rocketchat – Send notifications to Rocket Chat
Synopsis
- The
rocketchatmodule sends notifications to Rocket Chat via the Incoming WebHook integration
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| attachments - | Define a list of attachments. | |
| channel - | Channel to send the message to. If absent, the message goes to the channel selected for the token specified during the creation of webhook. | |
| color - |
| Allow text to use default colors - use the default of 'normal' to not send a custom color bar at the start of the message |
| domain - / required | The domain for your environment without protocol. (i.e. example.com or chat.example.com) | |
| icon_emoji - | Emoji for the message sender. The representation for the available emojis can be got from Rocket Chat. (for example :thumbsup:) (if icon_emoji is set, icon_url will not be used) | |
| icon_url - | Default: "https://www.ansible.com/favicon.ico" | URL for the message sender's icon. |
| link_names - |
| Automatically create links for channels and usernames in msg. |
| msg - | Message to be sent. | |
| protocol - |
| Specify the protocol used to send notification messages before the webhook url. (i.e. http or https) |
| token - / required | Rocket Chat Incoming Webhook integration token. This provides authentication to Rocket Chat's Incoming webhook for posting messages. | |
| username - | Default: "Ansible" | This is the sender of the message. |
| validate_certs boolean |
| If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. |
Examples
- name: Send notification message via Rocket Chat
rocketchat:
token: thetoken/generatedby/rocketchat
domain: chat.example.com
msg: '{{ inventory_hostname }} completed'
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Send notification message via Rocket Chat all options
rocketchat:
domain: chat.example.com
token: thetoken/generatedby/rocketchat
msg: '{{ inventory_hostname }} completed'
channel: #ansible
username: 'Ansible on {{ inventory_hostname }}'
icon_url: http://www.example.com/some-image-file.png
link_names: 0
delegate_to: localhost
- name: insert a color bar in front of the message for visibility purposes and use the default webhook icon and name configured in rocketchat
rocketchat:
token: thetoken/generatedby/rocketchat
domain: chat.example.com
msg: '{{ inventory_hostname }} is alive!'
color: good
username: ''
icon_url: ''
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Use the attachments API
rocketchat:
token: thetoken/generatedby/rocketchat
domain: chat.example.com
attachments:
- text: Display my system load on host A and B
color: #ff00dd
title: System load
fields:
- title: System A
value: 'load average: 0,74, 0,66, 0,63'
short: True
- title: System B
value: 'load average: 5,16, 4,64, 2,43'
short: True
delegate_to: localhost
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| changed boolean | success | A flag indicating if any change was made or not. |
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Ramon de la Fuente (@ramondelafuente)
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/rocketchat_module.html