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+.. _callback_plugins:
+
+Callback Plugins
+================
+
+.. contents::
+   :local:
+   :depth: 2
+
+Callback plugins enable adding new behaviors to Ansible when responding to events.
+By default, callback plugins control most of the output you see when running the command line programs,
+but can also be used to add additional output, integrate with other tools and marshall the events to a storage backend.
+
+.. _callback_examples:
+
+Example callback plugins
+------------------------
+
+The :ref:`log_plays <log_plays_callback>` callback is an example of how to record playbook events to a log file,
+and the :ref:`mail <mail_callback>` callback sends email on playbook failures.
+
+The :ref:`say <say_callback>` callback responds with computer synthesized speech in relation to playbook events.
+
+.. _enabling_callbacks:
+
+Enabling callback plugins
+-------------------------
+
+You can activate a custom callback by either dropping it into a ``callback_plugins`` directory adjacent to your play,  inside a role, or by putting it in one of the callback directory sources configured in :ref:`ansible.cfg <ansible_configuration_settings>`.
+
+Plugins are loaded in alphanumeric order. For example, a plugin implemented in a file named `1_first.py` would run before a plugin file named `2_second.py`.
+
+Most callbacks shipped with Ansible are disabled by default and need to be whitelisted in your :ref:`ansible.cfg <ansible_configuration_settings>` file in order to function. For example:
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+  #callback_whitelist = timer, mail, profile_roles, collection_namespace.collection_name.custom_callback
+
+Setting a callback plugin for ``ansible-playbook``
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+You can only have one plugin be the main manager of your console output. If you want to replace the default, you should define CALLBACK_TYPE = stdout in the subclass and then configure the stdout plugin in :ref:`ansible.cfg <ansible_configuration_settings>`. For example:
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+  stdout_callback = dense
+
+or for my custom callback:
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+  stdout_callback = mycallback
+
+This only affects :ref:`ansible-playbook` by default.
+
+Setting a callback plugin for ad-hoc commands
+---------------------------------------------
+
+The :ref:`ansible` ad hoc command specifically uses a different callback plugin for stdout,
+so there is an extra setting in :ref:`ansible_configuration_settings` you need to add to use the stdout callback defined above:
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+    [defaults]
+    bin_ansible_callbacks=True
+
+You can also set this as an environment variable:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+    export ANSIBLE_LOAD_CALLBACK_PLUGINS=1
+
+
+.. _callback_plugin_list:
+
+Plugin list
+-----------
+
+You can use ``ansible-doc -t callback -l`` to see the list of available plugins.
+Use ``ansible-doc -t callback <plugin name>`` to see specific documents and examples.
+
+.. seealso::
+
+   :ref:`action_plugins`
+       Ansible Action plugins
+   :ref:`cache_plugins`
+       Ansible cache plugins
+   :ref:`connection_plugins`
+       Ansible connection plugins
+   :ref:`inventory_plugins`
+       Ansible inventory plugins
+   :ref:`shell_plugins`
+       Ansible Shell plugins
+   :ref:`strategy_plugins`
+       Ansible Strategy plugins
+   :ref:`vars_plugins`
+       Ansible Vars plugins
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