theforeman.foreman.job_template – Manage Job Templates

Note

This plugin is part of the theforeman.foreman collection (version 2.0.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install theforeman.foreman.

To use it in a playbook, specify: theforeman.foreman.job_template.

New in version 1.0.0: of theforeman.foreman

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 FOREMAN_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 FOREMAN_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 FOREMAN_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 FOREMAN_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead.

Examples

- name: "Create a Job Template inline"
  theforeman.foreman.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.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"
  theforeman.foreman.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.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"
  theforeman.foreman.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    name: a new job template
    template_inputs: []
    state: present
    locations:
    - Gallifrey
    organizations:
    - TARDIS INC

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

- name: "Create a Job Template from a file and modify with parameter(s)"
  theforeman.foreman.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.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
  theforeman.foreman.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.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
  theforeman.foreman.job_template:
    server_url: "https://foreman.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"
  theforeman.foreman.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    name: "*"
    state: absent

- name: "Assign all Job Templates to the same organization(s)"
  theforeman.foreman.job_template:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.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