From c22c1b47855b6a3b27f6335a6fd78f3f1e671e48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Martz Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:14:52 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about reading input for binary modules --- docsite/rst/developing_modules.rst | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/docsite/rst/developing_modules.rst b/docsite/rst/developing_modules.rst index d1a2cdf44ca..c50536d8e58 100644 --- a/docsite/rst/developing_modules.rst +++ b/docsite/rst/developing_modules.rst @@ -204,6 +204,24 @@ This should return something like:: {"changed": true, "time": "2012-03-14 12:23:00.000307"} +.. _binary_module_reading_input: + +Binary Modules Input +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Support for binary modules was added in Ansible 2.1. When Ansible detects a binary module, it will proceed to +supply the argument input as a file on ``argv[1]`` that is formatted as JSON. The JSON contents of that file +would resemble something similar to:: + + { + "name": "Ansible", + "_ansible_verbosity": 4, + "_ansible_diff": false, + "_ansible_debug": false, + "_ansible_check_mode": false, + "_ansible_no_log": false + } + .. _module_provided_facts: Module Provided 'Facts'