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Valid.Nsupdate_zone Collection Release Notes
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v1.3.4
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Release Summary
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Enhancements to record handling, diff output, and defaults.

New Features
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- Add default_ttl parameter to apply a consistent TTL when records omit ttl
- Extend ignore_dnssec_records to ignore CDNSKEY, CDS, and TYPE65534
- Improve diff output to zone file format with +/- markers and per-record lines

Bugfixes
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- Allow extra keys in zones and records by filtering input before processing
- Fix diff output newline rendering by returning lists of lines
- Use correct Ansible diff flag via module._diff
- Improve error reporting with better messages and verbose traceback output

v1.3.3
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Release Summary
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New features for improved record type ignoring.

New Features
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- Add ignore_ns_records flag (default: true) to automatically ignore NS records
- Add support for extra keys in zones and records parameters via options_ignore_list

New Features
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- Add ignore_ns_records flag (default: true) to automatically ignore NS records
- Add support for extra keys in zones and records parameters via options_ignore_list

v1.3.2
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Release Summary
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Bugfix release removing invalid AnsibleModule parameter.

Bugfixes
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- Remove invalid supports_diff parameter from AnsibleModule initialization
- Diff mode support is properly declared via attributes in DOCUMENTATION, not as __init__ parameter

v1.3.1
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Release Summary
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Bugfix release for AnsibleModule parameter compatibility.

Bugfixes
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- Fix AnsibleModule initialization error by correcting supports_diff_mode to supports_diff

v1.2.0
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Release Summary
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Refactored to comply with Ansible coding standards and improved diff/verbose output.

New Features
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- Display class integration for proper Ansible-standard verbosity output
- Enhanced --diff flag to show detailed record-by-record changes
- Detailed output now shown with either -v flag or --diff flag
- Improved logging follows Ansible Developer Guide standards

Bugfixes
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- Replace module.log() with Display class methods per Ansible specification
- Use display.vvv() for actionable changes and display.vvvv() for skipped records
- Align with ansible-creator agents.md coding guidelines

v1.1.0
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Release Summary
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Significant enhancements to DNS zone management with improved usability, validation, and defaults.

New Features
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- Add ignore_dnssec_records flag (default: true) to automatically ignore DNSSEC-managed records
- Add ignore_soa_records flag (default: true) to automatically ignore SOA records
- Add validate_records flag (default: true) with comprehensive record value validation
- Record validation supports A/AAAA addresses, CNAME/MX/NS/PTR/SRV FQDNs, and text records
- Add global dns_server parameter allowing all zones to share one server configuration
- Add verbose flag for detailed per-record action output (Added, Removed, Changed, Skipped)
- Full diff mode support for --diff flag
- Improve error messages with clear validation feedback

Bugfixes
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- Fix zone parameter to accept optional dns_server (now truly optional with global parameter)
- Improve record normalization handling

v1.0.0
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Release Summary
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Initial release of the valid.nsupdate_zone collection providing efficient DNS zone management.

New Modules
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- valid.nsupdate_zone.nsupdate_zone - Manage complete DNS zones using AXFR and atomic batched DNS UPDATE messages per RFC 2136

New Features
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- Fetch complete zone state via AXFR zone transfer
- Compare current state with desired state specified in YAML
- Apply all changes atomically in single UPDATE message per zone
- Configurable ignore patterns for record types and names (e.g., NS, ACME challenges)
- Optional parallel processing for multiple zones
- Full check mode support
- 50x faster than individual record updates for large zones