# Copyright (c) 2020, Thales Netherlands # Copyright (c) 2021, Ansible Project # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later from __future__ import annotations DOCUMENTATION = r""" author: - Roy Lenferink (@rlenferink) - Mark Ettema (@m-a-r-k-e) - Alexander Petrenz (@alpex8) - Christoph Fiehe (@cfiehe) name: merge_variables short_description: Merge variables whose names match a given pattern description: - This lookup returns the merged result of all variables in scope that match the given prefixes, suffixes, or regular expressions, optionally. version_added: 6.5.0 options: _terms: description: - Depending on the value of O(pattern_type), this is a list of prefixes, suffixes, or regular expressions that is used to match all variables that should be merged. required: true type: list elements: str pattern_type: description: - Change the way of searching for the specified pattern. type: str default: 'regex' choices: - prefix - suffix - regex env: - name: ANSIBLE_MERGE_VARIABLES_PATTERN_TYPE ini: - section: merge_variables_lookup key: pattern_type initial_value: description: - An initial value to start with. type: raw override: description: - Return an error, print a warning or ignore it when a key is overwritten. - The default behavior V(error) makes the plugin fail when a key would be overwritten. - When V(warn) and V(ignore) are used, note that it is important to know that the variables are sorted by name before being merged. Keys for later variables in this order overwrite keys of the same name for variables earlier in this order. To avoid potential confusion, better use O(override=error) whenever possible. type: str default: 'error' choices: - error - warn - ignore env: - name: ANSIBLE_MERGE_VARIABLES_OVERRIDE ini: - section: merge_variables_lookup key: override groups: description: - Search for variables across hosts that belong to the given groups. This allows to collect configuration pieces across different hosts (for example a service on a host with its database on another host). type: list elements: str version_added: 8.5.0 dict_merge: description: - Behavior when encountering dictionary values. type: str default: deep choices: deep: merge dictionaries recursively shallow: merge only top-level values replace: overwrite older dict with newer one keep: discard newer dict version_added: 12.5.0 list_merge: description: - Behavior when encountering list values. type: str default: append choices: replace: overwrite older entries with newer ones keep: discard newer entries append: append newer entries to the older ones prepend: insert newer entries in front of the older ones append_rp: append newer entries to the older ones, overwrite duplicates prepend_rp: insert newer entries in front of the older ones, discard duplicates merge: take the index as key and merge the entries version_added: 12.5.0 type_conflict_merge: description: - Merge strategy to apply on type conflicts. type: str default: replace choices: replace: overwrite older value with newer one keep: discard newer value version_added: 12.5.0 default_merge: description: - Merge strategy applied to other types. type: str default: replace choices: replace: overwrite older value with newer one keep: discard newer value version_added: 12.5.0 list_transformations: description: - List transformations applied to list types. The definition order corresponds to the order in which these transformations are applied. - Elements can be a dict with the keys mentioned below or a string naming the transformation to apply. type: list elements: raw suboptions: name: description: - Name of the list transformation. required: true type: str choices: flatten: flatten lists, converting nested lists into single lists dedup: remove duplicates from lists options: description: - Options as key value pairs. V(flatten) and V(dedup) do not support any additional options. type: dict default: [] version_added: 12.5.0 """ EXAMPLES = r""" # Some example variables, they can be defined anywhere as long as they are in scope test_init_list: - "list init item 1" - "list init item 2" testa__test_list: - "test a item 1" testb__test_list: - "test b item 1" testa__test_dict: ports: - 1 testb__test_dict: ports: - 3 # Merge variables that end with '__test_dict' and store the result in a variable 'example_a' example_a: "{{ lookup('community.general.merge_variables', '__test_dict', pattern_type='suffix') }}" # The variable example_a now contains: # ports: # - 1 # - 3 # Merge variables that match the '^.+__test_list$' regular expression, starting with an initial value and store the # result in a variable 'example_b' example_b: "{{ lookup('community.general.merge_variables', '^.+__test_list$', initial_value=test_init_list) }}" # The variable example_b now contains: # - "list init item 1" # - "list init item 2" # - "test a item 1" # - "test b item 1" """ RETURN = r""" _raw: description: In case the search matches list items, a list is returned. In case the search matches dicts, a dict is returned. type: raw elements: raw """ import re import typing as t from abc import ABC, abstractmethod if t.TYPE_CHECKING: from collections.abc import Callable from ansible.errors import AnsibleError from ansible.plugins.lookup import LookupBase from ansible.template import Templar from ansible.utils.display import Display display = Display() def _verify_and_get_type(variable: t.Any) -> str: if isinstance(variable, list): return "list" elif isinstance(variable, dict): return "dict" else: raise AnsibleError(f"Not supported type detected, variable must be a list or a dict: '{variable}'") class LookupModule(LookupBase): def run(self, terms: list[str], variables: dict[str, t.Any], **kwargs) -> list[t.Any]: self.set_options(direct=kwargs) initial_value = self.get_option("initial_value", None) self._override_behavior = self.get_option("override", "error") self._pattern_type = self.get_option("pattern_type", "regex") self._groups = self.get_option("groups", None) self._dict_merge = self.get_option("dict_merge", "deep") self._list_merge = self.get_option("list_merge", "append") self._type_conflict_merge = self.get_option("type_conflict_merge", "replace") self._default_merge = self.get_option("default_merge", "replace") self._list_transformations = self.get_option("list_transformations", []) ret = [] for term in terms: if not isinstance(term, str): raise AnsibleError(f"Non-string type '{type(term)}' passed, only 'str' types are allowed!") if not self._groups: # consider only own variables ret.append(self._merge_vars(term, initial_value, variables)) else: # consider variables of hosts in given groups cross_host_merge_result = initial_value for host in variables["hostvars"]: if self._is_host_in_allowed_groups(variables["hostvars"][host]["group_names"]): host_variables = dict(variables["hostvars"].raw_get(host)) host_variables["hostvars"] = variables["hostvars"] # re-add hostvars cross_host_merge_result = self._merge_vars(term, cross_host_merge_result, host_variables) ret.append(cross_host_merge_result) return ret def _is_host_in_allowed_groups(self, host_groups: list[str]) -> bool: if "all" in self._groups: return True group_intersection = [host_group_name for host_group_name in host_groups if host_group_name in self._groups] return bool(group_intersection) def _var_matches(self, key: str, search_pattern: str) -> bool: if self._pattern_type == "prefix": return key.startswith(search_pattern) elif self._pattern_type == "suffix": return key.endswith(search_pattern) elif self._pattern_type == "regex": matcher = re.compile(search_pattern) return matcher.search(key) is not None return False def _merge_vars(self, search_pattern: str, initial_value: t.Any, variables: dict[str, t.Any]) -> t.Any: display.vvv(f"Merge variables with {self._pattern_type}: {search_pattern}") var_merge_names = sorted([key for key in variables.keys() if self._var_matches(key, search_pattern)]) display.vvv(f"The following variables will be merged: {var_merge_names}") prev_var_type = None result = None if initial_value is not None: prev_var_type = _verify_and_get_type(initial_value) result = initial_value builder = ( MergerBuilder() .with_type_strategy(list, ListMergeStrategies.from_name(self._list_merge)) .with_type_conflict_strategy(BaseMergeStrategies.from_name(self._type_conflict_merge)) .with_default_strategy(BaseMergeStrategies.from_name(self._default_merge)) .with_override_behavior(self._override_behavior) ) if self._dict_merge == "deep": builder.with_type_strategy(dict, DictMergeStrategies.Merge()) elif self._dict_merge == "shallow": builder.with_shallow_merge() else: builder.with_type_strategy(dict, DictMergeStrategies.from_name(self._dict_merge)) for transformation in self._list_transformations: if isinstance(transformation, str): builder.with_transformation(list, ListTransformations.from_name(transformation)) elif isinstance(transformation, dict): name = transformation["name"] options = transformation.get("options", {}) builder.with_transformation(list, ListTransformations.from_name(name, **options)) else: raise AnsibleError( f"Transformations must be specified through values of type 'str' or 'dict', but a value of type '{type(transformation)}' was given." ) merger = builder.build() if self._templar is not None: templar = self._templar.copy_with_new_env(available_variables=variables) else: templar = Templar(loader=self._loader, variables=variables) for var_name in var_merge_names: var_value = templar.template(variables[var_name]) # Render jinja2 templates var_type = _verify_and_get_type(var_value) if prev_var_type is None: prev_var_type = var_type elif prev_var_type != var_type: raise AnsibleError("Unable to merge, not all variables are of the same type") if result is None: result = var_value continue result = merger.merge(path=[var_name], left=result, right=var_value) return result class MergeStrategy(ABC): """ Implements custom merge logic for combining two values. """ @abstractmethod def merge(self, merger: ObjectMerger, path: list[str], left: t.Any, right: t.Any) -> t.Any: raise NotImplementedError class MergeStrategies: @classmethod def from_name(cls, name: str, *args, **kwargs) -> MergeStrategy: if name in cls.strategies: return cls.strategies[name](*args, **kwargs) else: raise AnsibleError(f"Unknown merge strategy '{name}'") strategies: dict[str, Callable[..., t.Any]] = {} class BaseMergeStrategies(MergeStrategies): """ Collection of base merge strategies. """ class Replace(MergeStrategy): """ Overwrite older value with newer one. """ def merge(self, merger: ObjectMerger, path: list[str], left: t.Any, right: t.Any) -> t.Any: return right class Keep(MergeStrategy): """ Discard newer value. """ def merge(self, merger: ObjectMerger, path: list[str], left: t.Any, right: t.Any) -> t.Any: return left strategies = { "replace": Replace, "keep": Keep, } class DictMergeStrategies(MergeStrategies): """ Collection of dictionary merge strategies. """ class Merge(MergeStrategy): """ Recursively merge dictionaries. """ def merge( self, merger: ObjectMerger, path: list[str], left: dict[str, t.Any], right: dict[str, t.Any] ) -> dict[str, t.Any]: result = left for key, value in right.items(): if key not in result: result[key] = value else: path.append(key) merged = merger.merge(path=path, left=result[key], right=value) merger.before_override(path=path, old_value=result[key], new_value=merged) result[key] = merged return result strategies = { "merge": Merge, "replace": BaseMergeStrategies.Replace, "keep": BaseMergeStrategies.Keep, } class ListMergeStrategies(MergeStrategies): """ Collection of list merge strategies. """ class Append(MergeStrategy): """ Append newer entries to the older ones. """ def merge(self, merger: ObjectMerger, path: list[str], left: list[t.Any], right: list[t.Any]) -> list[t.Any]: return left + right class Prepend(MergeStrategy): """ Insert newer entries in front of the older ones. """ def merge(self, merger: ObjectMerger, path: list[str], left: list[t.Any], right: list[t.Any]) -> list[t.Any]: return right + left class AppendRp(MergeStrategy): """ Append newer entries to the older ones, overwrite duplicates. """ def merge(self, merger: ObjectMerger, path: list[str], left: list[t.Any], right: list[t.Any]) -> list[t.Any]: return [item for item in left if item not in right] + right class PrependRp(MergeStrategy): """ Insert newer entries in front of the older ones, discard duplicates. """ def merge(self, merger: ObjectMerger, path: list[str], left: list[t.Any], right: list[t.Any]) -> list[t.Any]: return right + [item for item in left if item not in right] class Merge(MergeStrategy): """ Take the index as key and merge the entries. """ def merge(self, merger: ObjectMerger, path: list[str], left: list[t.Any], right: list[t.Any]) -> list[t.Any]: result = left for i, value in enumerate(right): if i >= len(result): result.extend(right[i:]) break path.append(str(i)) merged = merger.merge(path=path, left=result[i], right=value) merger.before_override(path=path, old_value=result[i], new_value=merged) result[i] = merged return result strategies = { "append": Append, "prepend": Prepend, "append_rp": AppendRp, "prepend_rp": PrependRp, "merge": Merge, "replace": BaseMergeStrategies.Replace, "keep": BaseMergeStrategies.Keep, } class Transformation(ABC): """ Implements custom transformation logic for converting a value to another representation. """ @abstractmethod def transform(self, merger: ObjectMerger, value: t.Any) -> t.Any: raise NotImplementedError class Transformations: @classmethod def from_name(cls, name: str, *args, **kwargs) -> Transformation: if name in cls.transformations: return cls.transformations[name](*args, **kwargs) else: raise AnsibleError(f"Unknown transformation '{name}'") transformations: dict[str, Callable[..., t.Any]] = {} class ListTransformations(Transformations): """ Collection of list transformations. """ class Dedup(Transformation): """ Removes duplicates from a list. """ def transform(self, merger: ObjectMerger, value: list[t.Any]) -> list[t.Any]: result = [] for item in value: if item not in result: result.append(item) return result class Flatten(Transformation): """ Takes a list and replaces any elements that are lists with a flattened sequence of the list contents. If any of the nested lists also contain directly-nested lists, these are flattened recursively. """ def transform(self, merger: ObjectMerger, value: list[t.Any]) -> list[t.Any]: result = [] for item in value: if isinstance(item, list): result.extend(self.transform(merger, item)) else: result.append(item) return result transformations = { "dedup": Dedup, "flatten": Flatten, } class MergerBuilder: """ Helper that builds a merger based on provided strategies. """ def __init__(self) -> None: self.type_strategies: list[tuple[type, MergeStrategy]] = [] self.type_conflict_strategy: MergeStrategy = BaseMergeStrategies.Replace() self.default_strategy: MergeStrategy = BaseMergeStrategies.Replace() self.transformations: list[tuple[type, Transformation]] = [] self.override_behavior: str = "error" self.shallow_merge: bool = False def with_shallow_merge(self, shallow_merge: bool = True) -> MergerBuilder: self.shallow_merge = shallow_merge return self def with_override_behavior(self, override_behavior: str) -> MergerBuilder: self.override_behavior = override_behavior return self def with_type_strategy(self, cls, merge_strategy: MergeStrategy) -> MergerBuilder: self.type_strategies.append((cls, merge_strategy)) return self def with_default_strategy(self, merge_strategy: MergeStrategy) -> MergerBuilder: self.default_strategy = merge_strategy return self def with_type_conflict_strategy(self, merge_strategy: MergeStrategy) -> MergerBuilder: self.type_conflict_strategy = merge_strategy return self def with_transformation(self, cls, *args: Transformation) -> MergerBuilder: for transformation in args: self.transformations.append((cls, transformation)) return self def build(self) -> Merger: merger = ObjectMerger( type_strategies=self.type_strategies, type_conflict_strategy=self.type_conflict_strategy, default_strategy=self.default_strategy, transformations=self.transformations, override_behavior=self.override_behavior, ) if self.shallow_merge: return ShallowMerger(merger) return merger class Merger(ABC): @abstractmethod def merge(self, path: list[str], left: t.Any, right: t.Any) -> t.Any: raise NotImplementedError class ObjectMerger(Merger): """ Merges objects based on provided strategies. """ def __init__( self, type_strategies: list[tuple[type, MergeStrategy]], type_conflict_strategy: MergeStrategy, default_strategy: MergeStrategy, transformations: list[tuple[type, Transformation]], override_behavior: str, ) -> None: self.type_strategies = type_strategies self.type_conflict_strategy = type_conflict_strategy self.default_strategy = default_strategy self.transformations = transformations self.override_behavior = override_behavior def before_override(self, path: list[str], old_value: t.Any, new_value: t.Any) -> None: if ( not isinstance(old_value, type(new_value)) and not isinstance(new_value, type(old_value)) or not isinstance(new_value, dict) and not isinstance(new_value, list) and old_value != new_value ): # This behavior has been implemented for reasons of backward compatibility. # An override is regarded as a value type conflict or # when both values are neither dicts nor lists and # have different values msg = f"The key '{path[-1]}' with value '{old_value}' will be overwritten with value '{new_value}' from '{'.'.join(path)}'" if self.override_behavior == "error": raise AnsibleError(msg) elif self.override_behavior == "warn": display.warning(msg) def transform(self, value: t.Any) -> t.Any: for cls, transformation in self.transformations: if isinstance(value, cls): value = transformation.transform(self, value) return value def lookup_merge_strategy(self, left: t.Any, right: t.Any) -> MergeStrategy: for cls, merge_strategy in self.type_strategies: if isinstance(left, cls) and isinstance(right, cls): return merge_strategy if not isinstance(left, type(right)) and not isinstance(right, type(left)): return self.type_conflict_strategy return self.default_strategy def apply_merge_strategy(self, merge_strategy: MergeStrategy, path: list[str], left: t.Any, right: t.Any) -> t.Any: return self.transform(merge_strategy.merge(self, path, left, right)) def merge(self, path: list[str], left: t.Any, right: t.Any) -> t.Any: return self.apply_merge_strategy(self.lookup_merge_strategy(left, right), path, left, right) class ShallowMerger(Merger): """ Wrapper around merger that combines the top-level values of two given dictionaries. """ def __init__(self, merger: ObjectMerger) -> None: self.merger = merger def merge(self, path: list[str], left: t.Any, right: t.Any) -> t.Any: if isinstance(left, dict) and isinstance(right, dict): return self.merger.apply_merge_strategy(DictMergeStrategies.Merge(), path, left, right) return self.merger.merge(path, left, right)