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Ansible Changes By Release
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Ansible Changes By Release
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## 1.9 "Dancing In the Street" - ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
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## 2.0 "TBD" - ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
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in progress, details pending
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Major Changes:
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* Add a clone parameter to git module that allows you to get information about a remote repo even if it doesn't exist locally.
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* Add a clone parameter to git module that allows you to get information about a remote repo even if it doesn't exist locally.
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* Safety changes: several modules have force parameters that defaulted to true.
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* Safety changes: several modules have force parameters that defaulted to true.
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* Optimize the plugin loader to cache available plugins much more efficiently.
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* Optimize the plugin loader to cache available plugins much more efficiently.
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For some use cases this can lead to dramatic improvements in startup time.
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For some use cases this can lead to dramatic improvements in startup time.
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* Fix skipped tasks to not display their parameters if no_log is specified.
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New Modules:
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* Many fixes to unicode support, standarized functions to make it easier to add to input/output boundries.
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Other Notable Changes:
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* Added travis integration to github for basic tests, this should speed up ticket triage and merging.
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## 1.9 "Dancing In the Street" - Mar 25, 2015
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* environment: directive now can also be applied to play and is inhertited by tasks, which can still overridde it.
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Major changes:
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* Added kerberos support to winrm connection plugin.
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* Tags rehaul: added 'all', 'always', 'untagged' and 'tagged' special tags and normalized
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tag resolution. Added tag information to --list-tasks and new --list-tags option.
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* Privilege Escalation generalization, new 'Become' system and variables now will
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handle existing and new methods. Sudo and su have been kept for backwards compatibility.
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New methods pbrun and pfexec in 'alpha' state, planned adding 'runas' for winrm connection plugin.
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* Improved ssh connection error reporting, now you get back the specific message from ssh.
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* Added facility to document task module return values for registered vars, both for
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ansible-doc and the docsite. Documented copy, stats and acl modules, the rest must be
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updated individually (we will start doing so incrementally).
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* Optimize the plugin loader to cache available plugins much more efficiently.
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For some use cases this can lead to dramatic improvements in startup time.
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* Overhaul of the checksum system, now supports more systems and more cases more reliably and uniformly.
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* Fix skipped tasks to not display their parameters if no_log is specified.
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* Many fixes to unicode support, standarized functions to make it easier to add to input/output boundries.
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* Added travis integration to github for basic tests, this should speed up ticket triage and merging.
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* environment: directive now can also be applied to play and is inhertited by tasks, which can still overridde it.
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* expanded facts and OS/distribution support for existing facts and improved performance with pypy.
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* expanded facts and OS/distribution support for existing facts and improved performance with pypy.
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* new 'wantlist' option to lookups allows for selecting a list typed variable vs a commad delimited string as the return.
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* new 'wantlist' option to lookups allows for selecting a list typed variable vs a commad delimited string as the return.
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* the shared module code for file backups now uses a timestamp resolution of seconds (previouslly minutes).
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* the shared module code for file backups now uses a timestamp resolution of seconds (previouslly minutes).
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* allow for empty inventories, this is now a warning and not an error (for those using localhost and cloud modules).
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* allow for empty inventories, this is now a warning and not an error (for those using localhost and cloud modules).
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* sped up YAML parsing in ansible by up to 25% by switching to CParser loader.
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* sped up YAML parsing in ansible by up to 25% by switching to CParser loader.
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* new filters:
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New Modules:
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* ternary: allows for trueval/falseval assignement dependint on conditional
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* cartesian: returns the cartesian product of 2 lists
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* to_uuid: given a string it will return an ansible domain specific UUID
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* checksum: uses the ansible internal checksum to return a hash from a string
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* hash: get a hash from a string (md5, sha1, etc)
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* password_hash: get a hash form as string that can be used as a password in the user module (and others)
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* A whole set of ip/network manipulation filters: ipaddr,ipwrap,ipv4,ipv6ipsubnet,nthhost,hwaddr,macaddr
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* new lookup plugins (allow fetching data for use in plays):
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* dig: does dns resolution and returns IPs.
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* url: allows pulling data from a url.
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* new callback plugins:
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* cryptab: manages linux encrypted block devices
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* gce_img: for utilizing GCE image resources
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* gluster_volume: manage glusterfs volumes
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* haproxy: for the load balancer of same name
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* known_hosts: manages the ssh known_hosts file
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* lxc_container: manage lxc containers
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* patch: allows for patching files on target systems
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* pkg5: installing and uninstalling packages on Solaris
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* pkg5_publisher: manages Solaris pkg5 repository configuration
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* postgresql_ext: manage postgresql extensions
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* snmp_facts: gather facts via snmp
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* svc: manages daemontools based services
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* uptimerobot: manage monitoring with this service
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New Filters:
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* ternary: allows for trueval/falseval assignement dependint on conditional
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* cartesian: returns the cartesian product of 2 lists
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* to_uuid: given a string it will return an ansible domain specific UUID
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* checksum: uses the ansible internal checksum to return a hash from a string
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* hash: get a hash from a string (md5, sha1, etc)
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* password_hash: get a hash form as string that can be used as a password in the user module (and others)
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* A whole set of ip/network manipulation filters: ipaddr,ipwrap,ipv4,ipv6ipsubnet,nthhost,hwaddr,macaddr
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Other Notable Changes:
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* New lookup plugins:
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* dig: does dns resolution and returns IPs.
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* url: allows pulling data from a url.
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* New callback plugins:
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* syslog_json: allows logging play output to a syslog network server using json format
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* syslog_json: allows logging play output to a syslog network server using json format
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* Many new enhancements to the amazon web service modules:
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* new task modules:
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* ec2 now applies all specified security groups when creating a new instance. Previously it was only applying one
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* cryptab: manages linux encrypted block devices
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* ec2_vol gained the ability to specify the EBS volume type
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* gce_img: for utilizing GCE image resources
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* ec2_vol can now detach volumes by specifying instance=None
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* gluster_volume: manage glusterfs volumes
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* Fix ec2_group to purge specific grants rather than whole rules
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* haproxy: for the load balancer of same name
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* Added tenancy support for the ec2 module
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* known_hosts: manages the ssh known_hosts file
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* rds module has gained the ability to manage tags and set charset and public accessibility
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* lxc_container: manage lxc containers
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* ec2_snapshot module gained the capability to remove snapshots
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* patch: allows for patching files on target systems
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* Add alias support for route53
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* pkg5: installing and uninstalling packages on Solaris
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* Add private_zones support to route53
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* pkg5_publisher: manages Solaris pkg5 repository configuration
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* ec2_asg: Add wait_for_instances parameter that waits until an instance is ready before ending the ansible task
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* postgresql_ext: manage postgresql extensions
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* Many new docker improvements:
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* snmp_facts: gather facts via snmp
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* restart_policy parameters to configure when the container automatically restarts
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* svc: manages daemontools based services
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* If the docker client or server doesn't support an option, the task will now fail instead of silently ignoring the option
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* uptimerobot: manage monitoring with this service
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* Add insecure_registry parameter for connecting to registries via http
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* New parameter to set a container's domainname
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* Undeprecated docker_image module until there's replacement functionality
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* module enhancements and notable changes
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* Allow setting the container's pid namespace
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* vsphere_guest now supports deploying guests from a template
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* Add a pull parameter that chooses when ansible will look for more recent images in the registry
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* Multiple new enhancements to the amazon web service modules:
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* docker module states have been greatly enhanced. The reworked and new states are:
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* ec2 now applies all specified security groups when creating a new instance. Previously it was only applying one
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* present now creates but does not start containers
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* ec2_vol gained the ability to specify the EBS volume type
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* restarted always restarts a container
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* ec2_vol can now detach volumes by specifying instance=None
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* reloaded restarts a container if ansible detects that the configuration is different than what is spcified
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* Fix ec2_group to purge specific grants rather than whole rules
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* reloaded accounts for exposed ports, env vars, and volumes
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* Added tenancy support for the ec2 module
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* Can now connect to the docker server using TLS
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* rds module has gained the ability to manage tags and set charset and public accessibility
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* Several source control modules had force parameters that defaulted to true.
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* ec2_snapshot module gained the capability to remove snapshots
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These have been changed to default to false so as not to accidentally lose
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* Add alias support for route53
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work. Playbooks that depended on the former behaviour simply need to add
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* Add private_zones support to route53
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force=True to the task that needs it. Affected modules:
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* ec2_asg: Add wait_for_instances parameter that waits until an instance is ready before ending the ansible task
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* bzr: When local modifications exist in a checkout, the bzr module used to
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* gce gained the ip_forward parameter to forward ip packets
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default to removing the modifications on any operation. Now the module
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* disk_auto_delete parameter to gce that will remove the boot disk after an instance is destroyed
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will not remove the modifications unless force=yes is specified.
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* gce can now spawn instances with no external ip
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Operations that depend on a clean working tree may fail unless force=yes is
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* gce_pd gained the ability to choose a disk type
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added.
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* gce_net gained target_tags parameter for creating firewall rules
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* git: When local modifications exist in a checkout, the git module will now
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* rax module has new parameters for making use of a boot volume
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fail unless force is explictly specified. Specifying force=yes will allow
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* Add scheduler_hints to the nova_compute module for optional parameters
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the module to revert and overwrite local modifications to make git actions
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* Several important docker changes:
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succeed.
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* restart_policy parameters to configure when the container automatically restarts
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* hg: When local modifications exist in a checkout, the hg module used to
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* If the docker client or server doesn't support an option, the task will now fail instead of silently ignoring the option
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default to removing the modifications on any operation. Now the module
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* Add insecure_registry parameter for connecting to registries via http
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will not remove the modifications unless force=yes is specified.
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* New parameter to set a container's domainname
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* subversion: When updating a checkout with local modifications, you now need
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* Undeprecated docker_image module until there's replacement functionality
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to add force=yes so the module will revert the modifications before updating.
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* Allow setting the container's pid namespace
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* New inventory scripts:
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* Add a pull parameter that chooses when ansible will look for more recent images in the registry
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* docker module states have been greatly enhanced. The reworked and new states are:
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* present now creates but does not start containers
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* restarted always restarts a container
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* reloaded restarts a container if ansible detects that the configuration is different than what is spcified
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* reloaded accounts for exposed ports, env vars, and volumes
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* Can now connect to the docker server using TLS
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* Many fixes for hardlink and softlink handling in file-related modules
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* Implement user, group, mode, and selinux parameters for the unarchive module
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* authorized_keys can now use url as a key source
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* authorized_keys has a new exclusive paameter that determines if keys that weren't specified in the task
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* The selinux module now sets the current running state to permissive if state='disabled'
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* Can now set accounts to expire via the user module
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* Overhaul of the service module to make code simpler and behave better for systems running several popular init systems
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* yum module now has a parameter to refresh its cache of package metadata
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* apt module gained a build_dep parameter to install a package's build dependencies
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* Add parameters to the postgres modules to specify a unix socket to connect to the db
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* The mount module now supports bind mounts
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* django_manage can now handle
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* Add a clone parameter to git module that allows you to get information about a remote repo even if it doesn't exist locally.
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* Add a refspec argument to the git module that allows pulling commits that aren't part of a branch
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* Safety changes: several modules have force parameters that defaulted to true.
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These have been changed to default to false so as not to accidentally lose
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work. Playbooks that depended on the former behaviour simply need to add
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force=True to the task that needs it. Affected modules:
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* bzr: When local modifications exist in a checkout, the bzr module used to
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default to removing the modifications on any operation. Now the module
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will not remove the modifications unless force=yes is specified.
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Operations that depend on a clean working tree may fail unless force=yes is
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added.
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* git: When local modifications exist in a checkout, the git module will now
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fail unless force is explictly specified. Specifying force=yes will allow
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the module to revert and overwrite local modifications to make git actions
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succeed.
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* hg: When local modifications exist in a checkout, the hg module used to
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default to removing the modifications on any operation. Now the module
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will not remove the modifications unless force=yes is specified.
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* subversion: When updating a checkout with local modifications, you now need
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to add force=yes so the module will revert the modifications before updating.
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* new inventory scripts:
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* vbox: virtualbox
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* vbox: virtualbox
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* consul: use consul as an inventory source
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* consul: use consul as an inventory source
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* gce gained the ip_forward parameter to forward ip packets
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* disk_auto_delete parameter to gce that will remove the boot disk after an instance is destroyed
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* gce can now spawn instances with no external ip
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* gce_pd gained the ability to choose a disk type
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* gce_net gained target_tags parameter for creating firewall rules
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* rax module has new parameters for making use of a boot volume
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* Add scheduler_hints to the nova_compute module for optional parameters
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* vsphere_guest now supports deploying guests from a template
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* Many fixes for hardlink and softlink handling in file-related modules
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* Implement user, group, mode, and selinux parameters for the unarchive module
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* authorized_keys can now use url as a key source
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* authorized_keys has a new exclusive paameter that determines if keys that weren't specified in the task
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* The selinux module now sets the current running state to permissive if state='disabled'
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* Can now set accounts to expire via the user module
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* Overhaul of the service module to make code simpler and behave better for systems running several popular init systems
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* yum module now has a parameter to refresh its cache of package metadata
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* apt module gained a build_dep parameter to install a package's build dependencies
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* Add parameters to the postgres modules to specify a unix socket to connect to the db
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* The mount module now supports bind mounts
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* Add a clone parameter to git module that allows you to get information about a remote repo even if it doesn't exist locally.
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* Add a refspec argument to the git module that allows pulling commits that aren't part of a branch
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* Many documentation additions and fixes.
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* Many documentation additions and fixes.
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## 1.8.4 "You Really Got Me" - Feb 19, 2015
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## 1.8.4 "You Really Got Me" - Feb 19, 2015
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James Cammarata
10 years ago