OTTER - Capture Logs from block execution and assign to variables ?

[philippe.camelio_3885]

Hello

I am looking a way to get catch values from the log of a block execution in order and assign to variables for a second block / module.

Exemple:
Otter Orchestration to create VM.
The name and its IP adress are dynamically created by the ansible script.

##AH:UseTextMode
##AH:Description Deploiement d'une VM à partird'un template
set $octet2=100;
set $octet3=4;
set $YML=linux.yml;
set $template=GI-DCS-UBUNTU-20.04.1-20210121

for server ANSIBLE-MASTER
{
    # Loop
    foreach $VM in @Range(1, 2)
    {
        call ANSIBLE::BM-AnsiblePlayBook
        (
            PLAYBOOK: vmware,
            EXTRAVARS: %(octet2:$octet2,octet3:$octet3,template:$template,annotation:$annotation'),
            YML: $YML,
            Role: NON
        );
    }
}

The ANSIBLE::BM-Playbook module returns the log:

PLAY [127.0.0.1] ***************************************************************
TASK [Definition du nom de la VM et de son IP] *********************************
changed: [127.0.0.1]
TASK [set_fact] ****************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]
TASK [set_fact] ****************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]
TASK [set_fact] ****************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]
TASK [set_fact] ****************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]
TASK [set_fact] ****************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]
TASK [Creation de la VM VM004011 avec IP 10.100.4.11] **************************
changed: [127.0.0.1]
PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
127.0.0.1                  : ok=7    changed=2    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   

Is it possible to get the VM Name (VM004001) and the IP (10.100.4.11) to pass them to some module in the same Otter Orchestration Job ?

call ANSIBLE::BM-AnsiblePlayBook
call SomeOtterModule ($VM,$IP)

Thanks
Philippe

[atripp]

@philippe-camelio_3885 said in OTTER - Capture Logs from block execution and assign to variables ?:

The ANSIBLE::BM-Playbook module returns the log:

By this, I assume you mean, writes to the Otter execution log, either via Log-Information or an execute process? You might have to do this via PSExec, write the logs to text, and parse it out that way using a regular expression...

At this time, there's no way to read entries from the log during a live execution.

Best,
Alana

[philippe.camelio_3885]

OK
I understand I have to manage this at the script level (SHExec ou PSExec).
I hoped I could do it inside Otter Script, something like :

SHExec >>
Some command
>>
(
  OutputLog: $MyOutput
);

Thanks you @atripp

[atripp]

@philippe-camelio_3885 oh i see; you mean, capture the output of a process or script execution into a variable or something.

Definitely something to consider as an enhancement, I think. That wouldnt' be too bad (though the variable could get huge, and rutnime variables raen't realy designed for large amounts of text like that)