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.. contents:: Topics
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Callback Plugins
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Callback plugins enable adding new behaviors to Ansible when responding to events.
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By default, callback plugins control most of the output you see when running the command line programs,
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but can also be used to add additional output, integrate with other tools and marshall the events to a storage backend.
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.. _callback_examples:
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Example Callback Plugins
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++++++++++++++++++++++++
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The :doc:`log_plays <callback/log_plays>` callback is an example of how to record playbook events to a log file,
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and the :doc:`mail callback/mail` callback sends email on playbook failures.
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The :doc:`osx_say <callback/oxs_say>` callback responds with computer synthesized speech on OS X in relation to playbook events.
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.. _enabling_callbacks:
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Enabling Callback Plugins
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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You can activate a custom callback by either dropping it into a ``callback_plugins`` directory adjacent to your play, inside a role, or by putting it in one of the callback directory sources configured in :doc:`ansible.cfg <../config>`.
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Plugins are loaded in alphanumeric order. For example, a plugin implemented in a file named `1_first.py` would run before a plugin file named `2_second.py`.
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Most callbacks shipped with Ansible are disabled by default and need to be whitelisted in your :doc:`ansible.cfg <../config>` file in order to function. For example:
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.. code-block:: ini
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#callback_whitelist = timer, mail, profile_roles
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Managing stdout
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```````````````
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You can only have one plugin be the main manager of your console output. If you want to replace the default, you should define CALLBACK_TYPE = stdout in the subclass and then configure the stdout plugin in :doc:`ansible.cfg <../config>`. For example:
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.. code-block:: ini
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stdout_callback = dense
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or for my custom callback:
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.. code-block:: ini
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stdout_callback = mycallback
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This only affects :doc:`../ansible-playbook` by default.
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Managing AdHoc
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``````````````
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The :doc:`ansible <../ansible>` AdHoc command specifically uses a different callback plugin for stdout,
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so there is an extra setting in :doc:`ansible.cfg <../config>` you need to add to use the stdout callback defined above:
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.. code-block:: ini
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[defaults]
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bin_ansible_callbacks=True
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You can also set this as an environment variable:
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.. code-block:: shell
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export ANSIBLE_LOAD_CALLBACK_PLUGINS=1
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Plugin List
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You can use ``ansible-doc -t callback -l`` to see the list of available plugins.
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Use ``ansible-doc -t callback <plugin name>`` to see specific documents and examples.
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.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1
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:glob:
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callback/*
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.. seealso::
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:doc:`../playbooks`
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An introduction to playbooks
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:doc:`inventory`
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Ansible inventory plugins
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:doc:`../playbooks_filters`
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Jinja2 filter plugins
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:doc:`../playbooks_tests`
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Jinja2 test plugins
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:doc:`../playbooks_lookups`
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Jinja2 lookup plugins
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:doc:`vars`
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Ansible vars plugins
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`User Mailing List <http://groups.google.com/group/ansible-devel>`_
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Have a question? Stop by the google group!
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`irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>`_
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#ansible IRC chat channel
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