calling another job from a .json file? or defining a job in a .json file?

[Aristos Vasiliou]

I have a job, with option2 picking up it's values from option1 .json file.

This is option2 remote values url

file:/var/rundeck/projects/project1/${option.services.value}

and this is option1 .json file. (services.json)

[
 {"name":"service1", "value":"service1.json"},
 {"name":"service2", "value":"service2.json"},
 {"name":"service3", "value":"service3.json"},
 {"name":"service4", "value":"service4.json"},
 {"name":"service5", "value":"service5.json"},
 {"name":"service6", "value":"service6.json"}
]

if someone selects "service6", I want to give them the option to enter a website URL

How can I do that?

What must "service6.json" file contain?

Or can I call an existing job that already does this?

Thank you

[rac...@rundeck.com]

Hi Aristos,

You can use job reference with options using cascade like parameter, I did make this example for understanding it:

1) We create the first job with option "OperatingSystem" that print "The Operating System is: " and print the option that works with the other job using Cascade Options using job reference :-)

<joblist>
  <job>
    <context>
      <options preserveOrder='true'>
        <option name='OperatingSystem' value='OS' />
      </options>
    </context>
    <defaultTab>summary</defaultTab>
    <description></description>
    <executionEnabled>true</executionEnabled>
    <id>c8eae7ae-f96c-4bc2-93ac-9bc407674c63</id>
    <loglevel>INFO</loglevel>
    <name>JobEcho</name>
    <nodeFilterEditable>false</nodeFilterEditable>
    <scheduleEnabled>true</scheduleEnabled>
    <sequence keepgoing='false' strategy='node-first'>
      <command>
        <exec>echo "The Operating System is ${option.OperatingSystem}"</exec>
      </command>
    </sequence>
    <uuid>c8eae7ae-f96c-4bc2-93ac-9bc407674c63</uuid>
  </job>
</joblist>

2) We create a second job with two cascade option: "main" and "os", this job call the first using job reference and passing the second option using the parameter "-Operating System ${option.OS}":

<joblist>
  <job>
    <context>
      <options preserveOrder='true'>
        <option enforcedvalues='true' name='family' required='true' valuesUrl='file:/home/user/Rundeck-3.0.9/projects/ProjectOPTIONS/json/os.json' />
        <option enforcedvalues='true' name='OS' valuesUrl='file:/home/user/Rundeck-3.0.9/projects/ProjectOPTIONS/json/${option.family.value}' />
      </options>
    </context>
    <defaultTab>summary</defaultTab>
    <description></description>
    <executionEnabled>true</executionEnabled>
    <id>2f7da0a7-af0c-415a-9ae6-79fbb19a81da</id>
    <loglevel>INFO</loglevel>
    <name>JobCascadaOptions</name>
    <nodeFilterEditable>false</nodeFilterEditable>
    <scheduleEnabled>true</scheduleEnabled>
    <sequence keepgoing='false' strategy='node-first'>
      <command>
        <jobref name='JobEcho'>
          <arg line='-OperatingSystem ${option.OS}' />
          <uuid>c8eae7ae-f96c-4bc2-93ac-9bc407674c63</uuid>
        </jobref>
      </command>
    </sequence>
    <uuid>2f7da0a7-af0c-415a-9ae6-79fbb19a81da</uuid>
  </job>
</joblist>

This job needs this JSON files:

os.json:

[
   {"name":"Linux", "value":"linux.json"},
   {"name":"Windows",  "value":"windows.json"}
]

linux.json:

[
    {"name":"Fedora", "value":"fedora"},
    {"name":"Ubuntu",  "value":"ubuntu"}
]

windows.json:

[
    {"name":"Windows Server 2012", "value":"win2012"},
    {"name":"Windoes Server 2016",  "value":"win2016"}
]

Hope it helps!

[Aristos Vasiliou]

Thanks for your reply. Please bare with me as I'm trying to understand this.

I need to somehow allow someone to define a website URL when they select the "browser" option.

shops.json

[
 {"name":"shop1", "value":"services.json"},
 {"name":"shop2", "value":"services.json"},
 {"name":"shop3", "value":"services.json"}
]

services.json

[
 {"name":"audio", "value":"audio"},
 {"name":"video", "value":"video"},
 {"name":"stream", "value":"stream"},
 {"name":"youtube", "value":"youtube"},
 {"name":"browser", "value":"browser"}
]

job definition

<joblist>
  <job>
    <context>
      <options preserveOrder='true'>

        <option enforcedvalues='true' name='services' required='true' valuesUrl='file:/var/rundeck/projects/BeatBox/${option.shops.value}'>
          <label>services</label>
        </option>
        <option enforcedvalues='true' name='shops' required='true' valuesUrl='file:/var/rundeck/projects/BeatBox/shops.json'>
          <label>shops</label>
        </option>
        <option name='website'>
          <label>website</label>
        </option>
      </options>
    </context>
    <defaultTab>output</defaultTab>
    <description></description>
    <dispatch>
      <excludePrecedence>true</excludePrecedence>
      <keepgoing>true</keepgoing>
      <rankOrder>ascending</rankOrder>
      <successOnEmptyNodeFilter>true</successOnEmptyNodeFilter>
      <threadcount>1</threadcount>
    </dispatch>
    <executionEnabled>true</executionEnabled>
    <group>Administration</group>
    <id>52bc9f80-0f80-4469-ac8d-885403f1af0b</id>
    <loglevel>INFO</loglevel>
    <name>JobSelection</name>
    <nodeFilterEditable>false</nodeFilterEditable>
    <nodefilters>
      <filter>.*</filter>
    </nodefilters>
    <nodesSelectedByDefault>true</nodesSelectedByDefault>

    <scheduleEnabled>true</scheduleEnabled>
    <sequence keepgoing='false' strategy='node-first'>
      <command>

        <exec>echo @option.shops@</exec>
      </command>
    </sequence>
    <uuid>52bc9f80-0f80-4469-ac8d-885403f1af0b</uuid>
  </job>
</joblist>

[rac...@rundeck.com]

Hi Aristos,

A good option is adding a JSON file for each option (video, stream, youtube, and audio and browser) this can be made with some options or one option if you like.

shops.json:

[
 {"name":"shop1", "value":"services.json"},
 {"name":"shop2", "value":"services.json"},
 {"name":"shop3", "value":"services.json"}
]

services.json:

[
 {"name":"audio", "value":"audio.json"},
 {"name":"video", "value":"video.json"},
 {"name":"stream", "value":"stream.json"},
 {"name":"youtube", "value":"youtube.json"},
 {"name":"browser", "value":"browser.json"}
]

audio.json:

[
 {"name":"lastfm", "value":"Last.fm"},
 {"name":"tunein", "value":"TuneIn"}
]

video.json:

[
 {"name":"vimeo", "value":"Vimeo"},
 {"name":"dailymotion", "value":"Dailymotion"}
]

stream.json:

[
 {"name":"younow", "value":"YouNow"},
 {"name":"twitch", "value":"Twitch.tv"}
]

youtube.json:

[
 {"name":"yt1", "value":"my yt channel 1"},
 {"name":"yt2", "value":"my yt channel 2"}
]

And specifically for brower.json, create a JSON like:

[
 {"name":"specify", "value":"please specify here", "selected":"true"}
]

Now, in the third option of your job definition, you can select "Restriction: None" for edit this field in case that needs. Use this example please and play with him :-)

<joblist>
  <job>
    <context>
      <options preserveOrder='true'>

        <option enforcedvalues='true' name='Shop' valuesUrl='file:/home/user/Rundeck-3.0.9/projects/ProjectOPTIONS/json/shops.json' />
        <option enforcedvalues='true' name='Services' valuesUrl='file:/home/user/Rundeck-3.0.9/projects/ProjectOPTIONS/json/${option.Shop.value}' />
        <option name='website' required='true' valuesUrl='file:/home/user/Rundeck-3.0.9/projects/ProjectOPTIONS/json/${option.Services.value}' />

      </options>
    </context>
    <defaultTab>summary</defaultTab>
    <description></description>
    <executionEnabled>true</executionEnabled>

    <id>ed0d84fe-135b-41ee-95b6-6daeaa94894b</id>
    <loglevel>INFO</loglevel>
    <name>ServicesJSON</name>

    <nodeFilterEditable>false</nodeFilterEditable>
    <scheduleEnabled>true</scheduleEnabled>
    <sequence keepgoing='false' strategy='node-first'>
      <command>

        <exec>echo ${option.website}</exec>
      </command>
    </sequence>
    <uuid>ed0d84fe-135b-41ee-95b6-6daeaa94894b</uuid>
  </job>
</joblist>

The job looks like:

Hope it helps!