If you're writing multiple related modules, they may share common documentation, such as authentication details, file mode settings, ``notes:`` or ``seealso:`` entries. Rather than duplicate that information in each module's ``DOCUMENTATION`` block, you can save it once as a doc_fragment plugin and use it in each module's documentation. In Ansible, shared documentation fragments are contained in a ``ModuleDocFragment`` class in `lib/ansible/plugins/doc_fragments/ <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/tree/devel/lib/ansible/plugins/doc_fragments>`_. To include a documentation fragment, add ``extends_documentation_fragment: FRAGMENT_NAME`` in your module's documentation.
Modules should only use a doc_fragment if it will implement all of the interface documented there in
a manner that behaves the same as the existing modules which implement that fragment. The goal is
that any parameter listed in doc_fragments will behave identically when used in another module
implementing the doc_fragment.
Modules should only use items from a doc fragment if the module will implement all of the interface documented there in a manner that behaves the same as the existing modules which import that fragment. The goal is that items imported from the doc fragment will behave identically when used in another module that imports the doc fragment.
By default, only the ``DOCUMENTATION`` property from a doc fragment is inserted into the module documentation. It is possible to define additional properties in the doc fragment in order to import only certain parts of a doc fragment or mix and match as appropriate.
Here is an example doc fragment named ``example_fragment.py``: