Add comprehensive getting started guides for collections and playbooks#4519
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…aybooks - Rename getting-started.md to getting-started-collections.md - Add new getting-started-playbooks.md with complete workflow - Update mkdocs.yml navigation to include both guides - Provide separate focused guides for collection vs playbook testing - Include realistic examples with Linux containers and Arista EOS - Use modern ansible-native patterns throughout
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Summary
Provides complete getting started documentation for both major Molecule use cases: collection development and playbook testing. Reorganizes existing collection guide and adds new comprehensive playbook testing guide with modern ansible-native patterns.
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Documentation Structure
docs/getting-started.md→docs/getting-started-collections.mddocs/getting-started-playbooks.md- Complete playbook testing guidedocs/ansible-native.md- Modern configuration patternsdocs/workflow.md- Actions, sequences, and subcommands referencedocs/pre-ansible-native.md- Legacy compatibility referencemkdocs.ymlnavigation to reflect new structureCollection Testing Guide (
docs/getting-started-collections.md)extensions/molecule/)Playbook Testing Guide (
docs/getting-started-playbooks.md) - NEW--report --command-bordersflagsTechnical Features
All Guides
This PR provides engineers with comprehensive, working documentation for both major Molecule testing workflows while maintaining clear separation and modern technical patterns throughout.