chore(deps): Update Ansible devtools (minor)

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Change	Age	Confidence
ansible-compat (changelog)	==25.6.0 -> ==25.8.1
ansible-lint (changelog)	==25.6.1 -> ==25.9.0
molecule (changelog)	==25.6.0 -> ==25.9.0
molecule-plugins (changelog)	==23.7.0 -> ==25.8.12

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Release Notes

ansible/ansible-compat (ansible-compat)

v25.8.1

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Bugfixes

• Restore ansible-lint<25.8.1 behaviour for ansible-lint<25.8.1 (#​520) @​cidrblock

v25.8.0

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Enhancements

• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 5 updates (#​507) @​dependabot[bot]
• Bump markdown-exec from 1.10.3 to 1.11.0 in /.config in the dependencies group (#​506) @​dependabot[bot]
• Bump the dependencies group across 1 directory with 3 updates (#​505) @​dependabot[bot]

Bugfixes

• Fix first-run collection discovery by gating plugin loader initialization (#​516) @​cidrblock

Maintenance

• chore: pre-commit autoupdate (#​508) @​pre-commit-ci[bot]
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 4 updates (#​503) @​dependabot[bot]
• Avoid ack failure due to dependabot labels (#​502) @​ssbarnea

ansible/ansible-lint (ansible-lint)

v25.9.0

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Fixes

• Remove patterns validation checks (#​4772) @​alisonlhart
• Reapply "fix: adopt uv.lock and dependency-groups (#​4757)" (#​4761) @​Qalthos
• Revert "fix: adopt uv.lock and dependency-groups (#​4757)" (#​4760) @​Qalthos
• fix: adopt uv.lock and dependency-groups (#​4757) @​ssbarnea
• fix: avoid warnings about PATH with uv installations (#​4714) @​SecT0uch
• fix: clarify error message related to --fix arguments (#​4720) @​simonLeary42
• fix: change patterns schema location (#​4755) @​ssbarnea
• fix: recognize Debian 14 (Forky) as a platform (#​4726) @​mcdonnnj
• Prevent false positive pattern detection in filenames containing "pattern.json" (#​4743) @​shatakshiiii
• Require ansible-core 2.19 when used as a pre-commit hook (#​4744) @​ssbarnea
• Exclude non-linted files in summary (#​4725) @​simonLeary42
• Fix rule summary for error messages (#​4740) @​simonLeary42

Maintenance

• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#​4773) @​renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#​4771) @​renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#​4770) @​renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#​4769) @​renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#​4768) @​renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#​4766) @​renovate[bot]
• chore: replace prettier with biome (#​4765) @​ssbarnea
• chore: fix renovate config (#​4764) @​ssbarnea
• chore: configure renovate (#​4753) @​ssbarnea
• chore: update hook configs (#​4752) @​ssbarnea
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate (#​4708) @​pre-commit-ci[bot]
• Bump codecov/codecov-action from 5.4.3 to 5.5.0 (#​4738) @​dependabot[bot]
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 (#​4718) @​dependabot[bot]
• Bump actions/download-artifact from 4 to 5 (#​4711) @​dependabot[bot]
• Jinja test fixes (#​4742) @​anusshukla

v25.8.2

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Bugfixes

• Make rule deprecated-local-action preserve module parameters (#​4733) @​koalajoe23
• Fix Jinja template rendering error when concatenating _AnsibleTaggedStr with list (#​4737) @​anusshukla
• Update supported Ubuntu platforms (#​4727) @​mcdonnnj
• Update deps (#​4734) @​cidrblock

v25.8.1

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Bugfixes

• Fix first-run collection discovery by enabling plugin loader after prepare_environment (#​4722) @​cidrblock

Maintenance

• Fix mypy and pyright type checking errors (#​4724) @​cidrblock

v25.8.0

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Bugfixes

• Lint failure in ansible.utils: src must be an absolute path fix (#​4712) @​anusshukla

v25.7.0

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Enhancements

• Use 'x-ansible-lint' key for path patterns in schema tests (#​4690) @​alisonlhart
• Address disable_lookups deprecation with ansible-core 2.19 (#​4683) @​ssbarnea
• Add auto-fixing implementation for pattern rule (#​4679) @​shatakshiiii
• Remove patterns specific playbook meta folder (#​4669) @​alisonlhart
• Allow loading of yamllint config from a different location (#​4644) @​dbrennand
• Add new rule to validate pattern directory structure (#​4662) @​shatakshiiii
• Add play argspec schema validation to schema rule (#​4667) @​alisonlhart
• Add schema check for validating pattern specification file (#​4653) @​shatakshiiii
• Enable testing with python 3.14 (#​4637) @​ssbarnea

Bugfixes

• Check for gh_action_ref explicitly and document GHA inputs (#​4701) @​alisonlhart
• jinja spacing warning line-endings (#​4691) @​anusshukla
• Handle lookup templating checks with ASTs (#​4698) @​alisonlhart
• Fix var-naming[no-role-prefix] rule incorrectly applying to role variables (#​4677) @​vills
• schema: add missing subset 'systemd' to gather_subset (#​4664) @​eliba
• Fix typos in --list-tags help text (#​4661) @​correctmost
• Avoid import errors from filters when running in nodeps mode (#​4651) @​ssbarnea

Maintenance

• packit: reformat, remove deprecated syntax and try merge queue (#​4639) @​mfocko
• Remove patch report from codecov (#​4671) @​ssbarnea
• Improve cspell configuration (#​4668) @​ssbarnea
• Update test deps (#​4658) @​ssbarnea

ansible-community/molecule (molecule)

v25.9.0

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Enhancements

• Add documentation links to molecule login error message (#​4536) @​cidrblock
• Set Click standalone_mode=False by default (#​4537) @​cidrblock
• Replace ImmediateExit with sysexit_with_message for direct exits (#​4534) @​cidrblock
• Add sysexit_from_exception, restore sysexit_with_message (#​4538) @​Qalthos
• Debug the galaxy.yml missing (#​4533) @​cidrblock
• Add environment variable support for report and command-borders (#​4530) @​cidrblock
• Debug missing galaxy.yml file not warning (#​4531) @​cidrblock
• Remove non-functional html report (#​4528) @​cidrblock
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 14 updates (#​4527) @​dependabot[bot]
• Refactor configuration docs (#​4529) @​cidrblock
• README and index updates (#​4526) @​cidrblock
• Add kubevirt driver support to molecule.json (#​4492) @​gokberkgunduzz
• Note other examples as pre ansible-native (#​4525) @​cidrblock
• Convert Podman example to ansible-native configuration (#​4524) @​cidrblock
• Update native inventory example (#​4523) @​cidrblock
• Remove indent (#​4522) @​cidrblock
• Improve playbook doc (#​4521) @​cidrblock
• Add missing doc from PR 4519 (#​4520) @​cidrblock
• Add testing philosophy documentation (#​4504) @​cidrblock
• Add comprehensive getting started guides for collections and playbooks (#​4519) @​cidrblock
• Add comprehensive ansible-native documentation and workflow reference (#​4518) @​cidrblock
• Remove experimental shared inventory support (#​4516) @​cidrblock
• Add shared_state configuration documentation (#​4517) @​cidrblock
• Add shared_state configuration option with CLI override support (#​4514) @​cidrblock
• Fix KeyError command_borders in login and reset commands (#​4515) @​cidrblock
• Introduce centralized ansible configuration section and simplify init command (#​4509) @​cidrblock
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 (#​4511) @​dependabot[bot]
• Enable ansible_args for user-provided create/destroy playbooks (#​4505) @​cidrblock
• Add always-on one-line execution summary with improved formatting (#​4506) @​cidrblock
• Add --all flag support to molecule reset command (#​4503) @​cidrblock
• Improve messaging terminology: replace 'Completed' with 'Executed' (#​4507) @​cidrblock
• Add collection-aware scenario discovery and creation (#​4499) @​cidrblock
• refactor: introduce ImmediateExit exception for clean error handling (#​4501) @​cidrblock
• Reverted: Add MOLECULE_SHARED_INVENTORY_DIR environment variable and playbook variable (#​4500) @​cidrblock
• Add experimental --command-borders flag for visual command output separation (#​4496) @​cidrblock
• Add Ansible-style Scenario Recap to Report Output (#​4494) @​cidrblock
• Remove extra line whem an action has no completions (#​4493) @​cidrblock
• Implement Action Completion Reporting System (#​4490) @​cidrblock

Fixes

• Improve default templates for converge and verify (#​4476) @​dragetd
• Update getting-started-playbooks.md (#​4546) @​sdunne

Maintenance

• Bump the dependencies group across 1 directory with 24 updates (#​4549) @​dependabot[bot]
• chore: configure renovate (#​4552) @​ssbarnea
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate (#​4548) @​pre-commit-ci[bot]
• Replace to_bool calls with boolean function (#​4542) @​cidrblock
• Collapse utils module into single util.py file (#​4541) @​cidrblock
• Replace util.print_as_yaml with ansi_output.print_matrix (#​4540) @​cidrblock
• Refactor print_environment_vars to use logging instead of console (#​4539) @​cidrblock
• Bump the dependencies group across 1 directory with 20 updates (#​4508) @​dependabot[bot]
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate (#​4498) @​pre-commit-ci[bot]
• Add StrEnum compatibility layer for Python 3.10 (#​4491) @​cidrblock

v25.7.0

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Enhancements

• Provide step information in additional log messages (#​4484) @​cidrblock
• Enhance logging with consistent scenario and step information (#​4483) @​cidrblock
• Enhance color scheme and formatting methods (#​4481) @​cidrblock
• Add scenario names to log messages for improved debugging (#​4478) @​cidrblock
• Share state between molecule scenarios (#​4470) @​Qalthos
• Add shared-state argument (#​4452) @​Qalthos

Bugfixes

• Make sure path exists before writing (#​4472) @​Qalthos
• Add pipeline for galaxy publishing (#​4469) @​ssbarnea
• Bring community.molecule collection as part of molecule repository (#​4467) @​ssbarnea
• Fix #​4448: molecule init scenario ignores the -d flag (#​4456) @​panchal-yash

Maintenance

• Consolidate command class loggers into base.Base property (#​4486) @​cidrblock
• refactor: enhance Config and command base with comprehensive scenario-aware logging (#​4488) @​cidrblock
• cleanup: remove unused logger definitions across codebase (#​4487) @​cidrblock
• refactor(cli): Framework-agnostic CLI options with enhanced UX and comprehensive audit (#​4480) @​cidrblock
• More GHA release fixes (#​4474) @​ssbarnea
• GHA release fixes (#​4473) @​ssbarnea
• Update pre-commit (#​4462) @​Qalthos

ansible-community/molecule-plugins (molecule-plugins)

v25.8.12

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Bugfixes

• Fix ansible-core 2.19 issues (#​324) @​felixfontein

Maintenance

• Fix CI with newest molecule (#​303) @​apatard
• Calver versioning vYY.MM.DD.

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