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google.cloud.gcp_compute_https_health_check – Creates a GCP HttpsHealthCheck
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_compute_https_health_check.
Synopsis
- An HttpsHealthCheck resource. This resource defines a template for how individual VMs should be checked for health, via HTTPS.
 
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 | 
|---|---|---|
| auth_kind
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The type of credential used.
         | 
     
| check_interval_sec
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        How often (in seconds) to send a health check. The default value is 5 seconds.
         | 
     |
| description
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create the resource.
         | 
     |
| 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.
         | 
     |
| healthy_threshold
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        A so-far unhealthy instance will be marked healthy after this many consecutive successes. The default value is 2.
         | 
     |
| host
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The value of the host header in the HTTPS health check request. If left empty (default value), the public IP on behalf of which this health check is performed will be used.
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035. Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?` which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot be a dash.
         | 
     |
| port
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        The TCP port number for the HTTPS health check request.
        
       
        The default value is 80.
         | 
     |
| project
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The Google Cloud Platform project to use.
         | 
     |
| request_path
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The request path of the HTTPS health check request.
        
       
        The default value is /.
         | 
     |
| 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.
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether the given object should exist in GCP
         | 
     
| timeout_sec
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        How long (in seconds) to wait before claiming failure.
        
       
        The default value is 5 seconds. It is invalid for timeoutSec to have greater value than checkIntervalSec.
        
       aliases: timeout_seconds  | 
     |
| unhealthy_threshold
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        A so-far healthy instance will be marked unhealthy after this many consecutive failures. The default value is 2.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- API Reference: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/v1/httpsHealthChecks
 - Adding Health Checks: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/load-balancing/health-checks#legacy_health_checks
 - 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 HTTPS health check
  google.cloud.gcp_compute_https_health_check:
    name: test_object
    healthy_threshold: 10
    port: 8080
    timeout_sec: 2
    unhealthy_threshold: 5
    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 | 
|---|---|---|
| checkIntervalSec
        
        integer
         | 
      success | 
        
        How often (in seconds) to send a health check. The default value is 5 seconds.
          | 
     
| creationTimestamp
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format.
          | 
     
| description
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create the resource.
          | 
     
| healthyThreshold
        
        integer
         | 
      success | 
        
        A so-far unhealthy instance will be marked healthy after this many consecutive successes. The default value is 2.
          | 
     
| host
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        The value of the host header in the HTTPS health check request. If left empty (default value), the public IP on behalf of which this health check is performed will be used.
          | 
     
| id
        
        integer
         | 
      success | 
        
        The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server.
          | 
     
| name
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035. Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?` which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot be a dash.
          | 
     
| port
        
        integer
         | 
      success | 
        
        The TCP port number for the HTTPS health check request.
        
       
        The default value is 80.
          | 
     
| requestPath
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        The request path of the HTTPS health check request.
        
       
        The default value is /.
          | 
     
| timeoutSec
        
        integer
         | 
      success | 
        
        How long (in seconds) to wait before claiming failure.
        
       
        The default value is 5 seconds. It is invalid for timeoutSec to have greater value than checkIntervalSec.
          | 
     
| unhealthyThreshold
        
        integer
         | 
      success | 
        
        A so-far healthy instance will be marked unhealthy after this many consecutive failures. The default value is 2.
          | 
     
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_compute_https_health_check_module.html