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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# (c) 2017, Alejandro Gomez <alexgomez2202@gmail.com>
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
+ 'status': ['preview'],
+ 'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: gunicorn
+version_added: "2.4"
+short_description: Run gunicorn with various settings.
+description:
+ - Starts gunicorn with the parameters specified. Common settings for gunicorn
+ configuration are supported. For additional configuration use a config file
+ See U(https://gunicorn-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/settings.html) for more
+ options. It's recommended to always use the chdir option to avoid problems
+ with the location of the app.
+requirements: [gunicorn]
+author:
+ - "Alejandro Gomez (@agmezr)"
+options:
+ app:
+ required: true
+ aliases: ['name']
+ description:
+ - The app module. A name refers to a WSGI callable that should be found in the specified module.
+ venv:
+ aliases: ['virtualenv']
+ description:
+ - 'Path to the virtualenv directory.'
+ config:
+ description:
+ - 'Path to the gunicorn configuration file.'
+ chdir:
+ description:
+ - 'Chdir to specified directory before apps loading.'
+ pid:
+ description:
+ - 'A filename to use for the PID file. If not set and not found on the configuration file a tmp
+ pid file will be created to check a successful run of gunicorn.'
+ worker:
+ choices: ['sync', 'eventlet', 'gevent', 'tornado ', 'gthread', 'gaiohttp']
+ description:
+ - 'The type of workers to use. The default class (sync) should handle most “normal” types of workloads.'
+ user:
+ description:
+ - 'Switch worker processes to run as this user.'
+notes:
+ - If not specified on config file, a temporary error log will be created on /tmp dir.
+ Please make sure you have write access in /tmp dir. Not needed but will help you to
+ identify any problem with configuration.
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: simple gunicorn run example
+ gunicorn:
+ app: 'wsgi'
+ chdir: '/workspace/example'
+
+- name: run gunicorn on a virtualenv
+ gunicorn:
+ app: 'wsgi'
+ chdir: '/workspace/example'
+ venv: '/workspace/example/venv'
+
+- name: run gunicorn with a config file
+ gunicorn:
+ app: 'wsgi'
+ chdir: '/workspace/example'
+ conf: '/workspace/example/gunicorn.cfg'
+
+- name: run gunicorn as ansible user with specified pid and config file
+ gunicorn:
+ app: 'wsgi'
+ chdir: '/workspace/example'
+ conf: '/workspace/example/gunicorn.cfg'
+ venv: '/workspace/example/venv'
+ pid: '/workspace/example/gunicorn.pid'
+ user: 'ansible'
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+gunicorn:
+ description: process id of gunicorn
+ returned: changed
+ type: string
+ sample: "1234"
+'''
+
+import os
+import time
+
+# import ansible utils
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+
+def search_existing_config(config, option):
+ ''' search in config file for specified option '''
+ if config and os.path.isfile(config):
+ data_config = None
+ with open(config, 'r') as f:
+ for line in f:
+ if option in line:
+ return line
+ return None
+
+
+def remove_tmp_file(file_path):
+ ''' remove temporary files '''
+ if os.path.isfile(file_path):
+ os.remove(file_path)
+
+
+def main():
+
+ # available gunicorn options on module
+ gunicorn_options = {
+ 'config': '-c',
+ 'chdir': '--chdir',
+ 'worker': '-k',
+ 'user': '-u',
+ }
+
+ # temporary files in case no option provided
+ tmp_error_log = '/tmp/gunicorn.temp.error.log'
+ tmp_pid_file = '/tmp/gunicorn.temp.pid'
+
+ # remove temp file if exists
+ remove_tmp_file(tmp_pid_file)
+ remove_tmp_file(tmp_error_log)
+
+ module = AnsibleModule(
+ argument_spec=dict(
+ app=dict(required=True, type='str', aliases=['name']),
+ venv=dict(required=False, type='path', default=None, aliases=['virtualenv']),
+ config=dict(required=False, default=None, type='path', aliases=['conf']),
+ chdir=dict(required=False, type='path', default=None),
+ pid=dict(required=False, type='path', default=None),
+ user=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+ worker=dict(required=False,
+ type='str',
+ choices=['sync', 'eventlet', 'gevent', 'tornado ', 'gthread', 'gaiohttp']
+ ),
+ )
+ )
+
+ # obtain app name and venv
+ params = module.params
+ app = params['app']
+ venv = params['venv']
+ pid = params['pid']
+
+ # use venv path if exists
+ if venv:
+ gunicorn_command = "/".join((venv, 'bin', 'gunicorn'))
+ else:
+ gunicorn_command = 'gunicorn'
+
+ # to daemonize the process
+ options = ["-D"]
+
+ # fill options
+ for option in gunicorn_options:
+ param = params[option]
+ if param:
+ options.append(gunicorn_options[option])
+ options.append(param)
+
+ error_log = search_existing_config(params['config'], 'errorlog')
+ if not error_log:
+ # place error log somewhere in case of fail
+ options.append("--error-logfile")
+ options.append(tmp_error_log)
+
+ pid_file = search_existing_config(params['config'], 'pid')
+ if not params['pid'] and not pid_file:
+ pid = tmp_pid_file
+
+ # add option for pid file if not found on config file
+ if not pid_file:
+ options.append('--pid')
+ options.append(pid)
+
+ # put args together
+ args = [gunicorn_command] + options + [app]
+ rc, out, err = module.run_command(args, use_unsafe_shell=False, encoding=None)
+
+ if not err:
+ # wait for gunicorn to dump to log
+ time.sleep(0.5)
+ if os.path.isfile(pid):
+ with open(pid, 'r') as f:
+ result = f.readline().strip()
+
+ if not params['pid']:
+ os.remove(pid)
+
+ module.exit_json(changed=True, pid=result, debug=" ".join(args))
+ else:
+ # if user defined own error log, check that
+ if error_log:
+ error = 'Please check your {0}'.format(error_log.strip())
+ else:
+ if os.path.isfile(tmp_error_log):
+ with open(tmp_error_log, 'r') as f:
+ error = f.read()
+ # delete tmp log
+ os.remove(tmp_error_log)
+ else:
+ error = "Log not found"
+
+ module.fail_json(msg='Failed to start gunicorn. {0}'.format(error), error=err)
+
+ else:
+ module.fail_json(msg='Failed to start gunicorn {0}'.format(err), error=err)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ main()