changelogs/fragments/441-json-add-indent-parameter.yaml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - json and jsonl - Add the ``ANSIBLE_JSON_INDENT`` parameter

plugins/callback/json.py

@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
           - key: show_custom_stats
             section: defaults
         type: bool
-      json_indent:
-        name: Use indenting for the JSON output
-        description: 'If specified, use this many spaces for indenting in the JSON output. If <= 0, write to a single line.'
-        default: 4
-        env:
-          - name: ANSIBLE_JSON_INDENT
-        ini:
-          - key: json_indent
-            section: defaults
-        type: integer
     notes:
       - When using a strategy such as free, host_pinned, or a custom strategy, host results will
         be added to new task results in ``.plays[].tasks[]``. As such, there will exist duplicate
@@ -71,12 +61,6 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         self._task_map = {}
         self._is_lockstep = False
 
-        self.set_options()
-
-        self._json_indent = self.get_option('json_indent')
-        if self._json_indent <= 0:
-            self._json_indent = None
-
     def _new_play(self, play):
         self._is_lockstep = play.strategy in LOCKSTEP_CALLBACKS
         return {
@@ -161,7 +145,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             'global_custom_stats': global_custom_stats,
         }
 
-        self._display.display(json.dumps(output, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder, indent=self._json_indent, sort_keys=True))
+        self._display.display(json.dumps(output, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder, indent=4, sort_keys=True))
 
     def _record_task_result(self, on_info, result, **kwargs):
         """This function is used as a partial to add failed/skipped info in a single method"""

plugins/callback/jsonl.py

@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
           - key: show_custom_stats
             section: defaults
         type: bool
-      json_indent:
-        name: Use indenting for the JSON output
-        description: 'If specified, use this many spaces for indenting in the JSON output. If not specified or <= 0, write to a single line.'
-        default: 0
-        env:
-          - name: ANSIBLE_JSON_INDENT
-        ini:
-          - key: json_indent
-            section: defaults
-        type: integer
     notes:
       - When using a strategy such as free, host_pinned, or a custom strategy, host results will
         be added to new task results in ``.plays[].tasks[]``. As such, there will exist duplicate
@@ -73,12 +63,6 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         self._task_map = {}
         self._is_lockstep = False
 
-        self.set_options()
-
-        self._json_indent = self.get_option('json_indent')
-        if self._json_indent <= 0:
-            self._json_indent = None
-
     def _new_play(self, play):
         self._is_lockstep = play.strategy in LOCKSTEP_CALLBACKS
         return {
@@ -174,7 +158,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
     def _write_event(self, event_name, output):
         output['_event'] = event_name
         output['_timestamp'] = current_time()
-        self._display.display(json.dumps(output, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder, indent=self._json_indent, separators=',:', sort_keys=True))
+        self._display.display(json.dumps(output, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder, separators=',:', sort_keys=True))
 
     def _record_task_result(self, event_name, on_info, result, **kwargs):
         """This function is used as a partial to add failed/skipped info in a single method"""