community.general.random_pet – Generates random pet names

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Examples
• Return Values

Synopsis

• Generates random pet names that can be used as unique identifiers for the resources.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the local controller node that executes this lookup.

• petname https://github.com/dustinkirkland/python-petname

Parameters

Examples

- name: Generate pet name
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    var: lookup('community.general.random_pet')
  # Example result: 'loving-raptor'

- name: Generate pet name with 3 words
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    var: lookup('community.general.random_pet', words=3)
  # Example result: 'fully-fresh-macaw'

- name: Generate pet name with separator
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    var: lookup('community.general.random_pet', separator="_")
  # Example result: 'causal_snipe'

- name: Generate pet name with length
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    var: lookup('community.general.random_pet', length=7)
  # Example result: 'natural-peacock'

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:

Authors

• Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)