From 2fe34b6444502079dc0b84365ce82dbc92de308e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 14:06:49 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 6.17.2. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- src/ansiblelint/rules/avoid_implicit.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/ansiblelint/rules/avoid_implicit.md (limited to 'src/ansiblelint/rules/avoid_implicit.md') diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/avoid_implicit.md b/src/ansiblelint/rules/avoid_implicit.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4c3d781 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/avoid_implicit.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# avoid-implicit + +This rule identifies the use of dangerous implicit behaviors, often also +undocumented. + +This rule will produce the following type of error messages: + +- `avoid-implicit[copy-content]` is not a string as [copy](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/copy_module.html#synopsis) + modules also accept these, but without documenting them. + +## Problematic Code + +```yaml +--- +- name: Example playbook + hosts: localhost + tasks: + - name: Write file content + ansible.builtin.copy: + content: { "foo": "bar" } # <-- should use explicit jinja template + dest: /tmp/foo.txt +``` + +## Correct Code + +```yaml +--- +- name: Example playbook + hosts: localhost + tasks: + - name: Write file content + vars: + content: { "foo": "bar" } + ansible.builtin.copy: + content: "{{ content | to_json }}" # explicit better than implicit! + dest: /tmp/foo.txt +``` -- cgit v1.2.3