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rax_files - Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Files Containers

New in version 1.5.

Synopsis

  • Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Files Containers

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • pyrax
  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_key
Rackspace API key, overrides credentials.

aliases: password
auth_endpoint
(added in 1.5)
 Default:
https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/
The URI of the authentication service.
clear_meta
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Optionally clear existing metadata when applying metadata to existing containers. Selecting this option is only appropriate when setting type=meta
container
required
The container to use for container or metadata operations.
credentials
File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.

aliases: creds_file
env
(added in 1.5)
identity_type
(added in 1.5)
 Default:
rackspace
Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
meta
A hash of items to set as metadata values on a container
private
Used to set a container as private, removing it from the CDN. Warning! Private containers, if previously made public, can have live objects available until the TTL on cached objects expires
public
Used to set a container as public, available via the Cloud Files CDN
region Default:
DFW
Region to create an instance in
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Indicate desired state of the resource
tenant_id
(added in 1.5)
The tenant ID used for authentication.
tenant_name
(added in 1.5)
The tenant name used for authentication.
ttl
In seconds, set a container-wide TTL for all objects cached on CDN edge nodes. Setting a TTL is only appropriate for containers that are public
type
    Choices:
  • file ←
  • meta
Type of object to do work on, i.e. metadata object or a container object
username
Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
verify_ssl
(added in 1.5)
Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.
web_error
Sets an object to be presented as the HTTP error page when accessed by the CDN URL
web_index
Sets an object to be presented as the HTTP index page when accessed by the CDN URL

Notes

Note

  • The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME, RAX_API_KEY, RAX_CREDS_FILE, RAX_CREDENTIALS, RAX_REGION.
  • RAX_CREDENTIALS and RAX_CREDS_FILE points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating
  • RAX_USERNAME and RAX_API_KEY obviate the use of a credentials file
  • RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)
  • The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME, RAX_API_KEY, RAX_CREDS_FILE, RAX_CREDENTIALS, RAX_REGION.
  • RAX_CREDENTIALS and RAX_CREDS_FILE points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating
  • RAX_USERNAME and RAX_API_KEY obviate the use of a credentials file
  • RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)

Examples

- name: "Test Cloud Files Containers"
  hosts: local
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: "List all containers"
      rax_files:
        state: list

    - name: "Create container called 'mycontainer'"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer

    - name: "Create container 'mycontainer2' with metadata"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer2
        meta:
          key: value
          file_for: someuser@example.com

    - name: "Set a container's web index page"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer
        web_index: index.html

    - name: "Set a container's web error page"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer
        web_error: error.html

    - name: "Make container public"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer
        public: yes

    - name: "Make container public with a 24 hour TTL"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer
        public: yes
        ttl: 86400

    - name: "Make container private"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer
        private: yes

- name: "Test Cloud Files Containers Metadata Storage"
  hosts: local
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: "Get mycontainer2 metadata"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer2
        type: meta

    - name: "Set mycontainer2 metadata"
      rax_files:
        container: mycontainer2
        type: meta
        meta:
          uploaded_by: someuser@example.com

    - name: "Remove mycontainer2 metadata"
      rax_files:
        container: "mycontainer2"
        type: meta
        state: absent
        meta:
          key: ""
          file_for: ""

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

  • Paul Durivage (@angstwad)

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