k8s_facts - Describe Kubernetes (K8s) objects¶

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status
Maintenance
- Author

Synopsis ¶

Use the OpenShift Python client to perform read operations on K8s objects.
Access to the full range of K8s APIs.
Authenticate using either a config file, certificates, password or token.
Supports check mode.

Requirements ¶

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

python >= 2.7
openshift >= 0.6
PyYAML >= 3.11

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_key		Token used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_API_KEY environment variable.
api_version	Default: v1	Use to specify the API version. in conjunction with kind, name, and namespace to identify a specific object. aliases: api, version
cert_file		Path to a certificate used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_CERT_FILE environment variable.
context		The name of a context found in the config file. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_CONTEXT environment variable.
field_selectors		List of field selectors to use to filter results
host		Provide a URL for accessing the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_HOST environment variable.
key_file		Path to a key file used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_HOST environment variable.
kind required		Use to specify an object model. Use in conjunction with api_version, name, and namespace to identify a specific object.
kubeconfig		Path to an existing Kubernetes config file. If not provided, and no other connection options are provided, the openshift client will attempt to load the default configuration file from ~/.kube/config.json. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_KUBECONFIG environment variable.
label_selectors		List of label selectors to use to filter results
name		Use to specify an object name. Use in conjunction with api_version, kind and namespace to identify a specific object.
namespace		Use to specify an object namespace. Use in conjunction with api_version, kind, and name to identify a specfic object.
password		Provide a password for authenticating with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_PASSWORD environment variable.
ssl_ca_cert		Path to a CA certificate used to authenticate with the API. The full certificate chain must be provided to avoid certificate validation errors. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_SSL_CA_CERT environment variable.
username		Provide a username for authenticating with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_USERNAME environment variable.
verify_ssl bool	Choices: no yes	Whether or not to verify the API server's SSL certificates. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_VERIFY_SSL environment variable.

Notes ¶

Note

The OpenShift Python client wraps the K8s Python client, providing full access to all of the APIS and models available on both platforms. For API version details and additional information visit https://github.com/openshift/openshift-restclient-python
To avoid SSL certificate validation errors when verify_ssl is True, the full certificate chain for the API server must be provided via ssl_ca_cert or in the kubeconfig file.

Examples ¶

- name: Get an existing Service object
  k8s_facts:
    api_version: v1
    kind: Service
    name: web
    namespace: testing
  register: web_service

- name: Get a list of all service objects
  k8s_facts:
    api_version: v1
    kind: Service
    namespace: testing
  register: service_list

- name: Get a list of all pods from any namespace
  k8s_facts:
    kind: Pod
  register: pod_list

- name: Search for all Pods labelled app=web
  k8s_facts:
    kind: Pod
    label_selectors:
      - app = web
      - tier in (dev, test)

- name: Search for all running pods
  k8s_facts:
    kind: Pod
    field_selectors:
      - status.phase = running

Return Values ¶

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

Key		Returned	Description
resources complex		success	The object(s) that exists
	status dict	success	Current status details for the object.
	kind str	success	Represents the REST resource this object represents.
	spec dict	success	Specific attributes of the object. Will vary based on the api_version and kind.
	api_version str	success	The versioned schema of this representation of an object.
	metadata dict	success	Standard object metadata. Includes name, namespace, annotations, labels, etc.

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance ¶

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author ¶

Will Thames (@willthames)

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