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/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/modules

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add_host.py	3.82 KB
apt.py	57.4 KB
apt_key.py	17.45 KB
apt_repository.py	28.39 KB
assemble.py	8.76 KB
assert.py	2.75 KB
async_status.py	4.29 KB
async_wrapper.py	11.43 KB
blockinfile.py	13.29 KB
command.py	12.64 KB
copy.py	34.75 KB
cron.py	25.57 KB
debconf.py	7.55 KB
debug.py	2.89 KB
dnf.py	58.16 KB
dpkg_selections.py	2.35 KB
expect.py	8.33 KB
fail.py	1.67 KB
fetch.py	4.17 KB
file.py	39.93 KB
find.py	18.73 KB
gather_facts.py	2.5 KB
get_url.py	26.22 KB
getent.py	5.56 KB
git.py	55.22 KB
group.py	19.57 KB
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hostname.py	28.12 KB
import_playbook.py	2.06 KB
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iptables.py	32.27 KB
known_hosts.py	13.5 KB
lineinfile.py	23.39 KB
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package.py	3.33 KB
package_facts.py	17.71 KB
pause.py	3.44 KB
ping.py	2.32 KB
pip.py	30 KB
raw.py	3.57 KB
reboot.py	4.64 KB
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rpm_key.py	8.48 KB
script.py	4.03 KB
service.py	63.85 KB
service_facts.py	16.73 KB
set_fact.py	5.62 KB
set_stats.py	2.6 KB
setup.py	10.79 KB
shell.py	6.57 KB
slurp.py	3.19 KB
stat.py	19.62 KB
subversion.py	13.22 KB
systemd.py	22.82 KB
systemd_service.py	22.82 KB
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template.py	3.1 KB
unarchive.py	42.79 KB
uri.py	27.78 KB
user.py	114.18 KB
validate_argument_spec.py	2.99 KB
wait_for.py	25.91 KB
wait_for_connection.py	3.38 KB
yum.py	72.05 KB
yum_repository.py	24.82 KB

Edit: slurp.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# (c) 2012, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)

from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
__metaclass__ = type

DOCUMENTATION = r'''
---
module: slurp
version_added: historical
short_description: Slurps a file from remote nodes
description:
     - This module works like M(ansible.builtin.fetch). It is used for fetching a base64-
       encoded blob containing the data in a remote file.
     - This module is also supported for Windows targets.
options:
  src:
    description:
      - The file on the remote system to fetch. This I(must) be a file, not a directory.
    type: path
    required: true
    aliases: [ path ]
extends_documentation_fragment:
    - action_common_attributes
attributes:
  check_mode:
    support: full
  diff_mode:
    support: none
  platform:
    platforms: posix, windows
notes:
   - This module returns an 'in memory' base64 encoded version of the file, take
     into account that this will require at least twice the RAM as the original file size.
seealso:
- module: ansible.builtin.fetch
author:
    - Ansible Core Team
    - Michael DeHaan (@mpdehaan)
'''

EXAMPLES = r'''
- name: Find out what the remote machine's mounts are
  ansible.builtin.slurp:
    src: /proc/mounts
  register: mounts

- name: Print returned information
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    msg: "{{ mounts['content'] | b64decode }}"

# From the commandline, find the pid of the remote machine's sshd
# $ ansible host -m ansible.builtin.slurp -a 'src=/var/run/sshd.pid'
# host | SUCCESS => {
#     "changed": false,
#     "content": "MjE3OQo=",
#     "encoding": "base64",
#     "source": "/var/run/sshd.pid"
# }
# $ echo MjE3OQo= | base64 -d
# 2179
'''

RETURN = r'''
content:
    description: Encoded file content
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: "MjE3OQo="
encoding:
    description: Type of encoding used for file
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: "base64"
source:
    description: Actual path of file slurped
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: "/var/run/sshd.pid"
'''

import base64
import errno
import os

from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native

def main():
    module = AnsibleModule(
        argument_spec=dict(
            src=dict(type='path', required=True, aliases=['path']),
        ),
        supports_check_mode=True,
    )
    source = module.params['src']

try:
        with open(source, 'rb') as source_fh:
            source_content = source_fh.read()
    except (IOError, OSError) as e:
        if e.errno == errno.ENOENT:
            msg = "file not found: %s" % source
        elif e.errno == errno.EACCES:
            msg = "file is not readable: %s" % source
        elif e.errno == errno.EISDIR:
            msg = "source is a directory and must be a file: %s" % source
        else:
            msg = "unable to slurp file: %s" % to_native(e, errors='surrogate_then_replace')

module.fail_json(msg)

data = base64.b64encode(source_content)

module.exit_json(content=data, source=source, encoding='base64')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()