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#!/usr/bin/python
# import some python modules that we'll use. These are all
# available in Python's core
import datetime
import sys
import json
import os
import shlex
# read the argument string from the arguments file
args_file = sys.argv[1]
args_data = file(args_file).read()
# for this module, we're going to do key=value style arguments
# this is up to each module to decide what it wants, but all
# core modules besides 'command' and 'shell' take key=value
# so this is highly recommended
arguments = shlex.split(args_data)
for arg in arguments:
# ignore any arguments without an equals in it
if "=" in arg:
(key, value) = arg.split("=")
# if setting the time, the key 'time'
# will contain the value we want to set the time to
if key == "time":
# now we'll affect the change. Many modules
# will strive to be 'idempotent', meaning they
# will only make changes when the desired state
# expressed to the module does not match
# the current state. Look at 'service'
# or 'yum' in the main git tree for an example
# of how that might look.
rc = os.system("date -s \"%s\"" % value)
# always handle all possible errors
#
# when returning a failure, include 'failed'
# in the return data, and explain the failure
# in 'msg'. Both of these conventions are
# required however additional keys and values
# can be added.
if rc != 0:
print json.dumps({
"failed" : True,
"msg" : "failed setting the time"
})
sys.exit(1)
# when things do not fail, we do not
# have any restrictions on what kinds of
# data are returned, but it's always a
# good idea to include whether or not
# a change was made, as that will allow
# notifiers to be used in playbooks.
date = str(datetime.datetime.now())
print json.dumps({
"time" : date,
"changed" : True
})
sys.exit(0)
# if no parameters are sent, the module may or
# may not error out, this one will just
# return the time
date = str(datetime.datetime.now())
print json.dumps({
"time" : date
}) |
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