Practical Ansible 2

The module checklist

In addition to the pointers and good practices that we have covered so far, there are a few more things you should adhere to in your module code to produce something that will be considered of a high standard for potential inclusion with Ansible. The following list is not exhaustive but will give you a good idea of the practices you should adhere to as a module developer:

• Test your modules as much as you can, both in cases that will succeed and in those that cause errors. You can test them using JSON data, as we did in this chapter, or make use of them within a test playbook.
• Try and keep your Python requirements to a minimum. Sometimes, there is no way to avoid the need for additional Python dependencies (such as the ...