ansible.utils/README.md

# Ansible Utilities Collection 
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The Ansible ``ansible.utils`` collection includes a variety of plugins that aid in the management, manupulation and visibility of data for the Ansible playbook developer.

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## Ansible version compatibility

This collection has been tested against following Ansible versions: **>=2.9.10,<2.11**.

Plugins and modules within a collection may be tested with only specific Ansible versions.
A collection may contain metadata that identifies these versions.
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## Included content

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### Filter plugins
Name | Description
--- | ---
ansible.utils.get_path|Retrieve the value in a variable using a path. [See examples](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.get_path_lookup.rst)
ansible.utils.index_of|Find the indicies of items in a list matching some criteria. [See examples](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.index_of_lookup.rst)
ansible.utils.to_paths|Flatten a complex object into a dictionary of paths and values. [See examples](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.to_paths_lookup.rst)

### Lookup plugins
Name | Description
--- | ---
[ansible.utils.get_path](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.get_path_lookup.rst)|Retrieve the value in a variable using a path
[ansible.utils.index_of](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.index_of_lookup.rst)|Find the indicies of items in a list matching some criteria
[ansible.utils.to_paths](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.to_paths_lookup.rst)|Flatten a complex object into a dictionary of paths and values

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## Installing this collection

You can install the ``ansible.utils`` collection with the Ansible Galaxy CLI:

    ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.utils

You can also include it in a `requirements.yml` file and install it with `ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml`, using the format:

```yaml
---
collections:
  - name: ansible.utils
```
## Using this collection

The most common use case for this collection is when complex data structures are present in an Ansible playbook, inventory, or returned from modules are worked with.


**NOTE**: For Ansible 2.9, you may not see deprecation warnings when you run your playbooks with this collection. Use this documentation to track when a module is deprecated.

### See Also:

* [Ansible Using collections](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/collections_using.html) for more details.

## Contributing to this collection

We welcome community contributions to this collection. If you find problems, please open an issue or create a PR against the [ansible.utils collection repository](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils). See [Contributing to Ansible-maintained collections](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/contributing_maintained_collections.html#contributing-maintained-collections) for complete details.

See the [Ansible Community Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/index.html) for details on contributing to Ansible.

### Code of Conduct
This collection follows the Ansible project's
[Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/code_of_conduct.html).
Please read and familiarize yourself with this document.


## Release notes
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Release notes are available [here](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/changelogs/CHANGELOG.rst)

## Roadmap

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## More information

- [Ansible Collection overview](https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview)
- [Ansible User guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/index.html)
- [Ansible Developer guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/index.html)
- [Ansible Community code of conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html)

## Licensing

GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.

See [LICENSE](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) to see the full text.