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github_release - Interact with GitHub Releases
New in version 2.2.
Synopsis
- Fetch metadata about GitHub Releases
 
Requirements (on host that executes module)
- github3.py >= 1.0.0a3
 
Options
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| action | 
      yes | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Action to perform
         | 
     |
| body 
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      no | 
        
        Description of the release when creating a release
         | 
     ||
| draft 
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      no | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Sets if the release is a draft or not. (boolean)
         | 
     |
| name 
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      no | 
        
        Name of release when creating a release
         | 
     ||
| password 
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      no | 
        
        The GitHub account password for the user
         | 
     ||
| prerelease 
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      no | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Sets if the release is a prerelease or not. (boolean)
         | 
     |
| repo | 
      yes | 
        
        Repository name
         | 
     ||
| tag 
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      no | 
        
        Tag name when creating a release. Required when using action is set to  create_release.
        | 
     ||
| target 
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      no | 
        
        Target of release when creating a release
         | 
     ||
| token | 
      no | 
        
        GitHub Personal Access Token for authenticating
         | 
     ||
| user | 
      yes | 
        
        The GitHub account that owns the repository
         | 
     
Examples
- name: Get latest release of testuseer/testrepo
  github_release:
    token: tokenabc1234567890
    user: testuser
    repo: testrepo
    action: latest_release
- name: Get latest release of test repo using username and password. Ansible 2.4.
  github_release:
    user: testuser
    password: secret123
    repo: testrepo
    action: latest_release
- name: Create a new release
  github_release:
    token: tokenabc1234567890
    user: testuser
    repo: testrepo
    action: create_release
    tag: test
    target: master
    name: My Release
    body: Some description
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| name | description | returned | type | sample | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| latest_release | 
        
        Version of the latest release
         | 
      success | string | 1.1.0 | 
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/github_release_module.html