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* Due to the takeover of freenode we're moving to a different irc network. * Our channels updated to point at the same channel name on libera.chat * Some links went to webchat.freenode.net. At this time, libera.chat doesn't point you to an official webchat client so I changed these to https://libera.chat. (kiwi irc does work with libera.chat so that could be another option). * In general, I used the name irc.libera.net for link names and https://libera.chat for link targets. This is because the irc service is hosted on irc.libera.chat but the project web server is hosted on libera.chat. (This appears to also be true for freenode but we were using http://irc.freenode.net which doesn't seem to work. Oops). * Removed http://irc.freenode.net from the linkcheck exceptions. linkcheck was actually correct to flag that as invalid (should have been http://frenode.net instead). * Looks like hte important people in #yaml are now in libera.chat * Link to where contributors should get help Add a link target and then link to where contributors should get support for developing groups of modules. * Update docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules_in_groups.rst Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de> Co-authored-by: John R Barker <john@johnrbarker.com> Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
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.. _cache_plugins:
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Cache Plugins
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=============
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.. contents::
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:local:
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:depth: 2
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Cache plugins allow Ansible to store gathered facts or inventory source data without the performance hit of retrieving them from source.
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The default cache plugin is the :ref:`memory <memory_cache>` plugin, which only caches the data for the current execution of Ansible. Other plugins with persistent storage are available to allow caching the data across runs. Some of these cache plugins write to files, others write to databases.
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You can use different cache plugins for inventory and facts. If you enable inventory caching without setting an inventory-specific cache plugin, Ansible uses the fact cache plugin for both facts and inventory.
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.. _enabling_cache:
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Enabling Fact Cache Plugins
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Fact caching is always enabled. However, only one fact cache plugin can be active at a time. You can select the cache plugin to use for fact caching in the Ansible configuration, either with an environment variable:
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.. code-block:: shell
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export ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN=jsonfile
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or in the ``ansible.cfg`` file:
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.. code-block:: ini
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[defaults]
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fact_caching=redis
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If the cache plugin is in a collection use the fully qualified name:
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.. code-block:: ini
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[defaults]
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fact_caching = namespace.collection_name.cache_plugin_name
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To enable a custom cache plugin, save it in a ``cache_plugins`` directory adjacent to your play, inside a role, or in one of the directory sources configured in :ref:`ansible.cfg <ansible_configuration_settings>`.
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You also need to configure other settings specific to each plugin. Consult the individual plugin documentation or the Ansible :ref:`configuration <ansible_configuration_settings>` for more details.
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Enabling Inventory Cache Plugins
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Inventory caching is disabled by default. To cache inventory data, you must enable inventory caching and then select the specific cache plugin you want to use. Not all inventory plugins support caching, so check the documentation for the inventory plugin(s) you want to use. You can enable inventory caching with an environment variable:
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.. code-block:: shell
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export ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_CACHE=True
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or in the ``ansible.cfg`` file:
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.. code-block:: ini
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[inventory]
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cache=True
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or if the inventory plugin accepts a YAML configuration source, in the configuration file:
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.. code-block:: yaml
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# dev.aws_ec2.yaml
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plugin: aws_ec2
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cache: True
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Only one inventory cache plugin can be active at a time. You can set it with an environment variable:
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.. code-block:: shell
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export ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_CACHE_PLUGIN=jsonfile
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or in the ansible.cfg file:
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.. code-block:: ini
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[inventory]
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cache_plugin=jsonfile
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or if the inventory plugin accepts a YAML configuration source, in the configuration file:
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.. code-block:: yaml
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# dev.aws_ec2.yaml
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plugin: aws_ec2
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cache_plugin: jsonfile
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To cache inventory with a custom plugin in your plugin path, follow the :ref:`developer guide on cache plugins<developing_cache_plugins>`.
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To cache inventory with a cache plugin in a collection, use the FQCN:
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.. code-block:: ini
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[inventory]
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cache_plugin=collection_namespace.collection_name.cache_plugin
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If you enable caching for inventory plugins without selecting an inventory-specific cache plugin, Ansible falls back to caching inventory with the fact cache plugin you configured. Consult the individual inventory plugin documentation or the Ansible :ref:`configuration <ansible_configuration_settings>` for more details.
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.. Note: In Ansible 2.7 and earlier, inventory plugins can only use file-based cache plugins, such as jsonfile, pickle, and yaml.
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.. _using_cache:
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Using Cache Plugins
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-------------------
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Cache plugins are used automatically once they are enabled.
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.. _cache_plugin_list:
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Plugin List
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-----------
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You can use ``ansible-doc -t cache -l`` to see the list of available plugins.
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Use ``ansible-doc -t cache <plugin name>`` to see specific documentation and examples.
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`action_plugins`
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Ansible Action plugins
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:ref:`callback_plugins`
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Ansible callback plugins
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:ref:`connection_plugins`
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Ansible connection plugins
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:ref:`inventory_plugins`
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Ansible inventory plugins
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:ref:`shell_plugins`
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Ansible Shell plugins
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:ref:`strategy_plugins`
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Ansible Strategy plugins
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:ref:`vars_plugins`
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Ansible Vars plugins
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`User Mailing List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-devel>`_
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Have a question? Stop by the google group!
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`irc.libera.chat <https://libera.chat/>`_
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#ansible IRC chat channel
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