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win_chocolatey_facts – Create a facts collection for Chocolatey
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- This module shows information from Chocolatey, such as installed packages, configuration, feature and sources.
Notes
Note
- Chocolatey must be installed beforehand, use win_chocolatey to do this.
See Also
See also
- win_chocolatey – Manage packages using chocolatey
- The official documentation on the win_chocolatey module.
- win_chocolatey_config – Manages Chocolatey config settings
- The official documentation on the win_chocolatey_config module.
- win_chocolatey_feature – Manages Chocolatey features
- The official documentation on the win_chocolatey_feature module.
- win_chocolatey_source – Manages Chocolatey sources
- The official documentation on the win_chocolatey_source module.
Examples
- name: Gather facts from chocolatey
win_chocolatey_facts:
- name: Displays the Configuration
debug:
var: ansible_chocolatey.config
- name: Displays the Feature
debug:
var: ansible_chocolatey.feature
- name: Displays the Sources
debug:
var: ansible_chocolatey.sources
- name: Displays the Packages
debug:
var: ansible_chocolatey.packages
Returned Facts
Facts returned by this module are added/updated in the hostvars
host facts and can be referenced by name just like any other host fact. They do not need to be registered in order to use them.
Fact | Returned | Description | ||
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ansible_chocolatey
complex
|
always |
Detailed information about the Chocolatey installation
|
||
config
dictionary
|
always |
Detailed information about stored the configurations
Sample:
{'commandExecutionTimeoutSeconds': 2700, 'containsLegacyPackageInstalls': True}
|
||
feature
dictionary
|
always |
Detailed information about enabled and disabled features
Sample:
{'allowEmptyCheckums': False, 'autoUninstaller': True, 'failOnAutoUninstaller': False}
|
||
packages
complex
|
always |
List of installed Packages
|
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package
string
|
always |
Name of the package
Sample:
vscode
|
||
version
string
|
always |
Version of the package
Sample:
1.27.2
|
||
sources
complex
|
always |
List of Chocolatey sources
|
||
admin_only
boolean
|
always |
Is the source visible to Administrators only
|
||
allow_self_service
boolean
|
always |
Is the source allowed to be used with self-service
|
||
bypass_proxy
boolean
|
always |
Can the source explicitly bypass configured proxies
Sample:
True
|
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certificate
string
|
always |
Pth to a PFX certificate for X509 authenticated feeds
Sample:
C:\chocolatey\cert.pfx
|
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disabled
boolean
|
always |
Is the source disabled
|
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name
string
|
always |
Name of the source
Sample:
chocolatey
|
||
priority
integer
|
always |
The priority order of this source, lower is better, 0 is no priority
|
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source
string
|
always |
The source, can be a folder/file or an url
Sample:
https://chocolatey.org/api/v2/
|
||
source_username
string
|
always |
Username used to access authenticated feeds
Sample:
username
|
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Simon Bärlocher (@sbaerlocher)
- ITIGO AG (@itigoag)
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© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/win_chocolatey_facts_module.html