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jenkins_job - Manage jenkins jobs
New in version 2.2.
Synopsis
- Manage Jenkins jobs by using Jenkins REST API.
Requirements (on host that executes module)
- python-jenkins >= 0.4.12
- lxml >= 3.3.3
Options
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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config |
no |
config in XML format.
Required if job does not yet exist.
Mututally exclusive with
enabled .
Considered if state=present .
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enabled |
no |
Whether the job should be enabled or disabled.
Mututally exclusive with
config .
Considered if state=present .
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name |
yes |
Name of the Jenkins job.
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password |
no |
Password to authenticate with the Jenkins server.
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state |
no | present |
|
Attribute that specifies if the job has to be created or deleted.
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token |
no |
API token used to authenticate alternatively to password.
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url |
no | http://localhost:8080 |
Url where the Jenkins server is accessible.
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user |
no |
User to authenticate with the Jenkins server.
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Examples
# Create a jenkins job using basic authentication
- jenkins_job:
config: "{{ lookup('file', 'templates/test.xml') }}"
name: test
password: admin
url: http://localhost:8080
user: admin
# Create a jenkins job using the token
- jenkins_job:
config: "{{ lookup('template', 'templates/test.xml.j2') }}"
name: test
token: asdfasfasfasdfasdfadfasfasdfasdfc
url: http://localhost:8080
user: admin
# Delete a jenkins job using basic authentication
- jenkins_job:
name: test
password: admin
state: absent
url: http://localhost:8080
user: admin
# Delete a jenkins job using the token
- jenkins_job:
name: test
token: asdfasfasfasdfasdfadfasfasdfasdfc
state: absent
url: http://localhost:8080
user: admin
# Disable a jenkins job using basic authentication
- jenkins_job:
name: test
password: admin
enabled: False
url: http://localhost:8080
user: admin
# Disable a jenkins job using the token
- jenkins_job:
name: test
token: asdfasfasfasdfasdfadfasfasdfasdfc
enabled: False
url: http://localhost:8080
user: admin
Return Values
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
name | description | returned | type | sample |
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enabled |
Whether the jenkins job is enabled or not.
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success | bool | True |
name |
Name of the jenkins job.
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success | string | test-job |
state |
State of the jenkins job.
|
success | string | present |
url |
Url to connect to the Jenkins server.
|
success | string | https://jenkins.mydomain.com |
user |
User used for authentication.
|
success | string | admin |
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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