kubernetes.core.helm_plugin – Manage Helm plugins

Note

This plugin is part of the kubernetes.core collection (version 1.2.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install kubernetes.core.

To use it in a playbook, specify: kubernetes.core.helm_plugin.

New in version 1.0.0: of kubernetes.core

Synopsis

  • Manages Helm plugins.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Requirements

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

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_key
string
added in 1.2.0 of kubernetes.core
Token used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_API_KEY environment variable.
binary_path
path
The path of a helm binary to use.
ca_cert
path
added in 1.2.0 of kubernetes.core
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.

aliases: ssl_ca_cert
context
string
Helm option to specify which kubeconfig context to use.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable K8S_AUTH_CONTEXT will be used instead.

aliases: kube_context
host
string
added in 1.2.0 of kubernetes.core
Provide a URL for accessing the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_HOST environment variable.
kubeconfig
path
Helm option to specify kubeconfig path to use.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable K8S_AUTH_KUBECONFIG will be used instead.

aliases: kubeconfig_path
plugin_name
string
Name of Helm plugin.
Required only if state=absent.
plugin_path
string
Plugin path to a plugin on your local file system or a url of a remote VCS repo.
If plugin path from file system is provided, make sure that tar is present on remote machine and not on Ansible controller.
Required only if state=present.
release_namespace
string
Kubernetes namespace where the helm plugin should be installed.

aliases: namespace
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
If state=present the Helm plugin will be installed.
If state=absent the Helm plugin will be removed.
validate_certs
boolean
added in 1.2.0 of kubernetes.core
    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.

aliases: verify_ssl

Examples

- name: Install Helm env plugin
  kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
    plugin_path: https://github.com/adamreese/helm-env
    state: present

- name: Install Helm plugin from local filesystem
  kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
    plugin_path: https://domain/path/to/plugin.tar.gz
    state: present

- name: Remove Helm env plugin
  kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
    plugin_name: env
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
command
string
always
Full `helm` command built by this module, in case you want to re-run the command outside the module or debug a problem.

Sample:
helm plugin list ...
msg
string
always
Info about successful command

Sample:
Plugin installed successfully
rc
integer
always
Helm plugin command return code

Sample:
1
stderr
string
always
Full `helm` command stderr, in case you want to display it or examine the event log
stdout
string
always
Full `helm` command stdout, in case you want to display it or examine the event log


Authors

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)