DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Advanced Development of Ansible Playbooks

• Manipulating variables, loops, conditionals, and handlers
• Leveraging blocks, error handling mechanisms, and tags
• Architecting complex playbook structures

Jinja2 and Templating Strategies

• Applying advanced filters and lookups
• Generating dynamic templates
• Adhering to templating best practices

Custom Modules and Plugins

• Coding custom modules using Python
• Employing filters, callbacks, and connection plugins
• Implementing effective debugging and logging strategies

Collections and Roles

• Structuring content through roles
• Packaging and releasing Ansible Collections
• Handling versioning and dependency management

API Integration and External Services

• Interacting with REST APIs via the URI module
• Collaborating with cloud providers and external tools
• Integrating secrets management solutions

Testing and Validation

• Utilizing ansible-lint, Molecule, and CI/CD pipelines
• Guaranteeing idempotency and reproducibility
• Conducting static and dynamic analysis of Ansible code

Content Lifecycle and Version Control

• Managing code through Git and GitOps
• Tracking changes and maintaining documentation
• Implementing CI/CD workflows with Ansible content

Overview and Future Directions