jsonfile – JSON formatted files.

New in version 1.9.

Synopsis

  • This cache uses JSON formatted, per host, files saved to the filesystem.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments
_prefix
-
ini entries:

[defaults]
fact_caching_prefix = VALUE

env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
User defined prefix to use when creating the JSON files
_timeout
integer
Default:
86400
ini entries:

[defaults]
fact_caching_timeout = 86400

env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
Expiration timeout for the cache plugin data
_uri
list / required
ini entries:

[defaults]
fact_caching_connection = VALUE

env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
Path in which the cache plugin will save the JSON files

Status

Authors

  • Ansible Core (@ansible-core)

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