# Ansible Developer **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-developer/29.md?page=77 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 78 --- ## [Suggested change for ec2\_snapshot - list snapshots](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suggested-change-for-ec2-snapshot-list-snapshots/17324)
**Author:** [@Rob\_White](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rob_White)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suggested-change-for-ec2-snapshot-list-snapshots/17324 "2015-01-22T06:47:30Z")
I’ve been working on a change to ec2\_snapshot to add a ‘list’ option to the state parameter. This would function in a similar way to the list option in the ec2\_vol module. I have a few thing for discussion… Should thi… --- ## [Questions about expanding Azure module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/questions-about-expanding-azure-module/16775)
**Author:** [@Nathan\_Hartzell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nathan_Hartzell)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/questions-about-expanding-azure-module/16775 "2015-01-21T23:15:39Z")
This is my first time looking to join an open-source project, so apologies in advance if I am committing social faux pas(es?). Anyway, I read over the CONTRIBUTING.md and the page it links to, and I am interested in exp… --- ## [Returning a value from my playbook to the python client](https://forum.ansible.com/t/returning-a-value-from-my-playbook-to-the-python-client/17333)
**Author:** [@Ritesh\_Shetty](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ritesh_Shetty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/returning-a-value-from-my-playbook-to-the-python-client/17333 "2015-01-21T03:58:07Z")
Hi All, I am using the python api to call the playbook. Something like this pb = ansible.playbook.PlayBook( playbook=playbook, remote\_pass=sshpass, callbacks=playbook\_cb, runner\_callbacks=runner\_cb, stats=stats, … --- ## [Dynamic inventory development debugging](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-development-debugging/17311)
**Author:** [@Catalin\_Costache](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Catalin_Costache)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-development-debugging/17311 "2015-01-19T13:06:02Z")
Hi all, Right now the development of dynamic inventory scripts is somehow cumbersome due to the fact that there’s little to no info exposed when parsing the inventory. In some cases, it just fails with obscure error li… --- ## [Feature: ansible-pull server daemon](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-ansible-pull-server-daemon/17305)
**Author:** [@Stavros\_Korokithakis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stavros_Korokithakis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-ansible-pull-server-daemon/17305 "2015-01-19T00:36:17Z")
I use ansible-pull regularly, and I use 5-minute intervals to check. This is inefficient 99% of the time, where I haven’t committed anything, and slow when i do commit and wait for a deployment. It would be far easier if… --- ## [Would you please support these style hosts config?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/would-you-please-support-these-style-hosts-config/17299)
**Author:** [@zixu\_mo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/zixu_mo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/would-you-please-support-these-style-hosts-config/17299 "2015-01-17T00:29:35Z")
Would you please support these style hosts config? cat /etc/ansible/hosts \` \[webserver\] david@node1.18m.myserver.com:30182 smith@109.110.xxx.28 176.120.13.14:3013 \` --- ## [would like to create zones in ansible route53 module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/would-like-to-create-zones-in-ansible-route53-module/17294)
**Author:** [@Kesten\_Broughton2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kesten_Broughton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/would-like-to-create-zones-in-ansible-route53-module/17294 "2015-01-16T14:39:16Z")
route53 module currently does not allow zone creation. Starting on line 216: Get all the existing hosted zones and save their ID’s | | zones = {} | results = conn.get\_all\_hosted\_zones() | for r53zone in results\[‘L… --- ## [RFC: remove apache2\_module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rfc-remove-apache2-module/17278)
**Author:** [@Rene\_Moser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rene_Moser)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rfc-remove-apache2-module/17278 "2015-01-15T18:52:06Z")
Hi I want to start a discussion whether the core module apache2\_module should be removed or not, or be moved to extra Why I vote to remove: The functionality of this module is limited to Debian OS family. (does a2enm… --- ## [is there a runner\_on\_start() in CallbackModule](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-a-runner-on-start-in-callbackmodule/17255)
**Author:** [@Ritesh\_Shetty](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ritesh_Shetty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-a-runner-on-start-in-callbackmodule/17255 "2015-01-14T15:33:27Z")
Hi, I want to track the progress of a Task execution. I get the runner\_on\_ok() and runner\_on\_failed() but i want to callback for runner\_on\_start(). Is there such a callback available ? Ritesh --- ## [Conditionals in sudo](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conditionals-in-sudo/17235)
**Author:** [@Raja1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raja1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conditionals-in-sudo/17235 "2015-01-11T03:25:21Z")
Hi, Im a newbie trying to automate a few commands across boxes using Ansible. I would like the sudo command on certain tasks to be conditional, so depending on the node, I’d like to turn on sudo or not. For e.g. I have… --- ## [Naming item variable in item lookups](https://forum.ansible.com/t/naming-item-variable-in-item-lookups/17234)
**Author:** [@Shawn\_Siefkas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shawn_Siefkas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/naming-item-variable-in-item-lookups/17234 "2015-01-10T17:43:21Z")
Hey everybody! I’ve posted my first Ansible PR for a feature request at https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/9974. Please let me know if I’ve missed a preexisting way to achieve this behavior. --- ## [How do I understand the specifics of ansible?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-understand-the-specifics-of-ansible/17223)
**Author:** [@LiAna\_Drottning](https://forum.ansible.com/u/LiAna_Drottning)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-understand-the-specifics-of-ansible/17223 "2015-01-09T18:19:05Z")
Good evening, I am a student learning development on my own. This is my first open source coding project. As a former IT Help Desk intern, I am interested in ansible because I see how useful it could be to someone work… --- ## [Environment Variable Interpolation within PATHs in ansible.cfg](https://forum.ansible.com/t/environment-variable-interpolation-within-paths-in-ansible-cfg/17164)
**Author:** [@Mick\_Bass](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mick_Bass)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/environment-variable-interpolation-within-paths-in-ansible-cfg/17164 "2015-01-09T15:10:57Z")
Hi All. Great work with Ansible!! I’m trying to use ansible.cfg to specify paths to plugins in a controlled manner. The path varies based on the installation, so I’d like to say something like: filter\_plugins = $PLUGI… --- ## [Feature Idea: Use role meta data to explicitly fail on an unsupported platform](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-idea-use-role-meta-data-to-explicitly-fail-on-an-unsupported-platform/17182)
**Author:** [@Gilles\_Cornu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gilles_Cornu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-idea-use-role-meta-data-to-explicitly-fail-on-an-unsupported-platform/17182 "2015-01-06T13:53:35Z")
Instead of having to write a “check task” for each role like \` name: Check for unsupported platform fail: msg=“The operating system {{ ansible\_distribution }} / {{ ansible\_os\_family }}) is not currently supported.” w… --- ## [how to make sure some file all contents are include on the remote server.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-make-sure-some-file-all-contents-are-include-on-the-remote-server/17192)
**Author:** [@Henry\_On](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Henry_On)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-make-sure-some-file-all-contents-are-include-on-the-remote-server/17192 "2015-01-06T08:16:10Z")
As the topic,how can I make sure some file content append to the exsiting file.I’ve encounted like this issue. --- ## [roadmap for cloud modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/roadmap-for-cloud-modules/17169)
**Author:** [@Kesten\_Broughton2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kesten_Broughton2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/roadmap-for-cloud-modules/17169 "2015-01-05T18:30:59Z")
EC2 has far more modules than gce despite their having many similar offerings. I am considering writing a few modules for gce such as quotas and image create/delete. I’m wondering if there is a good way to know if these… --- ## [New modules for Solaris 11 packaging](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-modules-for-solaris-11-packaging/17166)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Oliver](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Peter_Oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-modules-for-solaris-11-packaging/17166 "2014-12-31T14:03:16Z")
I've written two modules for working with Solaris 11's Image Package System, also known as pkg(5): - Module pkg5 handles installing and uninstalling packages (https://github.com/mavit/ansible-modules-extras/blob/pkg5/pa… --- ## [Authorized\_key for multiple keys (contribution proposal)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/authorized-key-for-multiple-keys-contribution-proposal/16903)
**Author:** [@Fabrice\_Bernhard](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fabrice_Bernhard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/authorized-key-for-multiple-keys-contribution-proposal/16903 "2014-12-28T18:00:46Z")
Dear all, I am new to this list, so sorry in advance for any mistakes. I have been using the Ansible Python API to develop a simple tool that manages server access for our infrastructure. I am using the authorized\_key … --- ## [Add hosts to the inventory by their Name (or other) tag in ec2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-hosts-to-the-inventory-by-their-name-or-other-tag-in-ec2/15153)
**Author:** [@Hagai\_Kariti](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hagai_Kariti)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-hosts-to-the-inventory-by-their-name-or-other-tag-in-ec2/15153 "2014-12-26T18:56:19Z")
Related to PRs: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/6721 and https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/3697 I know you rejected similar changes in the past, but I think seeing some indicative hostname in playbook runs… --- ## [Add retry with exponential backoff when we receive throttling error code from cloudformation module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-retry-with-exponential-backoff-when-we-receive-throttling-error-code-from-cloudformation-module/16608)
**Author:** [@Mick\_Bass](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mick_Bass)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-retry-with-exponential-backoff-when-we-receive-throttling-error-code-from-cloudformation-module/16608 "2014-12-25T21:45:06Z")
I have just submitted PR https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/224 Occasionally when polling for completion of the creation or deletion of a CloudFormation stack, AWS will return an exception indicating t… --- ## [cloudformation module support for AWS Security Token](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cloudformation-module-support-for-aws-security-token/16338)
**Author:** [@Mick\_Bass](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mick_Bass)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cloudformation-module-support-for-aws-security-token/16338 "2014-12-25T00:30:35Z")
\[Originally posted in Ansible Project, but more appropriate for this list\] We have been using the cloudformation module for quite some time, and now need to use it with STS temporary credentials, but the cloudformation … --- ## [Feature request: rebuild in rax module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-request-rebuild-in-rax-module/17140)
**Author:** [@Miguel\_David](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Miguel_David)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2014, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-request-rebuild-in-rax-module/17140 "2014-12-24T10:54:02Z")
Hi, Could we possibly add a rebuild function to the rax module (usually at /usr/share/ansible/cloud/rax)? In Rackspace if a cloud server is deleted and a new one is created the IP is “lost” (i.e. re-assigned to another… --- ## [Limiting a Task execution on a subset of the host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/limiting-a-task-execution-on-a-subset-of-the-host/17134)
**Author:** [@Ritesh\_Shetty](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ritesh_Shetty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/limiting-a-task-execution-on-a-subset-of-the-host/17134 "2014-12-23T20:20:48Z")
Hi, I have my /etc/ansible/hosts file as \[managementnodes\] 192.168.56.103 192.168.56.104 192.168.56.101 I am calling the playbook as below ansible-playbook testplaybook.yml --extra-vars=“target\_host=managementnode… --- ## [1.8 breaks previously documented behaviour of playbook level vars](https://forum.ansible.com/t/1-8-breaks-previously-documented-behaviour-of-playbook-level-vars/17136)
**Author:** [@Max\_Ivanov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Max_Ivanov)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/1-8-breaks-previously-documented-behaviour-of-playbook-level-vars/17136 "2014-12-23T19:52:26Z")
Hi All, I am writing regarding the https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/9877 where different behaviour of playbook level vars was reported for version 1.8. That issue was closed as not a bug, despite the fact that … --- ## [vsphere\_guest](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vsphere-guest/16866)
**Author:** [@Dann\_Bohn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dann_Bohn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vsphere-guest/16866 "2014-12-21T15:23:09Z")
Folks, For my needs, vsphere\_guest didn’t quite fit the bill, and over time I’ve ended up re-writing most of the vsphere\_guest functions into a separate module that I call ‘vcenter’, using pyvmomi.The reason for this wa… --- ## [Receiving "unsupported parameter" when module reports unchanged](https://forum.ansible.com/t/receiving-unsupported-parameter-when-module-reports-unchanged/17112)
**Author:** [@Derek\_Anderson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Derek_Anderson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/receiving-unsupported-parameter-when-module-reports-unchanged/17112 "2014-12-21T01:04:30Z")
I updated the copy module to support base 64 encoded content (details here https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/142). In order to update the copy module, I needed to update the ActionModule object which… --- ## [Ansible Runner API and v2 Refactor](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-api-and-v2-refactor/17110)
**Author:** [@Adam\_Miller](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam_Miller)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-api-and-v2-refactor/17110 "2014-12-19T19:12:25Z")
Hello all, I was poking around the v2/ directory just to see how the refactor is looking (mostly out of personal curiosity) and I noticed there's no longer a Runner API as it exists in "current gen" Ansible\[0\]. I … --- ## [Ansible Galaxy role version ordering](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-role-version-ordering/17099)
**Author:** [@ramon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ramon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-role-version-ordering/17099 "2014-12-18T16:33:42Z")
Hey All, It seems the galaxy role version ordering is a bit off: https://galaxy.ansible.com/list#/roles/648 The list includes v0.9.10 between v0.9.1 and v0.9.2 In the “admin” side the top 5 versions are listed as v.0… --- ## [We should merge OpenStack neutron\_\* modules from openstack-ansible-modules to core](https://forum.ansible.com/t/we-should-merge-openstack-neutron-modules-from-openstack-ansible-modules-to-core/16969)
**Author:** [@Toni\_Ylenius](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Toni_Ylenius)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/we-should-merge-openstack-neutron-modules-from-openstack-ansible-modules-to-core/16969 "2014-12-17T15:40:38Z")
Hi all, We would like to contribute on OpenStack modules but the current situation is messy as there are unofficial modules under openstack-ansible project and official modules under core. To get things moving I propos… --- ## [Docker connection plugin POC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-connection-plugin-poc/16858)
**Author:** [@Lorin\_Hochstein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lorin_Hochstein)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-connection-plugin-poc/16858 "2014-12-17T15:36:59Z")
Hi folks: I’ve implemented a proof-of-concept docker connection plugin, so Docker containers can be configured without needing to install ssh or ansible inside of the container itself . You can find it here: https://git… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-developer/29.md?page=76) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-developer/29.md?page=78)