Thank you for the explanation. Am Sonntag, 16. November 2014 17:04:48 UTC+1 schrieb tkuratomi: > > 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] <javascript:>> 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] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > > 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. >
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