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google.cloud.gcp_storage_object – Creates a GCP Object
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_storage_object.
Synopsis
- Upload or download a file from a GCS bucket.
 
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
 - google-cloud-storage >= 1.2..0
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| action
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The actions to be taken on this object.
        
       
        You can download the object, upload the object, or delete it.
         | 
     
| auth_kind
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The type of credential used.
         | 
     
| bucket
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The name of the bucket.
         | 
     |
| dest
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        Destination location of file (may be local machine or cloud depending on action). Cloud location need to be urlencoded including slashes.
         | 
     |
| 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.
         | 
     |
| 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.
         | 
     |
| src
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        Source location of file (may be local machine or cloud depending on action). Cloud locations need to be urlencoded including slashes.
         | 
     
Examples
- name: create a object
  google.cloud.gcp_storage_object:
    action: download
    bucket: ansible-bucket
    src: modules.zip
    dest: "~/modules.zip"
    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 | 
|---|---|---|
| bucket
        
        string
         | 
      download, upload | 
        
        The bucket where the object is contained.
          | 
     
| cache_control
        
        string
         | 
      download, upload | 
        
        HTTP 'Cache-Control' header for this object
          | 
     
| chunk_size
        
        string
         | 
      download, upload | 
        
        Get the blob's default chunk size
          | 
     
| media_link
        
        string
         | 
      download, upload | 
        
        The link for the media
          | 
     
| self_link
        
        string
         | 
      download, upload | 
        
        The self_link for the media.
          | 
     
| storage_class
        
        string
         | 
      download, upload | 
        
        The storage class for the object.
          | 
     
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_storage_object_module.html