rax_files_objects - Upload, download, and delete objects in Rackspace Cloud Files¶

New in version 1.5.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Status
Maintenance
- Author

Synopsis ¶

Upload, download, and delete objects in Rackspace Cloud Files

Requirements ¶

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

pyrax
python >= 2.6

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_key		Rackspace API key, overrides credentials. aliases: password
auth_endpoint (added in 1.5)	Default: "https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/"	The URI of the authentication service.
clear_meta bool	Choices: no ← yes	Optionally clear existing metadata when applying metadata to existing objects. Selecting this option is only appropriate when setting type=meta
container required		The container to use for file object operations.
credentials		File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided. aliases: creds_file
dest		The destination of a "get" operation; i.e. a local directory, "/home/user/myfolder". Used to specify the destination of an operation on a remote object; i.e. a file name, "file1", or a comma-separated list of remote objects, "file1,file2,file17"
env (added in 1.5)		Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
expires		Used to set an expiration on a file or folder uploaded to Cloud Files. Requires an integer, specifying expiration in seconds
identity_type (added in 1.5)	Default: "rackspace"	Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
meta		A hash of items to set as metadata values on an uploaded file or folder
method	Choices: get ← put delete	The method of operation to be performed. For example, put to upload files to Cloud Files, get to download files from Cloud Files or delete to delete remote objects in Cloud Files
region	Default: "DFW"	Region to create an instance in.
src		Source from which to upload files. Used to specify a remote object as a source for an operation, i.e. a file name, "file1", or a comma-separated list of remote objects, "file1,file2,file17". src and dest are mutually exclusive on remote-only object operations
state	Choices: present ← absent	Indicate desired state of the resource
structure bool	Choices: no yes ←	Used to specify whether to maintain nested directory structure when downloading objects from Cloud Files. Setting to false downloads the contents of a container to a single, flat directory
tenant_id (added in 1.5)		The tenant ID used for authentication.
tenant_name (added in 1.5)		The tenant name used for authentication.
type	Choices: file ← meta	Type of object to do work on Metadata object or a file object
username		Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
verify_ssl (added in 1.5)		Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.

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, …)
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, …)

Examples ¶

- name: "Test Cloud Files Objects"
  hosts: local
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: "Get objects from test container"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        dest: ~/Downloads/testcont

    - name: "Get single object from test container"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        src: file1
        dest: ~/Downloads/testcont

    - name: "Get several objects from test container"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        src: file1,file2,file3
        dest: ~/Downloads/testcont

    - name: "Delete one object in test container"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: delete
        dest: file1

    - name: "Delete several objects in test container"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: delete
        dest: file2,file3,file4

    - name: "Delete all objects in test container"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: delete

    - name: "Upload all files to test container"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: put
        src: ~/Downloads/onehundred

    - name: "Upload one file to test container"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: put
        src: ~/Downloads/testcont/file1

    - name: "Upload one file to test container with metadata"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        src: ~/Downloads/testcont/file2
        method: put
        meta:
          testkey: testdata
          who_uploaded_this: someuser@example.com

    - name: "Upload one file to test container with TTL of 60 seconds"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: put
        src: ~/Downloads/testcont/file3
        expires: 60

    - name: "Attempt to get remote object that does not exist"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: get
        src: FileThatDoesNotExist.jpg
        dest: ~/Downloads/testcont
      ignore_errors: yes

    - name: "Attempt to delete remote object that does not exist"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: delete
        dest: FileThatDoesNotExist.jpg
      ignore_errors: yes

- name: "Test Cloud Files Objects Metadata"
  hosts: local
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: "Get metadata on one object"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta
        dest: file2

    - name: "Get metadata on several objects"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta
        src: file2,file1

    - name: "Set metadata on an object"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta
        dest: file17
        method: put
        meta:
          key1: value1
          key2: value2
        clear_meta: true

    - name: "Verify metadata is set"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta
        src: file17

    - name: "Delete metadata"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta
        dest: file17
        method: delete
        meta:
          key1: ''
          key2: ''

    - name: "Get metadata on all objects"
      rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta

Status ¶

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

Maintenance ¶

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author ¶

Paul Durivage (@angstwad)

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