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Ansible Inventory Generator
Overview
# Ansible Inventory Generator
This project aims to automate the generation of Ansible inventory files by pulling data from the WFO API.
## Overview
Features
Tool for the automated generation of Ansible inventory files by pulling data extracted from the WFO API.
Generate Ansible inventory from WFO API.
Save processed data to appropriate inventory file(s).
Ensure no alteration to existing inventory files in case of process failure.
## Features
Once installed, you can use the `ansible_inventory_generator` command to generate the Ansible inventory from the API:
* Generate Ansible inventory from WFO API.
* Save processed data to appropriate inventory file(s).
* Ensure no alteration to existing inventory files in case of process failure.
## Installation
Install from PIP.
```bash
pip install \
--pre \
--extra-index-url https://artifactory.software.geant.org/artifactory/api/pypi/geant-swd-pypi/simple \
ansible-inventory-generator
```
## Deployment
Fill in environment variables and run the command to generate the Ansible inventory from the API.
```bash
# Rewritting environment variables
## URL of the WFO API (change IP only)
export api_url=http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/v1/subscriptions/routers
## Full paths where this tool will save variables and inventory files
export host_vars_dir=/path/to/base/hostvars/dir
export vars_file_name=wfo_vars.yaml
export hosts_file_dir=/path/to/base/hosts/dir
export gso_api_key=get_this_token_from_gso_admin_based_on_your_environment
## Full path where this tool will save the WFO variables
export vars_file_name=wfo_vars.yaml
## Token provided by each GSO instance admin (varies per environment)
export gso_api_key=<fill_with_gso_token>
# Execution of the command to generate the Ansible inventory files
ansible_inventory_generator
```
Ansible inventory files will be available under the path stated under `hosts_file_dir`.
## Troubleshooting
### Issues when installing the PIP package
When experiencing an error like the following, switch to the user that has permissions over `/usr/local/bin`:
```bash
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/bin/ansible_inventory_generator'
```
If facing an error like the following, it may suggest a compatibility issue (maybe with the version of setuptools, wheels or pip):
```bash
AttributeError: install_layout. Did you mean: 'install_platlib'?
```
To try to address it, run the following:
```bash
pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
```
### 403 error when running the `ansible_inventory_generator` command
This tool cannot reach the WFO API because it is authenticated.
Correct it by redeploying WFO by first running `export OAUTH2_ACTIVE=false` and then re-running WFO.
Alternatively, change `export api_url` to an authenticated instance of GSO.
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