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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"