Thanks a bunch Felix, I'll have a look at it !! /Alex On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 1:51:46 PM UTC+2, Felix Fontein wrote: > > Hi Alex, > > > I am currently developing a module (actually for windows over ssh). > > The module requires a filetransfer from the controller. Of course I > > could just use win_copy first, but I would like the module to be more > > self-contained. > > > > But I cannot work out how to achieve a filetransfer. I have looked at > > copy/win_copy, but the module code only deals with the steps on the > > target. The filetransfer itself seems to be happening by magic. > > Further more, I tried to rename the win_copy module and ran it again > > with exactly the same parameters. In the latter case the src > > parameter is just passed as a string, and no magic filetransfers > > occurs. > > > > The questions are: > > > > What triggers the src parameter to be treated as a file (eligible for > > filetransfer) and not just a string ? > > Can I find some documentation on the subject ? (I have seen the > > developing modules doc, and I don't see anything there) > > you want to look for "action plugins". They run on the controller and > can copy files from/to the remote nodes, and execute modules (also > different ones and multiple ones). "copy" is a combination of action > plugin and module: the action plugin copies the file(s) and then calls > the module with the temp path the files were copied to. > > Cheers, > Felix > > > > > > Regards Alex > > >
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