module development - getting task/runner object

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Hello,

is there a way to get to current Task/Runner object from inside AnsibleModule? My playbook use case goes like this:

  • name: My custom environment module
    myenvmodule: some_param=some_value
    environment: some_env_param: some_env_value1

In myenvmodule code i want to see what was declared in ‘environment: some_env_param: some_env_value1’ part of my playbook.

Anyone know how to access this data?

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​What was declared in environment would be available as environment
variables, so you could query those.

I think you could also pass environment as a module parameter​ if you need
the exact set of it.

3

Yep, the os.getenv typical Python stuff would be your friend here.

The Runner class is not available for normal ansible modules (save Action plugins – which are a special beast and are there to implement special server side glue), as that is a programming construct that only exists on the remote end.