ansible/utilities/debug

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright 2012 Dag Wieers <dag@wieers.com>
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DOCUMENTATION = '''
---
module: debug
short_description: Print statements during execution
description:
     - This module prints statements during execution and can be useful
       for debugging variables or expressions without necessarily halting
       the playbook. Useful for debugging together with the only_if directive.

       In order to see the debug message, you need to run ansible in verbose
       mode (using the C(-v) option).
version_added: "0.8"
options:
  msg:
    description:
      - The customized message that is printed. If omitted, prints a generic
        message.
    required: false
    default: "Hello world!"
  fail:
    description:
      - A boolean that indicates whether the debug module should fail or not.
    required: false
    default: "no"
    choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
author: Dag Wieers
'''

EXAMPLES = '''
# Example that prints the loopback address and gateway for each host
- action: debug msg="System $inventory_hostname has uuid $ansible_product_uuid"

- action: debug msg="System $inventory_hostname lacks a gateway" fail=yes
  only_if: "is_unset('${ansible_default_ipv4.gateway}')"

- action: debug msg="System $inventory_hostname has gateway ${ansible_default_ipv4.gateway}"
  only_if: "is_set('${ansible_default_ipv4.gateway}')"
'''