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ansible.utils.mac (4.0.0) — test

Test if something appears to be a valid MAC address

| "added in version" 2.2.0 of ansible.utils"

Authors: Priyam Sahoo (@priyamsahoo)

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.utils:==4.0.0

Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: ansible.utils
      version: 4.0.0

Description

This plugin checks if the provided value is a valid MAC address that follows the industry level standards

Usage examples

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- name: Check if 02:16:3e:e4:16:f3 is a valid MAC address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '02:16:3e:e4:16:f3' is ansible.utils.mac }}"

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# TASK [Check if 02:16:3e:e4:16:f3 is a valid MAC address] ********************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if 02-16-3e-e4-16-f3 is a valid MAC address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '02-16-3e-e4-16-f3' is ansible.utils.mac }}"

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# TASK [Check if 02-16-3e-e4-16-f3 is a valid MAC address] ********************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if 0216.3ee4.16f3 is a valid MAC address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '0216.3ee4.16f3' is ansible.utils.mac }}"

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# TASK [Check if 0216.3ee4.16f3 is a valid MAC address] ***********************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if 02163ee416f3 is a valid MAC address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '02163ee416f3' is ansible.utils.mac }}"

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# TASK [Check if 02163ee416f3 is a valid MAC address] *************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if helloworld is not a valid MAC address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ 'helloworld' is not ansible.utils.mac }}"

Inputs

    
mac:
    description:
    - A string that represents the value against which the test is going to be performed
    - 'For example: C(02:16:3e:e4:16:f3), C(02-16-3e-e4-16-f3), C(0216.3ee4.16f3), or
      C(02163ee416f3)'
    required: true
    type: str

Outputs

data:
  description:
  - If jinja test satisfies plugin expression C(true)
  - If jinja test does not satisfy plugin expression C(false)