ansible.builtin.pubnub_blocks (v2.9.27) — module

PubNub blocks management module.

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

Authors: PubNub <support@pubnub.com> (@pubnub), Sergey Mamontov <sergey@pubnub.com> (@parfeon)

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Install with pip install ansible==2.9.27

Description

This module allows Ansible to interface with the PubNub BLOCKS infrastructure by providing the following operations: create / remove, start / stop and rename for blocks and create / modify / remove for event handlers


Requirements

Usage examples

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# Event handler create example.
- name: Create single event handler
  pubnub_blocks:
    email: '{{ email }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    application: '{{ app_name }}'
    keyset: '{{ keyset_name }}'
    name: '{{ block_name }}'
    event_handlers:
      -
        src: '{{ path_to_handler_source }}'
        name: '{{ handler_name }}'
        event: 'js-before-publish'
        channels: '{{ handler_channel }}'
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# Change event handler trigger event type.
- name: Change event handler 'event'
  pubnub_blocks:
    email: '{{ email }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    application: '{{ app_name }}'
    keyset: '{{ keyset_name }}'
    name: '{{ block_name }}'
    event_handlers:
      -
        name: '{{ handler_name }}'
        event: 'js-after-publish'
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# Stop block and event handlers.
- name: Stopping block
  pubnub_blocks:
    email: '{{ email }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    application: '{{ app_name }}'
    keyset: '{{ keyset_name }}'
    name: '{{ block_name }}'
    state: stop
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# Multiple module calls with cached result passing
- name: Create '{{ block_name }}' block
  register: module_cache
  pubnub_blocks:
    email: '{{ email }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    application: '{{ app_name }}'
    keyset: '{{ keyset_name }}'
    name: '{{ block_name }}'
    state: present
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- name: Add '{{ event_handler_1_name }}' handler to '{{ block_name }}'
  register: module_cache
  pubnub_blocks:
    cache: '{{ module_cache }}'
    application: '{{ app_name }}'
    keyset: '{{ keyset_name }}'
    name: '{{ block_name }}'
    state: present
    event_handlers:
      -
        src: '{{ path_to_handler_1_source }}'
        name: '{{ event_handler_1_name }}'
        channels: '{{ event_handler_1_channel }}'
        event: 'js-before-publish'
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- name: Add '{{ event_handler_2_name }}' handler to '{{ block_name }}'
  register: module_cache
  pubnub_blocks:
    cache: '{{ module_cache }}'
    application: '{{ app_name }}'
    keyset: '{{ keyset_name }}'
    name: '{{ block_name }}'
    state: present
    event_handlers:
      -
        src: '{{ path_to_handler_2_source }}'
        name: '{{ event_handler_2_name }}'
        channels: '{{ event_handler_2_channel }}'
        event: 'js-before-publish'
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- name: Start '{{ block_name }}' block
  register: module_cache
  pubnub_blocks:
    cache: '{{ module_cache }}'
    application: '{{ app_name }}'
    keyset: '{{ keyset_name }}'
    name: '{{ block_name }}'
    state: started

Inputs

    
name:
    description:
    - Name of managed block which will be later visible on admin.pubnub.com.
    required: true

cache:
    default: {}
    description: 'In case if single play use blocks management module few times it is
      preferred to enabled ''caching'' by making previous module to share gathered artifacts
      and pass them to this parameter.

      '
    required: false

email:
    description:
    - Email from account for which new session should be started.
    - Not required if C(cache) contains result of previous module call (in same play).
    required: false

state:
    choices:
    - started
    - stopped
    - present
    - absent
    default: started
    description:
    - Intended block state after event handlers creation / update process will be completed.
    required: false

keyset:
    description:
    - Name of application's keys set which is bound to managed blocks.
    required: true

account:
    description:
    - Name of PubNub account for from which C(application) will be used to manage blocks.
    - User's account will be used if value not set or empty.
    required: false
    version_added: '2.4'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

changes:
    default: {}
    description:
    - List of fields which should be changed by block itself (doesn't affect any event
      handlers).
    - 'Possible options for change is: C(name).'
    required: false

password:
    description:
    - Password which match to account to which specified C(email) belong.
    - Not required if C(cache) contains result of previous module call (in same play).
    required: false

application:
    description:
    - Name of target PubNub application for which blocks configuration on specific C(keyset)
      will be done.
    required: true

description:
    default: New block
    description:
    - Short block description which will be later visible on admin.pubnub.com. Used only
      if block doesn't exists and won't change description for existing block.
    required: false

event_handlers:
    default: []
    description:
    - List of event handlers which should be updated for specified block C(name).
    - 'Each entry for new event handler should contain: C(name), C(src), C(channels),
      C(event). C(name) used as event handler name which can be used later to make changes
      to it.'
    - C(src) is full path to file with event handler code.
    - C(channels) is name of channel from which event handler is waiting for events.
    - 'C(event) is type of event which is able to trigger event handler: I(js-before-publish),
      I(js-after-publish), I(js-after-presence).'
    - Each entry for existing handlers should contain C(name) (so target handler can be
      identified). Rest parameters (C(src), C(channels) and C(event)) can be added if
      changes required for them.
    - It is possible to rename event handler by adding C(changes) key to event handler
      payload and pass dictionary, which will contain single key C(name), where new name
      should be passed.
    - To remove particular event handler it is possible to set C(state) for it to C(absent)
      and it will be removed.
    required: false

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - This key allow to try skip certificates check when performing REST API calls. Sometimes
      host may have issues with certificates on it and this will cause problems to call
      PubNub REST API.
    - If check should be ignored C(False) should be passed to this parameter.
    required: false
    type: bool

Outputs

module_cache:
  description: Cached account information. In case if with single play module used
    few times it is better to pass cached data to next module calls to speed up process.
  returned: always
  type: dict