unable to run the playbook python module is unable to call from playbook task | error is The offending line appears to be: - name: minify_json minify_json.py that is module i am calling in playbook

[Atul Sharma]

Please suggest what is the best practice to include the any python module in ansible playbook and run the task . Without any error right now i am getting following error while running playbook

Following workaround already have been done.

i have directory structure where all library is exist in git repo inside same library i have my python module minify_json , 

I am using  "  minify_json  " in my playbook 

ansible.cfg already created in same library folder

Please see the following directory structure where files are placed.

path for minify_json 

#################

roles/template/library/ minify_json 

and i am running playbook 

which calling same module and while running same step it is throwing below error 

The error appears to have been in '/tmp/test/workgroup/roles/cf-templates/tasks/ecs/create_ecs.yml': line 8, column 7, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:


    - name: minify_json
      ^ here

playbook look like

hosts: localhost

  connection: local

  gather_facts: false

  

  tasks: 

  

    - name: minify_json 

      minify_json: 

          src: roles/cf-templates/cf-templates/ecs/ecs.json

          dest: /tmp/ecs-mini.json

      register: ecs_template

minify_json.py 

#!/usr/bin/env python

DOCUMENTATION='''

---

module: minify_json

short_description: Minify JSON file

author: Harpreet Singh

options:

    src:

        required: true

        description:

            - Location of the JSON file to minifiy

    dest:

        required: false

        description:

            - Where to save minified JSON, defaults to tmp/mini.json

'''

EXAMPLES='''

- name: minify json

  minify_json: src=pb_vpc.json

'''

import json

from ansible.module_utils.basic import *

def main():

    module = AnsibleModule(

        argument_spec = dict(

            src    = dict(required = True),

            dest   = dict(required = False)

        ),

        supports_check_mode = True

    )

    src   = module.params['src']

    dest  = module.params['dest']

    if module.check_mode:

        module.exit_json(

            path = src,

            changed = True

        )

    if dest is None:

        if not os.path.exists("tmp"):

            os.mkdir("tmp")

        dest = "tmp/mini.json"

    src_json_file = open(src, 'r')

    src_json = json.load(src_json_file)

    dest_json_file = open(dest, 'w')

    json.dump(src_json, dest_json_file)

    module.exit_json(

        path = dest,

        changed = True

    )

main()