Can I override a collection's module using `library`?

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Many modules in the google.cloud collection are in a sorry state. I would like to override some of them with local fixes. Before collections, I could specify library in my ansible.cfg and place a copy of the module in that library folder and ansible would use my fixed version of the module.

I tried renaming the module to add a google.cloud prefix. I also tried to place it in a google/cloud folder. But nothing seemed to work.

Is there a way to achieve the above? Should I open a feature request if it is not supported?

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Sorry, no

collections are not designed to allow overrides, you would have to use ‘short names’ and insert your collection above it in priority:

collections:

  • google.fixed
  • google.cloud

But that also means you could have to change more code (mostly imports, depending on how they are written).

Something simlar can be done with library/shortname by using ansible.legacy collection.