plugin

Collection Note

This module is part of the networktocode.nautobot collection. To install the collection, use:

ansible-galaxy collection install networktocode.nautobot

Added in version 4.4.0.

You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see the Requirements section for details.

Synopsis

• Creates, removes or updates various plugin objects in Nautobot

Requirements

The following Python packages are needed on the host that executes this module:

• pynautobot

Parameters

Parameter	Defaults / Choices	Comments
api_version str		API Version Nautobot REST API Version Added: 4.1.0
attrs dict		Object attributes other than identifier to create or update an object, like description, etc. Version Added: 4.4.0
endpoint str required		Plugin object API endpoint Version Added: 4.4.0
identifiers dict required		Plugin object identifier(s) like name, model, etc. Version Added: 4.4.0
plugin str required		Plugin API base url Version Added: 4.4.0
query_params list / elements=str		This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that is defined in plugins/module_utils/utils.py and provides control to users on what may make an object unique in their environment. Version Added: 3.0.0
state str	Default: present Choices: absent, present	Use C(present) or C(absent) for adding or removing.
token str required		The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access Can be omitted if the E(NAUTOBOT_TOKEN) environment variable is configured.
url str required		The URL of the Nautobot instance resolvable by the Ansible host (for example: http://nautobot.example.com:8000) Can be omitted if the E(NAUTOBOT_URL) environment variable is configured.
validate_certs raw	Default: True	If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. Can be omitted if the E(NAUTOBOT_VALIDATE_CERTS) environment variable is configured.

Notes

Note

• Task must have defined plugin base api url and object endpoint

Examples

- name: "Test Nautobot Plugin Module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: Create LCM CVE
      networktocode.nautobot.plugin:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        plugin: nautobot-device-lifecycle-mgmt
        endpoint: cve
        identifiers:
          name: CVE-2020-7777
        attrs:
          published_date: 2020-09-25
          link: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory
        state: present

    - name: Modify LCM CVE
      networktocode.nautobot.plugin:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        plugin: nautobot-device-lifecycle-mgmt
        endpoint: cve
        identifiers:
          name: CVE-2020-7777
        attrs:
          published_date: 2020-09-25
          link: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/12345678
        state: present

    - name: Delete LCM CVE
      networktocode.nautobot.plugin:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        plugin: nautobot-device-lifecycle-mgmt
        endpoint: cve
        identifiers:
          name: CVE-2020-7777
        state: absent

    - name: Create GC compliance-feature
      networktocode.nautobot.plugin:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        plugin: golden-config
        endpoint: compliance-feature
        ids:
          name: AAA
        attrs:
          description: "Authentication Administration Accounting"
        state: present

    - name: Create FW address-object
      networktocode.nautobot.plugin:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        plugin: firewall
        endpoint: address-object
        ids:
          name: access-point
        attrs:
          ip_address:
            address: 10.0.0.0/32
        state: present

    - name: Delete FW address-object
      networktocode.nautobot.plugin:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        plugin: firewall
        endpoint: address-object
        ids:
          name: access-point
        state: absent

Return Values

Key	Data Type	Description	Returned
endpoint	dict	Serialized object as created/existent/updated/deleted within Nautobot	always
msg	str	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved	always

Authors

• Network To Code (@networktocode)
• Patryk Szulczewski (@pszulczewski)