expect: Add a pointer to the shell/script modules

This PR also includes:
- DOCUMENTATION and EXAMPLES cleanup

This fixes #21335
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Dag Wieers 7 years ago committed by Toshio Kuratomi
parent 0f4026d626
commit 748f27e597

@ -23,33 +23,30 @@ ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
'supported_by': 'community'} 'supported_by': 'community'}
DOCUMENTATION = ''' DOCUMENTATION = r'''
--- ---
module: expect module: expect
version_added: 2.0 version_added: '2.0'
short_description: Executes a command and responds to prompts short_description: Executes a command and responds to prompts.
description: 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 - The given command will be executed on all selected nodes. It will not be
processed through the shell, so variables like C($HOME) and operations processed through the shell, so variables like C($HOME) and operations
like C("<"), C(">"), C("|"), and C("&") will not work like C("<"), C(">"), C("|"), and C("&") will not work.
options: options:
command: command:
description: description:
- the command module takes command to run. - The command module takes command to run.
required: true required: true
creates: creates:
description: description:
- a filename, when it already exists, this step will B(not) be run. - A filename, when it already exists, this step will B(not) be run.
required: false
removes: removes:
description: description:
- a filename, when it does not exist, this step will B(not) be run. - A filename, when it does not exist, this step will B(not) be run.
required: false
chdir: chdir:
description: description:
- cd into this directory before running the command - Change into this directory before running the command.
required: false
responses: responses:
description: description:
- Mapping of expected string/regex and string to respond with. If the - Mapping of expected string/regex and string to respond with. If the
@ -58,11 +55,11 @@ options:
required: true required: true
timeout: timeout:
description: 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 default: 30
echo: echo:
description: description:
- Whether or not to echo out your response strings - Whether or not to echo out your response strings.
default: false default: false
requirements: requirements:
- python >= 2.6 - python >= 2.6
@ -70,25 +67,28 @@ requirements:
notes: notes:
- If you want to run a command through the shell (say you are using C(<), - 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(>), 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 - The question, or key, under I(responses) is a python regex match. Case
insensitive searches are indicated with a prefix of C(?i) insensitive searches are indicated with a prefix of C(?i).
- By default, if a question is encountered multiple times, it's string - By default, if a question is encountered multiple times, its string
response will be repeated. If you need different responses for successive response will be repeated. If you need different responses for successive
question matches, instead of a string response, use a list of strings as 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)" author: "Matt Martz (@sivel)"
''' '''
EXAMPLES = ''' EXAMPLES = r'''
# Case insensitve password string match - name: Case insensitve password string match
- expect: expect:
command: passwd username command: passwd username
responses: responses:
(?i)password: "MySekretPa$$word" (?i)password: "MySekretPa$$word"
# Generic question with multiple different responses - name: Generic question with multiple different responses
- expect: expect:
command: /path/to/custom/command command: /path/to/custom/command
responses: responses:
Question: Question:

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