# 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 existing dictionaries. keep: Keep existing dictionaries. version_added: 12.5.0 list_merge: description: - Behavior when encountering list values. type: str default: append choices: replace: Overwrite existing lists. keep: Keep existing lists. append: Append elements to the end of an existing list. prepend: Insert elements at the beginning of an existing list. merge: Take the index as key and merge each element. version_added: 12.5.0 type_conflict_merge: description: - Merge strategy to apply on type conflicts. - This value is only considered in case of O(override=warn) or O(override=ignore). type: str default: replace choices: replace: Overwrite existing values. keep: Keep existing values. version_added: 12.5.0 default_merge: description: - Merge strategy applied to other types. - This value is only considered in case of O(override=warn) or O(override=ignore). type: str default: replace choices: replace: Overwrite existing values. keep: Keep existing values. 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. Does not support any additional options. dedup: Remove duplicates from lists. Supported option is C(keep). options: description: - Options as key value pairs. type: dict suboptions: keep: description: - Determines which duplicates (if any) to keep. - Only valid in combination with the O(list_transformations[].name=dedup) list transformation. type: str default: first choices: first: Drop duplicates except for the first occurrence. last: Drop duplicates except for the last occurrence. 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 testa_low_dict__test: a: a: x: low_value y: low_value list: - low_value b: - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 testb_high_dict__test: a: a: y: high_value z: high_value list: - high_value b: - 3 - 4 - 4 - '5': value # 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" # Shallow merge variables that end with '__test', insert list elements at the beginning of the list, # remove duplicates from lists (keep the first occurrence), and store the result in a variable 'example_c' example_c: "{{ lookup( 'community.general.merge_variables', '^.+__test$', dict_merge='shallow', list_merge='prepend', list_transformations=['dedup']) }}" # The variable example_c now contains: # a: # a: # y: high_value # z: high_value # list: # - high_value # b: # - 3 # - 4 # - '5': value # - 1 # - 2 # Deep merge variables that end with '__test', merge list elements by index, ignore overrides, apply the strategies # 'keep' for type conflicts and 'replace' for other types, and store the result in a variable 'example_d' example_d: "{{ lookup( 'community.general.merge_variables', '^.+__test$', dict_merge='deep', list_merge='merge', override='ignore', type_conflict_merge='keep', default_merge='replace') }}" # The variable example_d now contains: # a: # a: # x: low_value # y: high_value # list: # - high_value # z: high_value # b: # - 3 # - 4 # - 4 # - 3 """ 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 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError from ansible.plugins.lookup import LookupBase from ansible.utils.display import Display if t.TYPE_CHECKING: from collections.abc import Callable 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 None: raise AnsibleError("Templar is not available") templar = self._templar.copy_with_new_env(available_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): @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): class Replace(MergeStrategy): def merge(self, merger: ObjectMerger, path: list[str], left: t.Any, right: t.Any) -> t.Any: return right class Keep(MergeStrategy): 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): class Merge(MergeStrategy): 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): class Append(MergeStrategy): 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): def merge(self, merger: ObjectMerger, path: list[str], left: list[t.Any], right: list[t.Any]) -> list[t.Any]: return right + left class Merge(MergeStrategy): 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, "merge": Merge, "replace": BaseMergeStrategies.Replace, "keep": BaseMergeStrategies.Keep, } class Transformation(ABC): @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): class Dedup(Transformation): def __init__(self, keep: str = "first"): self.keep = keep def transform(self, merger: ObjectMerger, value: list[t.Any]) -> list[t.Any]: result = [] if self.keep == "first": for item in value: if item not in result: result.append(item) elif self.keep == "last": for item in reversed(value): if item not in result: result.insert(0, item) else: raise AnsibleError( f"Unsupported 'keep' value for deduplication transformation. Given was '{self.keep}', but must be either 'first' or 'last'" ) return result class Flatten(Transformation): 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: 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): 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 ): # 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): 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)