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<code><font color=red>The target XML source '...' does not exist.</font></code>. | <code><font color=red>The target XML source '...' does not exist.</font></code>. | ||
The parameter is required unless <code>[[#xmlstring|xmlstring]]</code> is provided. | The parameter is required unless <code>[[#xmlstring|xmlstring]]</code> is provided. | ||
==<tt>xpath</tt>== | |||
A valid [[XPath]] expression describing the file item(s) to manipulate. Operates on the document root, /, by default. | |||
==<tt>xmlstring</tt>== | ==<tt>xmlstring</tt>== |
Revision as of 21:03, 4 July 2021
External
Internal
Overview
The plugin is named community.general.xml
and it offers functionality aimed at interacting with XML files, using XPath.
Example
- name: XML manipulation
xml:
path: /tmp/test.xml # the file must exist
Module Parameters
path
The path to the file to operate on. The file must exists, otherwise the module will fail, with a message similar to:
The target XML source '...' does not exist.
.
The parameter is required unless xmlstring
is provided.
xpath
A valid XPath expression describing the file item(s) to manipulate. Operates on the document root, /, by default.
xmlstring
- name: Bump Java build heap size to {{build.jvm.heap_max}} MB
xml:
path: "{{ansible_env.PROJECT_ROOT}}/.idea/compiler.xml"
xpath: /project/component[@name='CompilerConfiguration']/option[@name='BUILD_PROCESS_HEAP_SIZE']
attribute: "value"
value: "{{build.jvm.heap_max}}"
- name: Set Eclipse as default compiler
xml:
path: "{{idea_path}}/.idea/compiler.xml"
xpath: /project/component[@name='CompilerConfiguration']/option[@name='DEFAULT_COMPILER']
attribute: "value"
value: "Eclipse"