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ansible_python_api_ping_module_task_execution.py

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ansible_python_api_ping_module_task_execution.py
1#!/usr/bin/env python
2
3from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
4__metaclass__ = type
5
6import json
7import shutil
8
9import ansible.constants as C
10from ansible.executor.task_queue_manager import TaskQueueManager
11from ansible.module_utils.common.collections import ImmutableDict
12from ansible.inventory.manager import InventoryManager
13from ansible.parsing.dataloader import DataLoader
14from ansible.playbook.play import Play
15from ansible.vars.manager import VariableManager
16from ansible import context
17
18# Since the API is internal, we must initialize the context with required options
19# These options represent the command line arguments provided to ansible
20context.CLIARGS = ImmutableDict(connection='smart', module_path=['/usr/share/ansible'], forks=10, become=None,
21                                become_method=None, become_user=None, check=False, diff=False)
22
23def main():
24    # Helper class to read YAML/JSON files
25    loader = DataLoader() 
26
27    # Sources can be a dictionary of groups, a list of hostnames, or a path to an inventory file
28    inventory = InventoryManager(loader=loader, sources='localhost,')
29
30    # Manages variables (inventory, extra vars, etc)
31    variable_manager = VariableManager(loader=loader, inventory=inventory)
32
33    # Instantiate the TaskQueueManager to handle the execution
34    tqm = None
35    try:
36        tqm = TaskQueueManager(
37            inventory=inventory,
38            variable_manager=variable_manager,
39            loader=loader,
40            passwords=dict(vault_pass='secret'),
41        )
42
43        # Define the play data
44        play_source = dict(
45            name="Ansible Play",
46            hosts='localhost',
47            gather_facts='no',
48            tasks=[
49                dict(action=dict(module='ping', args='')),
50                dict(action=dict(module='debug', args=dict(msg='{{shell_out.stdout}}')))
51             ]
52        )
53
54        # Create the Play object
55        play = Play().load(play_source, variable_manager=variable_manager, loader=loader)
56
57        # Execute the play
58        result = tqm.run(play)
59    finally:
60        # Cleanup child processes and temporary files
61        if tqm is not None:
62            tqm.cleanup()
63
64        # Remove ansible temporary directory
65        shutil.rmtree(C.DEFAULT_LOCAL_TMP, True)
66
67if __name__ == '__main__':
68    main()