https://github.com/garethr/web-facter

Expose facts from Facter as JSON over HTTP
https://github.com/garethr/web-facter

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Expose facts from Facter as JSON over HTTP

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/garethr/web-facter
• Owner: garethr
• Created: 2011-10-29T17:30:07.000Z (about 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2013-04-01T21:28:43.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-02T11:22:06.821Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: Ruby
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• Size: 133 KB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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A tiny ruby rack application which exposes the data from facter as JSON over HTTP.

    gem install web-facter

Provides a simple command line tool which runs a built in web server. On accessing

the specified port you should get a JSON response containing the current facts.

    web-facter --help

    Usage: web-facter [options] ...

    Configuration options:

            --no-daemonize               Don't daemonize the web server process

        -p, --port PORT                  The port to run web-facter on

        -c, --config FILE                The file to load with configuration options

        -h, --help                       Display this screenp

You can configure web-facter using a configuration file, using the following format, and

specifying the filename with the --config option above.

    username=gilbert

    password=george

    port=3009

    daemonize=true

    filters="ec2_public_keys_0_openssh_key, ec2_userdata, sshdsakey, sshrsakey"

Note that the port and daemonize options will override those on the command line. The username and password options enable HTTP basic authentication using details specified.

The filters option will remove sensitive items from the output, you can specify any keys you like and they'll be remove automatically.

If you're using puppet (highly likely if you're using facter) then the provided puppet module might be of use. Include in your puppet module diretory and modify as needed. You can use like so:

    import "web-facter"

    class { "webfacter": username => "username", password => "password" }