networktocode.nautobot.namespace module – Creates or removes namespaces from Nautobot

Note

This module is part of the networktocode.nautobot collection (version 5.2.0).

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install networktocode.nautobot. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: networktocode.nautobot.namespace.

New in networktocode.nautobot 5.1.0

Synopsis

  • Creates or removes namespaces from Nautobot

Requirements

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

  • pynautobot

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

api_version

string

added in networktocode.nautobot 4.1.0

API Version Nautobot REST API

custom_fields

dictionary

added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0

Must exist in Nautobot and in key/value format

description

string

added in networktocode.nautobot 5.1.0

The description of the namespace

location

any

added in networktocode.nautobot 5.1.0

The location of the namespace

name

string / required

added in networktocode.nautobot 5.1.0

The name of the namespace

query_params

list / elements=string

added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0

This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that is defined

in plugins/module_utils/utils.py and provides control to users on what may make

an object unique in their environment.

state

string

Use present or absent for adding or removing.

Choices:

tags

list / elements=any

added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0

Any tags that this item may need to be associated with

token

string / required

The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access

url

string / required

The URL of the Nautobot instance resolvable by the Ansible host (for example: http://nautobot.example.com:8000)

validate_certs

any

If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Default: :ansible-option-default:`true`

Notes

Note

  • Tags should be defined as a YAML list

  • This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

---
- name: Create a namespace
  networktocode.nautobot.namespace:
    url: http://nautobot.local
    token: thisIsMyToken
    name: My Namespace
    location: My Location
    description: My Description
    tags:
      - tag1
      - tag2
    custom_fields:
      my_custom_field: my_value
    state: present

- name: Delete a namespace
  networktocode.nautobot.namespace:
    url: http://nautobot.local
    token: thisIsMyToken
    name: My Namespace
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key

Description

msg

string

Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Returned: always

namespace

dictionary

Serialized object as created or already existent within Nautobot

Returned: success (when state=present)

Authors

  • Joe Wesch (@joewesch)