gcp_storage_object – Creates a GCP Object

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • Upload or download a file from a GCS bucket.

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
action
string
Upload or download from the bucket.
Some valid choices include: "download", "upload"
auth_kind
string / required
    Choices:
  • application
  • machineaccount
  • serviceaccount
The type of credential used.
bucket
string
The name of the bucket.
dest
path
Destination location of file (may be local machine or cloud depending on action).
env_type
string
Specifies which Ansible environment you're running this module within.
This should not be set unless you know what you're doing.
This only alters the User Agent string for any API requests.
overwrite
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
'Overwrite the file on the bucket/local machine. If overwrite is false and a difference exists between GCS + local, module will fail with error' .
project
string
The Google Cloud Platform project to use.
scopes
list
Array of scopes to be used.
service_account_contents
jsonarg
The contents of a Service Account JSON file, either in a dictionary or as a JSON string that represents it.
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.
src
path
Source location of file (may be local machine or cloud depending on action).
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the given object should exist in GCP

Notes

Note

  • for authentication, you can set service_account_file using the c(gcp_service_account_file) env variable.
  • for authentication, you can set service_account_contents using the c(GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CONTENTS) env variable.
  • For authentication, you can set service_account_email using the GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL 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 object
  gcp_storage_object:
    action: download
    bucket: ansible-bucket
    src: modules.zip
    dest: "~/modules.zip"
    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
action
string
success
Upload or download from the bucket.
bucket
string
success
The name of the bucket.
dest
string
success
Destination location of file (may be local machine or cloud depending on action).
overwrite
boolean
success
'Overwrite the file on the bucket/local machine. If overwrite is false and a difference exists between GCS + local, module will fail with error' .
src
string
success
Source location of file (may be local machine or cloud depending on action).


Status

Authors

  • Google Inc. (@googlecloudplatform)

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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