https://github.com/canhanhan/packer-template

Ansible role for creating Packer templates
https://github.com/canhanhan/packer-template

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Ansible role for creating Packer templates

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/canhanhan/packer-template
• Owner: canhanhan
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-10-12T17:33:01.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-12-27T21:27:52.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-10-21T11:19:05.594Z (about 1 year ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 30.3 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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packer-template

=========

Ansible role to generate Packer templates using YAML and Jinja2.

Due to limitations of JSON, Packer templates contain a lot of code duplication. Flexibility of YAML and Jinja2, helps to reduce the duplication.

Requirements

------------

No requirements for executing the module.

### Testing Requirements

Molecule and docker are required for testing. On Debian/Ubuntu based system you can install using:

```bash

sudo pip install molecule

curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt-key fingerprint 0EBFCD88

sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) edge"

sudo apt update

sudo apt install -y docker-ce

sudo pip install docker-py

```

### WSL and Docker

If you are using WSL and Docker on a VM, modify the docker config to have TCP listener enabled:

```bash

sudo systemctl edit docker

#[Service]

#ExecStart=

#ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// -H tcp://0.0.0.0:2375

```

On WSL, configure the host settings for Docker client:

```bash

DOCKER_HOST=127.0.0.1:2375

export DOCKER_HOST

```

molecule --base-config molecule/base.yml check

Role Variables

--------------

`packer_name`: Name for the template.

`packer_dest`: Target directory to create Packer template(s), additional file(s) and folder(s).

`packer_os_type`: OS family. Currently ony excepted value is `windows`.

`packer_options`: A dictionary/hashtable for packer template options.

  - `image`: (Optional|String) Image type. If provided, the role with read default settings from image configuration.

  - `builders`: (Optional|Dictionary) Packer builders

  - `provisioners`: (Optional|List) Packer provisioners

  - `variables`: (Optional|Dictionary) Packer variables

  - `sensitive-variables`: (Optional|List) Packer sensitive variables array

Example Playbook

----------------

Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:

    - hosts: servers

      roles:

         - { role: username.rolename, x: 42 }

License

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MIT