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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible. If not, see .
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: xattr
+version_added: "1.3"
+short_description: set/retrieve extended attributes
+description:
+ - Manages filesystem user defined extended attributes, requires that they are enabled
+ on the target filesystem and that the setfattr/getfattr utilities are present.
+options:
+ name:
+ required: true
+ default: None
+ aliases: ['path']
+ description:
+ - The full path of the file/object to get the facts of
+ key:
+ required: false
+ default: None
+ description:
+ - The name of a specific Extended attribute key to set/retrieve
+ value:
+ required: false
+ default: None
+ description:
+ - The value to set the named name/key to, it automatically sets the c(state) to 'set'
+ state:
+ required: false
+ default: get
+ choices: [ 'read', 'present', 'all', 'keys', 'absent' ]
+ description:
+ - defines which state you want to do.
+ c(read) retrieves the current value for a c(key) (default)
+ c(present) sets c(name) to c(value), default if value is set
+ c(all) dumps all data
+ c(keys) retrieves all keys
+ c(absent) deletes the key
+ follow:
+ required: false
+ default: yes
+ choices: [ 'yes', 'no' ]
+ description:
+ - if yes, dereferences symlinks and sets/gets attributes on symlink target,
+ otherwise acts on symlink itself.
+
+author: Brian Coca
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Obtain the extended attributes of /etc/foo.conf
+- xattr: name=/etc/foo.conf
+
+# Sets the key 'foo' to value 'bar'
+- xattr: path=/etc/foo.conf key=user.foo value=bar
+
+# Removes the key 'foo'
+- xattr: name=/etc/foo.conf name=user.foo state=remove
+'''
+
+import operator
+
+def get_xattr_keys(module,path,follow):
+ cmd = [ module.get_bin_path('getfattr', True) ]
+ # prevents warning and not sure why it's not default
+ cmd.append('--absolute-names')
+ if not follow:
+ cmd.append('-h')
+ cmd.append(path)
+
+ return _run_xattr(module,cmd)
+
+def get_xattr(module,path,key,follow):
+
+ cmd = [ module.get_bin_path('getfattr', True) ]
+ # prevents warning and not sure why it's not default
+ cmd.append('--absolute-names')
+ if not follow:
+ cmd.append('-h')
+ if key is None:
+ cmd.append('-d')
+ else:
+ cmd.append('-n %s' % key)
+ cmd.append(path)
+
+ return _run_xattr(module,cmd)
+
+def set_xattr(module,path,key,value,follow):
+
+ cmd = [ module.get_bin_path('setfattr', True) ]
+ if not follow:
+ cmd.append('-h')
+ cmd.append('-n %s' % key)
+ cmd.append('-v %s' % value)
+ cmd.append(path)
+
+ return _run_xattr(module,cmd)
+
+def rm_xattr(module,path,key,follow):
+
+ cmd = [ module.get_bin_path('setfattr', True) ]
+ if not follow:
+ cmd.append('-h')
+ cmd.append('-x %s' % key)
+ cmd.append(path)
+
+ return _run_xattr(module,cmd,False)
+
+def _run_xattr(module,cmd,check_rc=True):
+
+ try:
+ (rc, out, err) = module.run_command(' '.join(cmd), check_rc=check_rc)
+ except Exception, e:
+ module.fail_json(msg="%s!" % e.strerror)
+
+ #result = {'raw': out}
+ result = {}
+ for line in out.splitlines():
+ if re.match("^#", line) or line == "":
+ pass
+ elif re.search('=', line):
+ (key, val) = line.split("=")
+ result[key] = val.strip('"')
+ else:
+ result[line] = ''
+ return result
+
+def main():
+ module = AnsibleModule(
+ argument_spec = dict(
+ name = dict(required=True, aliases=['paht']),
+ key = dict(required=False, default=None),
+ value = dict(required=False, default=None),
+ state = dict(required=False, default='read', choices=[ 'read', 'present', 'all', 'keys', 'absent' ], type='str'),
+ follow = dict(required=False, type='bool', default=True),
+ ),
+ supports_check_mode=True,
+ )
+ path = module.params.get('name')
+ key = module.params.get('key')
+ value = module.params.get('value')
+ state = module.params.get('state')
+ follow = module.params.get('follow')
+
+ if not os.path.exists(path):
+ module.fail_json(msg="path not found or not accessible!")
+
+
+ changed=False
+ msg = ""
+ res = {}
+
+ if key is None and state in ['present','absent']:
+ module.fail_json(msg="%s needs a key paramter" % state)
+
+ # All xattr must begin in user namespace
+ if key is not None and not re.match('^user\.',key):
+ key = 'user.%s' % key
+
+
+ if (state == 'present' or value is not None):
+ current=get_xattr(module,path,key,follow)
+ if current is None or not key in current or value != current[key]:
+ if not module.check_mode:
+ res = set_xattr(module,path,key,value,follow)
+ changed=True
+ res=current
+ msg="%s set to %s" % (key, value)
+ elif state == 'absent':
+ current=get_xattr(module,path,key,follow)
+ if current is not None and key in current:
+ if not module.check_mode:
+ res = rm_xattr(module,path,key,follow)
+ changed=True
+ res=current
+ msg="%s removed" % (key)
+ elif state == 'keys':
+ res=get_xattr_keys(module,path,follow)
+ msg="returning all keys"
+ elif state == 'all':
+ res=get_xattr(module,path,None,follow)
+ msg="dumping all"
+ else:
+ res=get_xattr(module,path,key,follow)
+ msg="returning %s" % key
+
+ module.exit_json(changed=changed, msg=msg, xattr=res)
+
+# this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
+#<>
+
+main()