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google.cloud.gcp_appengine_firewall_rule – Creates a GCP FirewallRule
Note
This plugin is part of the google.cloud collection (version 1.0.2).
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 google.cloud.
To use it in a playbook, specify: google.cloud.gcp_appengine_firewall_rule.
Synopsis
- A single firewall rule that is evaluated against incoming traffic and provides an action to take on matched requests.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
 - requests >= 2.18.4
 - google-auth >= 1.3.0
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| action
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The action to take if this rule matches.
        
       
        Some valid choices include: "UNSPECIFIED_ACTION", "ALLOW", "DENY"
         | 
     |
| auth_kind
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The type of credential used.
         | 
     
| description
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        An optional string description of this rule.
         | 
     |
| env_type
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies which Ansible environment you're running this module within.
        
       
        This should not be set unless you know what you're doing.
        
       
        This only alters the User Agent string for any API requests.
         | 
     |
| priority
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        A positive integer that defines the order of rule evaluation.
        
       
        Rules with the lowest priority are evaluated first.
        
       
        A default rule at priority Int32.MaxValue matches all IPv4 and IPv6 traffic when no previous rule matches. Only the action of this rule can be modified by the user.
         | 
     |
| project
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The Google Cloud Platform project to use.
         | 
     |
| scopes
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Array of scopes to be used
         | 
     |
| service_account_contents
        
        jsonarg
         | 
      
        
        The contents of a Service Account JSON file, either in a dictionary or as a JSON string that represents it.
         | 
     |
| service_account_email
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        An optional service account email address if machineaccount is selected and the user does not wish to use the default email.
         | 
     |
| service_account_file
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        The path of a Service Account JSON file if serviceaccount is selected as type.
         | 
     |
| source_range
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        IP address or range, defined using CIDR notation, of requests that this rule applies to.
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether the given object should exist in GCP
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- API Reference: https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/admin-api/reference/rest/v1/apps.firewall.ingressRules
 - Official Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python/creating-firewalls#creating_firewall_rules
 - for authentication, you can set service_account_file using the 
gcp_service_account_fileenv variable. - for authentication, you can set service_account_contents using the 
GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CONTENTSenv variable. - For authentication, you can set service_account_email using the 
GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAILenv variable. - For authentication, you can set auth_kind using the 
GCP_AUTH_KINDenv variable. - For authentication, you can set scopes using the 
GCP_SCOPESenv variable. - Environment variables values will only be used if the playbook values are not set.
 - The service_account_email and service_account_file options are mutually exclusive.
 
Examples
- name: create a firewall rule
  google.cloud.gcp_appengine_firewall_rule:
    priority: 1000
    source_range: 10.0.0.0
    action: ALLOW
    project: test_project
    auth_kind: serviceaccount
    service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
    state: present
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| action
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        The action to take if this rule matches.
          | 
     
| description
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        An optional string description of this rule.
          | 
     
| priority
        
        integer
         | 
      success | 
        
        A positive integer that defines the order of rule evaluation.
        
       
        Rules with the lowest priority are evaluated first.
        
       
        A default rule at priority Int32.MaxValue matches all IPv4 and IPv6 traffic when no previous rule matches. Only the action of this rule can be modified by the user.
          | 
     
| sourceRange
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        IP address or range, defined using CIDR notation, of requests that this rule applies to.
          | 
     
Authors
- Google Inc. (@googlecloudplatform)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/google/cloud/gcp_appengine_firewall_rule_module.html