param_list_compare filter plugins docs updated (#91)

param_list_compare filter plugins docs updated

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[ansible.utils.from_xml](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.from_xml_filter.rst)|Convert given XML string to native python dictionary.
[ansible.utils.get_path](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.get_path_filter.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_filter.rst)|Find the indices of items in a list matching some criteria
[ansible.utils.param_list_compare](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.param_list_compare_filter.rst)|Generate the final param list combining/comparing base and provided parameters.
[ansible.utils.to_paths](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.to_paths_filter.rst)|Flatten a complex object into a dictionary of paths and values
[ansible.utils.to_xml](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.to_xml_filter.rst)|Convert given JSON string to XML
[ansible.utils.usable_range](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/blob/main/docs/ansible.utils.usable_range_filter.rst)|Expand the usable IP addresses

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.. _ansible.utils.param_list_compare_filter:
********************************
ansible.utils.param_list_compare
********************************
**Generate the final param list combining/comparing base and provided parameters.**
Version added: 2.4.0
.. contents::
:local:
:depth: 1
Synopsis
--------
- Generate the final list of parameters after comparing with base list and provided/target list of params/bangs.
Parameters
----------
.. raw:: html
<table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
<tr>
<th colspan="1">Parameter</th>
<th>Choices/<font color="blue">Defaults</font></th>
<th>Configuration</th>
<th width="100%">Comments</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1">
<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
<b>base</b>
<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
<div style="font-size: small">
<span style="color: purple">list</span>
/ <span style="color: purple">elements=string</span>
</div>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<div>Specify the base list.</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1">
<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
<b>target</b>
<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
<div style="font-size: small">
<span style="color: purple">list</span>
/ <span style="color: purple">elements=string</span>
</div>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<div>Specify the target list.</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br/>
Examples
--------
.. code-block:: yaml
- set_fact:
base: ['1','2','3','4','5']
- set_fact:
target: ['!all','2','4']
- name: Get final list of parameters
register: result
set_fact:
final_params: "{{ base|param_list_compare(target) }}"
# TASK [Target list] **********************************************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
# "msg": {
# "actionable": [
# "2",
# "4"
# ],
# "unsupported": []
# }
# }
- set_fact:
base: ['1','2','3','4','5']
- name: Get final list of parameters
register: result
set_fact:
final_params: "{{ base|param_list_compare(target=['2', '7', '8']) }}"
# TASK [Get final list of parameters] ********************************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
# "ansible_facts": {
# "final_params": {
# "actionable": [
# "2"
# ],
# "unsupported": [
# "7",
# "8"
# ]
# }
# },
# "changed": false
# }
# Network Specific Example
# -----------
- set_fact:
ios_resources:
- "acl_interfaces"
- "acls"
- "bgp_address_family"
- "bgp_global"
- "interfaces"
- "l2_interfaces"
- "l3_interfaces"
- "lacp"
- "lacp_interfaces"
- "lag_interfaces"
- "lldp_global"
- "lldp_interfaces"
- "logging_global"
- "ospf_interfaces"
- "ospfv2"
- "ospfv3"
- "prefix_lists"
- "route_maps"
- "static_routes"
- "vlans"
- set_fact:
target_resources:
- '!all'
- 'vlan'
- 'bgp_global'
- name: Get final list of target resources/params
register: result
set_fact:
network_resources: "{{ ios_resources|param_list_compare(target_resources) }}"
- name: Target list of network resources
debug:
msg: "{{ network_resources }}"
# TASK [Target list of network resources] *******************************************************************************************************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
# "msg": {
# "actionable": [
# "bgp_global",
# "vlans"
# ],
# "unsupported": []
# }
# }
- name: Get final list of target resources/params
register: result
set_fact:
network_resources: "{{ ios_resources|param_list_compare(target=['vla', 'ntp_global', 'logging_global']) }}"
- name: Target list of network resources
debug:
msg: "{{ network_resources }}"
# TASK [Target list of network resources] ************************************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
# "msg": {
# "actionable": [
# "logging_global"
# ],
# "unsupported": [
# "vla",
# "ntp_global"
# ]
# }
# }
Return Values
-------------
Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this filter:
.. raw:: html
<table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
<tr>
<th colspan="1">Key</th>
<th>Returned</th>
<th width="100%">Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1">
<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
<b>actionable</b>
<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
<div style="font-size: small">
<span style="color: purple">list</span>
</div>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>
<div>list of combined params</div>
<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1">
<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
<b>unsupported</b>
<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
<div style="font-size: small">
<span style="color: purple">list</span>
</div>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>
<div>list of unsupported params</div>
<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br/><br/>
Status
------
Authors
~~~~~~~
- Rohit Thakur (@rohitthakur2590)
.. hint::
Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.

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# }
# }
- set_fact:
base: ['1','2','3','4','5']
- name: Get final list of parameters
register: result
set_fact:
final_params: "{{ base|param_list_compare(target=['2', '7', '8']) }}"
# TASK [Get final list of parameters] ********************************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
# "ansible_facts": {
# "final_params": {
# "actionable": [
# "2"
# ],
# "unsupported": [
# "7",
# "8"
# ]
# }
# },
# "changed": false
# }
# Network Specific Example
# -----------
- set_fact:

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plugins/module_utils/common/index_of.py pylint:ansible-bad-module-import # file's use is limited to filter and lookups on control node
tests/unit/mock/loader.py pylint:arguments-renamed