constructed, let users know some limitations (ansible#84510)

* constructed, let users know some limitations reasons https://forum.ansible.com/t/debugging-constructed-inventory-constructing-group-from-values-of-host-variables/39443 * fix indent * Update lib/ansible/plugins/doc_fragments/constructed.py Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <[email protected]> * updated as per fb --------- Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <[email protected]>
Dithn · Jan 9, 2025 · 477433c · 477433c
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diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/doc_fragments/constructed.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/doc_fragments/constructed.py
@@ -79,4 +79,8 @@ class ModuleDocFragment(object):
     type: boolean
     default: True
     version_added: '2.11'
+notes:
+  - Inventories are not finalized at this stage, so the auto populated C(all) and C(ungrouped) groups will
+    only reflect what previous inventory sources explicitly added to them.
+  - Runtime 'magic variables' are not available during inventory construction. For example, C(groups) and C(hostvars) do not exist yet.
 """