- Remove dependency on simplejson`issue #42761 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42761>`_
Engine Improvements
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- Make ``become`` plugin based. `pr#38861 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/38861>`_
- Introduce a ``live`` keyword to provide modules the ability to push intermediate (live) updates `pr#13620 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/13620>`_
- Make ``become`` plugin based. `pr#38861 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/38861>`_
- Introduce a ``live`` keyword to provide modules the ability to push intermediate (live) updates `pr#13620 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/13620>`_
- Create a configuration object for a top level content installation path for modules, plugins, roles, etc.
- Investigate what it will take to utilise the work performed by Mitogen maintainers.
- Provide sane connection defaults by platform `ansible_platform`.
- Provide sane connection defaults by platform `ansible_platform` `proposal #77 <https://github.com/ansible/proposals/issues/77>`_
- Refactor connection/shell/action/terminal/become plugins to allow looser coupling and more mix-and-match behaviour.
- Investigate performance improvements in using threads as opposed to forks.
- Jinja native types will allow for users to render a Python native type. `pr#32738 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/32738>`_
- Jinja native types will allow for users to render a Python native type. `pr#32738 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/32738>`_
Core Modules
@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ Core Modules
- Include feature changes and improvements
- Create new argument `apply` that will allow for included tasks to inherit explicitly provided attributes. `pr#39236 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/39236>`_
- Create "private" functionality for allowing vars/default sot be exposed outside of roles. `pr#41330 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41330>`_
- Create new argument `apply` that will allow for included tasks to inherit explicitly provided attributes. `pr#39236 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/39236>`_
- Create "private" functionality for allowing vars/default sot be exposed outside of roles. `pr#41330 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41330>`_
- Provide a parameter for the `template` module to output to different encoding formats.