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Add description & comments extractor for Devices & VMs - #1561

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@mawit mawit commented May 18, 2026

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Related Issue

#1133

New Behavior

Two extractors are added to provide descriptions and comments for devices and VMs in the inventory plugin.

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Contrast to Current Behavior

Current behavior is/was that description and comments were missing in the inventory.

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Discussion: Benefits and Drawbacks

With this PR implemented, it is no longer necessary to look up the descriptions and/or comments separately, as they are already fetched when fetching the devices and VMs. So there is no additional API request needed, which makes playbooks faster.

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Changes to the Documentation

No changes are needed as the fields which are available in the inventory are currently not documented (for example serial).

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Proposed Release Note Entry

Add description & comments to the inventory plugin.

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  • I have read the comments and followed the CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • I have explained my PR according to the information in the comments or in a linked issue.
  • My PR targets the devel branch.

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