k8s – Manage Kubernetes (K8s) objects¶

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status

Synopsis ¶

Use the OpenShift Python client to perform CRUD operations on K8s objects.
Pass the object definition from a source file or inline. See examples for reading files and using Jinja templates.
Access to the full range of K8s APIs.
Use the k8s_facts module to obtain a list of items about an object of type kind
Authenticate using either a config file, certificates, password or token.
Supports check mode.

Aliases: openshift_raw,k8s_raw

Requirements ¶

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

python >= 2.7
openshift >= 0.6
PyYAML >= 3.11

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_key -		Token used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_API_KEY environment variable.
api_version -	Default: "v1"	Use to specify the API version. Use to create, delete, or discover an object without providing a full resource definition. Use in conjunction with kind, name, and namespace to identify a specific object. If resource definition is provided, the apiVersion from the resource_definition will override this option. aliases: api, version
cert_file -		Path to a certificate used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_CERT_FILE environment variable.
context -		The name of a context found in the config file. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_CONTEXT environment variable.
force boolean	Choices: no ← yes	If set to `True`, and state is `present`, an existing object will be replaced.
host -		Provide a URL for accessing the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_HOST environment variable.
key_file -		Path to a key file used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_HOST environment variable.
kind -		Use to specify an object model. Use to create, delete, or discover an object without providing a full resource definition. Use in conjunction with api_version, name, and namespace to identify a specific object. If resource definition is provided, the kind from the resource_definition will override this option.
kubeconfig -		Path to an existing Kubernetes config file. If not provided, and no other connection options are provided, the openshift client will attempt to load the default configuration file from ~/.kube/config.json. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_KUBECONFIG environment variable.
merge_type list added in 2.7	Choices: json merge strategic-merge	Whether to override the default patch merge approach with a specific type. By the default, the strategic merge will typically be used. For example, Custom Resource Definitions typically aren't updatable by the usual strategic merge. You may want to use `merge` if you see "strategic merge patch format is not supported" See https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/run-application/update-api-object-kubectl-patch/#use-a-json-merge-patch-to-update-a-deployment Requires openshift >= 0.6.2 If more than one merge_type is given, the merge_types will be tried in order If openshift >= 0.6.2, this defaults to `['strategic-merge', 'merge']`, which is ideal for using the same parameters on resource kinds that combine Custom Resources and built-in resources. For openshift < 0.6.2, the default is simply `strategic-merge`.
name -		Use to specify an object name. Use to create, delete, or discover an object without providing a full resource definition. Use in conjunction with api_version, kind and namespace to identify a specific object. If resource definition is provided, the metadata.name value from the resource_definition will override this option.
namespace -		Use to specify an object namespace. Useful when creating, deleting, or discovering an object without providing a full resource definition. Use in conjunction with api_version, kind, and name to identify a specfic object. If resource definition is provided, the metadata.namespace value from the resource_definition will override this option.
password -		Provide a password for authenticating with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_PASSWORD environment variable.
resource_definition -		Provide a valid YAML definition (either as a string, list, or dict) for an object when creating or updating. NOTE: kind, api_version, name, and namespace will be overwritten by corresponding values found in the provided resource_definition. aliases: definition, inline
src -		Provide a path to a file containing a valid YAML definition of an object or objects to be created or updated. Mutually exclusive with resource_definition. NOTE: kind, api_version, name, and namespace will be overwritten by corresponding values found in the configuration read in from the src file. Reads from the local file system. To read from the Ansible controller's file system, use the file lookup plugin or template lookup plugin, combined with the from_yaml filter, and pass the result to resource_definition. See Examples below.
ssl_ca_cert -		Path to a CA certificate used to authenticate with the API. The full certificate chain must be provided to avoid certificate validation errors. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_SSL_CA_CERT environment variable.
state -	Choices: present ← absent	Determines if an object should be created, patched, or deleted. When set to `present`, an object will be created, if it does not already exist. If set to `absent`, an existing object will be deleted. If set to `present`, an existing object will be patched, if its attributes differ from those specified using resource_definition or src.
username -		Provide a username for authenticating with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_USERNAME environment variable.
verify_ssl boolean	Choices: no yes	Whether or not to verify the API server's SSL certificates. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_VERIFY_SSL environment variable.

Notes ¶

Note

The OpenShift Python client wraps the K8s Python client, providing full access to all of the APIS and models available on both platforms. For API version details and additional information visit https://github.com/openshift/openshift-restclient-python
To avoid SSL certificate validation errors when verify_ssl is True, the full certificate chain for the API server must be provided via ssl_ca_cert or in the kubeconfig file.

Examples ¶

- name: Create a k8s namespace
  k8s:
    name: testing
    api_version: v1
    kind: Namespace
    state: present

- name: Create a Service object from an inline definition
  k8s:
    state: present
    definition:
      apiVersion: v1
      kind: Service
      metadata:
        name: web
        namespace: testing
        labels:
          app: galaxy
          service: web
      spec:
        selector:
          app: galaxy
          service: web
        ports:
        - protocol: TCP
          targetPort: 8000
          name: port-8000-tcp
          port: 8000

- name: Create a Service object by reading the definition from a file
  k8s:
    state: present
    src: /testing/service.yml

- name: Remove an existing Service object
  k8s:
    state: absent
    api_version: v1
    kind: Service
    namespace: testing
    name: web

# Passing the object definition from a file

- name: Create a Deployment by reading the definition from a local file
  k8s:
    state: present
    src: /testing/deployment.yml

- name: Read definition file from the Ansible controller file system
  k8s:
    state: present
    definition: "{{ lookup('file', '/testing/deployment.yml') }}"

- name: Read definition file from the Ansible controller file system after Jinja templating
  k8s:
    state: present
    definition: "{{ lookup('template', '/testing/deployment.yml') }}"

Return Values ¶

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

Key		Returned	Description
result complex		success	The created, patched, or otherwise present object. Will be empty in the case of a deletion.
	api_version string	success	The versioned schema of this representation of an object.
	items list	when resource_definition or src contains list of objects	Returned only when multiple yaml documents are passed to src or resource_definition
	kind string	success	Represents the REST resource this object represents.
	metadata complex	success	Standard object metadata. Includes name, namespace, annotations, labels, etc.
	spec complex	success	Specific attributes of the object. Will vary based on the api_version and kind.
	status complex	success	Current status details for the object.

Status ¶

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors¶

Chris Houseknecht (@chouseknecht)
Fabian von Feilitzsch (@fabianvf)

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k8s – Manage Kubernetes (K8s) objects¶

Synopsis¶

Requirements¶

Parameters¶

Notes¶

Examples¶

Return Values¶

Status¶