Ansible XML to JSON filter

Custom filter plugin to convert XML outputs to JSON. There is not external dependencies. Every node attribute name is prefixed by using a '@'. Example:

"{{ '<test>this is a test</test>' | from_xml }}"
"{{ '<test>this is a test</test>' | xml_to_json }}"

Filter	Description
from_xml	Convert XML to python dictionary
xml_to_json	Convert XML to JSON

How to use

Create a ansible.cfg file in the root of your playbook path. Add the following content:

[defaults]
filter_plugins = ./filter_plugins

Run the example

playbook.yml is a simple use case that uses a nmap XML output o test the plugin. To run this playbook you need nmap installed in your system and also make sure you run the example playbook as root.

$ ansible-playbook playbook.yaml --ask-become-pass --become