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Vars Plugins
Vars plugins inject additional variable data into Ansible runs that did not come from an inventory source, playbook, or command line. Playbook constructs like 'host_vars' and 'group_vars' work using vars plugins.
Vars plugins were partially implented in Ansible 2.0 and rewritten to be fully implemented starting with Ansible 2.4.
The host_group_vars <vars/host_group_vars> plugin
shipped with Ansible enables reading variables from host_vars and group_vars.
Enabling Vars Plugins
You can activate a custom vars plugins by either dropping it into a
vars_plugins directory adjacent to your play, inside a
role, or by putting it in one of the directory sources configured in
ansible.cfg <../config>.
Using Vars Plugins
Vars plugins are used automatically after they are enabled.
Plugin Lists
You can use ansible-doc -t vars -l to see the list of
available plugins. Use
ansible-doc -t vars <plugin name> to see specific
plugin-specific documentation and examples.
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