pickle - Pickle formatted files.

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • This cache uses Python’s pickle serialization format, in per host files, saved to the filesystem.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments
_prefix
ini entries:

[ ]
fact_caching_prefix = VALUE

[defaults ]
= VALUE

env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
User defined prefix to use when creating the files
_timeout Default:
86400
ini entries:

[defaults ]
fact_caching_timeout = 86400

env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
Expiration timeout for the cache plugin data
_uri
required
ini entries:

[defaults ]
fact_caching_connection = VALUE

env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
Path in which the cache plugin will save the files

Status

Author

  • Brian Coca (@bcoca)

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.5/plugins/cache/pickle.html