diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8625-inventory-types.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8625-inventory-types.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a89352a230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8625-inventory-types.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+ - "cobbler, linode, lxd, nmap, online, scaleway, stackpath_compute, virtualbox inventory plugins - make sure that all options are typed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8625)."
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/cobbler.py b/plugins/inventory/cobbler.py
index cdef9944a0..664380da8f 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/cobbler.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/cobbler.py
@@ -21,20 +21,24 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
options:
plugin:
description: The name of this plugin, it should always be set to V(community.general.cobbler) for this plugin to recognize it as it's own.
+ type: string
required: true
choices: [ 'cobbler', 'community.general.cobbler' ]
url:
description: URL to cobbler.
+ type: string
default: 'http://cobbler/cobbler_api'
env:
- name: COBBLER_SERVER
user:
description: Cobbler authentication user.
+ type: string
required: false
env:
- name: COBBLER_USER
password:
description: Cobbler authentication password.
+ type: string
required: false
env:
- name: COBBLER_PASSWORD
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/linode.py b/plugins/inventory/linode.py
index e161e086e5..5c9a4718f5 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/linode.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/linode.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
version_added: 4.5.0
plugin:
description: Marks this as an instance of the 'linode' plugin.
+ type: string
required: true
choices: ['linode', 'community.general.linode']
ip_style:
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
version_added: 3.6.0
access_token:
description: The Linode account personal access token.
+ type: string
required: true
env:
- name: LINODE_ACCESS_TOKEN
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/lxd.py b/plugins/inventory/lxd.py
index cf64f4ee8c..9ae004f6c5 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/lxd.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/lxd.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
options:
plugin:
description: Token that ensures this is a source file for the 'lxd' plugin.
+ type: string
required: true
choices: [ 'community.general.lxd' ]
url:
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
- The unix domain socket path or the https URL for the lxd server.
- Sockets in filesystem have to start with C(unix:).
- Mostly C(unix:/var/lib/lxd/unix.socket) or C(unix:/var/snap/lxd/common/lxd/unix.socket).
+ type: string
default: unix:/var/snap/lxd/common/lxd/unix.socket
- type: str
client_key:
description:
- The client certificate key file path.
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/nmap.py b/plugins/inventory/nmap.py
index 2ca474a1ff..48f02c446b 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/nmap.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/nmap.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
options:
plugin:
description: token that ensures this is a source file for the 'nmap' plugin.
+ type: string
required: true
choices: ['nmap', 'community.general.nmap']
sudo:
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
type: boolean
address:
description: Network IP or range of IPs to scan, you can use a simple range (10.2.2.15-25) or CIDR notation.
+ type: string
required: true
env:
- name: ANSIBLE_NMAP_ADDRESS
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
default: true
version_added: 7.4.0
notes:
- - At least one of ipv4 or ipv6 is required to be True, both can be True, but they cannot both be False.
+ - At least one of O(ipv4) or O(ipv6) is required to be V(true); both can be V(true), but they cannot both be V(false).
- 'TODO: add OS fingerprinting'
'''
EXAMPLES = '''
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/online.py b/plugins/inventory/online.py
index 9355d9d414..70b8d14192 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/online.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/online.py
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
options:
plugin:
description: token that ensures this is a source file for the 'online' plugin.
+ type: string
required: true
choices: ['online', 'community.general.online']
oauth_token:
required: true
description: Online OAuth token.
+ type: string
env:
# in order of precedence
- name: ONLINE_TOKEN
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/scaleway.py b/plugins/inventory/scaleway.py
index dc24a17dab..4205caeca7 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/scaleway.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/scaleway.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
plugin:
description: Token that ensures this is a source file for the 'scaleway' plugin.
required: true
+ type: string
choices: ['scaleway', 'community.general.scaleway']
regions:
description: Filter results on a specific Scaleway region.
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
- If not explicitly defined or in environment variables, it will try to lookup in the scaleway-cli configuration file
(C($SCW_CONFIG_PATH), C($XDG_CONFIG_HOME/scw/config.yaml), or C(~/.config/scw/config.yaml)).
- More details on L(how to generate token, https://www.scaleway.com/en/docs/generate-api-keys/).
+ type: string
env:
# in order of precedence
- name: SCW_TOKEN
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/stackpath_compute.py b/plugins/inventory/stackpath_compute.py
index 6b48a49f12..8508b4e797 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/stackpath_compute.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/stackpath_compute.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
description:
- A token that ensures this is a source file for the plugin.
required: true
+ type: string
choices: ['community.general.stackpath_compute']
client_id:
description:
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/virtualbox.py b/plugins/inventory/virtualbox.py
index 425ed91642..d48c294fd9 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/virtualbox.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/virtualbox.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
options:
plugin:
description: token that ensures this is a source file for the 'virtualbox' plugin
+ type: string
required: true
choices: ['virtualbox', 'community.general.virtualbox']
running_only:
@@ -30,8 +31,10 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
default: false
settings_password_file:
description: provide a file containing the settings password (equivalent to --settingspwfile)
+ type: string
network_info_path:
description: property path to query for network information (ansible_host)
+ type: string
default: "/VirtualBox/GuestInfo/Net/0/V4/IP"
query:
description: create vars from virtualbox properties