Appendix: Module Utilities

Ansible provides a number of module utilities that provide helper functions that you can use when developing your own modules. The basic.py module utility provides the main entry point for accessing the Ansible library, and all Ansible modules must, at minimum, import from basic.py:

from ansible.module_utils.basic import *

The following is a list of module_utils files and a general description. The module utility source code lives in the ./lib/module_utils directory under your main Ansible path - for more details on any specific module utility, please see the source code.

• a10.py - Utilities used by the a10_server module to manage A10 Networks devices.
• aireos.py - Definitions and helper functions for modules that manage Cisco WLC devices.
• api.py - Adds shared support for generic API modules.
• aos.py - Module support utilities for managing Apstra AOS Server.
• aruba.py - Helper functions for modules working with Aruba networking devices.
• asa.py - Module support utilities for managing Cisco ASA network devices.
• azure_rm_common.py - Definitions and utilities for Microsoft Azure Resource Manager template deployments.
• basic.py - General definitions and helper utilities for Ansible modules.
• cloudstack.py - Utilities for CloudStack modules.
• database.py - Miscellaneous helper functions for PostGRES and MySQL
• docker_common.py - Definitions and helper utilities for modules working with Docker.
• ec2.py - Definitions and utilities for modules working with Amazon EC2
• eos.py - Helper functions for modules working with EOS networking devices.
• f5.py - Helper functions for modules working with F5 networking devices.
• facts.py - Helper functions for modules that return facts.
• gce.py - Definitions and helper functions for modules that work with Google Compute Engine resources.
• ios.py - Definitions and helper functions for modules that manage Cisco IOS networking devices
• iosxr.py - Definitions and helper functions for modules that manage Cisco IOS-XR networking devices
• ismount.py - Contains single helper function that fixes os.path.ismount
• junos.py - Definitions and helper functions for modules that manage Junos networking devices
• known_hosts.py - utilities for working with known_hosts file
• manageiq.py - Functions and utilities for modules that work with ManageIQ platform and its resources.
• mysql.py - Allows modules to connect to a MySQL instance
• netapp.py - Functions and utilities for modules that work with the NetApp storage platforms.
• netcfg.py - Configuration utility functions for use by networking modules
• netcmd.py - Defines commands and comparison operators for use in networking modules
• netscaler.py - Utilities specifically for the netscaler network modules.
• network.py - Functions for running commands on networking devices
• nxos.py - Contains definitions and helper functions specific to Cisco NXOS networking devices
• openstack.py - Utilities for modules that work with Openstack instances.
• openswitch.py - Definitions and helper functions for modules that manage OpenSwitch devices
• powershell.ps1 - Utilities for working with Microsoft Windows clients
• pure.py - Functions and utilities for modules that work with the Pure Storage storage platforms.
• pycompat24.py - Exception workaround for Python 2.4.
• rax.py - Definitions and helper functions for modules that work with Rackspace resources.
• redhat.py - Functions for modules that manage Red Hat Network registration and subscriptions
• service.py - Contains utilities to enable modules to work with Linux services (placeholder, not in use).
• shell.py - Functions to allow modules to create shells and work with shell commands
• six/__init__.py - Bundled copy of the Six Python library to aid in writing code compatible with both Python 2 and Python 3.
• splitter.py - String splitting and manipulation utilities for working with Jinja2 templates
• urls.py - Utilities for working with http and https requests
• vca.py - Contains utilities for modules that work with VMware vCloud Air
• vmware.py - Contains utilities for modules that work with VMware vSphere VMs
• vyos.py - Definitions and functions for working with VyOS networking