Documentation

rax_queue - create / delete a queue in Rackspace Public Cloud

New in version 1.5.

Synopsis

  • creates / deletes a Rackspace Public Cloud queue.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
api_key
 no
Rackspace API key, overrides credentials.

aliases: password
credentials
 no
File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.

aliases: creds_file
env
(added in 1.5)
 no
name
 no
Name to give the queue
region
 no DFW
Region to create an instance in.
state
 no present
  • present
  • absent
Indicate desired state of the resource
username
 no
Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
verify_ssl
(added in 1.5)
 no
Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.

Examples

- name: Build a Queue
  gather_facts: False
  hosts: local
  connection: local
  tasks:
    - name: Queue create request
      local_action:
        module: rax_queue
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        name: my-queue
        region: DFW
        state: present
      register: my_queue

Notes

Note

  • The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME, RAX_API_KEY, RAX_CREDS_FILE, RAX_CREDENTIALS, RAX_REGION.
  • RAX_CREDENTIALS and RAX_CREDS_FILE points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating
  • RAX_USERNAME and RAX_API_KEY obviate the use of a credentials file
  • RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, Testing Ansible and Developing Modules.