ansible-art

ansible apply role tool: ansible-art is a simple tool to apply role of ansible.

abstract

To apply role of ansible, we need to write playbook for each role in conventional. By using ansible-art, we can apply role to machines directly, without writing playbook by ourself. ansible-art will create playbook instead of us.

install

First, install ansible-art with pip command.

pip install ansible-art

Second, edit config file to set the dir of roles installed in advance.

ansible-art config

The place which we need to change;

roles_path = <DIR>

Please specify the dir of roles as <DIR>.

usage

*** usage ***
ansible-art [-h] [-V]
ansible-art role list
ansible-art role params <role>
ansible-art config
ansible-art apply <role> <inventory> [-p <dir>] [-g <dir>] [-a <args>]

• ansible-art [-h] [-V]

  Using option [-h], show help message and exit. Using option [-V], show version and exit.

• ansbile-art role list

  Show roles in the dir specified in config file.

• ansible-art role params <role>

  Show parameters defined in defaults/main.yml of specified role.

• ansible-art config

  Edit config file.

• ansible-art apply <role> <inventory> [-p <dir>] [-g <dir>] [-a <args>]

  Apply role to machines. In <role>, specify role wanted to apply. In <inventory>, specify inventory file path to use. In <dir>, specify the directory including host_vars files or group_vars files. If <dir> is not specified, host_vars dir or group_vars dir searched as host_vars dir or group_vars dir. If host_vars dir or group_vars dir is not exist, no host_vars files or group_vars files are used. In <args>, we can specify some arguments of the command "ansible-playbook". Since ansible-art apply role to "all" group by default, if necessary, specify target group, ip or hostname by using -l option of the command "ansible-playbook".