[Question] How to define multiple assign statements?

[log1-c]

Question

Hello :)
First of all, thanks for the great module!

I'd like to ask how to define multiple assign statements so that I end up with something like this:

assign where host.vars.hostgroup == "msd" || host.vars.tags.customer == "msd"

I have tried the following:
assign_filter: "host.vars.hostgroup=%22{{ var_pb_customer_token }}%22%7Chost.vars.tags.customer=%22{{ var_pb_customer_token }}%22" (also tried with a literal |, or and ||)
which leads to
/** Failed to render this object **/ /* Got invalid JSON in filter string: host.vars.hostgroup="q1au2"|host.vars.tags.customer="q1au2" */

I have also tried the part from the config preview
host.vars.hostgroup == "msd" || host.vars.tags.customer == "msd"
this also leads to /** Failed to render this object **/ /* Got invalid JSON in filter string:

A single condition like assign_filter: "host.vars.hostgroup=%22{{ var_pb_customer_token }}%22" works without problems.

If it makes a difference I'm trying to create a host group.

🙋‍♂️

[rndmh3ro]

I have locally defined this assign_filter:

assign_filter: host.name="{{ "*customer-prod*" }}" | host.name="customer-azure"

This results in:

> curl  -H "Accept: application/json" https://example.com/director/hostGroup?uuid=821b02b9-874c-49c4-981b-219000000006
{
    "assign_filter": "host.name=\"*customer-prod*\" | host.name=\"customer-azure\"",
    "object_name": "customer-prod",
    "object_type": "object"
}

Can you try this?

[log1-c]

Well, that is kinda confusing what the Director does here...

Having multiple conditions does work like this

director/hostgroup?name=q1poc -X POST -d '{"assign_filter": "host.vars.hostgroup=\"q1poc\"|host.vars.tags.customer=\"q1poc\"", "object_type": "object", "object_name": "q1poc"}'

{
    "assign_filter": "host.vars.hostgroup=\"q1poc\"|host.vars.tags.customer=\"q1poc\"",
    "object_name": "q1poc",
    "object_type": "object"
}

but not with URL-encoding

/director/hostgroup?name=q1poc -X POST -d '{"assign_filter": "host.vars.hostgroup=%22q1poc%22%7Chost.vars.tags.customer=%22q1poc%22", "object_type": "object", "object_name": "q1poc"}'

{
    "assign_filter": "host.vars.hostgroup=%22q1poc%22%7Chost.vars.tags.customer=%22q1poc%22",
    "object_name": "q1poc",
    "object_type": "object"
}

while with a single condition it doesn't care about the URL encoding

/director/hostgroup?name=q1poc -X POST -d '{"assign_filter": "host.vars.hostgroup=%22q1poc%22", "object_type": "object", "object_name": "q1poc"}'

{
    "assign_filter": "host.vars.hostgroup=%22q1poc%22",
    "object_name": "q1poc",
    "object_type": "object",
    "uuid": "5cd672fb-71e4-4c9d-93ae-da57c5491976"
}

Will try this now with Ansible and the module. If that works without problems as well (which I expect), I'll close the issue.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

[rndmh3ro]

Interesting... Though the director-api often has these little quirks..

[log1-c]

As expected it works via the Ansible module as well, when using the above mentioned first format of the condition.
Small request: Such an "advanced" filter should also be mentioned in the docs/examples. It was a bit of a journey getting to the point at which I knew what format the module expected.

[rndmh3ro]

Such an "advanced" filter should also be mentioned in the docs/examples

Good idea!

do you want to create a PR to add an example here?

You can check the Contributing Guidelines if you need help.

[log1-c]

Done :)
#227

Also added a section to the general read-me.

[rndmh3ro]

fixed in #227