dependecy to module hvac - ansible-modules-hashivault is not self contained

[terryhowe]

dependecy to module hvac - ansible-modules-hashivault is not self contained

[TerryHowe]

While this might be convenient for you, it would be inconvenient for about everyone else and unexpected by everyone else. Nearly all Python packages have package dependencies and load dependencies from pypi. Obviously, you need to intall ansible and ansible-module-hashivault, so why not install hvac. I assume you are downloading the gz files off pypi.

I situations I've been another approach I've sometimes seen is setting up your own software repo, but that is only useful if you have a lot of offline servers and a lot of software.

One other thing, that particular error can be cause by a lot of other things like a syntax error in the hosts or ansible.cfg file.

[xtermi2]

Maybe you misunderstood me or my explanation was not clear enough: Yes, on my control host i have to install ansible and all required modules, but on the target/remote host I don't have to (and I don't want to). That's exactly ansibles job, to copy the required environment to the target/remote host, and execute the job there.
http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/dev_guide/developing_modules.html
http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/dev_guide/developing_modules_best_practices.html
Yes, it's not required, but best practice to have no external dependencies.

[TerryHowe]

Ah yeh I wasn't getting it. Can you target local host instead since everything is installed there? On Jul 13, 2017 12:36 PM, "AK" <[email protected]> wrote: Maybe you misunderstood me or my explanation was not clear enough: Yes, on my control host i have to install ansible and all required modules, but on the target/remote host I don't have to (and I don't want to). That's exactly ansibles job, to copy the required environment to the target/remote host, and execute the job there. http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/dev_guide/developing_modules.html http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/dev_guide/developing_ modules_best_practices.html Yes, it's not required, but best practice to have no external dependencies. — You are receiving this because you modified the open/close state. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#23 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAGWsX6cxsOaJDbleoa579oOsQ_pnLLXks5sNmPCgaJpZM4OW6va> .

[xtermi2]

targeting localhost is fine, cause hvac was installed there as dependency of ansible-modules-hashivault.

[TerryHowe]

That is generally how it is intended to be used. From localhost

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On Jul 13, 2017 1:24 PM, "AK" ***@***.***> wrote: targeting localhost is fine, cause hvac was installed there as dependency of ansible-modules-hashivault. — You are receiving this because you modified the open/close state. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#23 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAGWsZDAMC9pwNZ3k2K1wRy11SVJG8zoks5sNm7mgaJpZM4OW6va> .

[TerryHowe]

On localhost I mean

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On Jul 13, 2017 1:35 PM, "Terry Howe" ***@***.***> wrote: That is generally how it is intended to be used. From localhost On Jul 13, 2017 1:24 PM, "AK" ***@***.***> wrote: > targeting localhost is fine, cause hvac was installed there as dependency > of ansible-modules-hashivault. > > — > You are receiving this because you modified the open/close state. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#23 (comment)>, > or mute the thread > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAGWsZDAMC9pwNZ3k2K1wRy11SVJG8zoks5sNm7mgaJpZM4OW6va> > . >

[rdunklau]

Hello,

Sorry to reopen this old issue, but I would like to use this module on any target host, not only on localhost. Would it be possible to write this module the standard ansible way, ie self-contained ?

Thank you !