ansible-galaxy (ansible2.0.0) : backwards uncompatibility (anisble1.9.4)

[Nicolas Dupont-Jubien]

Summary:

Before Ansible2, we used ansible-galaxy program to assembly our project workspace (See above a sample ot requirements.yml file)

ansible-galaxy install -f -r requirements.yml




The directories path/name were then created or updated and we were able to use ansible-galaxy for other items than roles (i.e. plugins, modules).

• It was working offline (we are behind a firewall)
• It was easy to share Ansible code inside our company.
• It was possible to use different SCM for the code (Gitlab of Dev Teams, Gitlab of Ops Teams...)

Unfortunately, since version 2, ansible-galaxy has been entirely refactored.
=> So we overrides this behaviour by replacing ansible-galaxy.py (Ansible2+) by ansible-galaxy.py file from Ansible 1.9.4

Our questions are, will the galaxy design change to be able :

• To deal with other objects than roles (param: path) ?
• To deal with different url of Galaxy (Sources from Dev, sources from Ops...) ?
• To work offline ?

Ansible Version: 2

ansible 2.0.0.2
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = Default w/o overrides

Ansible Configuration: requirements.yml

#----------------
# Useful  plugins
#----------------

- src: git+https://gitlab/ansible/plugin_exit_on_failure.git
  version: v0.2
  path: callback_plugins
  name: exit_on_failure


- src: git+https://gitlab/ansible/plugin_tail.git
  version: v0.1
  path: filter_plugins
  name: tail

- src: git+http://gitlab/ansible/plugin_keepass.git
  version: v0.2
  path: lookup_plugins
  name: keepass

#------------
# Modules
#------------

- src: git+http://gitlab/ansible/module_fs.git
  version: v0.3
  path: library
  name: fs

#----------
# Roles
#----------

- src: git+https://gitlab2/ansible/role_gate.git
  version: remotes/origin/test
  path: roles
  name: role_gate

- src: git+https://gitlab2/ansible/role_prerequis.git
  path: roles
  name: role_prerequis
 

Environment:

N/A

Thanks a lot,
Nicolas

[Brian Coca]

This was a bug in 1.9, it should have never allowed requirements files to arbitrarily overwrite paths on the users's machine.

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Brian Coca

[Nicolas Dupont-Jubien]

Thanks for the answer Brian. 

But what about the offline mode, the capability to use ansible-galaxy to retrieve modules and plugins and not only roles from different repositories ?

Is there a place to ask for a new feature (add an issue in the Github project) ?

Regards,

Nicolas

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[Brian Coca]

There is already a PR for offline mode, as for ansible-galaxy doing more than roles, that is a no for the foreseeable future, you can still use roles to encapsulate, share and use plugins though.

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Brian Coca