Type ``ansible-test sanity validate-modules -h`` to display help for using this sanity test.
Extending validate-modules
---------------------------
The ``validate-modules`` tool has a `schema.py <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/validate-modules/validate_modules/schema.py>`_ that is used to validate the YAML blocks, such as ``DOCUMENTATION`` and ``RETURNS``.
ansible-deprecated-module Documentation Error A module is deprecated and supposed to be removed in the current or an earlier Ansible version
collection-deprecated-module Documentation Error A module is deprecated and supposed to be removed in the current or an earlier collection version
ansible-deprecated-version Documentation Error A feature is deprecated and supposed to be removed in the current or an earlier Ansible version
ansible-module-not-initialized Syntax Error Execution of the module did not result in initialization of AnsibleModule
collection-deprecated-version Documentation Error A feature is deprecated and supposed to be removed in the current or an earlier collection version
deprecated-date Documentation Error A date before today appears as ``removed_at_date`` or in ``deprecated_aliases``
deprecation-mismatch Documentation Error Module marked as deprecated or removed in at least one of the filename, its metadata, or in DOCUMENTATION (setting DOCUMENTATION.deprecated for deprecation or removing all Documentation for removed) but not in all three places.
doc-choices-do-not-match-spec Documentation Error Value for "choices" from the argument_spec does not match the documentation
doc-choices-incompatible-type Documentation Error Choices value from the documentation is not compatible with type defined in the argument_spec
doc-default-does-not-match-spec Documentation Error Value for "default" from the argument_spec does not match the documentation
doc-default-incompatible-type Documentation Error Default value from the documentation is not compatible with type defined in the argument_spec
doc-elements-invalid Documentation Error Documentation specifies elements for argument, when "type" is not ``list``.
doc-elements-mismatch Documentation Error Argument_spec defines elements different than documentation does
doc-missing-type Documentation Error Documentation doesn't specify a type but argument in ``argument_spec`` use default type (``str``)
doc-required-mismatch Documentation Error argument in argument_spec is required but documentation says it is not, or vice versa
doc-type-does-not-match-spec Documentation Error Argument_spec defines type different than documentation does
import-before-documentation Imports Error Import found before documentation variables. All imports must appear below ``DOCUMENTATION``/``EXAMPLES``/``RETURN``
import-error Documentation Error ``Exception`` attempting to import module for ``argument_spec`` introspection
attributes-check-mode Documentation Error If a module documents the ``check_mode`` attribute, its ``support`` value must be compatible with the ``supports_check_mode`` parameter of ``AnsibleModule``
attributes-check-mode-details Documentation Error If a module documents the ``check_mode`` attribute with support values ``partial`` or ``N/A``, it must provide ``details``
import-placement Locations Warning Imports should be directly below ``DOCUMENTATION``/``EXAMPLES``/``RETURN``
imports-improper-location Imports Error Imports should be directly below ``DOCUMENTATION``/``EXAMPLES``/``RETURN``
incompatible-choices Documentation Error Choices value from the argument_spec is not compatible with type defined in the argument_spec
incompatible-default-type Documentation Error Default value from the argument_spec is not compatible with type defined in the argument_spec
invalid-argument-name Documentation Error Argument in argument_spec must not be one of 'message', 'syslog_facility' as it is used internally by Ansible Core Engine
invalid-argument-spec Documentation Error Argument in argument_spec must be a dictionary/hash when used
invalid-argument-spec-options Documentation Error Suboptions in argument_spec are invalid
invalid-documentation Documentation Error ``DOCUMENTATION`` is not valid YAML
invalid-documentation-markup Documentation Error ``DOCUMENTATION`` or ``RETURN`` contains invalid markup
invalid-documentation-options Documentation Error ``DOCUMENTATION.options`` must be a dictionary/hash when used
invalid-examples Documentation Error ``EXAMPLES`` is not valid YAML
invalid-extension Naming Error Official Ansible modules must have a ``.py`` extension for python modules or a ``.ps1`` for powershell modules
invalid-removal-version Documentation Error The version at which a feature is supposed to be removed cannot be parsed (for collections, it must be a `semantic version <https://semver.org/>`_)
invalid-requires-extension Naming Error Module ``#AnsibleRequires -CSharpUtil`` should not end in .cs, Module ``#Requires`` should not end in .psm1
missing-doc-fragment Documentation Error ``DOCUMENTATION`` fragment missing
missing-existing-doc-fragment Documentation Warning Pre-existing ``DOCUMENTATION`` fragment missing
missing-documentation Documentation Error No ``DOCUMENTATION`` provided
missing-examples Documentation Error No ``EXAMPLES`` provided
missing-gplv3-license Documentation Error GPLv3 license header not found
missing-module-utils-basic-import Imports Warning Did not find ``ansible.module_utils.basic`` import
missing-module-utils-import-csharp-requirements Imports Error No ``Ansible.ModuleUtils`` or C# Ansible util requirements/imports found
missing-powershell-interpreter Syntax Error Interpreter line is not ``#!powershell``
missing-python-interpreter Syntax Error Interpreter line is not ``#!/usr/bin/python``
missing-return Documentation Error No ``RETURN`` documentation provided
missing-return-legacy Documentation Warning No ``RETURN`` documentation provided for legacy module
missing-suboption-docs Documentation Error Argument in argument_spec has sub-options but documentation does not define sub-options
module-incorrect-version-added Documentation Error Module level ``version_added`` is incorrect
module-invalid-version-added Documentation Error Module level ``version_added`` is not a valid version number
module-utils-specific-import Imports Error ``module_utils`` imports should import specific components, not ``*``
multiple-utils-per-requires Imports Error ``Ansible.ModuleUtils`` requirements do not support multiple modules per statement
multiple-csharp-utils-per-requires Imports Error Ansible C# util requirements do not support multiple utils per statement
no-default-for-required-parameter Documentation Error Option is marked as required but specifies a default. Arguments with a default should not be marked as required
no-log-needed Parameters Error Option name suggests that the option contains a secret value, while ``no_log`` is not specified for this option in the argument spec. If this is a false positive, explicitly set ``no_log=False``
nonexistent-parameter-documented Documentation Error Argument is listed in DOCUMENTATION.options, but not accepted by the module
option-incorrect-version-added Documentation Error ``version_added`` for new option is incorrect
option-invalid-version-added Documentation Error ``version_added`` for option is not a valid version number
parameter-invalid Documentation Error Argument in argument_spec is not a valid python identifier
parameter-invalid-elements Documentation Error Value for "elements" is valid only when value of "type" is ``list``
implied-parameter-type-mismatch Documentation Error Argument_spec implies ``type="str"`` but documentation defines it as different data type
parameter-type-not-in-doc Documentation Error Type value is defined in ``argument_spec`` but documentation doesn't specify a type
parameter-alias-repeated Parameters Error argument in argument_spec has at least one alias specified multiple times in aliases
parameter-alias-self Parameters Error argument in argument_spec is specified as its own alias
parameter-documented-multiple-times Documentation Error argument in argument_spec with aliases is documented multiple times
parameter-list-no-elements Parameters Error argument in argument_spec "type" is specified as ``list`` without defining "elements"
parameter-state-invalid-choice Parameters Error Argument ``state`` includes ``get``, ``list`` or ``info`` as a choice. Functionality should be in an ``_info`` or (if further conditions apply) ``_facts`` module.
python-syntax-error Syntax Error Python ``SyntaxError`` while parsing module
removal-version-must-be-major Documentation Error According to the semantic versioning specification (https://semver.org/), the only versions in which features are allowed to be removed are major versions (x.0.0)
return-syntax-error Documentation Error ``RETURN`` is not valid YAML, ``RETURN`` fragments missing or invalid
return-invalid-version-added Documentation Error ``version_added`` for return value is not a valid version number
subdirectory-missing-init Naming Error Ansible module subdirectories must contain an ``__init__.py``
use-boto3 Imports Error ``boto`` import found, new modules should use ``boto3``
use-fail-json-not-sys-exit Imports Error ``sys.exit()`` call found. Should be ``exit_json``/``fail_json``
use-module-utils-urls Imports Error ``requests`` import found, should use ``ansible.module_utils.urls`` instead
use-run-command-not-os-call Imports Error ``os.call`` used instead of ``module.run_command``
use-run-command-not-popen Imports Error ``subprocess.Popen`` used instead of ``module.run_command``
use-short-gplv3-license Documentation Error GPLv3 license header should be the :ref:`short form <copyright>` for new modules
mutually_exclusive-type Documentation Error mutually_exclusive entry contains non-string value
mutually_exclusive-collision Documentation Error mutually_exclusive entry has repeated terms
mutually_exclusive-unknown Documentation Error mutually_exclusive entry contains option which does not appear in argument_spec (potentially an alias of an option?)
required_one_of-type Documentation Error required_one_of entry contains non-string value
required_one_of-collision Documentation Error required_one_of entry has repeated terms
required_one_of-unknown Documentation Error required_one_of entry contains option which does not appear in argument_spec (potentially an alias of an option?)
required_together-type Documentation Error required_together entry contains non-string value
required_together-collision Documentation Error required_together entry has repeated terms
required_together-unknown Documentation Error required_together entry contains option which does not appear in argument_spec (potentially an alias of an option?)
required_if-is_one_of-type Documentation Error required_if entry has a fourth value which is not a bool
required_if-requirements-type Documentation Error required_if entry has a third value (requirements) which is not a list or tuple
required_if-requirements-collision Documentation Error required_if entry has repeated terms in requirements
required_if-requirements-unknown Documentation Error required_if entry's requirements contains option which does not appear in argument_spec (potentially an alias of an option?)
required_if-unknown-key Documentation Error required_if entry's key does not appear in argument_spec (potentially an alias of an option?)
required_if-key-in-requirements Documentation Error required_if entry contains its key in requirements list/tuple
required_if-value-type Documentation Error required_if entry's value is not of the type specified for its key
required_by-collision Documentation Error required_by entry has repeated terms
required_by-unknown Documentation Error required_by entry contains option which does not appear in argument_spec (potentially an alias of an option?)
version-added-must-be-major-or-minor Documentation Error According to the semantic versioning specification (https://semver.org/), the only versions in which features are allowed to be added are major and minor versions (x.y.0)
