#!/usr/bin/env python3 # Copyright: (c) 2018, Terry Jones # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function) __metaclass__ = type DOCUMENTATION = r''' --- module: hello_world short_description: This is my first module # If this is part of a collection, you need to use semantic versioning, # i.e. the version is of the form "2.5.0" and not "2.4". version_added: "1.0.0" description: This is my longer description explaining my test module. options: name: description: It is the name to display. required: true type: str # Specify this value according to your collection # in format of namespace.collection.doc_fragment_name # extends_documentation_fragment: # - my_namespace.my_collection.my_doc_fragment_name author: - Your Name (@yourGitHubHandle) ''' EXAMPLES = r''' # Pass name to the module - name: Hello Steph my_namespace.my_collection.hello_world: name: Steph ''' RETURN = r''' # These are examples of possible return values, and in general should use other names for return values. message: description: The output message that the test module generates. type: str returned: always sample: 'Hello World Stephane' ''' from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule def main(): # define available arguments/parameters a user can pass to the module module_args = dict( name=dict(type='str', required=True), ) # seed the result dict in the object # we primarily care about changed and state # changed is if this module effectively modified the target # state will include any data that you want your module to pass back # for consumption, for example, in a subsequent task result = dict( changed=False, message='' ) # the AnsibleModule object will be our abstraction working with Ansible # this includes instantiation, a couple of common attr would be the # args/params passed to the execution, as well as if the module # supports check mode module = AnsibleModule( argument_spec=module_args, supports_check_mode=True ) # if the user is working with this module in only check mode we do not # want to make any changes to the environment, just return the current # state with no modifications if module.check_mode: module.exit_json(**result) # during the execution of the module, if there is an exception or a # conditional state that effectively causes a failure, run # AnsibleModule.fail_json() to pass in the message and the result if module.params['name'] == 'fail me': result['message'] = 'Outch !!!' module.fail_json(msg='The module Failed', **result) # use whatever logic you need to determine whether or not this module # made any modifications to your target if module.params['name'] != 'fail me': result['changed'] = True result['message'] = 'Hello World %s' % module.params['name'] # in the event of a successful module execution, you will want to # simple AnsibleModule.exit_json(), passing the key/value results module.exit_json(**result) if __name__ == '__main__': main()