I am trying to look for the HTTP method equivalent for the following playbook code for method LIST.
- name: List all folders
ansible.builtin.uri:
url: https://{{ My_vault_url }}
method: LIST
return_content: true
body_format: json
register: list_url
If I try like requests.list, I get an error that list is not a request method.
If it is a custom method how can I use it through the Python?
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What is the equivalent for HTTP method
LISTin the Ansbileurimodule?
Of course one can Use Ansible to interact with web endpoints, but there is no HTTP method LIST at all. There is only the possibility to use GET in order to get the page content with all folder links and if that is the question.
A minimal example playbook
---
- hosts: localhost
become: false
gather_facts: false
vars:
URL: download.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/
tasks:
- name: List all folders
ansible.builtin.uri:
url: https://{{ URL }}
method: GET
return_content: true
body_format: raw
register: response
- name: Show Content
debug:
var: response.content
will result into an output of
TASK [Show Content] ***********************************************************************
ok: [localhost] =>
response.content: |-
<html>
<head><title>Index of /pub/rocky/9/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/</title></head>
<body>
<h1>Index of /pub/rocky/9/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/</h1><hr><pre><a href="../">../</a>
<a href="a/">a/</a> 11-Nov-2023 23:54 -
<a href="b/">b/</a> 05-Apr-2024 06:41 -
<a href="c/">c/</a> 06-Mar-2024 21:12 -
<a href="d/">d/</a> 11-Nov-2023 23:54 -
<a href="e/">e/</a> 26-Mar-2024 20:17 -
<a href="f/">f/</a> 05-Apr-2024 06:41 -
<a href="g/">g/</a> 05-Apr-2024 06:41 -
<a href="h/">h/</a> 11-Nov-2023 23:54 -
<a href="i/">i/</a> 06-Mar-2024 21:12 -
<a href="j/">j/</a> 12-May-2023 04:58 -
<a href="k/">k/</a> 05-Apr-2024 06:41 -
<a href="l/">l/</a> 08-Apr-2024 21:46 -
<a href="m/">m/</a> 15-Nov-2023 23:47 -
<a href="n/">n/</a> 07-Mar-2024 22:24 -
<a href="o/">o/</a> 08-Mar-2024 00:58 -
<a href="p/">p/</a> 05-Apr-2024 06:41 -
<a href="q/">q/</a> 12-May-2023 04:58 -
<a href="r/">r/</a> 04-Apr-2024 02:27 -
<a href="s/">s/</a> 12-Apr-2024 02:40 -
<a href="t/">t/</a> 09-Feb-2024 01:21 -
<a href="u/">u/</a> 11-Nov-2023 23:54 -
<a href="v/">v/</a> 11-Nov-2023 23:54 -
<a href="w/">w/</a> 11-Nov-2023 23:54 -
<a href="x/">x/</a> 13-Dec-2023 04:16 -
<a href="y/">y/</a> 11-Nov-2023 23:54 -
<a href="z/">z/</a> 11-Nov-2023 23:54 -
</pre><hr></body>
</html>
This needs to be parsed afterwards. One approach could be
- name: Show Links
debug:
msg: "{{ link }}"
loop: "{{ response.content | split('n') }}"
loop_control:
label: "Link"
vars:
link: "{{ item | regex_search('<a href=(.*?)</a>') }}"
when: link | length > 0
resulting into an output of
TASK [Show Links] ***************
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="../">../</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="a/">a/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="b/">b/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="c/">c/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="d/">d/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="e/">e/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="f/">f/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="g/">g/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="h/">h/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="i/">i/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="j/">j/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="k/">k/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="l/">l/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="m/">m/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="n/">n/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="o/">o/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="p/">p/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="q/">q/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="r/">r/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="s/">s/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="t/">t/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="u/">u/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="v/">v/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="w/">w/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="x/">x/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="y/">y/</a>
ok: [localhost] => (item=Link) =>
msg: <a href="z/">z/</a>
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If I try like
requests.list, I get an error that.listis not a request method.
Right, that’s the case. In Python Requests there is no such method.