CLI plugin for ExtensiveAutomation server

This plugin enable to interact with remote system throught the SSH protocol.

Table of contents

• Installing from pypi
• Installing from source
• About actions
  • ssh/send_commands.yml
  • ssh/send_expect.yml
• About workflows
  • ssh/send_commands.yml
  • ssh/send_expect.yml

Installing from pypi

1. Run the following command

    pip install extensiveautomation_plugin_cli
   

2. Execute the following command to take in account this new plugin

    ./extensiveautomation --reload
   

3. Samples are deployed on data storage.

Installing from source

1. Clone the following repository

    git clone https://github.com/ExtensiveAutomation/extensiveautomation-plugin-cli.git
    cd extensiveautomation-plugin-cli/src/ea/
   

2. Copy the folder sutadapters in the source code server and overwrite-it

    cp -rf sutadapters/ /<install_path_project>/src/ea/
   

3. Copy the folder var in the source code server/ and overwrite-it

    cp -rf var/ /<install_path_project>/src/ea/
   

4. Finally execute the following command to install depandencies

    cd /<install_path_project>/src/
    python3 extensiveautomation.py --install-adapter CLI
    python3 extensiveautomation.py --reload
   

About actions

ssh/send_commands.yml

Send ssh commands on one or severals hosts.

Parameter(s):

• ssh-commands (text): bash commands

- name: ssh-commands
  value: |-
    echo "hello world" >> /var/log/messages
    echo "hola mondu" >> /var/log/messages

• ssh-hosts (list): ssh remote addresses

- name: ssh-hosts
  value:
   - ssh-host: 10.0.0.55
     ssh-login: root
     ssh-password: bonjour

• agent (text): agent name to use

- name: ssh-agent
  value: agent02.ssh

ssh/send_expect.yml

Send ssh commands on one or severals hosts and expect outputs.

Parameter(s):

• ssh-commands (text): bash commands

- name: ssh-commands
 value: |-
    # get hostname
    uname -n
    .*\n[!CAPTURE:MACHINE_HOSTNAME:]\n.*

• ssh-hosts (dict): ssh remote addresses

- name: ssh-hosts
  value:
   - ssh-host: 10.0.0.55
     ssh-login: root
     ssh-password: bonjour

• agent (text): agent name to use

- name: ssh-agent
  value: agent02.ssh

About workflows

ssh/send_commands.yml

This worflow show how to use ssh actions.

ssh/send_expect.yml

This worflow show how to use ssh actions.