github_issue – View GitHub issue

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • View GitHub issue for a given repository and organization.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
action
-
    Choices:
  • get_status ←
Get various details about issue depending upon action specified.
issue
- / required
Issue number for which information is required.
organization
- / required
Name of the GitHub organization in which the repository is hosted.
repo
- / required
Name of repository from which issue needs to be retrieved.

Examples

- name: Check if GitHub issue is closed or not
  github_issue:
    organization: ansible
    repo: ansible
    issue: 23642
    action: get_status
  register: r

- name: Take action depending upon issue status
  debug:
    msg: Do something when issue 23642 is open
  when: r.issue_status == 'open'

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
get_status
string
success
State of the GitHub issue

Sample:
open, closed


Status

Authors

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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