#!/usr/bin/python # Copyright: (c) 2020, Your Name # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function) __metaclass__ = type DOCUMENTATION = r''' --- module: my_test_info short_description: This is my test info module version_added: "1.0.0" description: This is my longer description explaining my test info module. options: name: description: This is the message to send to the test module. required: true type: str author: - Your Name (@yourGitHubHandle) ''' EXAMPLES = r''' # Pass in a message - name: Test with a message my_namespace.my_collection.my_test_info: name: hello world ''' RETURN = r''' # These are examples of possible return values, and in general should use other names for return values. original_message: description: The original name param that was passed in. type: str returned: always sample: 'hello world' message: description: The output message that the test module generates. type: str returned: always sample: 'goodbye' my_useful_info: description: The dictionary containing information about your system. type: dict returned: always sample: { 'foo': 'bar', 'answer': 42, } ''' from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule def run_module(): # define available arguments/parameters a user can pass to the module module_args = dict( name=dict(type='str', required=True), ) # seed the result dict in the object # we primarily care about changed and state # changed is if this module effectively modified the target # state will include any data that you want your module to pass back # for consumption, for example, in a subsequent task result = dict( changed=False, original_message='', message='', my_useful_info={}, ) # the AnsibleModule object will be our abstraction working with Ansible # this includes instantiation, a couple of common attr would be the # args/params passed to the execution, as well as if the module # supports check mode module = AnsibleModule( argument_spec=module_args, supports_check_mode=True ) # if the user is working with this module in only check mode we do not # want to make any changes to the environment, just return the current # state with no modifications if module.check_mode: module.exit_json(**result) # manipulate or modify the state as needed (this is going to be the # part where your module will do what it needs to do) result['original_message'] = module.params['name'] result['message'] = 'goodbye' result['my_useful_info'] = { 'foo': 'bar', 'answer': 42, } # in the event of a successful module execution, you will want to # simple AnsibleModule.exit_json(), passing the key/value results module.exit_json(**result) def main(): run_module() if __name__ == '__main__': main()