Remove experimental shared inventory support #4516
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Remove the experimental shared inventory feature and all associated functionality. This includes: - Remove MOLECULE_SHARED_INVENTORY_DIR environment variable - Remove molecule_shared_inventory_dir Ansible variable - Remove --shared-inventory CLI option and related code - Remove shared inventory test scenarios and fixtures - Remove shared inventory documentation from configuration and guides The shared inventory feature was experimental and is being removed to simplify the codebase and eliminate deprecated functionality.
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Summary
This PR removes the experimental shared inventory feature and all associated functionality from Molecule.
Changes
MOLECULE_SHARED_INVENTORY_DIRenvironment variablemolecule_shared_inventory_dirAnsible variable--shared-inventoryCLI option and related implementationRationale
The shared inventory feature was experimental and is being removed to:
Testing
Breaking Change
This is a breaking change for users who were using the experimental
--shared-inventoryoption, though given its experimental status, usage is expected to be minimal.