service_facts returns non-existent services about ansible HOT 4 OPEN

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• lib/ansible/modules/service_facts.py

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The module returns detailed information about all of the services, not just a simple list.

    - service:
        state: stopped
        name: ntpd.service
      when: ansible_facts['services']['ntpd.service']['status'] | default('not-found') != 'not-found'

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As flowerysong already stated (while i was about to post this), you have all the info to filter it already:

vars:
     existing_systemd_services: '{{ ansible_facts['services'].values()|selectattr('status', 'equalto', 'systemd')|rejectattr('status', 'equalto', 'not-found')}'

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Yes, but why force all users and every playbook to do that kind of filtering? What are the use cases where these non-existent services would be needed?

I would at the very least make an option available to either include or exclude non-existent services. Thanks.

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