community.general.from_ini filter – Converts INI text input into a dictionary
Note
This filter plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 9.5.1).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible
package.
It is not included in ansible-core
.
To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list
.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.from_ini
.
New in community.general 8.2.0
Synopsis
Converts INI text input into a dictionary.
Input
This describes the input of the filter, the value before | community.general.from_ini
.
Parameter |
Comments |
---|---|
A string containing an INI document. |
Examples
- name: Slurp an INI file
ansible.builtin.slurp:
src: /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf
register: rhsm_conf
- name: Display the INI file as dictionary
ansible.builtin.debug:
var: rhsm_conf.content | b64decode | community.general.from_ini
- name: Set a new dictionary fact with the contents of the INI file
ansible.builtin.set_fact:
rhsm_dict: >-
{{
rhsm_conf.content | b64decode | community.general.from_ini
}}
Return Value
Key |
Description |
---|---|
A dictionary representing the INI file. Returned: success |