Reattempting Linode dynamic inventories.

playbooks/inventory/linode.yaml

@@ -1,9 +1,96 @@
 ---
-- name: Generate Linode inventory file
+- name: Update Linode Dynamic Inventory
+  hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: true
+  connection: local
+  
+  vars:
+    # Override these variables as needed
+    linode_api_token: "{{ lookup('env', 'LINODE_API_TOKEN') }}"
+    linode_inventory_output_dir: "/tmp/linode_inventory"
+    inventory_format: "json"  # or "ini"
+    awx_integration: true
+    cleanup_temp_files: false
+    
+    # Optional filters
+    include_only_running: false
+    specific_regions: []  # e.g., ['us-east', 'us-west']
+    specific_tags: []     # e.g., ['production', 'web']
+  
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: Check for Linode API token
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: "LINODE_API_TOKEN environment variable or linode_api_token variable must be set"
+      when: 
+        - linode_api_token is undefined or linode_api_token == ""
+        - lookup('env', 'LINODE_API_TOKEN') == ""
+
+    - name: Display configuration
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: |
+          Linode Inventory Configuration:
+          Output directory: {{ linode_inventory_output_dir }}
+          Output format: {{ inventory_format }}
+          AWX integration: {{ awx_integration }}
+          Include only running: {{ include_only_running }}
+
+  roles:
+    - role: linode_inventory
+      vars:
+        linode_api_token: "{{ linode_api_token }}"
+
+  post_tasks:
+    - name: Display next steps
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: |
+          Inventory update complete!
+          
+          Next steps for AWX integration:
+          1. Copy the inventory script to your SCM repository
+          2. Create a custom inventory source in AWX
+          3. Point it to the linode_inventory.py script
+          4. Set up the Linode API credential
+          
+          Files created:
+          - JSON inventory: {{ linode_inventory_output_dir }}/{{ linode_inventory_output_file }}
+          {% if inventory_format == "ini" %}
+          - INI inventory: {{ linode_inventory_output_dir }}/linode_static_inventory.ini
+          {% endif %}
+
+# Optional: Run against discovered Linode hosts
+- name: Example task against discovered Linode hosts
   hosts: localhost
   gather_facts: false
-  roles:
-    - roles/inventory/linode
-  vars:
-    linode_token: "{{ lookup('env', 'LINODE_TOKEN') }}"
+  tasks:
+    - name: Load dynamic inventory
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: "{{ linode_inventory_output_dir | default('/tmp/linode_inventory') }}/{{ linode_inventory_output_file | default('linode_inventory.json') }}"
+        name: dynamic_inventory
 
+    - name: Add discovered hosts to in-memory inventory
+      ansible.builtin.add_host:
+        name: "{{ item.key }}"
+        groups: "{{ group_names | default(['discovered_linodes']) }}"
+        ansible_host: "{{ item.value.ansible_host }}"
+        linode_id: "{{ item.value.linode_id }}"
+        linode_region: "{{ item.value.linode_region }}"
+        linode_type: "{{ item.value.linode_type }}"
+        linode_status: "{{ item.value.linode_status }}"
+      loop: "{{ dynamic_inventory._meta.hostvars | dict2items }}"
+      when: item.value.linode_status == "running"
+
+- name: Test connection to discovered Linode hosts
+  hosts: discovered_linodes
+  gather_facts: false
+  vars:
+    ansible_user: root
+    ansible_ssh_common_args: '-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=10'
+  tasks:
+    - name: Test connectivity
+      ansible.builtin.ping:
+      register: ping_result
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Display connectivity status
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ inventory_hostname }} ({{ ansible_host }}): {{ 'REACHABLE' if ping_result is succeeded else 'UNREACHABLE' }}"