From 748f27e5973c86ee3ccd330e05b3eb68755cee15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dag Wieers Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 02:28:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] expect: Add a pointer to the shell/script modules This PR also includes: - DOCUMENTATION and EXAMPLES cleanup This fixes #21335 --- lib/ansible/modules/commands/expect.py | 46 +++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/commands/expect.py b/lib/ansible/modules/commands/expect.py index ea419b752a9..af66864a531 100644 --- a/lib/ansible/modules/commands/expect.py +++ b/lib/ansible/modules/commands/expect.py @@ -23,33 +23,30 @@ ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0', 'supported_by': 'community'} -DOCUMENTATION = ''' +DOCUMENTATION = r''' --- module: expect -version_added: 2.0 -short_description: Executes a command and responds to prompts +version_added: '2.0' +short_description: Executes a command and responds to prompts. description: - - The C(expect) module executes a command and responds to prompts + - The C(expect) module executes a command and responds to prompts. - The given command will be executed on all selected nodes. It will not be processed through the shell, so variables like C($HOME) and operations - like C("<"), C(">"), C("|"), and C("&") will not work + like C("<"), C(">"), C("|"), and C("&") will not work. options: command: description: - - the command module takes command to run. + - The command module takes command to run. required: true creates: description: - - a filename, when it already exists, this step will B(not) be run. - required: false + - A filename, when it already exists, this step will B(not) be run. removes: description: - - a filename, when it does not exist, this step will B(not) be run. - required: false + - A filename, when it does not exist, this step will B(not) be run. chdir: description: - - cd into this directory before running the command - required: false + - Change into this directory before running the command. responses: description: - Mapping of expected string/regex and string to respond with. If the @@ -58,11 +55,11 @@ options: required: true timeout: description: - - Amount of time in seconds to wait for the expected strings + - Amount of time in seconds to wait for the expected strings. default: 30 echo: description: - - Whether or not to echo out your response strings + - Whether or not to echo out your response strings. default: false requirements: - python >= 2.6 @@ -70,25 +67,28 @@ requirements: notes: - If you want to run a command through the shell (say you are using C(<), C(>), C(|), etc), you must specify a shell in the command such as - C(/bin/bash -c "/path/to/something | grep else") + C(/bin/bash -c "/path/to/something | grep else"). - The question, or key, under I(responses) is a python regex match. Case - insensitive searches are indicated with a prefix of C(?i) - - By default, if a question is encountered multiple times, it's string + insensitive searches are indicated with a prefix of C(?i). + - By default, if a question is encountered multiple times, its string response will be repeated. If you need different responses for successive question matches, instead of a string response, use a list of strings as - the response. The list functionality is new in 2.1 + the response. The list functionality is new in 2.1. + - The M(expect) module is designed for simple scenarios. For more complex + needs, consider the use of expect code with the M(shell) or M(script) + modules. (An example is part of the M(shell) module documentation) author: "Matt Martz (@sivel)" ''' -EXAMPLES = ''' -# Case insensitve password string match -- expect: +EXAMPLES = r''' +- name: Case insensitve password string match + expect: command: passwd username responses: (?i)password: "MySekretPa$$word" -# Generic question with multiple different responses -- expect: +- name: Generic question with multiple different responses + expect: command: /path/to/custom/command responses: Question: