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community.kubernetes.helm_info – Get information from Helm package deployed inside the cluster
Note
This plugin is part of the community.kubernetes collection (version 1.2.1).
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.kubernetes.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.kubernetes.helm_info.
New in version 0.11.0: of community.kubernetes
Synopsis
- Get information (values, states, …) from Helm package deployed inside the cluster.
 
Note
This module has a corresponding action plugin.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| api_key
        
        string
        
       
        added in 1.2.0 of community.kubernetes
         | 
      
        
        Token used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via  K8S_AUTH_API_KEY environment variable.
        | 
     |
| binary_path
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        The path of a helm binary to use.
         | 
     |
| ca_cert
        
        path
        
       
        added in 1.2.0 of community.kubernetes
         | 
      
        
        Path to a CA certificate used to authenticate with the API. The full certificate chain must be provided to avoid certificate validation errors. Can also be specified via  
       K8S_AUTH_SSL_CA_CERT environment variable.
       aliases: ssl_ca_cert  | 
     |
| context
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Helm option to specify which kubeconfig context to use.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       K8S_AUTH_CONTEXT will be used instead.
       aliases: kube_context  | 
     |
| host
        
        string
        
       
        added in 1.2.0 of community.kubernetes
         | 
      
        
        Provide a URL for accessing the API. Can also be specified via  K8S_AUTH_HOST environment variable.
        | 
     |
| kubeconfig
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        Helm option to specify kubeconfig path to use.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       K8S_AUTH_KUBECONFIG will be used instead.
       aliases: kubeconfig_path  | 
     |
| release_name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Release name to manage.
        
       aliases: name  | 
     |
| release_namespace
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Kubernetes namespace where the chart should be installed.
        
       aliases: namespace  | 
     |
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
        
       
        added in 1.2.0 of community.kubernetes
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether or not to verify the API server's SSL certificates. Can also be specified via  
       K8S_AUTH_VERIFY_SSL environment variable.
       aliases: verify_ssl  | 
     
Examples
- name: Deploy latest version of Grafana chart inside monitoring namespace
  community.kubernetes.helm_info:
    name: test
    release_namespace: monitoring
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| status
        
        complex
         | 
      only when release exists | 
        
        A dictionary of status output
          | 
     |
| appversion
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Version of app deployed
          | 
     |
| chart
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Chart name and chart version
          | 
     |
| name
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Name of the release
          | 
     |
| namespace
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Namespace where the release is deployed
          | 
     |
| revision
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Number of time where the release has been updated
          | 
     |
| status
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Status of release (can be DEPLOYED, FAILED, ...)
          | 
     |
| updated
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        The Date of last update
          | 
     |
| values
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Dict of Values used to deploy
          | 
     |
Authors
- Lucas Boisserie (@LucasBoisserie)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/kubernetes/helm_info_module.html