Utilities modules — Ansible Documentation

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# Utilities modules

## Helper

> - meta – Execute Ansible ‘actions’

## Logic

> - assert – Asserts given expressions are true

> - async_status – Obtain status of asynchronous task

> - debug – Print statements during execution

> - fail – Fail with custom message

> - import_playbook – Import a playbook

> - import_role – Import a role into a play

> - import_tasks – Import a task list

> - include – Include a play or task list

> - include_role – Load and execute a role

> - include_tasks – Dynamically include a task list

> - include_vars – Load variables from files, dynamically within a task

> - pause – Pause playbook execution

> - set_fact – Set host facts from a task

> - set_stats – Set stats for the current ansible run

> - wait_for – Waits for a condition before continuing

> - wait_for_connection – Waits until remote system is reachable/usable

Note

- (D): This marks a module as deprecated, which means a module is kept for backwards compatibility but usage is discouraged. The module documentation details page may explain more about this rationale.