ansible.utils.ipv4_hostmask_test.rst

ansible.utils.ipv4_hostmask

Test if an address is a valid hostmask

Version added: 2.2.0

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status

Synopsis

• This plugin checks if the provided ip address is a IPv4 hostmask or not

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Configuration	Comments
ip string / required			A string that represents the value against which the test is going to be performed For example: 0.1.255.255 or 255.255.255.0

Examples

#### Simple examples

- name: Check if 0.0.0.255 is a hostmask
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '0.0.0.255' is ansible.utils.ipv4_hostmask }}"

# TASK [Check if 0.0.0.255 is a hostmask] ***********************************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if 255.255.255.0 is not a hostmask
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '255.255.255.0' is not ansible.utils.ipv4_hostmask }}"

# TASK [Check if 255.255.255.0 is a hostmask] *********************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this test:

Key	Returned	Description
data -		If jinja test satisfies plugin expression true If jinja test does not satisfy plugin expression false

Status

Authors

• Priyam Sahoo (@priyamsahoo)

Hint

Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.