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apt installs recommends by default. wireguard-tools recommends the virtual wireguard-modules, whose only providers are kernel images, so a plain install pulls a realtime kernel into a container, fails there, and leaves the metapackage broken -- after which every later apt call on that host exits 100, including the retries of the task that caused it. Every other apt call in the repository already passes --no-install-recommends; the registry was the one path that did not.
Shared Utilities (utils/)
This directory contains shared Python helpers used by custom modules and plugins.
Purpose
Use utils/ for reusable code that should not be duplicated across:
library/modules,plugins/action/,plugins/filter/,plugins/lookup/.
Typical shared utilities:
- API clients,
- validation/conversion helpers,
- path and configuration helpers,
- cross-plugin/module domain logic.
- Shared HTTP(S) connection handler for multiple modules.
- Common validation or transformation functions for user input.
- Utility functions for interacting with Docker, LDAP, etc.
- Grouped helper packages such as
utils/domains/for related domain logic.
Design Guidelines
- Keep helpers focused and composable.
- Avoid side effects during import.
- Prefer explicit function/class APIs over implicit globals.
- Keep dependencies minimal so modules/plugins stay lightweight.
Example Import
from utils.domains.primary_domain import get_primary_domain
What Does Not Belong Here
- Standalone executable modules (put in
library/). - Ansible plugin entrypoints (put in
plugins/*).
References
- Module utilities: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/developing_module_utilities.html
- Plugin development: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/developing_plugins.html