redhat.satellite.job_template – Manage Job Templates

Note

This plugin is part of the redhat.satellite collection (version 2.2.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install redhat.satellite.

To use it in a playbook, specify: redhat.satellite.job_template.

New in version 1.0.0: of redhat.satellite

Synopsis

• Manage Remote Execution Job Templates

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• requests

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
audit_comment string			Content of the audit comment field
description_format string			description of the job template. Template inputs can be referenced.
file_name path			The path of a template file, that shall be imported. Either this or template is required as a source for the Job Template "content".
job_category string			The category the template should be assigend to
locations list / elements=string			List of locations the entity should be assigned to
locked boolean		Choices: no ← yes	Determines whether the template shall be locked
name string			The name of the Job Template. If omited, will be determined from the name header of the template or the filename (in that order). The special value "*" can be used to perform bulk actions (modify, delete) on all existing templates.
organizations list / elements=string			List of organizations the entity should be assigned to
password string / required			Password of the user accessing the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable SATELLITE_PASSWORD will be used instead.
provider_type string			Determines via which provider the template shall be executed
server_url string / required			URL of the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable SATELLITE_SERVER_URL will be used instead.
snippet boolean		Choices: no yes	Determines whether the template shall be a snippet
state string		Choices: present ← present_with_defaults absent	State of the entity present_with_defaults will ensure the entity exists, but won't update existing ones
template string			The content of the Job Template. Either this or file_name is required as a source for the Job Template "content".
template_inputs list / elements=dictionary			The template inputs used in the Job Template
	advanced boolean	Choices: no yes	Template Input is advanced
	description string		description of the Template Input
	fact_name string		Fact name to use. Required when input_type=fact.
	input_type string / required	Choices: user fact variable puppet_parameter	input type
	name string / required		name of the Template Input
	options list / elements=raw		Template values for user inputs. Must be an array of any type.
	puppet_class_name string		Puppet class name. Required when input_type=puppet_parameter.
	puppet_parameter_name string		Puppet parameter name. Required when input_type=puppet_parameter.
	required boolean	Choices: no yes	Is the input required
	resource_type string		Type of the resource
	value_type string	Choices: plain search date	Type of the value
	variable_name string		Variable name to use. Required when input_type=variable.
username string / required			Username accessing the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable SATELLITE_USERNAME will be used instead.
validate_certs boolean		Choices: no yes ←	Whether or not to verify the TLS certificates of the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable SATELLITE_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead.

Examples

- name: "Create a Job Template inline"
  redhat.satellite.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    name: A New Job Template
    state: present
    template: |
      <%#
          name: A Job Template
      %>
      rm -rf <%= input("toDelete") %>
    template_inputs:
      - name: toDelete
        input_type: user
    locations:
    - Gallifrey
    organizations:
    - TARDIS INC

- name: "Create a Job Template from a file"
  redhat.satellite.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    name: a new job template
    file_name: timeywimey_template.erb
    template_inputs:
      - name: a new template input
        input_type: user
    state: present
    locations:
    - Gallifrey
    organizations:
    - TARDIS INC

- name: "remove a job template's template inputs"
  redhat.satellite.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    name: a new job template
    template_inputs: []
    state: present
    locations:
    - Gallifrey
    organizations:
    - TARDIS INC

- name: "Delete a Job Template"
  redhat.satellite.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    name: timeywimey
    state: absent

- name: "Create a Job Template from a file and modify with parameter(s)"
  redhat.satellite.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    file_name: timeywimey_template.erb
    name: Wibbly Wobbly Template
    state: present
    locations:
    - Gallifrey
    organizations:
    - TARDIS INC

# Providing a name in this case wouldn't be very sensible.
# Alternatively make use of with_filetree to parse recursively with filter.
- name: Parsing a directory of Job templates
  redhat.satellite.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    file_name: "{{ item }}"
    state: present
    locations:
    - SKARO
    organizations:
    - DALEK INC
    with_fileglob:
     - "./arsenal_templates/*.erb"

# If the templates are stored locally and the ansible module is executed on a remote host
- name: Ensure latest version of all your Job Templates
  redhat.satellite.job_template:
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    state: present
    template: '{{ lookup("file", item.src) }}'
  with_filetree: '/path/to/job/templates'
  when: item.state == 'file'


# with name set to "*" bulk actions can be performed
- name: "Delete *ALL* Job Templates"
  redhat.satellite.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    name: "*"
    state: absent

- name: "Assign all Job Templates to the same organization(s)"
  redhat.satellite.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    name: "*"
    state: present
    organizations:
    - DALEK INC
    - sky.net
    - Doc Brown's garage

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key		Returned	Description
entity dictionary		success	Final state of the affected entities grouped by their type.
	job_templates list / elements=dictionary	success	List of job templates.
	template_inputs list / elements=dictionary	success	List of template inputs associated with the job template.

Authors

• Manuel Bonk (@manuelbonk) ATIX AG

• Matthias Dellweg (@mdellweg) ATIX AG