linode / linode/ansible_linode
[Feature]: Allow linode.cloud.domain_records to calculate the domain from the fqdn in the name
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Description
Description
Currently, if I want to create an A record for a.b.example.com, I have to iterate through the list of domains to decide if it should be name=a,domain=b.example.com or name=a.b,domain=example.com
This feature request is that the domain should be optional. If it is missing, the list of domains is searched for the longest tail match for the fqdn in the name field. Of course, if there is no match, then return a "domain is required" error.
The idea is that we have variables that are just arrays of fqdn's, some of which are domain apex, some subdomains, and some subsubdomains, and there is no good way to calculate in ansible what domain to use unless the calculation can be done within the module.
New/Affected Components
linode.cloud.domain_record
Example Ansible Config
Thus these would work:
- name: Create an A record with name="", assuming domain my-domain.com exists.
linode.cloud.domain_record:
name: my-domain.com
type: 'A'
target: '127.0.0.1'
state: present
- name: Create an A record in domain b.my-domain.com, if it exists, otherwise in domain my-domain.com with name "a.b".
linode.cloud.domain_record:
name: a.b.my-domain.com
type: 'A'
target: '127.0.0.1'
state: present
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Begin with the linode.cloud.domain_record component named in the issue and trace how its name, domain, and domain list are currently handled. Verify the longest-tail matching behavior and the required-domain error against the two YAML examples; the issue does not name a file or test, so locate the component's existing test coverage first.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ansible
- Domain
- cloud
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100