community.mongodb.mongodb_index module – Creates or drops indexes on MongoDB collections.
Note
This module is part of the community.mongodb collection (version 1.7.8).
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 community.mongodb.
You need further requirements to be able to use this module,
see Requirements for details.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.mongodb.mongodb_index.
New in community.mongodb 1.0.0
Synopsis
Creates or drops indexes on MongoDB collections.
Supports multiple index options, i.e. unique, sparse and partial.
Validates existence of indexes by name only.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
pymongo
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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Authentication path intended for MongoDB Atlas Instances Choices:
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Authentication type. Choices:
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Additional connection options. Supply as a list of dicts or strings containing key value pairs seperated with ‘=’. |
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List of indexes to create or drop |
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The database where login credentials are stored. Default: |
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The host running MongoDB instance to login to. Default: |
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The password used to authenticate with. Required when login_user is specified. |
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The MongoDB server port to login to. Default: |
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The MongoDB user to login with. Required when login_password is specified. |
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Replica set to connect to (automatically connects to primary for writes). |
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Whether to use an SSL connection when connecting to the database. Choices:
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The ssl_ca_certs option takes a path to a CA file. |
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Specifies whether a certificate is required from the other side of the connection, and whether it will be validated if provided. Choices:
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Present a client certificate using the ssl_certfile option. |
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The ssl_crlfile option takes a path to a CRL file. |
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Private key for the client certificate. |
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Passphrase to decrypt encrypted private keys. |
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Enforce strict requirements for pymongo and MongoDB software versions Choices:
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Notes
Note
Requires the pymongo Python package on the remote host, version 4+.
Examples
- name: Create a single index on a collection
community.mongodb.mongodb_index:
login_user: admin
login_password: secret
indexes:
- database: mydb
collection: test
keys:
- username: 1
last_login: -1
options:
name: myindex
state: present
- name: Drop an index on a collection
community.mongodb.mongodb_index:
login_user: admin
login_password: secret
indexes:
- database: mydb
collection: test
options:
name: myindex
state: absent
- name: Create multiple indexes
community.mongodb.mongodb_index:
login_user: admin
login_password: secret
indexes:
- database: mydb
collection: test
keys:
- username: 1
last_login: -1
options:
name: myindex
state: present
- database: mydb
collection: test
keys:
- email: 1
last_login: -1
options:
name: myindex2
state: present
- name: Add a unique index
community.mongodb.mongodb_index:
login_port: 27017
login_user: admin
login_password: secret
login_database: "admin"
indexes:
- database: "test"
collection: "rhys"
keys:
username: 1
options:
name: myuniqueindex
unique: true
state: present
- name: Add a ttl index
community.mongodb.mongodb_index:
login_port: 27017
login_user: admin
login_password: secret
login_database: "admin"
indexes:
- database: "test"
collection: "rhys"
keys:
created: 1
options:
name: myttlindex
expireAfterSeconds: 3600
state: present
- name: Add a sparse index
community.mongodb.mongodb_index:
login_port: 27017
login_user: admin
login_password: secret
login_database: "admin"
indexes:
- database: "test"
collection: "rhys"
keys:
last_login: -1
options:
name: mysparseindex
sparse: true
state: present
- name: Add a partial index
community.mongodb.mongodb_index:
login_port: 27017
login_user: admin
login_password: secret
login_database: "admin"
indexes:
- database: "test"
collection: "rhys"
keys:
last_login: -1
options:
name: mypartialindex
partialFilterExpression:
rating:
$gt: 5
state: present
- name: Add a index in the background (background option is deprecated from 4.2+)
community.mongodb.mongodb_index:
login_port: 27017
login_user: admin
login_password: secret
login_database: "admin"
indexes:
- database: "test"
collection: "rhys"
options:
name: idxbackground
keys:
username: -1
backgroud: true
state: present
- name: Check creating 5 index all with multiple options specified
community.mongodb.mongodb_index:
login_port: 27017
login_user: admin
login_password: secret
login_database: "admin"
indexes:
- database: "test"
collection: "indextest"
options:
name: "idx_unq_username"
unique: true
keys:
username: -1
state: present
- database: "test"
collection: "indextest"
options:
name: "idx_last_login"
sparse: true
keys:
last_login: -1
state: present
- database: "test"
collection: "indextest"
options:
name: "myindex"
keys:
first_name: 1
last_name: -1
city: 1
state: present
- database: "test"
collection: partialtest
options:
name: "idx_partialtest"
partialFilterExpression:
rating:
$gt: 5
keys:
rating: -1
title: 1
state: present
- database: "test"
collection: "wideindex"
options:
name: "mywideindex"
keys:
email: -1
username: 1
first_name: 1
last_name: 1
dob: -1
city: 1
last_login: -1
review_count: 1
rating_count: 1
last_post: -1
state: present
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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Indicates the module has changed something. Returned: When the module has changed something. |
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Indicates the module has failed. Returned: When the module has encountered an error. |
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List of indexes created. Returned: always Sample: |
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List of indexes dropped. Returned: always Sample: |