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rax_files - Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Files Containers
New in version 1.5.
Synopsis
- Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Files Containers
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- pyrax
- python >= 2.6
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| api_key | 
        Rackspace API key, overrides credentials.
        aliases: password | |
| auth_endpoint 
        (added in 1.5)
        | Default: 
        https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/
        | 
        The URI of the authentication service.
        | 
| clear_meta | 
 | 
        Optionally clear existing metadata when applying metadata to existing containers. Selecting this option is only appropriate when setting type=meta
        | 
| container 
        required
        | 
        The container to use for container or metadata operations.
        | |
| credentials | Default: 
        None
        | 
        File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.
        aliases: creds_file | 
| env 
        (added in 1.5)
        | 
        Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
        | |
| identity_type 
        (added in 1.5)
        | Default: 
        rackspace
        | 
        Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
        | 
| meta | 
        A hash of items to set as metadata values on a container
        | |
| private | 
        Used to set a container as private, removing it from the CDN. Warning! Private containers, if previously made public, can have live objects available until the TTL on cached objects expires
        | |
| public | 
        Used to set a container as public, available via the Cloud Files CDN
        | |
| region | Default: 
        DFW
        | 
        Region to create an instance in
        | 
| state | 
 | 
        Indicate desired state of the resource
        | 
| tenant_id 
        (added in 1.5)
        | 
        The tenant ID used for authentication.
        | |
| tenant_name 
        (added in 1.5)
        | 
        The tenant name used for authentication.
        | |
| ttl | 
        In seconds, set a container-wide TTL for all objects cached on CDN edge nodes. Setting a TTL is only appropriate for containers that are public
        | |
| type | 
 | 
        Type of object to do work on, i.e. metadata object or a container object
        | 
| username | 
        Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
        | |
| verify_ssl 
        (added in 1.5)
        | 
        Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.
        | |
| web_error | 
        Sets an object to be presented as the HTTP error page when accessed by the CDN URL
        | |
| web_index | 
        Sets an object to be presented as the HTTP index page when accessed by the CDN URL
        | 
Notes
Note
- The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME,RAX_API_KEY,RAX_CREDS_FILE,RAX_CREDENTIALS,RAX_REGION.
- RAX_CREDENTIALSand- RAX_CREDS_FILEpoints to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating
- RAX_USERNAMEand- RAX_API_KEYobviate the use of a credentials file
- RAX_REGIONdefines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, ...)
- The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME,RAX_API_KEY,RAX_CREDS_FILE,RAX_CREDENTIALS,RAX_REGION.
- RAX_CREDENTIALSand- RAX_CREDS_FILEpoints to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating
- RAX_USERNAMEand- RAX_API_KEYobviate the use of a credentials file
- RAX_REGIONdefines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, ...)
Examples
- name: "Test Cloud Files Containers"
  hosts: local
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: "List all containers"
      rax_files:
        state: list
    - name: "Create container called 'mycontainer'"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer
    - name: "Create container 'mycontainer2' with metadata"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer2
        meta:
          key: value
          file_for: someuser@example.com
    - name: "Set a container's web index page"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer
        web_index: index.html
    - name: "Set a container's web error page"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer
        web_error: error.html
    - name: "Make container public"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer
        public: yes
    - name: "Make container public with a 24 hour TTL"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer
        public: yes
        ttl: 86400
    - name: "Make container private"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer
        private: yes
- name: "Test Cloud Files Containers Metadata Storage"
  hosts: local
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: "Get mycontainer2 metadata"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer2
        type: meta
    - name: "Set mycontainer2 metadata"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer2
        type: meta
        meta:
          uploaded_by: someuser@example.com
    - name: "Remove mycontainer2 metadata"
      rax_files:
        container: "mycontainer2"
        type: meta
        state: absent
        meta:
          key: ""
          file_for: ""
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Author
- Paul Durivage (@angstwad)
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