Ini is not a standardized format so many things about it are defined by implementation. In our case, we're using configparser from the python stdlib which will be present on all platforms where ansible runs. Requiring a top-level section is a feature of configparser:
"The configuration file consists of sections, led by a [section] header and followed by name: value entries," -https://docs.python.org/2/library/configparser.html On Nov 14, 2014 9:31 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm newbie using Ansible (1.7.2) and try to write my first local fact using > INI. According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file#Format), a > INI file with only key-value pairs is a valid INI format. > > Example: > > foo=bar > > So my local fact /etc/ansible/facts.d/test.fact has only key-value pairs. > Calling ansible localhost -m setup -a "filter=ansible_local" returns > following error > > localhost | success >> { > "ansible_facts": { > "ansible_local": { > "test": "error loading fact - please check content" > } > }, > "changed": false > } > > My expectation is the following output > > localhost | success >> { > "ansible_facts": { > "ansible_local": { > "test": { > "foo": "bar" > } > } > }, > "changed": false > } > > When I add in my local fact a section like > > [section] > foo=bar > > then no error is thrown. > > So my question is, is it a bug or a conscious decision for not supporting > only key-value pairs or is the wikipedia article wrong? > > Regards, > > Sandra > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/b9c75993-1a9b-409f-8ead-a08aad69baaa%40googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAG9juErxittsyDmy-m1Odkaf%2Bux4LCPtUgsi1GgLvMm0jD2Ejg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
