profile_tasks – adds time information to tasks¶
New in version 2.0.
Synopsis¶
Ansible callback plugin for timing individual tasks and overall execution time.
Mashup of 2 excellent original works: https://github.com/jlafon/ansible-profile, https://github.com/junaid18183/ansible_home/blob/master/ansible_plugins/callback_plugins/timestamp.py.old
Format:
<task start timestamp> (<length of previous task><current elapsed playbook execution time>)It also lists the top/bottom time consuming tasks in the summary (configurable)
Before 2.4 only the environment variables were available for configuration.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the local master node that executes this callback.
whitelisting in configuration - see examples section below for details.
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Configuration | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
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output_limit
-
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Default: 20
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ini entries:
[callback_profile_tasks] env:PROFILE_TASKS_TASK_OUTPUT_LIMIT
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Number of tasks to display in the summary
|
|
sort_order
-
|
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ini entries:
[callback_profile_tasks] env:PROFILE_TASKS_SORT_ORDER
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Adjust the sorting output of summary tasks
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Examples¶
example: >
To enable, add this to your ansible.cfg file in the defaults block
[defaults]
callback_whitelist = profile_tasks
sample output: >
#
# TASK: [ensure messaging security group exists] ********************************
# Thursday 11 June 2017 22:50:53 +0100 (0:00:00.721) 0:00:05.322 *********
# ok: [localhost]
#
# TASK: [ensure db security group exists] ***************************************
# Thursday 11 June 2017 22:50:54 +0100 (0:00:00.558) 0:00:05.880 *********
# changed: [localhost]
#
Status¶
This callback is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This callback is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]