win_psmodule - Adds or removes a Powershell Module

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • This module helps to install Powershell modules and register custom modules repository on Windows Server.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
allow_clobber
bool
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If yes imports all commands, even if they have the same names as commands that already exists. Available only in Powershell 5.1 or higher.
name
required
Name of the powershell module that has to be installed.
repository
Name of the custom repository to register or use.
state
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
If present a new module is installed.
If absent a module is removed.
url
URL of the custom repository to register.

Notes

Note

  • Powershell 5.0 or higher is needed.

Examples

---
- name: Add a powershell module
  win_psmodule:
    name: PowershellModule
    state: present

- name: Add a powershell module and register a repository
  win_psmodule:
    name: MyCustomModule
    repository: MyRepository
    url: https://myrepo.com
    state: present

- name: Add a powershell module from a specific repository
  win_psmodule:
    name: PowershellModule
    repository: MyRepository
    state: present

- name: Remove a powershell module
  win_psmodule:
    name: PowershellModule
    state: absent

- name: Remove a powershell module and a repository
  win_psmodule:
    name: MyCustomModule
    repository: MyRepository
    state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
nuget_changed
boolean
 always
true when Nuget package provider is installed

Sample:
True
output
string
 always
a message describing the task result.

Sample:
Module PowerShellCookbook installed
repository_changed
boolean
 always
true when a custom repository is installed or removed

Sample:
True


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

  • Daniele Lazzari

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