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sensu.sensu_go.event_info – List Sensu events

Note

This plugin is part of the sensu.sensu_go collection (version 1.12.0).

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 sensu.sensu_go.

To use it in a playbook, specify: sensu.sensu_go.event_info.

New in version 1.0.0: of sensu.sensu_go

Synopsis

• Retrieve recent events that Sensu processed.

• For more information, refer to the Sensu documentation at https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/reference/events/.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.7

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
auth dictionary	Authentication parameters. Can define each of them with ENV as well.
api_key string added in 1.3.0 of sensu.sensu_go	The API key that should be used when authenticating. If this is not set, the value of the SENSU_API_KEY environment variable will be checked. This replaces auth.user and auth.password parameters. For more information about the API key, refer to the official Sensu documentation at https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/guides/use-apikey-feature/.
ca_path path added in 1.5.0 of sensu.sensu_go	Path to the CA bundle that should be used to validate the backend certificate. If this parameter is not set, module will use the CA bundle that python is using. It is also possible to set this parameter via the SENSU_CA_PATH environment variable.
password string	The Sensu user’s password. If this is not set the value of the SENSU_PASSWORD environment variable will be checked. This parameter is ignored if the auth.api_key parameter is set. Default: “P@ssw0rd!”
url string	Location of the Sensu backend API. If this is not set the value of the SENSU_URL environment variable will be checked. Default: “http://localhost:8080”
user string	The username to use for connecting to the Sensu API. If this is not set the value of the SENSU_USER environment variable will be checked. This parameter is ignored if the auth.api_key parameter is set. Default: “admin”
verify boolean added in 1.5.0 of sensu.sensu_go	Flag that controls the certificate validation. If you are using self-signed certificates, you can set this parameter to false. ONLY USE THIS PARAMETER IN DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS! In you use self-signed certificates in production, see the auth.ca_path parameter. It is also possible to set this parameter via the SENSU_VERIFY environment variable. Choices: no yes ← (default)
check string	Limit results to a specific check. entity must also be specified if this parameter is used.
entity string	Limit results to a specific entity.
namespace string	RBAC namespace to operate in. If this is not set the value of the SENSU_NAMESPACE environment variable will be used. Default: “default”

See Also

See also

sensu.sensu_go.event

The official documentation on the sensu.sensu_go.event module.

Examples

- name: List Sensu events
  sensu.sensu_go.event_info:
  register: result

- name: List Sensu events for api.example.com
  sensu.sensu_go.event_info:
    entity: api.example.com
  register: result

- name: Filter events by check and entity
  sensu.sensu_go.event_info:
    entity: api.example.com
    check: check-cpu
  register: result

Return Values

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

Key

Description

objects list / elements=dictionary

List of Sensu events. Returned: success Sample: [{“check”: {“check_hooks”: null, “command”: “check-cpu.sh -w 75 -c 90”, “duration”: 1.07055808, “env_vars”: null, “executed”: 1552594757, “handlers”: [], “high_flap_threshold”: 0, “history”: [{“executed”: 1552594757, “status”: 0}], “interval”: 60, “metadata”: {“name”: “check-cpu”, “namespace”: “default”}, “occurrences”: 1, “occurrences_watermark”: 1, “output”: “CPU OK - Usage:3.96”, “subscriptions”: [“linux”], “timeout”: 0, “total_state_change”: 0, “ttl”: 0}, “entity”: {“deregister”: false, “deregistration”: {}, “entity_class”: “agent”, “last_seen”: 1552594641, “metadata”: {“name”: “sensu-centos”, “namespace”: “default”}}, “id”: “3a5948f3-6ffd-4ea2-a41e-334f4a72ca2f”, “metadata”: {“namespace”: “default”}, “sequence”: 1, “timestamp”: 1552594758}]

Authors

• Paul Arthur (@flowerysong)

• Aljaz Kosir (@aljazkosir)

• Manca Bizjak (@mancabizjak)

• Tadej Borovsak (@tadeboro)