Ansible troubleshooting — Error 704: meta-video-links

How to Solve the Ansible Error 704 meta-video-links Ensuring Proper Video Link Formatting

Introduction

Automation is a powerful tool in modern IT and infrastructure management, and Ansible is at the forefront of this revolution. When working with Ansible roles, ensuring that your metadata is structured correctly is essential. Ansible Rule 704, “meta-video-links,” focuses on the proper formatting of video links in your role’s metadata. It enforces the use of dictionaries for items in the meta/main.yml file and ensures that video links follow a specific format.

The Importance of Role Metadata

Roles are a fundamental concept in Ansible, allowing you to encapsulate a set of tasks, variables, and templates into reusable automation logic. Metadata is an integral part of roles, providing information about the role, such as its purpose and authorship.

Understanding Rule 704

Rule 704, “meta-video-links,” checks the formatting of video links in the metadata of Ansible roles.

In particular, it enforces the use of dictionaries for items in the video_links section of your role’s metadata. Each item in the…