Ensure ansible output is parseable

Closes: ansible/vscode-ansible#373 Closes: ansible#173 Closes: ansible#194
ssbarnea · Mar 1, 2022 · 3f894ba · 3f894ba
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diff --git a/docs/changelog-fragments.d/236.bugfix.md b/docs/changelog-fragments.d/236.bugfix.md
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+Ensure that Ansible calls do not return ANSI escapes, so we can parse them.
+[vscode-ansible#373] -- by {user}`ssbarnea`
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+[vscode-ansible#373]: https://github.com/ansible/vscode-ansible/issues/373
diff --git a/src/utils/misc.ts b/src/utils/misc.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ export function withInterpreter(
 
     // emulating virtual environment activation script
     const envOverride = {
+      // see https://github.com/ansible/vscode-ansible/issues/373
+      ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: '0',
       VIRTUAL_ENV: virtualEnv,
       PATH: `${pathEntry}:${process.env.PATH}`,
     };