add requirements keyword to meta/main.yml

[pieteradams]

SUMMARY

Add requirements list to meta/main.yml for a role.
Ansible Galaxy will download the roles in the list, but playbook run won't execute them automatically (like it does for the roles specified in the dependencies list).

Fixes #35905

ISSUE TYPE

• Feature Pull Request

COMPONENT NAME

ansible-galaxy

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

meta/main.yml:

dependencies: []

requirements:
  - role1
  - role2

[sivel]

fwiw, we have previously stated that we would accept a feature that included a requirements.yml file in the meta directory, as opposed to a change to main.yml. This would have to be discussed to determine if such a change is acceptable.

[pieteradams]

A requirements.yml in meta directory would work for me, is there more information available for this feature request? Is it on the roadmap?

[sivel]

is there more information available for this feature request? Is it on the roadmap?

No, and no.

It has been discussed, and we have mentioned in several discussions that we would be open to this new file location. No one has begun development on it, and as such, there is no real info.

This is not something we are actively working on.

[bcoca]

for context ansible/proposals#7 ansible/proposals#57

[samdoran]

Closing per above.