build_output_folders

Role to cleanup and create local folder structure to save roles’ outputs

Requirements

None

Role Variables

Role support following variables:

# Root directory where to build output structure
# All folder below will be created in this directory folder.
root_dir: '{{ inventory_dir }}'

# Main output directory
output_dir_name: 'intended'
# Output for structured YAML files:
structured_dir_name: 'structured_configs'
# EOS configuration directory name
eos_config_dir_name: 'configs'
# Main documentation folder
documentation_dir_name: 'documentation'
# Fabric documentation
fabric_dir_name: 'fabric'
# Device documentation
devices_dir_name: 'devices'
# EOS state validation directory name
eos_validate_state_name: 'reports'
# EOS config deploy eapi running config backup directory
post_running_config_backup_dir_name: 'config_backup'
pre_running_config_backup_dir_name: 'config_backup'

Role will create following structure:

├── config_backup
├── documentation
│   ├── fabric
│   └── devices
├── intended
│   ├── configs
│   └── structured_configs
├── reports

If folders already exists, role will delete them and recreate structure.

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

Below is an example to use in your playbook to build output folders using default values.

- name: Build Switch configuration
  hosts: DC1_FABRIC
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: 'Build local folders for output'
      tags: [build]
      ansible.builtin.import_role:
        name: arista.avd.build_output_folders

License

Project is published under Apache 2.0 License