Put request to update only one attribute from API GET

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AD

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Jun 20, 2019, 2:28:04 AM6/20/19
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Hello,

I'm trying to update an attribute from a GET API JSON result and do a PUT request along with the entire API data with only one attribute change. Please advice on the format for PUT Req Task ? 

1. Get Request for a given API call
2. From the above json data in step1, I need to update only one attribute: mipUser (From "false To "true) and do a PUT request along with the other data unchanged in the json. 


    - name: GET Request for CLUSTERS
      uri:
        url: https://zsapi.com/BETA/{{ item }}
        method: GET
        validate_certs: no
        return_content: yes
        status_code: 200
        headers:
          Content-Type: application/json
          Cookie: "{{ login.set_cookie.split(';')[0] }}"
        body_format: json
      with_items: "{{ cluster }}"
      register: cluster_result




ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": [
        {
            "bandwidthControlApp": true,
            "cloud": "BETA",
            "createTime": 1550875210,
            "datacenter": {
                "id": 526,
                "name": "FMT1"
            },
            "description": "cluster with VIP 169.254.1.100",
            "disabled": false,
            "id": 2334,
            "lastModifiedTime": 1560896398,
            "lastModifiedUser": {
                "id": 1009,
                "name": "ad...@xyz.com"
            },
            "mipUser": false,
            "mtsInstances": [],
            "name": "fmt1",
            "rateLimit": true,
        }
    ]
} 





Dick Visser

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Jun 20, 2019, 3:13:04 AM6/20/19
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The combine filter should allow you to do this:


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Dick Visser

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Jun 20, 2019, 7:10:22 AM6/20/19
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So you can use something like this for the PUT request:

"{{ firstresult | combine({'mipUser': true}) }}"
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AD

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Jun 20, 2019, 1:12:47 PM6/20/19
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Hi Dick,

For this to work, I need to convert the output to a dictionary. Hw can I do that ? 

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"msg": "|combine expects dictionaries, got [{u'bandwidthControlApp': F
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Dick Visser

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Jun 21, 2019, 12:09:51 AM6/21/19
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You need to use that in a loop as the results variable is a list of dicts. 
Or drop the loop if you only use it once so the result will be a dict. 


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Jun 24, 2019, 3:03:45 AM6/24/19
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Hi Dick,

I was able to use combine filter and save the updated json content to a variable using set_fact. Now, when I try to do PUT request using this variable in the body I get error. Can you help me with the body syntax using a set_fact variable ?


    - set_fact:
        updated_flag: "{{ cluster_result | combine({'traceSyncApp': true}) }}"
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ updated_flag }}"


    - name: Enable Tracesync
      uri:
        url: <API URL>
        method: PUT
        validate_certs: no

        return_content: yes
        status_code: 200
        headers:
          Content-Type: application/json
          Cookie: "{{ login.set_cookie.split(';')[0] }}"
        body_format:
json
        body : "{{ updated_flag }}"
      register: cluster_result

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "connection": "close", "content": "Request body is invalid.", "content_length": "24", "content_type": "text/plain", "date": "Mon, 24 Jun 2019 06:58:51 GMT", "failed": true, "msg": "Status code was not [200]: HTTP Error 400: "}

Dick Visser

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Jun 24, 2019, 6:07:15 AM6/24/19
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That error is specific to the API you're calling.
To debug, compare and look for difference between the data that you
send in this request, and the data in a task that does succeed.


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