community.general.rax_files_objects – Upload, download, and delete objects in Rackspace Cloud Files¶
Note
This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 2.5.1).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.rax_files_objects
.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
pyrax
python >= 2.6
Parameters¶
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
api_key
string
|
Rackspace API key, overrides credentials.
aliases: password |
|
auth_endpoint
string
|
The URI of the authentication service.
If not specified will be set to https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/
|
|
clear_meta
boolean
|
|
Optionally clear existing metadata when applying metadata to existing objects. Selecting this option is only appropriate when setting type=meta
|
container
string
/ required
|
The container to use for file object operations.
|
|
credentials
path
|
File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.
aliases: creds_file |
|
dest
string
|
The destination of a "get" operation; i.e. a local directory, "/home/user/myfolder". Used to specify the destination of an operation on a remote object; i.e. a file name, "file1", or a comma-separated list of remote objects, "file1,file2,file17"
|
|
env
string
|
Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
|
|
expires
integer
|
Used to set an expiration on a file or folder uploaded to Cloud Files. Requires an integer, specifying expiration in seconds
|
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identity_type
string
|
Default: "rackspace"
|
Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
|
meta
dictionary
|
A hash of items to set as metadata values on an uploaded file or folder
|
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method
string
|
|
The method of operation to be performed. For example, put to upload files to Cloud Files, get to download files from Cloud Files or delete to delete remote objects in Cloud Files
|
region
string
|
Region to create an instance in.
|
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src
string
|
Source from which to upload files. Used to specify a remote object as a source for an operation, i.e. a file name, "file1", or a comma-separated list of remote objects, "file1,file2,file17". src and dest are mutually exclusive on remote-only object operations
|
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structure
boolean
|
|
Used to specify whether to maintain nested directory structure when downloading objects from Cloud Files. Setting to false downloads the contents of a container to a single, flat directory
|
tenant_id
string
|
The tenant ID used for authentication.
|
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tenant_name
string
|
The tenant name used for authentication.
|
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type
string
|
|
Type of object to do work on
Metadata object or a file object
|
username
string
|
Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
|
|
validate_certs
boolean
|
|
Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.
aliases: verify_ssl |
Notes¶
Note
The following environment variables can be used,
RAX_USERNAME
,RAX_API_KEY
,RAX_CREDS_FILE
,RAX_CREDENTIALS
,RAX_REGION
.RAX_CREDENTIALS
andRAX_CREDS_FILE
points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticatingRAX_USERNAME
andRAX_API_KEY
obviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_REGION
defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)The following environment variables can be used,
RAX_USERNAME
,RAX_API_KEY
,RAX_CREDS_FILE
,RAX_CREDENTIALS
,RAX_REGION
.RAX_CREDENTIALS
andRAX_CREDS_FILE
points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticatingRAX_USERNAME
andRAX_API_KEY
obviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_REGION
defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)
Examples¶
- name: "Test Cloud Files Objects"
hosts: local
gather_facts: False
tasks:
- name: "Get objects from test container"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
dest: ~/Downloads/testcont
- name: "Get single object from test container"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
src: file1
dest: ~/Downloads/testcont
- name: "Get several objects from test container"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
src: file1,file2,file3
dest: ~/Downloads/testcont
- name: "Delete one object in test container"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
method: delete
dest: file1
- name: "Delete several objects in test container"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
method: delete
dest: file2,file3,file4
- name: "Delete all objects in test container"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
method: delete
- name: "Upload all files to test container"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
method: put
src: ~/Downloads/onehundred
- name: "Upload one file to test container"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
method: put
src: ~/Downloads/testcont/file1
- name: "Upload one file to test container with metadata"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
src: ~/Downloads/testcont/file2
method: put
meta:
testkey: testdata
who_uploaded_this: [email protected]
- name: "Upload one file to test container with TTL of 60 seconds"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
method: put
src: ~/Downloads/testcont/file3
expires: 60
- name: "Attempt to get remote object that does not exist"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
method: get
src: FileThatDoesNotExist.jpg
dest: ~/Downloads/testcont
ignore_errors: yes
- name: "Attempt to delete remote object that does not exist"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
method: delete
dest: FileThatDoesNotExist.jpg
ignore_errors: yes
- name: "Test Cloud Files Objects Metadata"
hosts: local
gather_facts: false
tasks:
- name: "Get metadata on one object"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
type: meta
dest: file2
- name: "Get metadata on several objects"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
type: meta
src: file2,file1
- name: "Set metadata on an object"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
type: meta
dest: file17
method: put
meta:
key1: value1
key2: value2
clear_meta: true
- name: "Verify metadata is set"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
type: meta
src: file17
- name: "Delete metadata"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
type: meta
dest: file17
method: delete
meta:
key1: ''
key2: ''
- name: "Get metadata on all objects"
community.general.rax_files_objects:
container: testcont
type: meta
Authors¶
Paul Durivage (@angstwad)