dellemc.os10.base_xml_to_dict – Operations for show command output convertion from xml to json format.

Note

This plugin is part of the dellemc.os10 collection (version 1.1.1).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install dellemc.os10.

To use it in a playbook, specify: dellemc.os10.base_xml_to_dict.

Synopsis

  • Get the show system inforamtion of a Leaf-Spine.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

cli_responses

string / required

show command xml output

Examples

Copy below YAML into a playbook (e.g. play.yml) and run as follows:

#$ ansible-playbook -i inv play.yml
name: setup the plabook to get show command output in dict format
hosts: localhost
connection: local
gather_facts: False
vars:
  cli:
    username: admin
    password: admin
tasks:
- name: "Get Dell EMC OS10 Show output in dict format"
  os10_command:
    commands: "{{ command_list }}"
  register: show
- debug: var=show
- name: call to lib to get output in dict
  base_xml_to_dict:
    cli_responses: "{{ item }}"
  loop: "{{ show.stdout }}"

Authors

  • Senthil Kumar Ganesan (@skg-net)