Document all filter and test plugins (#4597) (#4604)

* Fix/improve docs.

* Document the a_module test.

* Document the dict filter.

* Linting.

* Add more filter docs.

* More filters.

* Update BOTMETA.

* Add another plugin.

* Fix typos.

* Add explicit entries.

* Fix lookup documentation.

(cherry picked from commit f055f47161)

.github/BOTMETA.yml

@@ -124,9 +124,13 @@ files:
     maintainers: giner
   $filters/from_csv.py:
     maintainers: Ajpantuso
-  $filters/groupby:
+  $filters/groupby.py:
     maintainers: felixfontein
-  $filters/hashids:
+  $filters/hashids.py:
+    maintainers: Ajpantuso
+  $filters/hashids_decode.yml:
+    maintainers: Ajpantuso
+  $filters/hashids_encode.yml:
     maintainers: Ajpantuso
   $filters/jc.py:
     maintainers: kellyjonbrazil
@@ -140,8 +144,24 @@ files:
     maintainers: resmo
   $filters/unicode_normalize.py:
     maintainers: Ajpantuso
+  $filters/to_days.yml:
+    maintainers: resmo
+  $filters/to_hours.yml:
+    maintainers: resmo
+  $filters/to_milliseconds.yml:
+    maintainers: resmo
+  $filters/to_minutes.yml:
+    maintainers: resmo
+  $filters/to_months.yml:
+    maintainers: resmo
   $filters/to_seconds.yml:
     maintainers: resmo
+  $filters/to_time_unit.yml:
+    maintainers: resmo
+  $filters/to_weeks.yml:
+    maintainers: resmo
+  $filters/to_years.yml:
+    maintainers: resmo
   $filters/version_sort.py:
     maintainers: ericzolf
   $inventories/:

plugins/filter/dict.py

@@ -6,6 +6,60 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+  name: dict
+  short_description: Convert a list of tuples into a dictionary
+  version_added: 3.0.0
+  author: Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+  description:
+    - Convert a list of tuples into a dictionary. This is a filter version of the C(dict) function.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: A list of tuples (with exactly two elements).
+      type: list
+      elements: tuple
+      required: true
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Convert list of tuples into dictionary
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    dictionary: "{{ [[1, 2], ['a', 'b']] | community.general.dict }}"
+    # Result is {1: 2, 'a': 'b'}
+
+- name: Create a list of dictionaries with map and the community.general.dict filter
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: >-
+      {{ values | map('zip', ['k1', 'k2', 'k3'])
+                | map('map', 'reverse')
+                | map('community.general.dict') }}
+  vars:
+    values:
+      - - foo
+        - 23
+        - a
+      - - bar
+        - 42
+        - b
+  # Produces the following list of dictionaries:
+  #   {
+  #     "k1": "foo",
+  #     "k2": 23,
+  #     "k3": "a"
+  #   },
+  #   {
+  #     "k1": "bar",
+  #     "k2": 42,
+  #     "k3": "b"
+  #   }
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: Whether the module or action plugin denoted by the input exists.
+    type: boolean
+'''
+
 
 def dict_filter(sequence):
     '''Convert a list of tuples to a dictionary.

plugins/filter/dict_kv.py

@@ -5,6 +5,38 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+  name: dict_kv
+  short_description: Convert a value to a dictionary with a single key-value pair
+  version_added: 1.3.0
+  author: Stanislav German-Evtushenko (@giner)
+  description:
+    - Convert a value to a dictionary with a single key-value pair.
+  positional: key
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: The value for the single key-value pair.
+      type: any
+      required: true
+    key:
+      description: The key for the single key-value pair.
+      type: any
+      required: true
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Create a one-element dictionary from a value
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ 'myvalue' | dict_kv('mykey') }}"
+    # Produces the dictionary {'mykey': 'myvalue'}
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: A dictionary with a single key-value pair.
+    type: dictionary
+'''
+
 
 def dict_kv(value, key):
     '''Return a dictionary with a single key-value pair

plugins/filter/from_csv.py

@@ -7,6 +7,78 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+  name: from_csv
+  short_description: Converts CSV text input into list of dicts
+  version_added: 2.3.0
+  author: Andrew Pantuso (@Ajpantuso)
+  description:
+    - Converts CSV text input into list of dictionaries.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: A string containing a CSV document.
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    dialect:
+      description:
+        - The CSV dialect to use when parsing the CSV file.
+        - Possible values include C(excel), C(excel-tab) or C(unix).
+      type: str
+      default: excel
+    fieldnames:
+      description:
+        - A list of field names for every column.
+        - This is needed if the CSV does not have a header.
+      type: list
+      elements: str
+    delimiter:
+      description:
+        - A one-character string used to separate fields.
+        - When using this parameter, you change the default value used by I(dialect).
+        - The default value depends on the dialect used.
+      type: str
+    skipinitialspace:
+      description:
+        - Whether to ignore any whitespaces immediately following the delimiter.
+        - When using this parameter, you change the default value used by I(dialect).
+        - The default value depends on the dialect used.
+      type: bool
+    strict:
+      description:
+        - Whether to raise an exception on bad CSV input.
+        - When using this parameter, you change the default value used by I(dialect).
+        - The default value depends on the dialect used.
+      type: bool
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Create a list of dictionaries with map and the community.general.dict filter
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: >-
+      {{ csv_data | community.genera.from_csv(dialect='unix') }}
+  vars:
+    csv_data: |
+      Column 1,Value
+      foo,23
+      bar,42
+  # Produces the following list of dictionaries:
+  #   {
+  #     "Column 1": "foo",
+  #     "Value": "23",
+  #   },
+  #   {
+  #     "Column 1": "bar",
+  #     "Value": "42",
+  #   }
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: A list with one dictionary per row.
+    type: list
+    elements: dictionary
+'''
+
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 

plugins/filter/groupby.py

@@ -5,6 +5,52 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+  name: groupby_as_dict
+  short_description: Transform a sequence of dictionaries to a dictionary where the dictionaries are indexed by an attribute
+  version_added: 3.1.0
+  author: Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+  description:
+    - Transform a sequence of dictionaries to a dictionary where the dictionaries are indexed by an attribute.
+  positional: attribute
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: A list of dictionaries
+      type: list
+      elements: dictionary
+      required: true
+    attribute:
+      description: The attribute to use as the key.
+      type: str
+      required: true
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Arrange a list of dictionaries as a dictionary of dictionaries
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ sequence | community.general.groupby_as_dict('key') }}"
+  vars:
+    sequence:
+      - key: value
+        foo: bar
+      - key: other_value
+        baz: bar
+  # Produces the following nested structure:
+  #
+  #  value:
+  #    key: value
+  #    foo: bar
+  #  other_value:
+  #    key: other_value
+  #    baz: bar
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: A dictionary containing the dictionaries from the list as values.
+    type: dictionary
+'''
+
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
 from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping, Sequence
 

plugins/filter/hashids_decode.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: hashids_decode
+  short_description: Decodes a sequence of numbers from a YouTube-like hash
+  version_added: 3.0.0
+  author: Andrew Pantuso (@Ajpantuso)
+  description:
+    - Decodes a sequence of numbers from a YouTube-like hash.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: A YouTube-like hash.
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    salt:
+      description:
+        - String to use as salt when hashing.
+      type: str
+      default: excel
+    alphabet:
+      description:
+        - String of 16 or more unique characters to produce a hash.
+      type: list
+      elements: str
+    min_length:
+      description:
+        - Minimum length of hash produced.
+      type: integer
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: Convert hash to list of integers
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      msg: "{{ 'o2fXhV' | community.general.hashids_decode }}"
+      # Produces: [1, 2, 3]
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: A list of integers.
+    type: list
+    elements: integer

plugins/filter/hashids_encode.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: hashids_encode
+  short_description: Encodes YouTube-like hashes from a sequence of integers
+  version_added: 3.0.0
+  author: Andrew Pantuso (@Ajpantuso)
+  description:
+    - Encodes YouTube-like hashes from a sequence of integers.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: A list of integers.
+      type: list
+      elements: integer
+      required: true
+    salt:
+      description:
+        - String to use as salt when hashing.
+      type: str
+      default: excel
+    alphabet:
+      description:
+        - String of 16 or more unique characters to produce a hash.
+      type: list
+      elements: str
+    min_length:
+      description:
+        - Minimum length of hash produced.
+      type: integer
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: Convert list of integers to hash
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      msg: "{{ [1, 2, 3] | community.general.hashids_encode }}"
+      # Produces: 'o2fXhV'
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: A YouTube-like hash.
+    type: string

plugins/filter/jc.py

@@ -21,6 +21,67 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+  name: jc
+  short_description: Convert output of many shell commands and file-types to JSON
+  version_added: 1.1.0
+  author: Kelly Brazil (@kellyjonbrazil)
+  description:
+    - Convert output of many shell commands and file-types to JSON.
+    - Uses the L(jc library,https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jc).
+  positional: parser
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: The data to convert.
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    parser:
+      description:
+        - The correct parser for the input data.
+        - For exmaple C(ifconfig).
+        - See U(https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jc#parsers) for the latest list of parsers.
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    quiet:
+      description: Set to C(false) to not suppress warnings.
+      type: boolean
+      default: true
+    raw:
+      description: Set to C(true) to return pre-processed JSON.
+      type: boolean
+      default: false
+  requirements:
+    - jc (https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jc)
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Run command
+  ansible.builtin.command: uname -a
+  register: result
+
+- name: Convert command's result to JSON
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ result.stdout | community.general.jc('uname') }}"
+  # Possible output:
+  #
+  # "msg": {
+  #   "hardware_platform": "x86_64",
+  #   "kernel_name": "Linux",
+  #   "kernel_release": "4.15.0-112-generic",
+  #   "kernel_version": "#113-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jul 9 23:41:39 UTC 2020",
+  #   "machine": "x86_64",
+  #   "node_name": "kbrazil-ubuntu",
+  #   "operating_system": "GNU/Linux",
+  #   "processor": "x86_64"
+  # }
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: The processed output.
+    type: any
+'''
+
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleFilterError
 import importlib
 

plugins/filter/json_query.py

@@ -19,6 +19,107 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+  name: json_query
+  short_description: Select a single element or a data subset from a complex data structure
+  description:
+    - This filter lets you query a complex JSON structure and iterate over it using a loop structure.
+  positional: expr
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description:
+        - The JSON data to query.
+      type: any
+      required: true
+    expr:
+      description:
+        - The query expression.
+        - See U(http://jmespath.org/examples.html) for examples.
+      type: string
+      required: true
+  requirements:
+    - jmespath
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Define data to work on in the examples below
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    domain_definition:
+      domain:
+        cluster:
+          - name: cluster1
+          - name: cluster2
+        server:
+          - name: server11
+            cluster: cluster1
+            port: '8080'
+          - name: server12
+            cluster: cluster1
+            port: '8090'
+          - name: server21
+            cluster: cluster2
+            port: '9080'
+          - name: server22
+            cluster: cluster2
+            port: '9090'
+        library:
+          - name: lib1
+            target: cluster1
+          - name: lib2
+            target: cluster2
+
+- name: Display all cluster names
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: item
+  loop: "{{ domain_definition | community.general.json_query('domain.cluster[*].name') }}"
+
+- name: Display all server names
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: item
+  loop: "{{ domain_definition | community.general.json_query('domain.server[*].name') }}"
+
+- name: Display all ports from cluster1
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: item
+  loop: "{{ domain_definition | community.general.json_query(server_name_cluster1_query) }}"
+  vars:
+    server_name_cluster1_query: "domain.server[?cluster=='cluster1'].port"
+
+- name: Display all ports from cluster1 as a string
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ domain_definition | community.general.json_query('domain.server[?cluster==`cluster1`].port') | join(', ') }}"
+
+- name: Display all ports from cluster1
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: item
+  loop: "{{ domain_definition | community.general.json_query('domain.server[?cluster==''cluster1''].port') }}"
+
+- name: Display all server ports and names from cluster1
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: item
+  loop: "{{ domain_definition | community.general.json_query(server_name_cluster1_query) }}"
+  vars:
+    server_name_cluster1_query: "domain.server[?cluster=='cluster2'].{name: name, port: port}"
+
+- name: Display all ports from cluster1
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ domain_definition | to_json | from_json | community.general.json_query(server_name_query) }}"
+  vars:
+    server_name_query: "domain.server[?starts_with(name,'server1')].port"
+
+- name: Display all ports from cluster1
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ domain_definition | to_json | from_json | community.general.json_query(server_name_query) }}"
+  vars:
+    server_name_query: "domain.server[?contains(name,'server1')].port"
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: Whether the module or action plugin denoted by the input exists.
+    type: any
+'''
+
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleFilterError
 
 try:

plugins/filter/list.py

@@ -5,6 +5,71 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+  name: lists_mergeby
+  short_description: Merge two lists of dictionaries by a given attribute
+  version_added: 2.0.0
+  author: Vladimir Botka (@vbotka)
+  description:
+    - Merge two lists by attribute I(index).
+  positional: another_list, index
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: A list of dictionaries.
+      type: list
+      elements: dictionary
+      required: true
+    another_list:
+      description: Another list of dictionaries.
+      type: list
+      elements: dictionary
+      required: true
+    index:
+      description:
+        - The dictionary key that must be present in every dictionary in every list that is used to
+          merge the lists.
+      type: string
+      required: true
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Create a list of dictionaries with map and the community.general.dict filter
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: >-
+      {{ list1 | community.general.lists_mergeby(list2, 'index') }}"
+  vars:
+    list1:
+      - index: a
+        value: 123
+      - index: b
+        value: 42
+    list2:
+      - index: a
+        foo: bar
+      - index: c
+        foo: baz
+  # Produces the following list of dictionaries:
+  #   {
+  #     "index": "a",
+  #     "foo": "bar",
+  #     "value": 123
+  #   },
+  #   {
+  #     "index": "b",
+  #     "value": 42
+  #   },
+  #   {
+  #     "index": "c",
+  #     "foo": "baz"
+  #   }
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: Whether the module or action plugin denoted by the input exists.
+    type: boolean
+'''
+
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleFilterError
 from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
 from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping, Sequence

plugins/filter/random_mac.py

@@ -40,15 +40,21 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: Random MAC given a prefix
-  debug:
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "{{ '52:54:00' | community.general.random_mac }}"
     # => '52:54:00:ef:1c:03'
 
 - name: With a seed
-  debug:
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "{{ '52:54:00' | community.general.random_mac(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
 '''
 
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: The generated MAC.
+    type: string
+'''
+
 import re
 from random import Random, SystemRandom
 

plugins/filter/to_days.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: to_days
+  short_description: Converte a duration string to days
+  version_added: 0.2.0
+  description:
+    - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to days.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description:
+        - The time string to convert.
+        - Can use the units C(y) and C(year) for a year, C(mo) and C(month) for a month, C(w) and C(week) for a week,
+          C(d) and C(day) for a day, C(h) and C(hour) for a hour, C(m), C(min) and C(minute) for minutes, C(s), C(sec)
+          and C(second) for seconds, C(ms), C(msec), C(msecond) and C(millisecond) for milliseconds. The suffix C(s)
+          can be added to a unit as well, so C(seconds) is the same as C(second).
+        - Valid strings are space separated combinations of an integer with an optional minus sign and a unit.
+        - Examples are C(1h), C(-5m), and C(3h -5m 6s).
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    year:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per year.
+      default: 365
+      type: float
+    month:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per month.
+      default: 30
+      type: float
+  author:
+    - René Moser (@resmo)
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: Convert a duration into days
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      msg: "{{ '1y 7m 5d 30h' | community.general.to_days }}"
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: Number of days.
+    type: float

plugins/filter/to_hours.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: to_hours
+  short_description: Converte a duration string to hours
+  version_added: 0.2.0
+  description:
+    - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to hours.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description:
+        - The time string to convert.
+        - Can use the units C(y) and C(year) for a year, C(mo) and C(month) for a month, C(w) and C(week) for a week,
+          C(d) and C(day) for a day, C(h) and C(hour) for a hour, C(m), C(min) and C(minute) for minutes, C(s), C(sec)
+          and C(second) for seconds, C(ms), C(msec), C(msecond) and C(millisecond) for milliseconds. The suffix C(s)
+          can be added to a unit as well, so C(seconds) is the same as C(second).
+        - Valid strings are space separated combinations of an integer with an optional minus sign and a unit.
+        - Examples are C(1h), C(-5m), and C(3h -5m 6s).
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    year:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per year.
+      default: 365
+      type: float
+    month:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per month.
+      default: 30
+      type: float
+  author:
+    - René Moser (@resmo)
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: Convert a duration into hours
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      msg: "{{ '7d 30h 20m 10s 123ms' | community.general.to_hours }}"
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: Number of hours.
+    type: float

plugins/filter/to_milliseconds.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: to_milliseconds
+  short_description: Converte a duration string to milliseconds
+  version_added: 0.2.0
+  description:
+    - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to milliseconds.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description:
+        - The time string to convert.
+        - Can use the units C(y) and C(year) for a year, C(mo) and C(month) for a month, C(w) and C(week) for a week,
+          C(d) and C(day) for a day, C(h) and C(hour) for a hour, C(m), C(min) and C(minute) for minutes, C(s), C(sec)
+          and C(second) for seconds, C(ms), C(msec), C(msecond) and C(millisecond) for milliseconds. The suffix C(s)
+          can be added to a unit as well, so C(seconds) is the same as C(second).
+        - Valid strings are space separated combinations of an integer with an optional minus sign and a unit.
+        - Examples are C(1h), C(-5m), and C(3h -5m 6s).
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    year:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per year.
+      default: 365
+      type: float
+    month:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per month.
+      default: 30
+      type: float
+  author:
+    - René Moser (@resmo)
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: Convert a duration into milliseconds
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      msg: "{{ '30h 20m 10s 123ms' | community.general.to_milliseconds }}"
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: Number of milliseconds.
+    type: float

plugins/filter/to_minutes.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: to_minutes
+  short_description: Converte a duration string to minutes
+  version_added: 0.2.0
+  description:
+    - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to minutes.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description:
+        - The time string to convert.
+        - Can use the units C(y) and C(year) for a year, C(mo) and C(month) for a month, C(w) and C(week) for a week,
+          C(d) and C(day) for a day, C(h) and C(hour) for a hour, C(m), C(min) and C(minute) for minutes, C(s), C(sec)
+          and C(second) for seconds, C(ms), C(msec), C(msecond) and C(millisecond) for milliseconds. The suffix C(s)
+          can be added to a unit as well, so C(seconds) is the same as C(second).
+        - Valid strings are space separated combinations of an integer with an optional minus sign and a unit.
+        - Examples are C(1h), C(-5m), and C(3h -5m 6s).
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    year:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per year.
+      default: 365
+      type: float
+    month:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per month.
+      default: 30
+      type: float
+  author:
+    - René Moser (@resmo)
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: Convert a duration into minutes
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      msg: "{{ '30h 20m 10s 123ms' | community.general.to_minutes }}"
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: Number of minutes.
+    type: float

plugins/filter/to_months.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: to_months
+  short_description: Converte a duration string to months
+  version_added: 0.2.0
+  description:
+    - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to months.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description:
+        - The time string to convert.
+        - Can use the units C(y) and C(year) for a year, C(mo) and C(month) for a month, C(w) and C(week) for a week,
+          C(d) and C(day) for a day, C(h) and C(hour) for a hour, C(m), C(min) and C(minute) for minutes, C(s), C(sec)
+          and C(second) for seconds, C(ms), C(msec), C(msecond) and C(millisecond) for milliseconds. The suffix C(s)
+          can be added to a unit as well, so C(seconds) is the same as C(second).
+        - Valid strings are space separated combinations of an integer with an optional minus sign and a unit.
+        - Examples are C(1h), C(-5m), and C(3h -5m 6s).
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    year:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per year.
+      default: 365
+      type: float
+    month:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per month.
+      default: 30
+      type: float
+  author:
+    - René Moser (@resmo)
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: Convert a duration into months
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      msg: "{{ '1y 7m 5d 30h' | community.general.to_months }}"
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: Number of months.
+    type: float

plugins/filter/to_seconds.yml

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 DOCUMENTATION:
-  name: community.general.to_seconds
-  short_description: Converte a date/time string to seconds
+  name: to_seconds
+  short_description: Converte a duration string to seconds
   version_added: 0.2.0
   description:
-    - Parse a human readable time string and convert to seconds.
+    - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to seconds.
   options:
     _input:
       description:
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ DOCUMENTATION:
         - Number of days per month.
       default: 30
       type: float
-  authors:
+  author:
     - René Moser (@resmo)
 
 EXAMPLES: |
   - name: Convert a duration into seconds
-    debug:
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
       msg: "{{ '30h 20m 10s 123ms' | community.general.to_seconds }}"
 
 RETURN:

plugins/filter/to_time_unit.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: to_time_unit
+  short_description: Converte a duration string to the given time unit
+  version_added: 0.2.0
+  description:
+    - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to the given time unit.
+  positional: unit
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description:
+        - The time string to convert.
+        - Can use the units C(y) and C(year) for a year, C(mo) and C(month) for a month, C(w) and C(week) for a week,
+          C(d) and C(day) for a day, C(h) and C(hour) for a hour, C(m), C(min) and C(minute) for minutes, C(s), C(sec)
+          and C(second) for seconds, C(ms), C(msec), C(msecond) and C(millisecond) for milliseconds. The suffix C(s)
+          can be added to a unit as well, so C(seconds) is the same as C(second).
+        - Valid strings are space separated combinations of an integer with an optional minus sign and a unit.
+        - Examples are C(1h), C(-5m), and C(3h -5m 6s).
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    unit:
+      description:
+        - Time unit to convert the duration to.
+      default: ms
+      choices:
+        - millisecond
+        - milliseconds
+        - ms
+        - msec
+        - msecs
+        - msecond
+        - mseconds
+        - s
+        - sec
+        - secs
+        - second
+        - seconds
+        - h
+        - hour
+        - hours
+        - hs
+        - m
+        - min
+        - mins
+        - minute
+        - minutes
+        - ms
+        - d
+        - ds
+        - day
+        - days
+        - w
+        - ws
+        - week
+        - weeks
+        - mo
+        - mos
+        - month
+        - months
+        - y
+        - ys
+        - year
+        - years
+      type: string
+    year:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per year.
+      default: 365
+      type: float
+    month:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per month.
+      default: 30
+      type: float
+  author:
+    - René Moser (@resmo)
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: Convert a duration into seconds
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      msg: "{{ '1053d 17h 53m -10s 391ms' | community.general.to_time_unit('s') }}"
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: Number of time units.
+    type: float

plugins/filter/to_weeks.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: to_weeks
+  short_description: Converte a duration string to weeks
+  version_added: 0.2.0
+  description:
+    - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to weeks.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description:
+        - The time string to convert.
+        - Can use the units C(y) and C(year) for a year, C(mo) and C(month) for a month, C(w) and C(week) for a week,
+          C(d) and C(day) for a day, C(h) and C(hour) for a hour, C(m), C(min) and C(minute) for minutes, C(s), C(sec)
+          and C(second) for seconds, C(ms), C(msec), C(msecond) and C(millisecond) for milliseconds. The suffix C(s)
+          can be added to a unit as well, so C(seconds) is the same as C(second).
+        - Valid strings are space separated combinations of an integer with an optional minus sign and a unit.
+        - Examples are C(1h), C(-5m), and C(3h -5m 6s).
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    year:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per year.
+      default: 365
+      type: float
+    month:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per month.
+      default: 30
+      type: float
+  author:
+    - René Moser (@resmo)
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: Convert a duration into weeks
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      msg: "{{ '1y 7m 5d 30h' | community.general.to_weeks }}"
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: Number of weeks.
+    type: float

plugins/filter/to_years.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: to_years
+  short_description: Converte a duration string to years
+  version_added: 0.2.0
+  description:
+    - Parse a human readable time duration string and convert to years.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description:
+        - The time string to convert.
+        - Can use the units C(y) and C(year) for a year, C(mo) and C(month) for a month, C(w) and C(week) for a week,
+          C(d) and C(day) for a day, C(h) and C(hour) for a hour, C(m), C(min) and C(minute) for minutes, C(s), C(sec)
+          and C(second) for seconds, C(ms), C(msec), C(msecond) and C(millisecond) for milliseconds. The suffix C(s)
+          can be added to a unit as well, so C(seconds) is the same as C(second).
+        - Valid strings are space separated combinations of an integer with an optional minus sign and a unit.
+        - Examples are C(1h), C(-5m), and C(3h -5m 6s).
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    year:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per year.
+      default: 365
+      type: float
+    month:
+      description:
+        - Number of days per month.
+      default: 30
+      type: float
+  author:
+    - René Moser (@resmo)
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: Convert a duration into years
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      msg: "{{ '1053d 30h' | community.general.to_years }}"
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: Number of years.
+    type: float

plugins/filter/unicode_normalize.py

@@ -6,6 +6,46 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+  name: unicode_normalize
+  short_description: Normalizes unicode strings to facilitate comparison of characters with normalized forms
+  version_added: 3.7.0
+  author: Andrew Pantuso (@Ajpantuso)
+  description:
+    - Normalizes unicode strings to facilitate comparison of characters with normalized forms.
+  positional: form
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: A unicode string.
+      type: string
+      required: true
+    form:
+      description:
+        - The normal form to use.
+        - See U(https://docs.python.org/3/library/unicodedata.html#unicodedata.normalize) for details.
+      type: string
+      default: NFC
+      choices:
+        - NFC
+        - NFD
+        - NFKC
+        - NFKD
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Normalize unicode string
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    dictionary: "{{ 'ä' | community.general.unicode_normalize('NFKD') }}"
+    # The resulting string has length 2: one letter is 'a', the other
+    # the diacritic combiner.
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: The normalized unicode string of the specified normal form.
+    type: string
+'''
+
 from unicodedata import normalize
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError, AnsibleFilterTypeError

plugins/filter/version_sort.py

@@ -5,6 +5,35 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+  name: version_sort
+  short_description: Sort a list according to version order instead of pure alphabetical one
+  version_added: 2.2.0
+  author: Eric L. (@ericzolf)
+  description:
+    - Sort a list according to version order instead of pure alphabetical one.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: A list of strings to sort.
+      type: list
+      elements: string
+      required: true
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Convert list of tuples into dictionary
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    dictionary: "{{ ['2.1', '2.10', '2.9'] | community.general.version_sort }}"
+    # Result is ['2.1', '2.9', '2.10']
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: The list of strings sorted by version.
+    type: list
+    elements: string
+'''
+
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.version import LooseVersion
 
 

plugins/lookup/cyberarkpassword.py

@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ EXAMPLES = """
 """
 
 RETURN = """
+_result:
+  description: A list containing one dictionary.
+  type: list
+  elements: dictionary
+  contains:
     password:
       description:
         - The actual value stored

plugins/modules/files/read_csv.py

@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ options:
   delimiter:
     description:
     - A one-character string used to separate fields.
-    - When using this parameter, you change the default value used by C(dialect).
+    - When using this parameter, you change the default value used by I(dialect).
     - The default value depends on the dialect used.
     type: str
   skipinitialspace:
     description:
     - Whether to ignore any whitespaces immediately following the delimiter.
-    - When using this parameter, you change the default value used by C(dialect).
+    - When using this parameter, you change the default value used by I(dialect).
     - The default value depends on the dialect used.
     type: bool
   strict:
     description:
     - Whether to raise an exception on bad CSV input.
-    - When using this parameter, you change the default value used by C(dialect).
+    - When using this parameter, you change the default value used by I(dialect).
     - The default value depends on the dialect used.
     type: bool
 notes: