access local file from ansible custom module

[jack]

Hi,

We are trying to deploying some custom modules which have a requirement to access some local files? Is that possible?

Thanks
Jack

[Chris Church]

If you need to use a local file from your module, you may need to create an action plugin along with your remote module.  The patch "module", for example, uses an action plugin to read the source file (when remote_src=False) and copy it to the remote system before running the patch module remotely:

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/patch.py

https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/blob/devel/files/patch.py

If you're thinking this custom module may be published or contributed back to Ansible at some point, note that the action plugin API is changing for v2:

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/v2/ansible/plugins/action/patch.py

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[m...@andreatartaglia.com]

Hi jack, 

what do you mean by accessing local files? 

You can use synchronise or copy to push the file to the remote or "fetch" to pull it. 

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Andrea

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Subject: [ansible-project] access local file from ansible custom module
Date: Sat, Apr 18, 2015 12:39 AM

[jack]

Thanks you so much, we will give a try.