# New "dense" stdout callback plugin needs testers

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-dense-stdout-callback-plugin-needs-testers/20897>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [March 17, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-dense-stdout-callback-plugin-needs-testers/20897 "2016-03-17T01:15:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dag\_Wieers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@Dag\_Wieers](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dag_Wieers)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-dense-stdout-callback-plugin-needs-testers/20897/1 "2016-03-17T01:15:59Z")

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Hi,

I wrote a new stdout callback plugin, named "dense", with the aim to make the output more compact and readable, while valuing screen-estate .

During a playbook-run progress is updated using terminal capabilities. Successful tasks disappear from screen, but if changes or errors occur, they remain on-screen.

Increasing verbosity gives dense change/error details, increasing verbosity even more falls back to the default comprehensive output.

I am looking for more people to test this plugin, you can find the pull-request with installation details at:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/14978](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/14978)

And the plugin code is available from:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dagwieers/ansible/dense-callback-plugin/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/dense.py](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dagwieers/ansible/dense-callback-plugin/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/dense.py)

Feedback welcome !