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theforeman.foreman.resource_info – Gather information about resources
Note
This plugin is part of the theforeman.foreman collection (version 2.2.0).
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 theforeman.foreman.
To use it in a playbook, specify: theforeman.foreman.resource_info.
New in version 1.0.0: of theforeman.foreman
Synopsis
- Gather information about resources
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- requests
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| full_details
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If  
       True all details about the found resources are returned
       aliases: info  | 
     
| organization
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Scope the searched resource by organization
         | 
     |
| params
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Add parameters to the API call if necessary
        
       
        If not specified, no additional parameters are passed
         | 
     |
| password
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Password of the user accessing the Foreman server.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  FOREMAN_PASSWORD will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| resource
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Resource to search
        
       
        Set to an invalid choice like foo see all available options.
         | 
     |
| search
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Search query to use
        
       
        If None, all resources are returned
         | 
     |
| server_url
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        URL of the Foreman server.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  FOREMAN_SERVER_URL will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| username
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Username accessing the Foreman server.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  FOREMAN_USERNAME will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether or not to verify the TLS certificates of the Foreman server.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  FOREMAN_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead.
        | 
     
Notes
Note
- Some resources don’t support scoping and will return errors when you pass organization or unknown data in params.
 
Examples
- name: "Read a Setting"
  theforeman.foreman.resource_info:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    resource: settings
    search: name = foreman_url
  register: result
- debug:
    var: result.resources[0].value
- name: "Read all Registries"
  theforeman.foreman.resource_info:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    resource: registries
  register: result
- debug:
    var: item.name
  with_items: "{{ result.resources }}"
- name: "Read all Organizations with full details"
  theforeman.foreman.resource_info:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    resource: organizations
    full_details: true
  register: result
- debug:
    var: result.resources
- name: Get all existing subscriptions for organization with id 1
  theforeman.foreman.resource_info:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    resource: subscriptions
    params:
      organization_id: 1
  register: result
- debug:
    var: result
- name: Get all existing activation keys for organization ACME
  theforeman.foreman.resource_info:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    resource: activation_keys
    organization: ACME
  register: result
- debug:
    var: result
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| resources
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Resource information
          | 
     
Authors
- Sean O’Keeffe (@sean797)
 
© 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/theforeman/foreman/resource_info_module.html