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community.general.rax_files_objects – Upload, download, and delete objects in Rackspace Cloud Files
Note
This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 3.8.1).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.rax_files_objects.
Synopsis
- Upload, download, and delete objects in Rackspace Cloud Files
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- pyrax
 - python >= 2.6
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| api_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Rackspace API key, overrides credentials.
        
       aliases: password  | 
     |
| auth_endpoint
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The URI of the authentication service.
        
       
        If not specified will be set to https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/
         | 
     |
| clear_meta
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Optionally clear existing metadata when applying metadata to existing objects. Selecting this option is only appropriate when setting type=meta
         | 
     
| container
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The container to use for file object operations.
         | 
     |
| credentials
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.
        
       aliases: creds_file  | 
     |
| dest
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The destination of a "get" operation; i.e. a local directory, "/home/user/myfolder". Used to specify the destination of an operation on a remote object; i.e. a file name, "file1", or a comma-separated list of remote objects, "file1,file2,file17"
         | 
     |
| env
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
         | 
     |
| expires
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Used to set an expiration on a file or folder uploaded to Cloud Files. Requires an integer, specifying expiration in seconds
         | 
     |
| identity_type
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "rackspace"
         | 
      
        
        Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
         | 
     
| meta
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        A hash of items to set as metadata values on an uploaded file or folder
         | 
     |
| method
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The method of operation to be performed. For example, put to upload files to Cloud Files, get to download files from Cloud Files or delete to delete remote objects in Cloud Files
         | 
     
| region
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Region to create an instance in.
         | 
     |
| src
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Source from which to upload files. Used to specify a remote object as a source for an operation, i.e. a file name, "file1", or a comma-separated list of remote objects, "file1,file2,file17". src and dest are mutually exclusive on remote-only object operations
         | 
     |
| structure
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Used to specify whether to maintain nested directory structure when downloading objects from Cloud Files. Setting to false downloads the contents of a container to a single, flat directory
         | 
     
| tenant_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The tenant ID used for authentication.
         | 
     |
| tenant_name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The tenant name used for authentication.
         | 
     |
| type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Type of object to do work on
        
       
        Metadata object or a file object
         | 
     
| username
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
         | 
     |
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.
        
       aliases: verify_ssl  | 
     
Notes
Note
- The following environment variables can be used, 
RAX_USERNAME,RAX_API_KEY,RAX_CREDS_FILE,RAX_CREDENTIALS,RAX_REGION. RAX_CREDENTIALSandRAX_CREDS_FILEpoints to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticatingRAX_USERNAMEandRAX_API_KEYobviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_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_CREDENTIALSandRAX_CREDS_FILEpoints to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticatingRAX_USERNAMEandRAX_API_KEYobviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_REGIONdefines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)
Examples
- name: "Test Cloud Files Objects"
  hosts: local
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: "Get objects from test container"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        dest: ~/Downloads/testcont
    - name: "Get single object from test container"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        src: file1
        dest: ~/Downloads/testcont
    - name: "Get several objects from test container"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        src: file1,file2,file3
        dest: ~/Downloads/testcont
    - name: "Delete one object in test container"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: delete
        dest: file1
    - name: "Delete several objects in test container"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: delete
        dest: file2,file3,file4
    - name: "Delete all objects in test container"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: delete
    - name: "Upload all files to test container"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: put
        src: ~/Downloads/onehundred
    - name: "Upload one file to test container"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: put
        src: ~/Downloads/testcont/file1
    - name: "Upload one file to test container with metadata"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        src: ~/Downloads/testcont/file2
        method: put
        meta:
          testkey: testdata
          who_uploaded_this: someuser@example.com
    - name: "Upload one file to test container with TTL of 60 seconds"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: put
        src: ~/Downloads/testcont/file3
        expires: 60
    - name: "Attempt to get remote object that does not exist"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: get
        src: FileThatDoesNotExist.jpg
        dest: ~/Downloads/testcont
      ignore_errors: yes
    - name: "Attempt to delete remote object that does not exist"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        method: delete
        dest: FileThatDoesNotExist.jpg
      ignore_errors: yes
- name: "Test Cloud Files Objects Metadata"
  hosts: local
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: "Get metadata on one object"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta
        dest: file2
    - name: "Get metadata on several objects"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta
        src: file2,file1
    - name: "Set metadata on an object"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta
        dest: file17
        method: put
        meta:
          key1: value1
          key2: value2
        clear_meta: true
    - name: "Verify metadata is set"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta
        src: file17
    - name: "Delete metadata"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta
        dest: file17
        method: delete
        meta:
          key1: ''
          key2: ''
    - name: "Get metadata on all objects"
      community.general.rax_files_objects:
        container: testcont
        type: meta
  Authors
- Paul Durivage (@angstwad)
 
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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