salt-api-cli 1.1.0

CLI to access salt-api

salt-api-cli

Thin, stdlib-only Python CLI for salt-api.

Logs in once with PAM credentials, caches the token in ~/.cache/salt-api-cli/token.json, then invokes salt-api's local, runner, and wheel clients over HTTPS. The token auto-refreshes when it expires.

Installation

pip install salt-api-cli

Configuration

Configuration is resolved in this order (later sources override earlier):

1. ~/.saltapiclirc — INI file, [salt-api-cli] section
2. Environment variables — SALT_API_URL, SALT_API_USER, SALT_API_PASS, SALT_API_INSECURE
3. Command-line flags — --url, --user, --password, --insecure

Example ~/.saltapiclirc:

[salt-api-cli]
url = https://salt.example.com
user = salt_api
password = secret
insecure = false

SALT_API_INSECURE=1 (or insecure = true in the config) skips TLS certificate verification.

Usage

# Local client — fan out to minions
salt local '*' test.ping
salt local 'bml*' cmd.run 'whoami'
salt local 'bml1' cmd.run 'Get-Date' shell=powershell

# Runner client (master-side: manage.status, jobs.list_jobs, ...)
salt runner manage.status
salt runner jobs.list_jobs

# Wheel client (master-side, low-level)
salt wheel key.list_all

# Key management (high-level wrapper around the wheel client)
salt keys list
salt keys accept <id-or-glob>
salt keys accept-all
salt keys reject <id-or-glob>
salt keys delete <id-or-glob>

Any key=value argument is parsed as a kwarg to the salt function; anything else is positional.

You can also invoke the CLI as a module: python -m salt_api_cli ....

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.