gcp_spanner_instance – Creates a GCP Instance

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status

Synopsis

An isolated set of Cloud Spanner resources on which databases can be hosted.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

python >= 2.6
requests >= 2.18.4
google-auth >= 1.3.0

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
auth_kind string / required	Choices: application machineaccount serviceaccount	The type of credential used.
config - / required		The name of the instance's configuration (similar but not quite the same as a region) which defines defines the geographic placement and replication of your databases in this instance. It determines where your data is stored. Values are typically of the form `regional-europe-west1` , `us-central` etc. In order to obtain a valid list please consult the [Configuration section of the docs](https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/instances.)
display_name - / required		The descriptive name for this instance as it appears in UIs. Must be unique per project and between 4 and 30 characters in length.
labels -		An object containing a list of "key": value pairs. Example: { "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" }.
name - / required		A unique identifier for the instance, which cannot be changed after the instance is created. The name must be between 6 and 30 characters in length.
node_count -	Default: "1"	The number of nodes allocated to this instance.
project string		The Google Cloud Platform project to use.
scopes list		Array of scopes to be used.
service_account_contents string		A string representing the contents of a Service Account JSON file. This should not be passed in as a dictionary, but a string that has the exact contents of a service account json file (valid JSON)
service_account_email string		An optional service account email address if machineaccount is selected and the user does not wish to use the default email.
service_account_file path		The path of a Service Account JSON file if serviceaccount is selected as type.
state -	Choices: present ← absent	Whether the given object should exist in GCP

Notes

Note

API Reference: https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.instances
Official Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/spanner/
For authentication, you can set service_account_file using the GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_FILE env variable.
For authentication, you can set service_account_email using the GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL env variable.
For authentication, you can set service_account_contents using the GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CONTENTS env variable.
For authentication, you can set auth_kind using the GCP_AUTH_KIND env variable.
For authentication, you can set scopes using the GCP_SCOPES env variable.
Environment variables values will only be used if the playbook values are not set.
The service_account_email and service_account_file options are mutually exclusive.

Examples

- name: create a instance
  gcp_spanner_instance:
    name: testinstance
    display_name: My Spanner Instance
    node_count: 2
    labels:
      cost_center: ti-1700004
    config: regional-us-central1
    project: test_project
    auth_kind: serviceaccount
    service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
    state: present

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
config string	success	The name of the instance's configuration (similar but not quite the same as a region) which defines defines the geographic placement and replication of your databases in this instance. It determines where your data is stored. Values are typically of the form `regional-europe-west1` , `us-central` etc. In order to obtain a valid list please consult the [Configuration section of the docs](https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/instances.)
displayName string	success	The descriptive name for this instance as it appears in UIs. Must be unique per project and between 4 and 30 characters in length.
labels dictionary	success	An object containing a list of "key": value pairs. Example: { "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" }.
name string	success	A unique identifier for the instance, which cannot be changed after the instance is created. The name must be between 6 and 30 characters in length.
nodeCount integer	success	The number of nodes allocated to this instance.

Status

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

Google Inc. (@googlecloudplatform)

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