension comparison uses text types (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/42475)
-- made irc module python3 compatible https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42256
-- nclu - no longer runs net on empty lines in templates (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/43024)
-- nicer message when we are missing interpreter
-- password_hash does not hard-code the salt-length, which fixes bcrypt in connection with passlib as bcrypt requires a salt with length 22.
-- pause - do not set stdout to raw mode when redirecting to a file (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41717)
-- pause - nest try except when importing curses to gracefully fail if curses is not present (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42004)
-- plugins/inventory/openstack.py - Do not create group with empty name if region is not set
-- preseve delegation info on nolog https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42344
-- remove ambiguity when it comes to 'the source'
-- urls - Only assume GET method if data is empty, otherwise POST
-- user - Strip trailing comments in /etc/default/passwd (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/43931)
-- user - fix bug that resulted in module always reporting a change when specifiying the home directory on FreeBSD (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42484)
-- user - use correct attribute name in FreeBSD for creat_home (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/42711)
-- vars_prompt - properly template play level variables in vars_prompt (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/37984)
-- vars_prompt with encrypt does not require passlib for the algorithms supported by crypt.
-- vault - fix error message encoding, and ensure we present a friendlier error when the EDITOR is missing (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44423)
-- win_chocolatey - enable TLSv1.2 support when downloading the Chocolatey installer https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41906
-- win_chocolatey - fix issue where state=downgrade would upgrade a package if no version was set
-- win_domain - ensure the Netlogon service is up and running after promoting host to controller - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/39235
-- win_domain - fixes typo in one of the AD cmdlets https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41536
-- win_domain_computer - fixed deletion of computer active directory object that have dependent objects (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44500)
-- win_domain_controller - ensure the Netlogon service is up and running after promoting host to controller - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/39235
-- win_iis_webapppool - redirect some module output to null so Ansible can read the output JSON https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/40874
-- win_lineinfile - changed `-Path` to `-LiteralPath` so that square brackes in the path are interpreted literally -  https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/44508
-- win_reboot - fix for handling an already scheduled reboot and other minor log formatting issues
-- win_reboot - fix issue when overridding connection timeout hung the post reboot uptime check - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42185 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42294
-- win_reboot - handle post reboots when running test_command - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41713
-- win_security_policy - allows an empty string to reset a policy value https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/40869
-- win_updates - Fixed issue where running win_updates on async fails without any error
-- win_updates - fixed module return value is lost in error in some cases (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/42647)
-- win_user - Use LogonUser to validate the password as it does not rely on SMB/RPC to be available https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/24884
-- winrm - ensure pexpect is set to not echo the input on a failure and have a manual sanity check afterwards https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41865
-- winrm - running async with become on a Server 2008 or 2008 R2 host will now work
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-New Plugins
------------
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-Callback
-~~~~~~~~
-
-- counter_enabled - adds counters to the output items (tasks and hosts/task)
-- logdna - Sends playbook logs to LogDNA
-- splunk - Sends task result events to Splunk HTTP Event Collector
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-Connection
-~~~~~~~~~~
-
-- psrp - Run tasks over Microsoft PowerShell Remoting Protocol
-
-Inventory
-~~~~~~~~~
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-- tower - Ansible dynamic inventory plugin for Ansible Tower.
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-Lookup
-~~~~~~
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-- cpm_status - Get status and parameters from WTI OOB and PDU devices.
-- grafana_dashboard - list or search grafana dashboards
-- nios_next_network - Return the next available network range for a network-container
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-New Modules
------------
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-Cloud
-~~~~~
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-amazon
-^^^^^^
-
-- aws_eks_cluster - Manage Elastic Kubernetes Service Clusters
-- cloudformation_stack_set - Manage groups of CloudFormation stacks
-
-azure
-^^^^^
-
-- azure_rm_appgateway - Manage Application Gateway instance.
-- azure_rm_appserviceplan - Manage App Service Plan
-- azure_rm_appserviceplan_facts - Get azure app service plan facts.
-- azure_rm_mysqldatabase_facts - Get Azure MySQL Database facts.
-- azure_rm_mysqlserver_facts - Get Azure MySQL Server facts.
-- azure_rm_postgresqldatabase_facts - Get Azure PostgreSQL Database facts.
-- azure_rm_postgresqlserver_facts - Get Azure PostgreSQL Server facts.
-- azure_rm_route - Manage Azure route resource.
-- azure_rm_routetable - Manage Azure route table resource.
-- azure_rm_routetable_facts - Get route table facts.
-- azure_rm_virtualmachine_facts - Get virtual machine facts.
-- azure_rm_webapp - Manage Web App instance.
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-cloudstack
-^^^^^^^^^^
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-- cs_disk_offering - Manages disk offerings on Apache CloudStack based clouds.
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-docker
-^^^^^^
-
-- docker_swarm - Manage Swarm cluster
-- docker_swarm_service - docker swarm service
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-google
-^^^^^^
-
-- gcp_compute_address_facts - Gather facts for GCP Address
-- gcp_compute_backend_bucket_facts - Gather facts for GCP BackendBucket
-- gcp_compute_backend_service_facts - Gather facts for GCP BackendService
-- gcp_compute_disk_facts - Gather facts for GCP Disk
-- gcp_compute_firewall_facts - Gather facts for GCP Firewall
-- gcp_compute_forwarding_rule_facts - Gather facts for GCP ForwardingRule
-- gcp_compute_global_address_facts - Gather facts for GCP GlobalAddress
-- gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule_facts - Gather facts for GCP GlobalForwardingRule
-- gcp_compute_health_check_facts - Gather facts for GCP HealthCheck
-- gcp_compute_http_health_check_facts - Gather facts for GCP HttpHealthCheck
-- gcp_compute_https_health_check_facts - Gather facts for GCP HttpsHealthCheck
-- gcp_compute_image_facts - Gather facts for GCP Image
-- gcp_compute_instance_facts - Gather facts for GCP Instance
-- gcp_compute_instance_group_facts - Gather facts for GCP InstanceGroup
-- gcp_compute_instance_group_manager_facts - Gather facts for GCP InstanceGroupManager
-- gcp_compute_instance_template_facts - Gather facts for GCP InstanceTemplate
-- gcp_compute_network_facts - Gather facts for GCP Network
-- gcp_compute_route_facts - Gather facts for GCP Route
-- gcp_compute_router_facts - Gather facts for GCP Router
-- gcp_compute_ssl_certificate_facts - Gather facts for GCP SslCertificate
-- gcp_compute_ssl_policy - Creates a GCP SslPolicy
-- gcp_compute_ssl_policy_facts - Gather facts for GCP SslPolicy
-- gcp_compute_subnetwork_facts - Gather facts for GCP Subnetwork
-- gcp_compute_target_http_proxy_facts - Gather facts for GCP TargetHttpProxy
-- gcp_compute_target_https_proxy_facts - Gather facts for GCP TargetHttpsProxy
-- gcp_compute_target_pool_facts - Gather facts for GCP TargetPool
-- gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy_facts - Gather facts for GCP TargetSslProxy
-- gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy_facts - Gather facts for GCP TargetTcpProxy
-- gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway - Creates a GCP TargetVpnGateway
-- gcp_compute_target_vpn_gateway_facts - Gather facts for GCP TargetVpnGateway
-- gcp_compute_url_map_facts - Gather facts for GCP UrlMap
-- gcp_compute_vpn_tunnel - Creates a GCP VpnTunnel
-- gcp_compute_vpn_tunnel_facts - Gather facts for GCP VpnTunnel
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-openstack
-^^^^^^^^^
-
-- os_coe_cluster_template - Add/Remove COE cluster template from OpenStack Cloud
-- os_listener - Add/Delete a listener for a load balancer from OpenStack Cloud
-- os_loadbalancer - Add/Delete load balancer from OpenStack Cloud
-- os_member - Add/Delete a member for a pool in load balancer from OpenStack Cloud
-- os_pool - Add/Delete a pool in the load balancing service from OpenStack Cloud
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-scaleway
-^^^^^^^^
-
-- scaleway_image_facts - Gather facts about the Scaleway images available.
-- scaleway_ip_facts - Gather facts about the Scaleway ips available.
-- scaleway_organization_facts - Gather facts about the Scaleway organizations available.
-- scaleway_security_group_facts - Gather facts about the Scaleway security groups available.
-- scaleway_server_facts - Gather facts about the Scaleway servers available.
-- scaleway_snapshot_facts - Gather facts about the Scaleway snapshots available.
-- scaleway_volume - Scaleway volumes management module
-- scaleway_volume_facts - Gather facts about the Scaleway volumes available.
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-vmware
-^^^^^^
-
-- vmware_about_facts - Provides information about VMware server to which user is connecting to
-- vmware_category - Manage VMware categories
-- vmware_category_facts - Gather facts about VMware tag categories
-- vmware_deploy_ovf - Deploys a VMware virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file
-- vmware_guest_boot_facts - Gather facts about boot options for the given virtual machine
-- vmware_guest_boot_manager - Manage boot options for the given virtual machine
-- vmware_guest_custom_attribute_defs - Manage custom attributes definitions for virtual machine from VMWare
-- vmware_guest_custom_attributes - Manage custom attributes from VMWare for the given virtual machine
-- vmware_guest_move - Moves virtual machines in vCenter
-- vmware_host_ssl_facts - Gather facts of ESXi host system about SSL
-- vmware_local_role_facts - Gather facts about local roles on an ESXi host
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-vultr
-^^^^^
-
-- vultr_block_storage - Manages block storage volumes on Vultr.
-- vultr_block_storage_facts - Gather facts about the Vultr block storage volumes available.
-- vultr_dns_domain_facts - Gather facts about the Vultr DNS domains available.
-- vultr_firewall_group_facts - Gather facts about the Vultr firewall groups available.
-- vultr_network - Manages networks on Vultr.
-- vultr_network_facts - Gather facts about the Vultr networks available.
-- vultr_os_facts - Gather facts about the Vultr OSes available.
-- vultr_plan_facts - Gather facts about the Vultr plans available.
-- vultr_region_facts - Gather facts about the Vultr regions available.
-- vultr_server_facts - Gather facts about the Vultr servers available.
-- vultr_ssh_key_facts - Gather facts about the Vultr SSH keys available.
-- vultr_startup_script_facts - Gather facts about the Vultr startup scripts available.
-- vultr_user_facts - Gather facts about the Vultr user available.
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-Clustering
-~~~~~~~~~~
-
-k8s
-^^^
-
-- k8s_facts - Describe Kubernetes (K8s) objects
-
-Crypto
-~~~~~~
-
-- certificate_complete_chain - Complete certificate chain given a set of untrusted and root certificates
-- openssl_pkcs12 - Generate OpenSSL PKCS#12 archive.
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-acme
-^^^^
-
-- acme_account_facts - Retrieves information on ACME accounts
-- acme_certificate_revoke - Revoke certificates with the ACME protocol
-- acme_challenge_cert_helper - Prepare certificates required for ACME challenges such as C(tls-alpn-01)
-
-Identity
-~~~~~~~~
-
-ipa
-^^^
-
-- ipa_config - Manage Global FreeIPA Configuration Settings
-- ipa_vault - Manage FreeIPA vaults
-
-Monitoring
-~~~~~~~~~~
-
-zabbix
-^^^^^^
-
-- zabbix_host_facts - Gather facts about Zabbix host
-
-Net Tools
-~~~~~~~~~
-
-- netcup_dns - manage Netcup DNS records
-
-nios
-^^^^
-
-- nios_a_record - Configure Infoblox NIOS A records
-- nios_cname_record - Configure Infoblox NIOS CNAME records
-- nios_mx_record - Configure Infoblox NIOS MX records
-- nios_naptr_record - Configure Infoblox NIOS NAPTR records
-- nios_ptr_record - Configure Infoblox NIOS PTR records
-- nios_srv_record - Configure Infoblox NIOS SRV records
-- nios_txt_record - Configure Infoblox NIOS txt records
-
-Network
-~~~~~~~
-
-aci
-^^^
-
-- aci_interface_policy_ospf - Manage OSPF interface policies (ospf:IfPol)
-
-cli
-^^^
-
-- cli_command - Run a cli command on cli-based network devices
-- cli_config - Push text based configuration to network devices over network_cli
-
-exos
-^^^^
-
-- exos_config - Manage Extreme Networks EXOS configuration sections
-- exos_facts - Collect facts from devices running Extreme EXOS
-
-f5
-^^
-
-- bigip_appsvcs_extension - Manage application service deployments
-- bigip_cli_alias - Manage CLI aliases on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_cli_script - Manage CLI scripts on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_device_auth - Manage system authentication on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_device_facts - Collect facts from F5 BIG-IP devices
-- bigip_firewall_dos_profile - Manage AFM DoS profiles on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_firewall_policy - Manage AFM security firewall policies on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_firewall_rule - Manage AFM Firewall rules
-- bigip_firewall_rule_list - Manage AFM security firewall policies on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_monitor_dns - Manage DNS monitors on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_profile_http - Manage HTTP profiles on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_profile_http_compression - Manage HTTP compression profiles on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_profile_oneconnect - Manage OneConnect profiles on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_profile_persistence_src_addr - Manage source address persistence profiles
-- bigip_remote_role - Manage remote roles on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_software_image - Manage software images on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_software_install - Install software images on a BIG-IP
-- bigip_tunnel - Manage tunnels on a BIG-IP
-- bigiq_utility_license_assignment - Manage utility license assignment on BIG-IPs from a BIG-IQ
-
-meraki
-^^^^^^
-
-- meraki_config_template - Manage configuration templates in the Meraki cloud
-- meraki_device - Manage devices in the Meraki cloud
-- meraki_mr_l3_firewall - Manage MR access point layer 3 firewalls in the Meraki cloud
-- meraki_mx_l3_firewall - Manage MX appliance layer 3 firewalls in the Meraki cloud
-- meraki_ssid - Manage wireless SSIDs in the Meraki cloud
-- meraki_switchport - Manage switchports on a switch in the Meraki cloud
-- meraki_vlan - Manage VLANs in the Meraki cloud
-
-nos
-^^^
-
-- nos_command - Run commands on remote devices running Extreme Networks NOS
-- nos_config - Manage Extreme Networks NOS configuration sections
-- nos_facts - Collect facts from devices running Extreme NOS
-
-nxos
-^^^^
-
-- nxos_rpm - Install patch or feature rpms on Cisco NX-OS devices.
-
-onyx
-^^^^
-
-- onyx_igmp - Configures IGMP globl parameters
-
-panos
-^^^^^
-
-- panos_set - Execute arbitrary commands on a PAN-OS device using XPath and element
-
-routeros
-^^^^^^^^
-
-- routeros_command - Run commands on remote devices running MikroTik RouterOS
-
-slxos
-^^^^^
-
-- slxos_lldp - Manage LLDP configuration on Extreme Networks SLX-OS network devices.
-
-voss
-^^^^
-
-- voss_command - Run commands on remote devices running Extreme VOSS
-- voss_facts - Collect facts from remote devices running Extreme VOSS
-
-Remote Management
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-cobbler
-^^^^^^^
-
-- cobbler_sync - Sync Cobbler
-- cobbler_system - Manage system ojects in Cobbler
-
-redfish
-^^^^^^^
-
-- redfish_facts - Manages Out-Of-Band controllers using Redfish APIs
-
-ucs
-^^^
-
-- ucs_ntp_server - Configures NTP server on Cisco UCS Manager
-- ucs_storage_profile - Configures storage profiles on Cisco UCS Manager
-- ucs_timezone - Configures timezone on Cisco UCS Manager
-- ucs_uuid_pool - Configures server UUID pools on Cisco UCS Manager
-
-Storage
-~~~~~~~
-
-emc
-^^^
-
-- emc_vnx_sg_member - Manage storage group member on EMC VNX
-
-ibm
-^^^
-
-- ibm_sa_vol - Handle volumes on an IBM Spectrum Accelerate storage array
-
-netapp
-^^^^^^
-
-- na_elementsw_backup - NetApp Element Software Create Backups
-- na_elementsw_cluster_pair - NetApp Element Software Manage Cluster Pair
-- na_elementsw_snapshot_schedule - NetApp Element Software Snapshot Schedules
-- na_elementsw_vlan - NetApp Element Software Manage VLAN
-- na_elementsw_volume - NetApp Element Software Manage Volumes
-- na_elementsw_volume_pair - NetApp Element Software Volume Pair
-- na_ontap_cg_snapshot - Create consistency group snapshot
-- na_ontap_dns - NetApp ONTAP Create, delete, modify DNS servers.
-- na_ontap_fcp - NetApp ONTAP Start, Stop and Enable FCP services.
-- na_ontap_snapmirror - NetApp ONTAP Manage SnapMirror
-- na_ontap_software_update - NetApp ONTAP Update software
-- na_ontap_svm_options - NetApp ONTAP Modify Options
-- na_ontap_vserver_peer - Manage NetApp Vserver peering
-
-System
-~~~~~~
-
-- java_keystore - Create or delete a Java keystore in JKS format.
-- python_requirements_facts - Show python path and assert dependency versions
-- reboot - Reboot a machine
-
-Web Infrastructure
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-ansible_tower
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-- tower_inventory_source - create, update, or destroy Ansible Tower inventory source.
-
-Windows
-~~~~~~~
-
-- win_chocolatey_config - Manages Chocolatey config settings
-- win_chocolatey_feature - Manages Chocolatey features
-- win_chocolatey_source - Manages Chocolatey sources

changelogs/fragments/11349-add-ansible_play_name-var.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+    - Add ``ansible_play_name`` magic var (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/11349)

changelogs/fragments/11935-slack-add_hex_color_values.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+    - Add support for hex color values in Slack module.

changelogs/fragments/2.8-core-deprecations.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+minor_changes:
+- ansible.vars.unsafe_proxy - Removed deprecated file (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/45040)
+- fetch - Removed deprecated validate_md5 alias (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/45039)
+- include_role/import_role - Removed deprecated private argument (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/45038)

changelogs/fragments/2.8-removed-modules.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+removed_features:
+- ec2_remote_facts - deprecated module removed (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44985)
+- azure - deprecated module removed (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44985)
+- cs_nic - deprecated module removed (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44985)
+- netscaler - deprecated module removed (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44985)
+- win_msi - deprecated module removed (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44985)

changelogs/fragments/22766-fact-cmdline-return_multiple_lvm_values.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- cmdline fact parsing can return multiple values of a single key. Deprecate cmdline fact in favor of proc_cmdline.

changelogs/fragments/24004-yum-dnf-add-download_dir-param.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - yum/dnf - Add download_dir param (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/24004)

changelogs/fragments/24633-copy-coherency-between-check-normal-mode.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - copy - align invocation in return value between check and normal mode

changelogs/fragments/26937-fix-remove-orphans.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - docker_compose - fixed an issue where ``remove_orphans`` doesn't work reliably.

changelogs/fragments/27237-handlers-template-run_once.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - Fix handlers to allow for templated values in run_once (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/27237)

changelogs/fragments/29135-include_vars-check_for_main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- Enhance the conditional check to include main.yml if it is not from 'role/vars/' (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/51926).

changelogs/fragments/31735-fix-hostnames-lookup-order.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - inventory_hostnames lookup - use the same order for the returned hosts as the inventory manager

changelogs/fragments/32366-test-match_fix_docs.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+    - Fix documentation of match test. Match requires zero or more characters at beginning of the string.

changelogs/fragments/32738-native-jinja-types.yaml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-major_changes:
-- Allow config to enable native jinja types (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/32738)

changelogs/fragments/33740-osx_say_callback_renamed_say.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - "``osx_say`` callback plugin was renamed into ``say``."

changelogs/fragments/33754-docker_image_fix_changed_in_force_mode.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "docker_image - set ``changed`` to ``false`` when using ``force: yes`` to load or build an image that ends up being identical to one already present on the Docker host."

changelogs/fragments/34209-template-lookup-vault-support.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - Allow for vaulted templates in template lookup (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/34209)

changelogs/fragments/35331-postgres_privs-add-all_in_schema-for-functions.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - postgres_privs now accepts 'ALL_IN_SCHEMA' objs for 'function' type (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/35331).

changelogs/fragments/35370-add_support_for_docker_network_internal_flag.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - "docker_network - ``internal`` is now used to set the ``Internal`` property of the docker network during creation."

changelogs/fragments/36811-fix-lvol-valueerror-with-float-size.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - lvol - fixed ValueError when using float size (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/32886, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/29429)

changelogs/fragments/37150-make_modprobe_module_check_for_builtins_as_well.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+- "modprobe - The modprobe module now detects builtin kernel modules. If a kernel module is builtin the modprobe module will now: succeed (without incorrectly reporting changed) if ``state`` is ``present``; and fail if ``state`` is ``absent`` (with an error message like ``modprobe: ERROR: Module nfs is builtin.``). (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/37150)"

changelogs/fragments/38118-postgresql_user-fix_conn_limit_type.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - conn_limit type is set to 'int' in postgresql_user module. This will allow module to compare conn_limit with record value without type casting.

changelogs/fragments/38803-postgresql_privs_fdw_and_fs_obj_types.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - "postgresql_privs - introduces support for FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER and FOREIGN SERVER as object types in postgresql_privs module. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/38801)"

changelogs/fragments/38833-docker_volume-option-minimum-versions.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - "docker_volume - option minimal versions now checked. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/38833)"

changelogs/fragments/38878-hashi_vault-support_userpass.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- hashi_vault lookup plugin now supports username and password method for the authentication (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/38878).

changelogs/fragments/40092-mysql_user-match-backticks.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "mysql_user: match backticks, single and double quotes when checking user privileges."

changelogs/fragments/40174-junit-test-case-prefix-filter.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+- junit callback plug-in - introduce a new option to consider a task only as test case if it has this value as prefix.

changelogs/fragments/40176-junit-hide-task-arguments.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+- junit callback plug-in - introduce a new option to hide task arguments similar to no_log.

changelogs/fragments/40366-modify-existing-volume.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - "add support for extending volumes in os_volume, also add module support for check_mode and diff"

changelogs/fragments/40424_postgresql_db_not_failed_when_dump_err.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - postgresql_db - the module fails not always when pg_dump errors occurred (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/40424).

changelogs/fragments/41240-fix-os_quota-without-cinder.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - "os_quota - fix failure to set compute or network quota when volume service is not available"

changelogs/fragments/42042-inventory_with_no_region.yaml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-- plugins/inventory/openstack.py - Do not create group with empty name if region is not set

changelogs/fragments/42170-acme-backend-selection.yaml

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
----
-minor_changes:
-- "The acme_account and acme_certificate modules now support two backends:
-   the Python cryptograpy module or the OpenSSL binary. By default, the
-   modules detect if a new enough cryptography module is available and
-   use it, with the OpenSSL binary being a fallback. If the detection
-   fails for some reason, the OpenSSL binary backend can be explicitly
-   selected by setting select_crypto_backend to openssl."

changelogs/fragments/42482-ipa_dnsrecord-srv_mx_record.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- Added support for MX and SRV record in ipa_dnsrecord module (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/42482).

changelogs/fragments/42647-win_updates.yaml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-- win_updates - fixed module return value is lost in error in some cases (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/42647)

changelogs/fragments/42669-add_ssl_zabbix_inventory.yaml

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
----
-minor_changes:
-  - Added capability to skip ssl verification 
-    on zabbix host with dynamic inventory

changelogs/fragments/42866-galaxy-search-unicode.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+   - ansible-galaxy - Prevent unicode errors when searching - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42866

changelogs/fragments/43024-nclu-empty-net-commands.yaml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-- nclu - no longer runs net on empty lines in templates (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/43024)

changelogs/fragments/43123-add_support_for_per_host_no_stats.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - Add support for per_host:no stats for the callback plugin **json** (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/43123)

changelogs/fragments/43874-docker_container-stop_timeout.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "docker_container - ``stop_timeout`` is now also used to set the ``StopTimeout`` property of the docker container when creating the container."

changelogs/fragments/43931-strip-trailing-comments.yml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - user - Strip trailing comments in /etc/default/passwd (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/43931)

changelogs/fragments/44278-pamd_valid_simple_controls.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- pamd - Allow for validation of definitive control in pamd module.

changelogs/fragments/44412-copy-fix-unwanted-acls.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - Fix unwanted ACLs when using copy module (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/44412)

changelogs/fragments/44428-inventory-plugin-list.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - "default value for ``INVENTORY_ENABLED`` option was ``['host_list', 'script', 'yaml', 'ini', 'toml', 'auto']``
+    and is now ``['host_list', 'script', 'auto', 'yaml', 'ini', 'toml']``"

changelogs/fragments/44500-win_domain_computer.yaml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-- win_domain_computer - fixed deletion of computer active directory object that have dependent objects (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44500)

changelogs/fragments/44508-win_lineinfile.yaml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-- win_lineinfile - changed `-Path` to `-LiteralPath` so that square brackes in the path are interpreted literally -  https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/44508

changelogs/fragments/44552-mail-py370-compat.yml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-- fix mail module for python 3.7.0 (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44552)

changelogs/fragments/44561-vmware_host_config_manager-fix_key_error.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- Fixed KeyError issue in vmware_host_config_manager when a supported option isn't already set (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/44561).

changelogs/fragments/44692-docker-find-image.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "docker_container, docker_image, docker_image_facts - also find local image when image name is prefixed with ``docker.io/library/`` or ``docker.io/``."

changelogs/fragments/44739-assemble-avoid-extra-newline-Py3.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - assemble - avoid extra newline on Python 3 (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/44739)

changelogs/fragments/44789-docker_container-comparisons.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "The restart/idempotency behavior of docker_container can now be controlled with the new comparisons parameter."

changelogs/fragments/44811-xml-insertbefore-and-insertafter-parameters.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - xml - Introduce ``insertbefore`` and ``insertafter`` to specify the position (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44811)

changelogs/fragments/44988-acme-post-as-get.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "ACME modules support `POST-as-GET <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/acme-v2-scheduled-deprecation-of-unauthenticated-resource-gets/74380>`__ and will be able to access Let's Encrypt ACME v2 endpoint after November 1st, 2019."

changelogs/fragments/45155-vmware_host_service_facts-update_docs.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- Update docs and return section of vmware_host_service_facts module.

changelogs/fragments/45355-mysql_user-fix-versions-compatibilities.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "mysql_user: fix compatibility issues with various MySQL/MariaDB versions"

changelogs/fragments/45628-fetch_url-error-headers.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "fetch_url did not always return lower-case header names in case of HTTP errors (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/45628)."

changelogs/fragments/45824-uri-fix-TypeError.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - "uri: fix TypeError when file can't be saved"

changelogs/fragments/46322-docker_container-image-not-given.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "docker_container - the behavior is improved in case ``image`` is not specified, but needed for (re-)creating the container."

changelogs/fragments/46332-aws-improve-etag-handling.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - aws_s3 module - Improve ETag calculation, allow overwrite=always to work on FIPS-140-2

changelogs/fragments/46443-mongodb_user-fix-roles-default-value.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- mongodb_user - Change value for parameter roles to empty (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/46443)

changelogs/fragments/46483-role_names-change.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - magic variables - added a new ``ansible_role_names`` magic variable to include the names of roles being applied to
+    the host both directly and indirectly (via dependencies).
+  - magic variables - added a new ``ansible_play_role_names`` magic variable to mimic the old functionality of
+    ``role_names``. This variable only lists the names of roles being applied to the host directly, and does not
+    include those added via dependencies
+  - magic variables - added a new ``ansible_dependent_role_names`` magic variable to contain the names of roles
+    applied to the host indirectly, via dependencies.
+deprecated_features:
+  - magic variables - documented the deprecation of the ``role_names`` magic variable in favor of either
+    ``ansible_role_names`` (including dependency role names) or ``ansible_play_role_names`` (excluding dependencies).

changelogs/fragments/46594-docker_container-publish-all-ports.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "docker_container - ``publish_ports: all`` was not used correctly when checking idempotency."

changelogs/fragments/46595-docker_container-expected_ports.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "docker_container - fix idempotency check for published_ports in some special cases."

changelogs/fragments/46596-docker_container-published_ports.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "docker_container - published_ports now supports port ranges, IPv6 addresses, and no longer accepts hostnames, which were never used correctly anyway."

changelogs/fragments/46598-docker_container-volume-modes.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "docker_container - mount modes in ``volumes`` allow more values, similar to when using the ``docker`` executable."

changelogs/fragments/46608_azure_rm_inv_py3.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- azure_rm inventory plugin - fix runtime error under Python3 (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/46608)

changelogs/fragments/46658-plugin_filter-improve_error_handling.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- Parsing plugin filter may raise TypeError, gracefully handle this exception and let user know about the syntax error in plugin filter file.

changelogs/fragments/46739-gcp-compute-instance-metadata.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "gcp_compute_instance - fix crash when the instance metadata is not set"

changelogs/fragments/46740-gcp-utils-credentials-scoping.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "gcp_utils - fix google auth scoping issue with application default credentials or google cloud engine credentials. Only scope credentials that can be scoped."

changelogs/fragments/46743-fix-native-jinja-newlines.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+    - templar - Do not strip new lines in native jinja - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/46743

changelogs/fragments/46772-docker_container-healthcheck.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "docker_container - Added support for healthcheck."

changelogs/fragments/46961_fix_aws_ec2_cache.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - aws_ec2 - fixed issue where cache did not contain the computed groups

changelogs/fragments/47019-mail-fix-py27-regression.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- mail - fix python 2.7 regression

changelogs/fragments/47134-elasticsearch_plugin-fix_param_type.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "fix elasticsearch_plugin force to be bool (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/47134)"

changelogs/fragments/47193-fix-gce-and-scaleway-vm-detection.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "facts - detect VMs from google cloud engine and scaleway"

changelogs/fragments/47213-onepassword_facts_fix_password_lookup.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - onepassword_facts - Fix an issue looking up some 1Password items which have a 'password' attribute alongside the 'fields' attribute, not inside it.

changelogs/fragments/47247-docker_container-add-runtime-option.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "docker_container - Add runtime option."

changelogs/fragments/47281-pamd-dont-delete-named_temporary_file_on_close.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+- "pamd: add delete=False to NamedTemporaryFile() fixes OSError on module completion, and
+   removes print statement from module code.
+   (see https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/47281 and https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/47080)" 

changelogs/fragments/47300-ios-check_rc.yaml

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+---
+bugfixes:
+  - Fix issue getting output from failed ios commands when ``check_rc=False``

changelogs/fragments/47307-handler-include-task.yml

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+bugfixes:
+  - "handlers - fix crash when handler task include tasks"

changelogs/fragments/47313-vmware-fix_module_error.yaml

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+---
+bugfixes:
+  - Fix VMware module utils for self usage.
+  - Added unit test for VMware module_utils.

changelogs/fragments/47393-docker_image-id.yaml

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+minor_changes:
+- "docker_image - Allow to use image ID instead of image name for deleting images."