theforeman.foreman.wait_for_task (4.0.0) — module

Wait for a task

| "added in version" 3.13.0 of theforeman.foreman"

Authors: Julien Godin (@JGodin-C2C)

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install theforeman.foreman:==4.0.0


Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: theforeman.foreman
      version: 4.0.0

Description

Wait for a task to finish


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Wait for a task to finish
  theforeman.foreman.wait_for_task:
    server_url:  "https://foreman.example.com"
    password: changeme
    username: admin
    task: a03ba49f-4dc2-4ad6-a48b-b271b46f3347
    timeout: 60
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Sarch for previously created tasks
  resource_info:
    server_url:  "https://foreman.example.com"
    password: changeme
    username: admin
    resource: foreman_tasks
    search: "(label = Actions::Katello::Product::Destroy and action ~ 'Test Product' and state = running)"
  register: tasks
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Wait for all found tasks to finish
  wait_for_task:
    server_url:  "https://foreman.example.com"
    password: changeme
    username: admin
    task: "{{ item }}"
    timeout: 900
  loop: "{{ tasks.resources | map(attribute='id') | list }}"

Inputs

    
task:
    description:
    - Task id to wait for.
    required: true
    type: str

timeout:
    default: 60
    description:
    - How much time the task should take to be finished
    required: false
    type: int

password:
    description:
    - Password of the user accessing the Foreman server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(FOREMAN_PASSWORD)
      will be used instead.
    required: true
    type: str

username:
    description:
    - Username accessing the Foreman server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(FOREMAN_USERNAME)
      will be used instead.
    required: true
    type: str

server_url:
    description:
    - URL of the Foreman server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(FOREMAN_SERVER_URL)
      will be used instead.
    required: true
    type: str

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - Whether or not to verify the TLS certificates of the Foreman server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(FOREMAN_VALIDATE_CERTS)
      will be used instead.
    type: bool

Outputs

task:
  description: The finished task
  returned: success
  type: dict