role¶

Collection Note

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

ansible-galaxy collection install networktocode.nautobot

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

Synopsis¶

Creates, updates or removes roles from Nautobot

Requirements¶

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

pynautobot

Parameters¶

Parameter	Data Type	Comments
api_version	str	API Version Nautobot REST API Version Added: 4.1.0
color	str	Hexidecimal code for a color, ex. FFFFFF Version Added: 5.0.0
content_types	list	Model names which the role can be related to. Version Added: 5.0.0
custom_fields	dict	Must exist in Nautobot and in key/value format Version Added: 3.0.0
description	str	The description of the role Version Added: 5.0.0
name required	str	The name of the role Version Added: 5.0.0
query_params	list	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	Use C(present) or C(absent) for adding or removing.
token required	str	The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access Can be omitted if the E(NAUTOBOT_TOKEN) environment variable is configured.
url required	str	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	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.
weight	int	Weight assigned to the role. Version Added: 5.0.0

Notes¶

Note

Tags should be defined as a YAML list
This should be ran with connection C(local) and hosts C(localhost)

Examples¶

- name: &#34;Test Nautobot modules&#34;
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Create role within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.role:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test role
        color: FFFFFF
        content_types:
          - &#34;dcim.device&#34;
        state: present

    - name: Delete role within nautobot
      networktocode.nautobot.role:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test role
        state: absent

Return Values¶

Key	Data Type	Description	Returned
msg	str	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved	always
role	dict	Serialized object as created or already existent within Nautobot	success (when I(state=present))

Authors¶

Mikhail Yohman (@fragmentedpacket)