ansible.utils.multicast_test.rst

ansible.utils.multicast

Test for a multicast IP address

Version added: 2.2.0

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status

Synopsis

• This plugin checks if the provided value is a valid multicast IP address

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Configuration	Comments
ip string / required			A string that represents the value against which the test is going to be performed For example: 224.0.0.1 or 127.0.0.1

Examples

- name: Check if 224.0.0.1 is a valid multicast IP address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '224.0.0.1' is ansible.utils.multicast }}"

# TASK [Check if 224.0.0.1 is a valid multicast IP address] **********************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if ff02::1 is a valid multicast IP address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ 'ff02::1' is ansible.utils.multicast }}"

# TASK [Check if ff02::1 is a valid multicast IP address] ***************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if 127.0.0.1 is not a valid multicast IP address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '127.0.0.1' is not ansible.utils.multicast }}"

# TASK [Check if 127.0.0.1 is not a valid multicast IP address] *********************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if helloworld is not a valid multicast IP address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ 'helloworld' is not ansible.utils.multicast }}"

# TASK [Check if helloworld is not a valid multicast IP address] ********************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this test:

Key	Returned	Description
data -		If jinja test satisfies plugin expression true If jinja test does not satisfy plugin expression false

Status

Authors

• Priyam Sahoo (@priyamsahoo)

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.