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Generate ansible directory structures

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Description

Ansible Generator is a python program designed to simplify creating a new ansible playbook by creating the necessary directory structure for the user based on ansible’s best practices, as outlined in content organization best practices.

Installation

PIP

pip install -U ansible-generator

Source

Without Make

git clone https://github.com/kkirsche/ansible-generator.git
cd ansible-generator
pip install -U wheel
python setup.py bdist_wheel --universal
pip install -U dist/*.whl

With Make

git clone https://github.com/kkirsche/ansible-generator.git
cd ansible-generator
make wheel
pip install -U dist/*.whl

Usage

Help Text

usage: ansible-generate [-h] [-a] [-i INVENTORIES [INVENTORIES ...]] [-v]
                        [projects [projects ...]]

Generate an ansible playbook directory structure

positional arguments:
  projects

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -a, --alternate-layout
  -i INVENTORIES [INVENTORIES ...], --inventories INVENTORIES [INVENTORIES ...]
  -v, --verbose

Defaults

  • alternate-layout — False

  • verbose — False

  • inventories ['production', 'staging']

Example

Current directory

ansible-generate

New-project

ansible-generate playbook_name

Alternate Layout

ansible-generate -a playbook_name

Custom Inventories

ansible-generate -i production staging lab -a test

Output

~/Downloads ❯❯❯ ansible-generate -i production staging lab -a test
creating directory /Users/example/Downloads/test/roles
creating directory /Users/example/Downloads/test/inventories/production/group_vars
creating directory /Users/example/Downloads/test/inventories/production/host_vars
creating directory /Users/example/Downloads/test/inventories/staging/group_vars
creating directory /Users/example/Downloads/test/inventories/staging/host_vars
creating directory /Users/example/Downloads/test/inventories/lab/group_vars
creating directory /Users/example/Downloads/test/inventories/lab/host_vars
creating file /Users/example/Downloads/test/inventories/production/hosts
creating file /Users/example/Downloads/test/inventories/staging/hosts
creating file /Users/example/Downloads/test/inventories/lab/hosts
creating file /Users/example/Downloads/test/site.yml

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