* Removed the previously deprecated 'accelerate' mode and all associated keywords and code.
* Removed the previously deprecated 'accelerate' mode and all associated keywords and code.
* New simpler and more intuitive 'loop' keyword for task loops. The ``with_<lookup>`` loops will be deprecated in the near future and eventually removed.
* New simpler and more intuitive 'loop' keyword for task loops. The ``with_<lookup>`` loops will be deprecated in the near future and eventually removed.
* Added fact namespacing, from now on facts will be available under `ansible_facts` namespace (i.e. `ansible_facts.os_distribution`) w/o the `ansilbe_` prefix.
* Added fact namespacing, from now on facts will be available under `ansible_facts` namespace (i.e. `ansible_facts.os_distribution`) w/o the `ansible_` prefix.
They will continue to be added into the main namespace directly, but now with a configuration toggle to enable this,
They will continue to be added into the main namespace directly, but now with a configuration toggle to enable this,
currently on by default, in the future it will be off.
currently on by default, in the future it will be off.
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under the `checksum` return value.
under the `checksum` return value.
#### Deprecated Modules (to be removed in 2.9):
#### Deprecated Modules (to be removed in 2.9):
* ec2_ami_find
* ec2_ami_find: replaced by ec2_ami_facts
#### Removed Modules (previously deprecated):
#### Removed Modules (previously deprecated):
* accelerate
* accelerate
@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ Ansible Changes By Release
- New configuration option to list enabled plugins and precedence order `[inventory]enable_plugins` in ansible.cfg
- New configuration option to list enabled plugins and precedence order `[inventory]enable_plugins` in ansible.cfg
- vars_plugins have been reworked, they are now run from Vars manager and API has changed (need docs)
- vars_plugins have been reworked, they are now run from Vars manager and API has changed (need docs)
- Loading group_vars/host_vars is now a vars plugin and can be overridden
- Loading group_vars/host_vars is now a vars plugin and can be overridden
- It is now possible to specify mulitple inventory sources in the command line (-i /etc/hosts1 -i /opt/hosts2)
- It is now possible to specify multiple inventory sources in the command line (-i /etc/hosts1 -i /opt/hosts2)
- Inventory plugins can use the cache plugin (i.e. virtualbox) and is affected by `meta: refresh_inventory`
- Inventory plugins can use the cache plugin (i.e. virtualbox) and is affected by `meta: refresh_inventory`
- Group variable precedence is now configurable via new 'precedence' option in ansible.cfg (needs docs)
- Group variable precedence is now configurable via new 'precedence' option in ansible.cfg (needs docs)
- Improved warnings and error messages across the board
- Improved warnings and error messages across the board
@ -342,14 +342,14 @@ Ansible Changes By Release
so they may want to base their efforts off the code we were using:
so they may want to base their efforts off the code we were using:
* Update ipaddr Jinja filters to replace existing non RFC compliant ones. Added additional filters for easier use
* Update ipaddr Jinja filters to replace existing non RFC compliant ones. Added additional filters for easier use
of handling IP addresses. (PR#26566)
of handling IP addresses. (PR#26566)
* datetime filter updated to use default format of datetime.datetime (ISO8601)
* datetime filter updated to use default format of datetime.datetime (ISO8601)
* The junit plugin now has an option to report a junit test failure on changes for idempotent testing.
* The junit plugin now has an option to report a junit test failure on changes for idempotent testing.
* New 'diff' keyword allows setting diff mode on playbook objects, overriding command line option and config.
* New 'diff' keyword allows setting diff mode on playbook objects, overriding command line option and config.
* New config settings for inventory to:
* New config settings for inventory to:
- control inventory plugins used
- control inventory plugins used
- extensions of files to ignore when using inventory directory
- extensions of files to ignore when using inventory directory
- patterns of flies to ignore when using inventory directory
- patterns of files to ignore when using inventory directory
- option to toggle failed inventory source parsing between an error or a warning
- option to toggle failed inventory source parsing between an error or a warning
* More fixes for Python 3 across the code base.
* More fixes for Python 3 across the code base.
* win_shell and win_command modules now properly preserve quoted arguments passed on the command-line. Tasks that attempted to work around the issue by adding extra quotes/escaping may need to be reworked. See https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/23019 for additional detail.
* win_shell and win_command modules now properly preserve quoted arguments passed on the command-line. Tasks that attempted to work around the issue by adding extra quotes/escaping may need to be reworked. See https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/23019 for additional detail.
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- lxd
- lxd
#### New: Tests
#### New: Tests
- any : true if any element is true
- `any`: true if any element is true
- all: true if all elements are true
- `all`: true if all elements are true
### Module Notes
### Module Notes
- The docker_container module has gained a new option, `working_dir` which allows
- The docker_container module has gained a new option, `working_dir` which allows