It requires some statistics on what needs to be done:
| Module Name | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|
| azure_rm_aks_facts | 2.6 | ** needs upgrade |
| azure_rm_applicationsecuritygroup_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_appserviceplan_facts | 2.7 | rename/obsolete |
| azure_rm_autoscale_facts | 2.7 | rename/obsolete |
| azure_rm_availabilityset_facts | OLD | ** needs upgrade |
| azure_rm_cdnendpoint_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_cdnprofile_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_containerinstance_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_containerregistry_facts | 2.7 | rename/obsolete |
| azure_rm_cosmosdbaccount_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_deployment_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_devtestlabarmtemplate_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_devtestlabartifactsource_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_devtestlabartifact_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_devtestlabcustomimage_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_devtestlabenvironment_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_devtestlabartifact_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_devtestlabpolicy_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_devtestlabvirtualmachine_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_devtestlabvirtualnetwork_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_devtestlab_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_dnsrecordset_facts | OLD/SPLIT | split/obsolete |
| azure_rm_dnszone_facts | OLD/SPLIT | split/obsolete |
| azure_rm_functionapp_facts | OLD | ** needs upgrade |
| azure_rm_hdinsight_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_image_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_loadbalancer_facts | OLD | ** needs upgrade |
| azure_rm_managed_disk_facts | OLD | ** needs upgrade |
| azure_rm_mariadbconfiguration_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_mariadbdatabase_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_mariadbfirewallrule_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_mariadbserver_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_mysqlconfiguration_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_mysqldatabase_facts | rename/obsolete | |
| azure_rm_mysqlfirewallrule_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_mysqlserver_facts | rename/obsolete | |
| azure_rm_networkinterface_facts | OLD/SPLIT | split/obsolete |
| azure_rm_postgresqlconfiguration_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_postgresqldatabase_facts | rename/obsolete | |
| azure_rm_postgresqlfirewallrule_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_postgresqlserver_facts | rename/obsolete | |
| azure_rm_publicipaddress_facts | OLD/SPLIT | split/obsolete |
| azure_rm_rediscache_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_resourcegroup_facts | OLD | ** needs upgrade |
| azure_rm_resource_facts | 2.6 | rename/obsolete |
| azure_rm_roleassignment_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_roledefinition_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_routetable_facts | 2.7 | rename/obsolete |
| azure_rm_securitygroup_facts | OLD | ** needs upgrade |
| azure_rm_sqldatabase_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_sqlserver_facts | ** needs upgrade | |
| azure_rm_subnet_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_storageaccount_facts | OLD/SPLIT? | split/obsolete |
| azure_rm_trafficmanagerendpoint_facts | rename/obsolete | |
| azure_rm_trafficmanagerprofile_facts | rename/obsolete | |
| azure_rm_virtualmachineextension_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_virtualmachineimage_facts | OLD | ** needs upgrade |
| azure_rm_virtualmachinescalesetextension_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_virtualmachinescalesetinstance_facts | 2.8 | rename |
| azure_rm_virtualmachine_facts | 2.7 | rename/obsolete |
| azure_rm_virtualmachine_scaleset_facts | OLD/SPLIT | split/obsolete |
| azure_rm_virtualnetwork_facts | OLD/SPLIT | split/obsolete |
| azure_rm_webapp_facts | 2.7 | rename/obsolete |
From above:
needs upgrade - these modules need new curated version (9 modules)
split/obsolete - these modules alerady have curated format, need to be split (7 modules)
rename/obsolete - these modules were introduced before 2.8 and we need to rename them and made old version available via symbolic link and obsolete (14 modules)
rename - these modules we introduced in Ansible 2.8, meaning they are not release them, meaning we can release them before freeze (around 35 modules)
Impact on Sample Playbooks
- we need to rename facts to info in all playbooks referring to new 2.8 facts modules
- we have more then 1 year timeframe for older facts modules as they will be marked as obsolete
Impact on users
- for all the new 2.8 modules they will see only new info modules, so there’s no impact
- for older facts modules they can use either facts or info, if they use facts they will be encouraged to switch to new info modules, also impact is minimal
- they will have a year to change
Impact on test
- same tests executed on new info modules as old *facts modules
- in most cases facts modules will be symbolic links to info modules, so content will be the same
- for oldest modules, we can disable tests for old fact or we can test both facts and info
Impact on azure_preview_modules
- no impact, we will just copy all the updated from devel, as usual