Developing new module, that includes filetransfer

[Alex Høffner]

Hi

I am currently developing a module (actually for windows over ssh).

The module requires a filetransfer from the controller. Of course I could just use win_copy first, but I would like the module to be more self-contained.

But I cannot work out how to achieve a filetransfer. I have looked at copy/win_copy, but the module code only deals with the steps on the target. The filetransfer itself seems to be happening by magic.

Further more, I tried to rename the win_copy module and ran it again with exactly the same parameters. In the latter case the src parameter is just passed as a string, and no magic filetransfers occurs.

The questions are:

What triggers the src parameter to be treated as a file (eligible for filetransfer) and not just a string ?

Can I find some documentation on the subject ? (I have seen the developing modules doc, and I don't see anything there)  

Regards Alex

[Felix Fontein]

Hi Alex,

you want to look for "action plugins". They run on the controller and
can copy files from/to the remote nodes, and execute modules (also
different ones and multiple ones). "copy" is a combination of action
plugin and module: the action plugin copies the file(s) and then calls
the module with the temp path the files were copied to.

Cheers,
Felix


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[Alex Høffner]

Thanks a bunch Felix, I'll have a look at it !!

/Alex