ansible_galaxy_install has no update functionality that reports only updated collections as changed

[bluikko]

Summary

In module ansible_galaxy_install there is no update functionality, there is only force: true option that will report changed to all collections even if they were not updated. This probably also applies to roles and not only collections.

There should be a way to update collections and report only updated collections as changed: true. This was easy to accomplish using ansible-galaxy command and a simple changed_when.

In essence the module ansible_galaxy_install is less usable than the ansible-galaxy command.

Issue Type

Feature Idea

Component Name

ansible_galaxy_install

Additional Information

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• plugins/modules/ansible_galaxy_install.py

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