INI inventory plugin: add documentation about variable types (#25798)

* INI inventory: check variable types
* INI inventory: add doc about variable types

Fixes #25784
pull/26192/head
Pilou 7 years ago committed by Matt Clay
parent af4dc6d0eb
commit 2a92120ffa

@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ Suppose you have just static IPs and want to set up some aliases that live in yo
In the above example, trying to ansible against the host alias "jumper" (which may not even be a real hostname) will contact 192.0.2.50 on port 5555. Note that this is using a feature of the inventory file to define some special variables. Generally speaking this is not the best In the above example, trying to ansible against the host alias "jumper" (which may not even be a real hostname) will contact 192.0.2.50 on port 5555. Note that this is using a feature of the inventory file to define some special variables. Generally speaking this is not the best
way to define variables that describe your system policy, but we'll share suggestions on doing this later. We're just getting started. way to define variables that describe your system policy, but we'll share suggestions on doing this later. We're just getting started.
.. note:: Values passed in using the ``key=value`` syntax are interpreted as Python literal structure (strings, numbers, tuples, lists, dicts,
booleans, None), alternatively as string. For example ``var=FALSE`` would create a string equal to 'FALSE'. Do not rely on types set
during definition, always make sure you specify type with a filter when needed when consuming the variable.
Adding a lot of hosts? If you have a lot of hosts following similar patterns you can do this rather than listing each hostname: Adding a lot of hosts? If you have a lot of hosts following similar patterns you can do this rather than listing each hostname:
.. code-block:: ini .. code-block:: ini

@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ DOCUMENTATION:
- The C(children) modifier indicates that the section contains groups. - The C(children) modifier indicates that the section contains groups.
- The C(vars) modifier indicates that the section contains variables assigned to members of the group. - The C(vars) modifier indicates that the section contains variables assigned to members of the group.
- Anything found outside a section is considered an 'ungrouped' host. - Anything found outside a section is considered an 'ungrouped' host.
- Values passed in using the C(key=value) syntax are interpreted as Python literal structure (strings, numbers, tuples, lists, dicts,
booleans, None), alternatively as string. For example C(var=FALSE) would create a string equal to 'FALSE'. Do not rely on types set
during definition, always make sure you specify type with a filter when needed when consuming the variable.
notes: notes:
- It takes the place of the previously hardcoded INI inventory. - It takes the place of the previously hardcoded INI inventory.
- To function it requires being whitelisted in configuration. - To function it requires being whitelisted in configuration.

@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ __metaclass__ = type
import string import string
from ansible.compat.tests import unittest from ansible.compat.tests import unittest
from ansible.compat.tests.mock import patch from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
from ansible.inventory.manager import InventoryManager, split_host_pattern from ansible.inventory.manager import InventoryManager, split_host_pattern
from ansible.vars.manager import VariableManager
from units.mock.loader import DictDataLoader from units.mock.loader import DictDataLoader
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class TestInventory(unittest.TestCase):
) )
class InventoryDefaultGroup(unittest.TestCase): class IniInventory(unittest.TestCase):
def test_empty_inventory(self): def test_empty_inventory(self):
inventory = self._get_inventory('') inventory = self._get_inventory('')
@ -142,6 +142,20 @@ class InventoryDefaultGroup(unittest.TestCase):
host5 host5
""") """)
def test_ini_variables_stringify(self):
values = ['string', 'no', 'No', 'false', 'FALSE', [], False, 0]
inventory_content = "host1 "
inventory_content += ' '.join(['var%s=%s' % (i, to_text(x)) for i, x in enumerate(values)])
inventory = self._get_inventory(inventory_content)
variables = inventory.get_host('host1').vars
for i in range(len(values)):
if isinstance(values[i], string_types):
self.assertIsInstance(variables['var%s' % i], string_types)
else:
self.assertIsInstance(variables['var%s' % i], type(values[i]))
def _get_inventory(self, inventory_content): def _get_inventory(self, inventory_content):
fake_loader = DictDataLoader({__file__: inventory_content}) fake_loader = DictDataLoader({__file__: inventory_content})

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