Changes to the metadata format were approved here:
https://github.com/ansible/proposals/issues/54
* Update documentation to the new metadata format
* Changes to metadata-tool to account for new metadata
* Add GPL license header
* Add upgrade subcommand to upgrade metadata version
* Change default metadata to the new format
* Fix exclusion of non-modules from the metadata report
* Fix ansible-doc for new module metadata
* Exclude metadata version from ansible-doc output
* Fix website docs generation for the new metadata
* Update metadata schema in valiate-modules test
* Update the metadata in all modules to the new version
Raise the bar for module `DOCUMENTAION`
This validator update was used to find the issues in https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/22297/files
**Validation**
* Updated Validation and docs to enforce more (items fixed in https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/22297/files)
* Use `suboptions` to document complex options
* Validate module name
* Validate deprecated modules have correct ANSIBLE_METADATA
**Module Documentation Generation**
* Document `suboptions:` Example https://gist.github.com/gundalow/4bdc3669d696268328ccc18528cc6718
* Tidy up HTML generation (valid HTML, no empty lists, etc)
**Documentation**
* Clarify the steps for deprecating a module
* Use correct RST headings
* Document `suboptions:` (options)
* Document `contains:` (returns)
**Details**
The aim is to get this (and corresponding module updates) complete by the time `devel` becomes `2.4`, as this allows us to raise the bar for new modules
Example `suboptions` https://gist.github.com/gundalow/4bdc3669d696268328ccc18528cc6718
The aim is to get this PR integrated into `devel` *before* we branch `stable-2.3`, this will allows us to:
* Raise the bar for new modules in 2.4
* Ensure the generated module documentation for 2.3 and higher is improved, important as we will be doing versioned docs moving forward.
* WIP Partners guide for adding multiple modules
* WIP
* WIP
* WIP
* WIP
* WIP
* HACK
* Revert hack
* Brian's feedback
* Remove squash notes
* Minor tidyups
* Unit & Integration tests (& minor tweaks)
* Details about Unit tests
* As we are about to feature freeze on Ansible 2.3 remove the notes about Ansible 2.4 and py2.4.
* Module names should be in the singular
* Scot & Dylan's feedback
* 5 PRs at once. Remove FIXMEs
* Formatting
* How to use Git & GitHub
* directories are in category & topic
* Expectations of Module authors
* Better wording for module author's responsibilities
* How to document your module
* Remove blank lines
* note:: Versions should be strings
* requirements on the host that executes the module.
* option names & option values
* Feedback
* formatting
* Scott's final feedback
* Initial version of aos_ip_pool module
* Add examples for IP Pool
* Break down ip_pool into smaller function
* Refactor do_load_resource
* Add get_display_name_from_file
* Add ‘src’ as an option to load ip pool from JSON file
* Rename directory network/apstra to network/aos
* Remove exception handling temporary
* Remove all ‘Exception as XX’ to be python 2.4 compatible
* Replace ‘== False’ with ‘is False’ for PEP8 Test
* Update documentation to be Yaml compatible
* Lisg all method imported from module_utils.aos
* Refactor to align with collection.find() changes
* Update examples by @gundalow’s recommendations
* Update Documentation per @gundalow’s recommendations
* Change the license per @gundalow recommendation
* Add exception handling for get_aos_session
* Change Auth format and add check_aos_version() to check minimum version
* Add a check for minimum version
* Refactor ‘src’ into ‘content’ to allow more options
Remove get_display_name_from_file in aos.py
Add content_to_dict in aos.py
* Fix variable name in do_load_resource
* Add mention of aos.py in module_utilities doc
* Add try/except for import yaml
* Add try/Except around main block of code and function
* Refactor to auto detect content_format, update doc accordingly
* Change create_new_ip_pool inputs
* Remove unused import
* Remove in_use as it’s never used
* Fix doc format
* Add version number in requirement doc
* Revamping module development docs - work in progress
* Refurb of developing modules content continues.
* Developing modules refurb work continues
* Continued refurb of developing modules content. Work-in-progress.
* Ibid
* Dev guide content refurb continues - WIP
* Ibid.
* Removed reference to old extras module repo
* Tweaks
* Removed some non-intro material; added link to github module PRs.
* Incorporated review feedback from @gundalow and @tkuratomi; fixed some links; renamed '*contributing' to '*checklist'
* Deprecate ec2_vpc module
The deprecation of ec2_vpc module has been discussed for
2 years and is causing duplication of effort as changes
are implemented for ec2_vpc rather than for the newer
alternatives
* Improve module deprecation documentation
Update the developing modules documentation with the latest
instructions on how to deprecate a module.
* developing_modules.rst is now in dev_guide, sync changes and delete the old version
* Cleaner RST & formatted code
* Tidyup roadmaps
* Link to repomerge
* Pull in abadger's fixes From https://github.com/ansible/ansible/compare/docs-code-block-fixes?expand=1
* Clean docsite/rst (apart from ROADMAP
Dylan Silva