regex: groupdict: return dict of named capture groups

[jamescassell]

SUMMARY

Return named capture groups as a dict from the regex_search and regex_findall filters.

This makes ugly list comprehensions much simpler by allowing it to be boiled to a single regex_findall.

(an example of a complicated case: https://github.com/MindPointGroup/RHEL7-STIG/blob/d0b128cef334374257a7f85d1fcb25b0653f64e0/tasks/parse_etc_passwd.yml#L10-L28 )

ISSUE TYPE

• Feature Pull Request

COMPONENT NAME

regex_search
regex_findall

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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[bcoca]

could you add tests and a changelog entry as a 'minor_change' as it would be a good feature to record?

[jamescassell]

@bcoca I've added the tests and changelog as you requested. Would be nice to have this in for 2.10.

[Akasurde]

@jamescassell Could you please change the version and rebase this PR? Thanks.

[bcoca]

Hi!

Thank you very much for your submission to Ansible. It means a lot to us that you've taken the time to contribute.

But we do not want to overload the existing filter and think a new filter might be better fit for purpose.

However, we recommend looking into providing this functionality through Ansible Galaxy via Ansible Collections. You can find more information about collections at:

• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_collections.html.

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