misc cleanup in the runner module, splitting some things out into utils, breaking up functions into smaller functions.

lib/ansible/playbook.py

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class PlayBook(object):
             remote_user=remote_user,
             setup_cache=SETUP_CACHE,
             basedir=self.basedir,
-            conditionally_execute_if=only_if
+            conditional=only_if
         )
 
         if async_seconds == 0:

lib/ansible/runner.py

@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ import ansible.connection
 from ansible import utils
 from ansible import errors
 
-# should be True except in debug
-CLEANUP_FILES = True
-
 ################################################
 
 def _executor_hook(job_queue, result_queue):
@@ -62,43 +59,23 @@ class Runner(object):
 
     _external_variable_script = None
 
-    def __init__(self, 
+    def __init__(self, host_list=C.DEFAULT_HOST_LIST, module_path=C.DEFAULT_MODULE_PATH,
-        host_list=C.DEFAULT_HOST_LIST, 
+        module_name=C.DEFAULT_MODULE_NAME, module_args=C.DEFAULT_MODULE_ARGS, 
-        module_path=C.DEFAULT_MODULE_PATH,
+        forks=C.DEFAULT_FORKS, timeout=C.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, pattern=C.DEFAULT_PATTERN,
-        module_name=C.DEFAULT_MODULE_NAME, 
+        remote_user=C.DEFAULT_REMOTE_USER, remote_pass=C.DEFAULT_REMOTE_PASS,
-        module_args=C.DEFAULT_MODULE_ARGS, 
+        background=0, basedir=None, setup_cache=None, transport='paramiko',
-        forks=C.DEFAULT_FORKS, 
+        conditional='True', verbose=False):
-        timeout=C.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, 
-        pattern=C.DEFAULT_PATTERN,
-        remote_user=C.DEFAULT_REMOTE_USER,
-        remote_pass=C.DEFAULT_REMOTE_PASS,
-        background=0,
-        basedir=None,
-        setup_cache=None,
-        transport='paramiko',
-        conditionally_execute_if='True',
-        verbose=False):
     
-        ''' 
-        Constructor
-        host_list   -- file on disk listing hosts to manage, or an array of hostnames
-        pattern ------ a fnmatch pattern selecting some of the hosts in host_list
-        module_path -- location of ansible library on disk
-        module_name -- which module to run
-        module_args -- arguments to pass to module
-        forks -------- how parallel should we be? 1 is extra debuggable.
-        remote_user -- who to login as (default root)
-        remote_pass -- provide only if you don't want to use keys or ssh-agent
-        background --- if non 0, run async, failing after X seconds, -1 == infinite
-        setup_cache -- used only by playbook (complex explanation pending)
-        '''
-
         if setup_cache is None:
             setup_cache = {}
-        self.setup_cache = setup_cache
+        if basedir is None: 
-        self.conditionally_execute_if = conditionally_execute_if
+            basedir = os.getcwd()
-       
+        self.generated_jid = str(random.randint(0, 999999999999))
+        self.connector = ansible.connection.Connection(self, transport)
         self.host_list, self.groups = self.parse_hosts(host_list)
+
+        self.setup_cache = setup_cache
+        self.conditional = conditional
         self.module_path = module_path
         self.module_name = module_name
         self.forks       = int(forks)
@@ -108,74 +85,73 @@ class Runner(object):
         self.verbose     = verbose
         self.remote_user = remote_user
         self.remote_pass = remote_pass
-        self.background          = background
+        self.background  = background
-
-        if basedir is None: 
-            basedir = os.getcwd()
         self.basedir = basedir
 
-        # hosts in each group name in the inventory file
         self._tmp_paths  = {}
-
         random.seed()
-        self.generated_jid = str(random.randint(0, 999999999999))
+
-        self.connector = ansible.connection.Connection(self, transport)
+
+    # *****************************************************
+
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_hosts_from_regular_file(cls, host_list, results, groups):
+        ''' parse a textual host file '''
+
+        lines = file(host_list).read().split("\n")
+        group_name = 'ungrouped'
+        for item in lines:
+            item = item.lstrip().rstrip()
+            if item.startswith("#"):
+                # ignore commented out lines
+                continue
+            if item.startswith("["):
+                # looks like a group
+                group_name = item.replace("[","").replace("]","").lstrip().rstrip()
+                groups[group_name] = []
+            elif item != "":
+                # looks like a regular host
+                groups[group_name].append(item)
+                results.append(item)
+
+    # *****************************************************
+
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_hosts_from_script(cls, host_list, results, groups):
+        ''' evaluate a script that returns list of hosts by groups '''
+
+        host_list = os.path.abspath(host_list)
+        cls._external_variable_script = host_list
+        cmd = subprocess.Popen([host_list], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=False)
+        out, err = cmd.communicate()
+        try:
+            groups = utils.json_loads(out)
+        except:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("invalid JSON response from script: %s" % host_list)
+        for (groupname, hostlist) in groups.iteritems():
+            for host in hostlist:
+                if host not in results:
+                    results.append(host)
 
     # *****************************************************
 
     @classmethod
     def parse_hosts(cls, host_list):
-        ''' 
+        ''' parse the host inventory file, returns (hosts, groups) '''
-        parse the host inventory file, returns (hosts, groups) 
-        [groupname]
-        host1
-        host2
-        '''
 
         if type(host_list) == list:
             return (host_list, {})
 
         host_list = os.path.expanduser(host_list)
-
         if not os.path.exists(host_list):
             raise errors.AnsibleFileNotFound("inventory file not found: %s" % host_list)
 
         results    = []
-        groups     = { 'ungrouped' : [] }
+        groups     = dict(ungrouped=[])
         if not os.access(host_list, os.X_OK):
-            # it's a regular file
+            Runner.parse_hosts_from_regular_file(host_list, results, groups)
-            lines = file(host_list).read().split("\n")
-            group_name = 'ungrouped'
-            results    = []
-            for item in lines:
-                item = item.lstrip().rstrip()
-                if item.startswith("#"): 
-                    # ignore commented out lines
-                    continue
-                if item.startswith("["):
-                    # looks like a group
-                    group_name = item.replace("[","").replace("]","").lstrip().rstrip()
-                    groups[group_name] = []
-                elif item != "":
-                    # looks like a regular host
-                    groups[group_name].append(item)
-                    results.append(item)
         else:
-            host_list = os.path.abspath(host_list)
+            Runner.parse_hosts_from_script(host_list, results, groups)
-            cls._external_variable_script = host_list
-            # it's a script -- expect a return of a JSON hash with group names keyed
-            # to lists of hosts
-            cmd = subprocess.Popen([host_list], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=False)
-            out, err = cmd.communicate()
-            try:
-                groups = utils.json_loads(out)
-            except:
-                raise errors.AnsibleError("invalid JSON response from script: %s" % host_list)
-            for (groupname, hostlist) in groups.iteritems():
-                for host in hostlist:
-                    if host not in results:
-                        results.append(host)
-
         return (results, groups)
 
     # *****************************************************
@@ -192,13 +168,9 @@ class Runner(object):
         pattern = pattern.replace(";",":")
         subpatterns = pattern.split(":")
         for subpattern in subpatterns:
-            # the pattern could be a real glob
+            if subpattern == 'all' or fnmatch.fnmatch(host_name, subpattern):
-            if subpattern == 'all':
                 return True
-            if fnmatch.fnmatch(host_name, subpattern):
+            elif subpattern in self.groups:
-                return True
-            # or it could be a literal group name instead
-            if subpattern in self.groups:
                 if host_name in self.groups[subpattern]:
                     return True
         return False
@@ -206,11 +178,7 @@ class Runner(object):
     # *****************************************************
 
     def _connect(self, host):
-        ''' 
+        ''' connects to a host, returns (is_successful, connection_object OR traceback_string) '''
-        obtains a connection to the host.
-        on success, returns (True, connection) 
-        on failure, returns (False, traceback str)
-        '''
 
         try:
             return [ True, self.connector.connect(host) ]
@@ -223,14 +191,11 @@ class Runner(object):
         ''' helper function to handle JSON parsing of results '''
 
         try:
-            # try to parse the JSON response
             result = utils.parse_json(result) 
             if executed is not None:
                 result['invocation'] = executed
             return [ host, True, result ]
         except Exception, e:
-            # it failed to parse, say so, but return the string anyway so 
-            # it can be debugged
             return [ host, False, "%s/%s/%s" % (str(e), result, executed) ]
 
     # *****************************************************
@@ -243,8 +208,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         for filename in files:
             if not filename.startswith('/tmp/'):
                 raise Exception("not going to happen")
-            if CLEANUP_FILES:
+            self._exec_command(conn, "rm -rf %s" % filename)
-                self._exec_command(conn, "rm -rf %s" % filename)
 
     # *****************************************************
 
@@ -256,10 +220,7 @@ class Runner(object):
     # *****************************************************
 
     def _transfer_module(self, conn, tmp, module):
-        ''' 
+        ''' transfers a module file to the remote side to execute it, but does not execute it yet '''
-        transfers a module file to the remote side to execute it,
-        but does not execute it yet
-        '''
 
         outpath = self._copy_module(conn, tmp, module)
         self._exec_command(conn, "chmod +x %s" % outpath)
@@ -268,93 +229,97 @@ class Runner(object):
     # *****************************************************
 
     def _transfer_argsfile(self, conn, tmp, args_str):
-        ''' 
+        ''' transfer arguments as a single file to be fed to the module. '''
-        transfer arguments as a single file to be fed to the module.
+
-        this is to avoid various shell things being eaten by SSH
-        '''
         args_fd, args_file = tempfile.mkstemp()
         args_fo = os.fdopen(args_fd, 'w')
         args_fo.write(args_str)
         args_fo.flush()
         args_fo.close()
+
         args_remote = os.path.join(tmp, 'arguments')
         self._transfer_file(conn, args_file, args_remote)
-        if CLEANUP_FILES:
+        os.unlink(args_file)
-            os.unlink(args_file)
+
         return args_remote
 
     # *****************************************************
 
-    def _execute_module(self, conn, tmp, remote_module_path, module_args, 
+    def _add_variables_from_script(self, conn, inject):
-        async_jid=None, async_module=None, async_limit=None):
+        ''' support per system variabes from external variable scripts, see web docs '''
-        ''' 
-        runs a module that has already been transferred, but first
-        modifies the command using setup_cache variables (see playbook)
-        '''
 
-
+        host = conn.host
-        args = module_args
+        cmd = subprocess.Popen([Runner._external_variable_script, host],
-        if type(args) == list:
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-            if remote_module_path.endswith('setup'):
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                # briefly converting arguments to strings before file transfer
+            shell=False
-                # causes some translation errors.  This is a workaround only
-                # needed for the setup module
-                args = " ".join([ "\"%s\"" % str(x) for x in module_args ])
-            else:        
-                args = " ".join([ str(x) for x in module_args ])
-
-        # by default the args to substitute in the action line are those from the setup cache
-        inject_vars = self.setup_cache.get(conn.host,{})
-        
-        # see if we really need to run this or not...
-        # doubly templated so we can store a conditional expression in a variable!
-        conditional = utils.template(
-            utils.template(self.conditionally_execute_if, inject_vars),
-            inject_vars
         )
-
+        out, err = cmd.communicate()
-        if not eval(conditional):
-            return [ utils.smjson(dict(skipped=True)), 'skipped' ]
-
-        # if the host file was an external script, execute it with the hostname
-        # as a first parameter to get the variables to use for the host
         inject2 = {}
-        if Runner._external_variable_script is not None:
+        try:
-            host = conn.host
+            inject2 = utils.json_loads(out)
-            cmd = subprocess.Popen([Runner._external_variable_script, host],
+        except:
-                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("%s returned invalid result when called with hostname %s" % (
-                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                Runner._external_variable_script,
-                shell=False
+                host
-            )
+            ))
-            out, err = cmd.communicate()
+        # store injected variables in the templates
-            inject2 = {}
+        inject.update(inject2)
-            try:
-                inject2 = utils.json_loads(out)
-            except:
-                raise errors.AnsibleError("%s returned invalid result when called with hostname %s" % (
-                    Runner._external_variable_script,
-                    host
-                ))
-            # store injected variables in the templates
-        inject_vars.update(inject2)   
- 
-        if self.module_name == 'setup':
-            for (k,v) in inject_vars.iteritems():
-                if not k.startswith('facter_') and not k.startswith('ohai_'):
-                    if str(v).find(" ") != -1:
-                        v = "\"%s\"" % v
-                args += " %s=%s" % (k, str(v).replace(" ","~~~"))
 
-        # the metadata location for the setup module is transparently managed
+    # *****************************************************
-        # since it's an 'internals' module, kind of a black box. See playbook
+
-        # other modules are not allowed to have this kind of handling
+    def _add_setup_vars(self, inject, args):
-        if remote_module_path.endswith("/setup") and args.find("metadata=") == -1:
+        ''' setup module variables need special handling '''
+
+        for (k,v) in inject.iteritems():
+            if not k.startswith('facter_') and not k.startswith('ohai_'):
+                if str(v).find(" ") != -1:
+                    v = "\"%s\"" % v
+                args += " %s=%s" % (k, str(v).replace(" ","~~~"))
+    
+    # *****************************************************
+
+    def _add_setup_metadata(self, args):
+        ''' automatically determine where to store variables for the setup module '''
+
+        if args.find("metadata=") == -1:
             if self.remote_user == 'root':
                 args = "%s metadata=/etc/ansible/setup" % args
             else:
                 args = "%s metadata=~/.ansible/setup" % args
+    
+    # *****************************************************
 
-        args = utils.template(args, inject_vars)
+    def _coerce_args_to_string(self, args, remote_module_path):
+        ''' final arguments must always be made a string '''
+
+        if type(args) == list:
+            if remote_module_path.endswith('setup'):
+                # quote long strings so setup module gets them unscathed
+                args = " ".join([ "\"%s\"" % str(x) for x in args ])
+            else:
+                args = " ".join([ str(x) for x in args ])
+        return args
+    
+    # *****************************************************
+
+    def _execute_module(self, conn, tmp, remote_module_path, args, 
+        async_jid=None, async_module=None, async_limit=None):
+        ''' runs a module that has already been transferred '''
+
+        args = self._coerce_args_to_string(args, remote_module_path)
+        inject = self.setup_cache.get(conn.host,{})
+        conditional = utils.double_template(self.conditional, inject)
+        if not eval(conditional):
+            return [ utils.smjson(dict(skipped=True)), 'skipped' ]
+
+        if Runner._external_variable_script is not None:
+            self._add_variables_from_script(conn, inject)
+        if self.module_name == 'setup':
+            self._add_setup_vars(inject, args)
+            self._add_setup_metadata(args)
+
+        args = utils.template(args, inject)
         module_name_tail = remote_module_path.split("/")[-1]
         client_executed_str = "%s %s" % (module_name_tail, args.strip())
 
@@ -362,58 +327,51 @@ class Runner(object):
         if async_jid is None:
             cmd = "%s %s" % (remote_module_path, argsfile)
         else:
-            args = [str(x) for x in [remote_module_path, async_jid, async_limit, async_module, argsfile]]
+            cmd = " ".join([str(x) for x in [remote_module_path, async_jid, async_limit, async_module, argsfile]])
-            cmd = " ".join(args)
+        return [ self._exec_command(conn, cmd), client_executed_str ]
-        result = self._exec_command(conn, cmd)
+
-        return [ result, client_executed_str ]
+    # *****************************************************
+
+    def _add_result_to_setup_cache(self, conn, result):
+        ''' allows discovered variables to be used in templates and action statements '''
+
+        host = conn.host
+        try:
+            var_result = utils.parse_json(result)
+        except:
+            var_result = {}
+
+        # note: do not allow variables from playbook to be stomped on
+        # by variables coming up from facter/ohai/etc.  They
+        # should be prefixed anyway
+        if not host in self.setup_cache:
+            self.setup_cache[host] = {}
+        for (k, v) in var_result.iteritems():
+            if not k in self.setup_cache[host]:
+                self.setup_cache[host][k] = v
 
     # *****************************************************
 
     def _execute_normal_module(self, conn, host, tmp, module_name):
-        ''' 
+        ''' transfer & execute a module that is not 'copy' or 'template' '''
-        transfer & execute a module that is not 'copy' or 'template'
-        because those require extra work.
-        '''
 
-        # hack to make the 'shell' module keyword really be executed
+        # shell and command are the same module
-        # by the command module
-        module_args = self.module_args
         if module_name == 'shell':
             module_name = 'command'
-            module_args.append("#USE_SHELL")
+            self.module_args.append("#USE_SHELL")
 
         module = self._transfer_module(conn, tmp, module_name)
-        (result, executed) = self._execute_module(conn, tmp, module, module_args)
+        (result, executed) = self._execute_module(conn, tmp, module, self.module_args)
 
-        # when running the setup module, which pushes vars to the host and ALSO
-        # returns them (+factoids), store the variables that were returned such that commands
-        # run AFTER setup use these variables for templating when executed
-        # from playbooks
         if module_name == 'setup':
-            host = conn.host
+            self._add_result_to_setup_cache(conn, result)
-            try:
-                var_result = utils.parse_json(result)
-            except:
-                var_result = {}
-
-            # note: do not allow variables from playbook to be stomped on
-            # by variables coming up from facter/ohai/etc.  They
-            # should be prefixed anyway
-            if not host in self.setup_cache:
-                self.setup_cache[host] = {}
-            for (k, v) in var_result.iteritems():
-                if not k in self.setup_cache[host]:
-                    self.setup_cache[host][k] = v
 
         return self._return_from_module(conn, host, result, executed)
 
     # *****************************************************
 
     def _execute_async_module(self, conn, host, tmp, module_name):
-        ''' 
+        ''' transfer the given module name, plus the async module, then run it '''
-        transfer the given module name, plus the async module
-        and then run the async module wrapping the other module
-        '''
 
         # hack to make the 'shell' module keyword really be executed
         # by the command module
@@ -434,30 +392,16 @@ class Runner(object):
 
     # *****************************************************
 
-    def _parse_kv(self, args):
-        # FIXME: move to utils
-        ''' helper function to convert a string of key/value items to a dict '''
-
-        options = {}
-        for x in args:
-            if x.find("=") != -1:
-                k, v = x.split("=")
-                options[k]=v
-        return options
-
-    # *****************************************************
-
     def _execute_copy(self, conn, host, tmp):
         ''' handler for file transfer operations '''
 
         # load up options
-        options = self._parse_kv(self.module_args)
+        options = utils.parse_kv(self.module_args)
         source = options['src']
         dest   = options['dest']
         
         # transfer the file to a remote tmp location
-        tmp_path = tmp
+        tmp_src = tmp + source.split('/')[-1]
-        tmp_src = tmp_path + source.split('/')[-1]
         self._transfer_file(conn, utils.path_dwim(self.basedir, source), tmp_src)
 
         # install the copy  module
@@ -467,34 +411,37 @@ class Runner(object):
         # run the copy module
         args = [ "src=%s" % tmp_src, "dest=%s" % dest ]
         (result1, executed) = self._execute_module(conn, tmp, module, args)
-        results1 = self._return_from_module(conn, host, result1, executed)
+        (host, ok, data) = self._return_from_module(conn, host, result1, executed)
-        (host, ok, data) = results1
 
-        # magically chain into the file module
         if ok:
-            # unless failed, run the file module to adjust file aspects
+            return self._chain_file_module(conn, tmp, data, options, executed)
-            old_changed = data.get('changed', False)
-            module = self._transfer_module(conn, tmp, 'file')
-            args = [ "%s=%s" % (k,v) for (k,v) in options.items() ]
-            (result2, executed2) = self._execute_module(conn, tmp, module, args)
-            results2 = self._return_from_module(conn, host, result2, executed)
-            (host, ok, data2) = results2
-            new_changed = data2.get('changed', False)
-            data.update(data2)
-            if old_changed or new_changed:
-                data['changed'] = True
-            return (host, ok, data)
         else:
-            # copy failed, return orig result without going through 'file' module
             return results1  
 
     # *****************************************************
 
+    def _chain_file_module(self, conn, tmp, data, options, executed):
+        ''' handles changing file attribs after copy/template operations '''
+
+        old_changed = data.get('changed', False)
+        module = self._transfer_module(conn, tmp, 'file')
+        args = [ "%s=%s" % (k,v) for (k,v) in options.items() ]
+        (result2, executed2) = self._execute_module(conn, tmp, module, args)
+        results2 = self._return_from_module(conn, conn.host, result2, executed)
+        (host, ok, data2) = results2
+        new_changed = data2.get('changed', False)
+        data.update(data2)
+        if old_changed or new_changed:
+            data['changed'] = True
+        return (host, ok, data)
+
+    # *****************************************************
+
     def _execute_template(self, conn, host, tmp):
         ''' handler for template operations '''
 
         # load up options
-        options  = self._parse_kv(self.module_args)
+        options  = utils.parse_kv(self.module_args)
         source   = options['src']
         dest     = options['dest']
         metadata = options.get('metadata', None)
@@ -506,9 +453,7 @@ class Runner(object):
                 metadata = '~/.ansible/setup'
 
         # first copy the source template over
-        tpath = tmp
+        temppath = tmp + os.path.split(source)[-1]
-        tempname = os.path.split(source)[-1]
-        temppath = tpath + tempname
         self._transfer_file(conn, utils.path_dwim(self.basedir, source), temppath)
 
         # install the template module
@@ -517,41 +462,17 @@ class Runner(object):
         # run the template module
         args = [ "src=%s" % temppath, "dest=%s" % dest, "metadata=%s" % metadata ]
         (result1, executed) = self._execute_module(conn, tmp, template_module, args)
-        results1 = self._return_from_module(conn, host, result1, executed)
+        (host, ok, data) = self._return_from_module(conn, host, result1, executed)
-        (host, ok, data) = results1
 
-        # magically chain into the file module
         if ok:
-            # unless failed, run the file module to adjust file aspects
+            return self._chain_file_module(conn, tmp, data, options, executed)
-            old_changed = data.get('changed', False)
-            module = self._transfer_module(conn, tmp, 'file')
-            args = [ "%s=%s" % (k,v) for (k,v) in options.items() ]
-            (result2, executed2) = self._execute_module(conn, tmp, module, args)
-            results2 = self._return_from_module(conn, host, result2, executed)
-            (host, ok, data2) = results2
-            new_changed = data2.get('changed', False)
-            data.update(data2)
-            if old_changed or new_changed:
-                data['changed'] = True
-            return (host, ok, data)
         else:
-            # copy failed, return orig result without going through 'file' module
             return results1
 
     # *****************************************************
 
     def _executor(self, host):
-        ''' 
+        ''' callback executed in parallel for each host. returns (hostname, connected_ok, extra) '''
-        callback executed in parallel for each host.
-        returns (hostname, connected_ok, extra)
-        where extra is the result of a successful connect
-        or a traceback string
-        '''
-
-        # depending on whether it's a normal module,
-        # or a request to use the copy or template
-        # module, call the appropriate executor function
-
 
         ok, conn = self._connect(host)
         if not ok:
@@ -562,24 +483,18 @@ class Runner(object):
 
         tmp = self._get_tmp_path(conn)
         result = None
-        if self.module_name not in [ 'copy', 'template' ]:
+        if self.module_name == 'copy':
+            result = self._execute_copy(conn, host, tmp)
+        elif self.module_name == 'template':
+            result = self._execute_template(conn, host, tmp)
+        else:
             if self.background == 0:
                 result = self._execute_normal_module(conn, host, tmp, module_name)
             else:
                 result = self._execute_async_module(conn, host, tmp, module_name)
 
-        elif self.module_name == 'copy':
-            result = self._execute_copy(conn, host, tmp)
-        elif self.module_name == 'template':
-            result = self._execute_template(conn, host, tmp)
-        else:
-            # this would be a coding error in THIS module
-            # shouldn't occur
-            raise Exception("???")
-
         self._delete_remote_files(conn, tmp)
         conn.close()
-        
         return result
 
     # *****************************************************
@@ -619,42 +534,28 @@ class Runner(object):
 
     # *****************************************************
 
-    def match_hosts(self, pattern):
+    def _match_hosts(self, pattern):
         ''' return all matched hosts fitting a pattern '''
 
         return [ h for h in self.host_list if self._matches(h, pattern) ]
 
     # *****************************************************
 
-    def run(self):
+    def _parallel_exec(self, hosts):
-        ''' xfer & run module on all matched hosts '''
+        ''' handles mulitprocessing when more than 1 fork is required '''
-       
-        # find hosts that match the pattern
-        hosts = self.match_hosts(self.pattern)
-        if len(hosts) == 0:
-            return {
-                'contacted' : {},
-                'dark'      : {}
-            }
 
-        # attack pool of hosts in N forks
+        job_queue = multiprocessing.Manager().Queue()
-        # _executor_hook does all of the work
+        result_queue = multiprocessing.Manager().Queue()
-        hosts = [ (self,x) for x in hosts ]
+
+        [job_queue.put(i) for i in hosts]
+
+        workers = []
+        for i in range(self.forks):
+            prc = multiprocessing.Process(target=_executor_hook,
+                args=(job_queue, result_queue))
+            prc.start()
+            workers.append(prc)
 
-        if self.forks > 1:
-            job_queue = multiprocessing.Manager().Queue()
-            result_queue = multiprocessing.Manager().Queue()
- 
-            for i in hosts:
-                job_queue.put(i)
- 
-            workers = []
-            for i in range(self.forks):
-                tmp = multiprocessing.Process(target=_executor_hook,
-                                      args=(job_queue, result_queue))
-                tmp.start()
-                workers.append(tmp)
- 
             try:
                 for worker in workers:
                     worker.join()
@@ -662,38 +563,48 @@ class Runner(object):
                 for worker in workers:
                     worker.terminate()
                     worker.join()
-            
-            results = []
-            while not result_queue.empty():
-                results.append(result_queue.get(block=False))
- 
-        else:
-            results = [ x._executor(h) for (x,h) in hosts ]
 
-        # sort hosts by ones we successfully contacted
+        results = []
-        # and ones we did not so that we can return a 
+        while not result_queue.empty():
-        # dictionary containing results of everything
+            results.append(result_queue.get(block=False))
+        return results
 
-        results2 = {
+    # *****************************************************
-          "contacted" : {},
+
-          "dark"      : {}
+    def _partition_results(self, results):
-        }
+        ''' seperate results by ones we contacted & ones we didn't '''
-        hosts_with_results = []
+
-        for x in results:
+        results2 = dict(contacted={}, dark={})
-            (host, is_ok, result) = x
+
-            hosts_with_results.append(host)
+        for result in results:
-            if not is_ok:
+            (host, contacted_ok, result) = result
-                results2["dark"][host] = result
+            if contacted_ok:
-            else:
                 results2["contacted"][host] = result
-        # hosts which were contacted but never got a chance
+            else:
-        # to return a result before we exited/ctrl-c'd
+                results2["dark"][host] = result
-        # perhaps these shouldn't be 'dark' but I'm not sure if they fit
+
-        # anywhere else.
+        # hosts which were contacted but never got a chance to return
-        for host in self.match_hosts(self.pattern):
+        for host in self._match_hosts(self.pattern):
-            if host not in hosts_with_results:
+            if not (host in results2['dark'] or host in results2['contacted']):
                 results2["dark"][host] = {}
-                
+
         return results2
 
+    # *****************************************************
+
+    def run(self):
+        ''' xfer & run module on all matched hosts '''
+       
+        # find hosts that match the pattern
+        hosts = self._match_hosts(self.pattern)
+        if len(hosts) == 0:
+            return dict(contacted={}, dark={})
+
+        hosts = [ (self,x) for x in hosts ]
+        if self.forks > 1:
+            results = self._parallel_exec(hosts, results)
+        else:
+            results = [ x._executor(h) for (x,h) in hosts ]
+        return self._partition_results(results)
+
 

lib/ansible/utils.py

@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ def template(text, vars):
     template = jinja2.Template(text)
     return template.render(vars)
 
+def double_template(text, vars):
+    return template(template(text, vars), vars)
+
 def template_from_file(path, vars):
     ''' run a file through the templating engine '''
     data = file(path).read()
@@ -287,4 +290,12 @@ def parse_yaml_from_file(path):
         raise errors.AnsibleError("file not found: %s" % path)
     return parse_yaml(data)
 
+def parse_kv(args):
+    ''' convert a string of key/value items to a dict '''
+    options = {}
+    for x in args:
+        if x.find("=") != -1:
+            k, v = x.split("=")
+            options[k]=v
+    return options