ansible/changelogs/fragments/restructure_inventory_cache.yaml

minor_changes:
  - inventory plugins - Inventory plugins that support caching can now use any cache plugin
    shipped with Ansible.
deprecated_features:
  - inventory plugins - Inventory plugins using self.cache is deprecated and will be removed
    in 2.12. Inventory plugins should use self._cache as a dictionary to store results.
  - cache plugins - Importing cache plugins directly is deprecated and will be removed in 2.12.
    Cache plugins should use the cache_loader instead so cache options can be reconciled via
    the configuration system rather than constants.
Fix inventory cache interface (#50446) * Replace InventoryFileCacheModule with a better developer-interface Use new interface for inventory plugins with backwards compatibility Auto-update the backing cache-plugin if the cache has changed after parsing the inventory plugin * Update CacheModules to use the config system and add a deprecation warning if they are being imported directly rather than using cache_loader * Fix foreman inventory caching * Add tests * Add integration test to check that fact caching works normally with cache plugins using ansible.constants and inventory caching provides a helpful error for non-compatible cache plugins * Add some developer documentation for inventory and cache plugins * Add user documentation for inventory caching * Add deprecation docs * Apply suggestions from docs review * Add changelog 2019-03-06 19:12:35 +01:00			`minor_changes:`
			`- inventory plugins - Inventory plugins that support caching can now use any cache plugin`
			`shipped with Ansible.`
			`deprecated_features:`
			`- inventory plugins - Inventory plugins using self.cache is deprecated and will be removed`
			`in 2.12. Inventory plugins should use self._cache as a dictionary to store results.`
			`- cache plugins - Importing cache plugins directly is deprecated and will be removed in 2.12.`
			`Cache plugins should use the cache_loader instead so cache options can be reconciled via`
			`the configuration system rather than constants.`