From bf2a724873f5e3d8b97257c9318b6b82d7b381f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Rominger <arominge@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:10:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add playbook to get environment out

---
 print_environment.yml | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 print_environment.yml

diff --git a/print_environment.yml b/print_environment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b33c803c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/print_environment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+- hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  connection: local
+  vars:
+    running_env: []
+  tasks:
+    - command: printenv
+      register: result
+
+    - set_stats:
+        data: 
+          printenv: "{{ result.stdout }}"

From 920c77992d72cf31dd725928d679807e84f800a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Rominger <arominge@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:16:43 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Use an action plugin to get more accurate data

---
 action_plugins/look_at_environment.py | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 print_environment.yml                 | 13 +++++++++----
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 action_plugins/look_at_environment.py

diff --git a/action_plugins/look_at_environment.py b/action_plugins/look_at_environment.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26a4ff23aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/action_plugins/look_at_environment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
+
+import os
+
+
+class ActionModule(ActionBase):
+
+    def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
+        result = super(ActionModule, self).run(tmp, task_vars)
+        result['changed'] = result['failed'] = False
+        result['msg'] = ''
+        env_dict = dict(os.environ)
+        result['printenv'] = '\n'.join(
+            '{0}={1}'.format(k, v) for k, v in env_dict.items()
+        )
+        result['environment'] = env_dict
+        result['cwd'] = os.getcwd()
+        return result
diff --git a/print_environment.yml b/print_environment.yml
index b33c803c46..37c79ee759 100644
--- a/print_environment.yml
+++ b/print_environment.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
-  gather_facts: false
+  gather_facts: False
   connection: local
   vars:
     running_env: []
+    write_env_file: False
   tasks:
-    - command: printenv
+    - look_at_environment:
       register: result
 
+    - copy:
+        content: "{{ result.printenv }}"
+        dest: inner_env.txt
+      when: write_env_file
+
     - set_stats:
-        data: 
-          printenv: "{{ result.stdout }}"
+        data: "{{ result }}"