ansible.builtin.cloudwatchevent_rule (v2.9.17) — module

Manage CloudWatch Event rules and targets

| "added in version" 2.2 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Jim Dalton (@jsdalton) <jim.dalton@gmail.com>

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Install with pip install ansible==2.9.17

Description

This module creates and manages CloudWatch event rules and targets.


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- cloudwatchevent_rule:
    name: MyCronTask
    schedule_expression: "cron(0 20 * * ? *)"
    description: Run my scheduled task
    targets:
      - id: MyTargetId
        arn: arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:function:MyFunction
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- cloudwatchevent_rule:
    name: MyDisabledCronTask
    schedule_expression: "rate(5 minutes)"
    description: Run my disabled scheduled task
    state: disabled
    targets:
      - id: MyOtherTargetId
        arn: arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:function:MyFunction
        input: '{"foo": "bar"}'
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- cloudwatchevent_rule:
    name: MyCronTask
    state: absent

Inputs

    
name:
    description:
    - The name of the rule you are creating, updating or deleting. No spaces or special
      characters allowed (i.e. must match C([\.\-_A-Za-z0-9]+))
    required: true

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - disabled
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - Whether the rule is present (and enabled), disabled, or absent
    required: false

region:
    aliases:
    - aws_region
    - ec2_region
    description:
    - The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION
      environment variable, if any, is used. See U(http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region)
    type: str

ec2_url:
    aliases:
    - aws_endpoint_url
    - endpoint_url
    description:
    - URL to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will
      use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified
      for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL
      environment variable, if any, is used.
    type: str

profile:
    aliases:
    - aws_profile
    description:
    - Using I(profile) will override I(aws_access_key), I(aws_secret_key) and I(security_token)
      and support for passing them at the same time as I(profile) has been deprecated.
    - I(aws_access_key), I(aws_secret_key) and I(security_token) will be made mutually
      exclusive with I(profile) after 2022-06-01.
    type: str

targets:
    description:
    - 'A dictionary array of targets to add to or update for the rule, in the form C({
      id: [string], arn: [string], role_arn: [string], input: [valid JSON string], input_path:
      [valid JSONPath string], ecs_parameters: {task_definition_arn: [string], task_count:
      [int]}}). I(id) [required] is the unique target assignment ID. I(arn) (required)
      is the Amazon Resource Name associated with the target. I(role_arn) (optional) is
      The Amazon Resource Name of the IAM role to be used for this target when the rule
      is triggered. I(input) (optional) is a JSON object that will override the event
      data when passed to the target.  I(input_path) (optional) is a JSONPath string (e.g.
      C($.detail)) that specifies the part of the event data to be passed to the target.
      If neither I(input) nor I(input_path) is specified, then the entire event is passed
      to the target in JSON form. I(task_definition_arn) [optional] is ecs task definition
      arn. I(task_count) [optional] is ecs task count.'
    required: false

role_arn:
    description:
    - The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role associated with the rule
    required: false

aws_config:
    description:
    - A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.
    - Parameters can be found at U(https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config).
    - Only the 'user_agent' key is used for boto modules. See U(http://boto.cloudhackers.com/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html#boto)
      for more boto configuration.
    type: dict

description:
    description:
    - A description of the rule
    required: false

aws_ca_bundle:
    description:
    - The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.
    - Not used by boto 2 based modules.
    - 'Note: The CA Bundle is read ''module'' side and may need to be explicitly copied
      from the controller if not run locally.'
    type: path

event_pattern:
    description:
    - A string pattern (in valid JSON format) that is used to match against incoming events
      to determine if the rule should be triggered
    required: false

aws_access_key:
    aliases:
    - ec2_access_key
    - access_key
    description:
    - C(AWS access key). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID), C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY)
      or C(EC2_ACCESS_KEY) environment variable is used.
    - If I(profile) is set this parameter is ignored.
    - Passing the I(aws_access_key) and I(profile) options at the same time has been deprecated
      and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
    type: str

aws_secret_key:
    aliases:
    - ec2_secret_key
    - secret_key
    description:
    - C(AWS secret key). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY), C(AWS_SECRET_KEY),
      or C(EC2_SECRET_KEY) environment variable is used.
    - If I(profile) is set this parameter is ignored.
    - Passing the I(aws_secret_key) and I(profile) options at the same time has been deprecated
      and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
    type: str

security_token:
    aliases:
    - aws_security_token
    - access_token
    description:
    - C(AWS STS security token). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN)
      or C(EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN) environment variable is used.
    - If I(profile) is set this parameter is ignored.
    - Passing the I(security_token) and I(profile) options at the same time has been deprecated
      and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
    type: str

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with
      the AWS APIs.
    type: bool

schedule_expression:
    description:
    - A cron or rate expression that defines the schedule the rule will trigger on. For
      example, C(cron(0 20 * * ? *)), C(rate(5 minutes))
    required: false

debug_botocore_endpoint_logs:
    default: 'no'
    description:
    - Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action"
      API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the
      task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made
      during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also
      be used.
    type: bool

Outputs

rule:
  description: CloudWatch Event rule data
  returned: success
  sample:
    arn: arn:aws:events:us-east-1:123456789012:rule/MyCronTask
    description: Run my scheduled task
    name: MyCronTask
    schedule_expression: cron(0 20 * * ? *)
    state: ENABLED
  type: dict
targets:
  description: CloudWatch Event target(s) assigned to the rule
  returned: success
  sample: '[{ ''arn'': ''arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:function:MyFunction'',
    ''id'': ''MyTargetId'' }]'
  type: list