Custom module - finding files?

[John McNulty]

I've written a module that has requires a src and dest file.  I'm puzzled as to how core modules like copy find their source files in the role/<name>/files directory.  I've looked at the sources for copy.py and it just gets the source file from module.params['src'].   Then tests with:    

if not os.path.exists(src):
        module.fail_json(msg="Source %s failed to transfer" % (src))

If I do the same I find it's looking for the source file in my account home directory, so doesn't find anything:

  # Sanity check the src file exists
  if not os.path.exists(src):
    module.fail_json( msg='src file does not exist: %s in %s' % (src, os.getcwd()) )

resulting in:

failed: [localhost] => {"failed": true}

msg: src file does not exist: eu-replay-dev in /home/jjmcnulty

It works fine with absolute path names, just not relative.  What am I missing? 

Thanks. John

    if not os.path.exists(src):

        module.fail_json(msg="Source %s failed to transfer" % (src))

    if not os.path.exists(src):
        module.fail_json(msg="Source %s failed to transfer" % (src))

[Brian Coca]

Those modules are split, the part that runs the 'src' stuff is an
action_plugin of the same name. The code that runs is split across the
action plugin (local) and the actual module (remote).

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[John McNulty]

Sorry for the garbage code on the end.  Cut and paste using ctrl-v on my chromebook sometimes does some strange stuff in google groups, and the option to edit ones own posts is not enable in this group (hint :) )

[John McNulty]

Hi Brian,

So really the way forward is for me to split this over two tasks.   One task to copy the file from the role files directory on the Ansible server to a temporary directory on the remote host, and then use that known location in my custom module to find, process and clean the target file.

Cheers,   John

[Brian Coca]

you can create your own action plugin to wrap the copy part.

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[Brian Coca]

this is how template works

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