prepare 5.5.0 release (#2362)

ansible-playbook tools/prepare_release.yml

Author: mariolenz

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -6,6 +6,44 @@ community.vmware Release Notes
 
 This changelog describes changes after version 4.7.0.
 
+v5.5.0
+======
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- vcenter_standard_key_provider - Drop unused HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2327).
+- vmware_category - Don't test for vSphere < 7 anymore (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2326).
+- vmware_guest - Drop unused HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2327).
+- vmware_guest_storage_policy - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+- vmware_guest_tpm - Drop unused HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2327).
+- vmware_host_graphics - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+- vmware_host_lockdown - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+- vmware_host_lockdown_exceptions - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+- vmware_host_snmp - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+- vmware_migrate_vmk - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+- vmware_migrate_vmk - Inherit from / sub-class PyVmomi (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2324).
+- vmware_resource_pool - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+- vmware_vc_infraprofile_info - Don't test for vSphere < 7 anymore (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2326).
+- vmware_vm_config_option - Drop unused HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2327).
+- vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate - Inherit from / sub-class PyVmomi (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2325).
+- vmware_vsan_health_info - Drop unused HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2327).
+
+Deprecated Features
+-------------------
+
+- vcenter_folder - the module has been deprecated and will be removed in community.vmware 7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2340).
+- vmware_cluster_ha - the module has been deprecated and will be removed in community.vmware 7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2321).
+- vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template - the module has been deprecated and will be removed in community.vmware 7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2332).
+- vmware_content_deploy_template - the module has been deprecated and will be removed in community.vmware 7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2332).
+- vmware_content_library_manager - the module has been deprecated and will be removed in community.vmware 7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2345).
+- vmware_host - the module has been deprecated and will be removed in community.vmware 7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2337).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- vmware_object_role_permission - The module ignores changing ``recursive`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2350).
+
 v5.4.0
 ======
 

changelogs/changelog.yaml

@@ -168,3 +168,51 @@ releases:
     - 2306-deprecate-plugins.httpapi.yml
     - 2311-deprecate-unsed-methods-and-functions.yml
     release_date: '2025-02-18'
+  5.5.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - vmware_object_role_permission - The module ignores changing ``recursive``
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2350).
+      deprecated_features:
+      - vcenter_folder - the module has been deprecated and will be removed in community.vmware
+        7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2340).
+      - vmware_cluster_ha - the module has been deprecated and will be removed in
+        community.vmware 7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2321).
+      - vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template - the module has been deprecated and will
+        be removed in community.vmware 7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2332).
+      - vmware_content_deploy_template - the module has been deprecated and will be
+        removed in community.vmware 7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2332).
+      - vmware_content_library_manager - the module has been deprecated and will be
+        removed in community.vmware 7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2345).
+      - vmware_host - the module has been deprecated and will be removed in community.vmware
+        7.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2337).
+      minor_changes:
+      - vcenter_standard_key_provider - Drop unused HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2327).
+      - vmware_category - Don't test for vSphere < 7 anymore (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2326).
+      - vmware_guest - Drop unused HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2327).
+      - vmware_guest_storage_policy - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+      - vmware_guest_tpm - Drop unused HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2327).
+      - vmware_host_graphics - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+      - vmware_host_lockdown - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+      - vmware_host_lockdown_exceptions - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+      - vmware_host_snmp - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+      - vmware_migrate_vmk - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+      - vmware_migrate_vmk - Inherit from / sub-class PyVmomi (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2324).
+      - vmware_resource_pool - Drop unnecessary HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2328).
+      - vmware_vc_infraprofile_info - Don't test for vSphere < 7 anymore (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2326).
+      - vmware_vm_config_option - Drop unused HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2327).
+      - vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate - Inherit from / sub-class PyVmomi (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2325).
+      - vmware_vsan_health_info - Drop unused HAS_PYVMOMI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/2327).
+    fragments:
+    - 2321-deprecate-vmware_cluster_ha.yml
+    - 2324-vmware_migrate_vmk.yml
+    - 2325-vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate.yml
+    - 2326-drop-test-lt7.yml
+    - 2327-drop-HAS_PYVMOMI.yml
+    - 2328-drop-HAS_PYVMOMI.yml
+    - 2332-deprecate-vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template-vmware_content_deploy_template.yml
+    - 2337-deprecate-vmware_host.yml
+    - 2340-deprecate-vcenter_folder.yml
+    - 2345-deprecate.vmware_content_library_manager.yml
+    - 2351-vmware_object_role_permission.yml
+    release_date: '2025-03-23'

changelogs/fragments/2321-deprecate-vmware_cluster_ha.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name: vmware
 # https://github.com/ansible-network/releases/tree/master/ansible_releases/cmd
 # A script based on https://pypi.org/project/pbr/ will generate the version
 # key. The version value depends on the tag or the last git tag.
-version: null
+version: 5.5.0
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (https://github.com/ansible)