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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  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        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)
         | 
      
        
        Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
         | 
     |
| 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 | 
       
  | 
      
        
        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 | 
       
  | 
      
        
        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_CREDENTIALSandRAX_CREDS_FILEpoints to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticatingRAX_USERNAMEandRAX_API_KEYobviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_REGIONdefines 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_CREDENTIALSandRAX_CREDS_FILEpoints to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticatingRAX_USERNAMEandRAX_API_KEYobviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_REGIONdefines 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.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Paul Durivage (@angstwad)
 
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