ansible/library/utilities/debug

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright 2012 Dag Wieers <dag@wieers.com>
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DOCUMENTATION = '''
---
module: debug
short_description: Print statements during execution
description:
     - This module prints statements during execution and can be useful
       for debugging variables or expressions without necessarily halting
       the playbook. Useful for debugging together with the 'when:' directive.

version_added: "0.8"
options:
  msg:
    description:
      - The customized message that is printed. If omitted, prints a generic
        message.
    required: false
    default: "Hello world!"
  var:
    description:
      - A variable name to debug.  Mutually exclusive with the 'msg' option.
author: Dag Wieers, Michael DeHaan
'''

EXAMPLES = '''
# Example that prints the loopback address and gateway for each host
- debug: msg="System {{ inventory_hostname }} has uuid {{ ansible_product_uuid }}"

- debug: msg="System {{ inventory_hostname }} has gateway {{ ansible_default_ipv4.gateway }}"
  when: ansible_default_ipv4.gateway is defined

- shell: /usr/bin/uptime
  register: result
- debug: var=result

'''