https://serversforhackers.com/tag/ansible

http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/developing_api.html

https://github.com/linuxdynasty/ld-ansible-modules/blob/master/test/cloud/amazon/test_kinesis_stream.py

ansible.cfg

[defaults]

forks          = 20

transport      = ssh

host_key_checking = False

[ssh_connection]

ssh_args = -F /data/ansible/ssh_config

pipelining = true

change_link.yaml

---

- hosts: proxy

  remote_user: ansible

  become: yes

  become_user: root

  become_method: sudo

  vars:

    proxy_host: '58.215.39.12'

  tasks:

   - name: update /etc/hosts

     template: src=templates/hosts.j2 dest=/etc/hosts owner=root group=root mode=0644

     notify: restart dnsmasq

  handlers:

    - name: restart dnsmasq

      service:  name=dnsmasq state=restarted

templates/hosts.j2

127.0.0.1   localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4

::1         localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6

{{ proxy_host }} proxy.live

ansible-playbook -i inventory change_link.yaml

PLAY ***************************************************************************

TASK [setup] *******************************************************************

ok: [10.150.1.51]

ok: [10.150.1.52]

TASK [update /etc/hosts] *******************************************************

changed: [10.150.1.51]

changed: [10.150.1.52]

RUNNING HANDLER [restart dnsmasq] **********************************************

changed: [10.150.1.51]

changed: [10.150.1.52]

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************

10.150.1.51                : ok=3    changed=2    unreachable=0    failed=0

10.150.1.52                : ok=3    changed=2    unreachable=0    failed=0

demo

from collections import namedtuple

from ansible.parsing.dataloader import DataLoader

from ansible.vars import VariableManager

from ansible.inventory import Inventory

from ansible.playbook.play import Play

from ansible.executor.task_queue_manager import TaskQueueManager

Options = namedtuple('Options', ['connection', 'module_path', 'forks', 'become', 'become_method', 'become_user', 'check'])

# initialize needed objects

variable_manager = VariableManager()

loader = DataLoader()

options = Options(connection='local', module_path='/path/to/mymodules', forks=100, become=None, become_method=None, become_user=None, check=False)

passwords = dict(vault_pass='secret')

# create inventory and pass to var manager

inventory = Inventory(loader=loader, variable_manager=variable_manager, host_list='localhost')

variable_manager.set_inventory(inventory)

# create play with tasks

play_source =  dict(

        name = "Ansible Play",

        hosts = 'localhost',

        gather_facts = 'no',

        tasks = [

            dict(action=dict(module='shell', args='ls'), register='shell_out'),

            dict(action=dict(module='debug', args=dict(msg='{{shell_out.stdout}}')))

         ]

    )

play = Play().load(play_source, variable_manager=variable_manager, loader=loader)

# actually run it

tqm = None

try:

    tqm = TaskQueueManager(

              inventory=inventory,

              variable_manager=variable_manager,

              loader=loader,

              options=options,

              passwords=passwords,

              stdout_callback='default',

          )

    result = tqm.run(play)

finally:

    if tqm is not None:

        tqm.cleanup()