* docs: update version-checker to latest 3 versions (#64109)
(cherry picked from commit 409545825f)
* [Doc-Release-2.9] update release and maintenance page for 2.9 (#64166)
* update release and maintenance page for 2.9
* only 2.4 and earlier used the old changelog system
(cherry picked from commit 3f808d9ed6)
* cherrypick #58832
* fix width (#61619)
(cherry picked from commit 1d40d2b572)
* Minify theme (#61734)
* moved most ansible edits out of theme.css
* remove unnecessary edit to theme.css
* replace with upstream minified theme.css for 0.4.3
(cherry picked from commit de826b437d)
* Minify ansible (#61792)
* make all comments special to survive minify
* minified css
(cherry picked from commit 7efaad711e)
Add information and examples on how to use additional properties from a doc fragment
Add info about layering properties
(cherry picked from commit 9b348e690c)
(cherry picked from commit 5deb01c84d)
(cherry picked from commit 041c52d629)
The docs now have multi-level breadcrumbs so including "Sanity Tests »" in the title on a sanity test page is redundant.
(cherry picked from commit b4494fa547)
* Fix notifying handlers by using an exact match rather than a string subset if listen is text rather than a list
* Enforce better type checking for listeners
* Share code for validating handler listeners
* Add test for handlers without names
* Add test for templating in handlers
* Add test for include_role
* Add a couple notes about 'listen' for handlers
* changelog
(cherry picked from commit ec1287ca7e)
* Remove lexers which have been fixed in Pygments 2.4.0.
* Add Pygments >= 2.4.0 to test runner.
* Fix pages that triggered lexer errors.
Co-Authored-By: Sviatoslav Sydorenko <wk.cvs.github@sydorenko.org.ua>
(cherry picked from commit 505c99265c)
Changes example to `when: inventory_hostname == ansible_play_hosts_all[0]` to really run run_once regardless of serial.
(cherry picked from commit dea9644d21)
* Clarify that GPLv3+ module_utils need core team approval.
* Update docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/shared_snippets/licensing.txt
Co-Authored-By: Sam Doran <sdoran@redhat.com>
* More 'module_util' -> 'file in module_utils'.
(cherry picked from commit 53ec9c8019)
Link to ansible-bender instead of the deprecated ansible-container.
Co-Authored-By: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
(cherry picked from commit 66bfa27685)
* Update default roles_path documentation (#56320)
(cherry picked from commit c1ebc8d9c2)
* docs: Update scopes value example (#56362): example in GCE guide needs "https://" prefix
(cherry picked from commit 85fa65e5f0)
* [doc] fix example: always trigger the handler (#56384): by default, debug task result isn't changed - add 'changed_when: yes' to trigger handler
(cherry picked from commit b3ab83bc70)
* Update of Ansible 2.8 roadmap (#56436): Remove **if needed** for RC2 & RC3, correct date for RC3
(cherry picked from commit d55823b013)
* add how to create HttpApi plugins for network modules (#54340): in a developer guide for networks
(cherry picked from commit cca365061c)
* [Doc-Release-2.8] fixed broken module links in 2.8 porting guide (#56494)
(cherry picked from commit 635931051b)
* Update windows_setup.rst (#55535): Wrong protocol and port in command.
(cherry picked from commit 6ea3eca8ff)
* Clarify the two targets of vault encryption, with notes about advantages and drawbacks of each
Co-Authored-By: tacatac <taca@kadisius.eu>
(cherry picked from commit 79198cad7a)
* Improve consistency of loop documentation (#55674)
(cherry picked from commit a5cb47d697)
* Add Microsoft Document URL for WinRM Memory Hotfix (#55680)
Co-Authored-By: hiyokotaisa <thel.vadam2485@gmail.com>
(cherry picked from commit 7b86208fcd)
* Clarify the documentation for `async` and `poll`; describe the behavior when `poll` = 0 and when it does not.
Co-Authored-By: tacatac <taca@kadisius.eu>
(cherry picked from commit dbc64ae64c)
* Add security group info and example to AWS guide (#55783): expand documentation on how to use lookup plugin aws_service_ip_ranges with ec2_group module
(cherry picked from commit bb5059f2c7)
* correct description of modules vs plugins (#55784)
(cherry picked from commit 9d5b5d7ddd)
* Fix var naming (#55795): Make vars match tasks in Google Compute guide.
(cherry picked from commit 943f7334c5)
* Clarifies how Ansible processes multiple `failed_when` conditions (#55941): multiple failed_when conditions join with AND not OR to counter third-party pages online incorrectly stating that it uses `OR`. ([example](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/ansible-project/cIaQTmY3ZLE/c5w8rlmdHWIJ)).
(cherry picked from commit 5439eb8bd8)
* Docs: edits & expands module_utils & search path info in dev guide (#55931)
(cherry picked from commit 8542459b95)
* Add faq note about ssh ServerAliveInterval (#55568)
(cherry picked from commit 76dba7aa4f)
* docsite: correct path, list requirements for testing module docs, etc. (#52008)
* dev_guide: correct path, list requirements, etc.; module HTML docs are in '_build/html/module' subdir
(cherry picked from commit b14f477bee)
* Developer documentation update involving module invocation (#55747)
* Update docs for the 2.7 change to AnsiballZ which invokes modules with one
less Python interpreter
* Add a section on how module results are returned and on trust between modules, action plugins, and the executor.
* Update docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_program_flow_modules.rst
Co-Authored-By: abadger <a.badger@gmail.com>
(cherry picked from commit edafa71f42)
* add doc example of multiline failed_when with OR (#56007)
* add variety to multiple OR failed_when doc example
(cherry picked from commit 7d5ada7161)
* Note that by default the regex test is identical to match, but can do much more (#50205)
* Note that the regex test behaves like 'match', with default settings
(cherry picked from commit 86e98c5213)
* more info on how vaults work (#56183)
also add warning about what it covers.
(cherry picked from commit 8ff27c4e0c)
* Fix var naming in GCE guide
(cherry picked from commit dae5564e2b)
* dev_guide: Various small updates (#53273)
* Document the clarifications that I usually remark when doing reviews
* Update docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules_documenting.rst
Co-Authored-By: dagwieers <dag@wieers.com>
(cherry picked from commit eac7f1fb58)
* Lack of "--update" flag in older Ubuntu distros (#56283): when installing on older Ubuntu distributions be aware of the lack of ``-u`` or ``--update`` flag.
(cherry picked from commit dd0b0ae47b)
* should have gone into 52373 (#56306)
(cherry picked from commit 3c8d8b1509)
* Correct link to Thomas' GitHub account (#55587) from tstringer to trstringer
(cherry picked from commit 158452661a)
* Add changelog fragments for #44811 (#55427)
(cherry picked from commit 7e0603282d)
* Speed up the Sphinx documentation build (#55593)
* speeds up the docs build by changing the navigation collapse setting
(cherry picked from commit 47a440774f)
* Improve rendering of default lists (#56041)
(cherry picked from commit 53ed1bfc49)
