community.general.redis – fetch data from Redis¶
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.redis
.
Synopsis¶
This lookup returns a list of results from a Redis DB corresponding to a list of items given to it
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the local controller node that executes this lookup.
redis (python library https://github.com/andymccurdy/redis-py/)
Parameters¶
Examples¶
- name: query redis for somekey (default or configured settings used)
ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: "{{ lookup('community.general.redis', 'somekey') }}"
- name: query redis for list of keys and non-default host and port
ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: "{{ lookup('community.general.redis', item, host='myredis.internal.com', port=2121) }}"
loop: '{{list_of_redis_keys}}'
- name: use list directly
ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: "{{ lookup('community.general.redis', 'key1', 'key2', 'key3') }}"
- name: use list directly with a socket
ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: "{{ lookup('community.general.redis', 'key1', 'key2', socket='/var/tmp/redis.sock') }}"
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
_raw
list
/ elements=string
|
success |
value(s) stored in Redis
|
Authors¶
Jan-Piet Mens (@jpmens) <jpmens(at)gmail.com>
Ansible Core Team