@@ -5,6 +5,37 @@ Ansible Base 2.10 "When the Levee Breaks" Release Notes

 .. contents:: Topics

+v2.10.8rc1

+==========

+

+Release Summary

+---------------

+

+| Release Date: 2021-04-05

+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__

+

+

+Minor Changes

+-------------

+

+- module payload builder - module_utils imports in any nested block (eg, ``try``, ``if``) are treated as optional during module payload builds; this allows modules to implement runtime fallback behavior for module_utils that do not exist in older versions of Ansible.

+

+Bugfixes

+--------

+

+- Fix adding unrelated candidate names to the plugin loader redirect list.

+- Strategy - When building the task in the Strategy from the Worker, ensure it is properly marked as finalized and squashed. Addresses an issue with ``ansible_failed_task``. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/57399)

+- ansible-test - The ``--export`` option for ``ansible-test coverage`` is now limited to the ``combine`` command. It was previously available for reporting commands on which it had no effect.

+- ansible-test - The ``ansible-test coverage combine`` option ``--export`` now exports relative paths. This avoids loss of coverage data when aggregating across systems with different absolute paths. Paths will be converted back to absolute when generating reports.

+- ansible-test - ensure unit test paths for connection and inventory plugins are correctly identified for collections (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/73876).

+- apt - fix policy_rc_d parameter throwing an exception when restoring original file (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/66211)

+- debug action - prevent setting facts when displaying ansible_facts (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/74060).

+- find - fix default pattern when use_regex is true (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/50067).

+- restrict module valid JSON parsed output to objects as lists are not valid responses.

+- setup - fix error handling on bad subset given.

+- setup, don't give up on all local facts gathering if one script file fails.

+- su become plugin - ensure correct type for localization option (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/73837).

+

 v2.10.7

 =======

@@ -2516,3 +2516,54 @@ releases:

     - support_almalinux.yml

     - v2.10.7rc1_summary.yaml

     release_date: '2021-03-08'

+  2.10.8rc1:

+    changes:

+      bugfixes:

+      - Fix adding unrelated candidate names to the plugin loader redirect list.

+      - Strategy - When building the task in the Strategy from the Worker, ensure

+        it is properly marked as finalized and squashed. Addresses an issue with ``ansible_failed_task``.

+        (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/57399)

+      - ansible-test - The ``--export`` option for ``ansible-test coverage`` is now

+        limited to the ``combine`` command. It was previously available for reporting

+        commands on which it had no effect.

+      - ansible-test - The ``ansible-test coverage combine`` option ``--export`` now

+        exports relative paths. This avoids loss of coverage data when aggregating

+        across systems with different absolute paths. Paths will be converted back

+        to absolute when generating reports.

+      - ansible-test - ensure unit test paths for connection and inventory plugins

+        are correctly identified for collections (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/73876).

+      - apt - fix policy_rc_d parameter throwing an exception when restoring original

+        file (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/66211)

+      - debug action - prevent setting facts when displaying ansible_facts (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/74060).

+      - find - fix default pattern when use_regex is true (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/50067).

+      - restrict module valid JSON parsed output to objects as lists are not valid

+        responses.

+      - setup - fix error handling on bad subset given.

+      - setup, don't give up on all local facts gathering if one script file fails.

+      - su become plugin - ensure correct type for localization option (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/73837).

+      minor_changes:

+      - module payload builder - module_utils imports in any nested block (eg, ``try``,

+        ``if``) are treated as optional during module payload builds; this allows

+        modules to implement runtime fallback behavior for module_utils that do not

+        exist in older versions of Ansible.

+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2021-04-05

+

+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__

+

+        '

+    codename: When the Levee Breaks

+    fragments:

+    - 57399-finalize-task-in-strategy.yml

+    - 73840_apt-policy-rc-d.yml

+    - 73863-fix-plugin-redirect-list.yaml

+    - 73876-ansible_test-units.yml

+    - ansible-test-fix-coverage-export.yml

+    - debug_dont_set_facts.yml

+    - fix_find_default.yml

+    - fix_json_module_parsing.yml

+    - fix_setup_bad_subset.yml

+    - local_facts_continue.yml

+    - optional_module_utils.yml

+    - su_fix.yml

+    - v2.10.8rc1_summary.yaml

+    release_date: '2021-04-05'

new file mode 100644

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@

+release_summary: |

+   | Release Date: 2021-04-05

+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__

@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@

 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)

 __metaclass__ = type

-__version__ = '2.10.7.post0'

+__version__ = '2.10.8rc1'

 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'

 __codename__ = 'When the Levee Breaks'