Release 12.5.0.

Author: felixfontein

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,78 @@ Community General Release Notes
 
 This changelog describes changes after version 11.0.0.
 
+v12.5.0
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix and feature release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- ansible_galaxy_install - add parameter ``executable`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7261, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11646).
+- api module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561).
+- bitbucket module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561).
+- consul module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11573).
+- doas become plugin - add new option ``allow_pipelining`` to explicitly allow the use of pipelining with this plugin. This should only be set to ``true`` with ansible-core 2.19+ when ``doas`` does not require a password (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11411, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11481).
+- gandi_livedns_api module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561).
+- github_app_access_token lookup plugin - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561).
+- hwc_utils module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11573).
+- icinga2 inventory plugin - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11573).
+- incus inventory plugin - add support for constructing project-independent FQDNs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11555).
+- ipa module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561).
+- keycloak module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561).
+- keycloak_realm - add ``first_broker_login_flow`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11622).
+- ldap_attrs - add ``binary_attributes`` and ``honor_binary`` parameters to handle binary attribute values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11558).
+- ldap_entry - add ``binary_attributes`` and ``honor_binary`` parameters to handle creating objects with attributes set to binary values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11558).
+- lookup plugin passwordstore - modernize internal ``check_output2()`` helper using ``subprocess.run()`` and rename it to ``run_backend_cmd()`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11655).
+- memset module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561).
+- merge_variables lookup plugin - extended merging capabilities added (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11536).
+- nmcli - fix idempotency for MAC VLAN interfaces when using ``macvlan.tap`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11551).
+- nsupdate - replace ``list(map(...))`` constructs with Python comprehensions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11590).
+- ocapi_utils module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561).
+- oci_utils module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561).
+- online module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561).
+- osx_defaults - add support for ``dict`` type values, including ``dict_mode`` option to merge keys into an existing dictionary (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/238, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11659).
+- redfish_utils module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11573).
+- rundeck module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11573).
+- scaleway module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561).
+- supervisorctl - added an additional condition for generating the error 'no such process' (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11621, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11632).
+- timezone - replace ``list(map(...))`` constructs with Python comprehensions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11590).
+- utm_utils module utils - use Python-defined constants for HTTP return codes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11561, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11573).
+
+Deprecated Features
+-------------------
+
+- aix_devices - module is superseded by equivalent in ``ibm.power_aix`` collection. It will be removed from community.general 15.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11290, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11540).
+- aix_filesystem - module is superseded by equivalent in ``ibm.power_aix`` collection. It will be removed from community.general 15.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11290, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11540).
+- aix_inittab - module is superseded by equivalent in ``ibm.power_aix`` collection. It will be removed from community.general 15.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11290, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11540).
+- aix_lvg - module is superseded by equivalent in ``ibm.power_aix`` collection. It will be removed from community.general 15.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11290, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11540).
+- aix_lvol - module is superseded by equivalent in ``ibm.power_aix`` collection. It will be removed from community.general 15.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11290, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11540).
+- monit - support for Monit version 5.18 or older is deprecated and will be removed in community.general 14.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11254).
+- puppet - the ``timeout`` parameter is deprecated and will be removed in community.general 14.0.0. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11658).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- counter_enabled callback plugin - fix plugin not observing ``display_ok_hosts`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/3978, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11656).
+- ipa_dnsrecord - fix idempotency bug when using ``dnsttl`` due to wrong Python types (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11559).
+- keycloak_authentication - fix ``TypeError`` crash when a flow is defined without ``authenticationExecutions`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11547, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11548).
+- nictagadm - add a condition to the if statement so that ``is_valid_mac()`` does not get called if ``etherstub`` is false (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11589).
+- nmcli - add missing ``ipv6.routing-rules`` to ``settings_type()`` list type, preventing ``routing_rules6`` list from being corrupted (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11630, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11635).
+- open_iscsi - fix IPv6 portal address formatting; iscsiadm requires bracket notation for IPv6 addresses but the module was producing an incorrect format (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4467, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11657).
+- xfconf - representation of boolean properties was not consistent between Python and ``xfconf-query``, leading to broken idempotency (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11645).
+
+New Modules
+-----------
+
+- community.general.github_secrets - Manage GitHub repository or organization secrets.
+- community.general.github_secrets_info - List GitHub repository or organization secrets.
+- community.general.keycloak_authentication_v2 - Configure authentication flows in Keycloak in an idempotent and safe manner.
+- community.general.logrotate - Manage logrotate configurations.
+
 v12.4.0
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