Manage your Ansible Tower jobs with ease using this Python tool!

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Usage
• Options Explained
• Examples

Prerequisites

1. Python3: Ensure you have Python 3 installed.

2. Requests Library: Install it using pip:

   pip install requests

Usage

1. Run the script in your terminal:

    python towerScheduledJobs.py

2. You will be prompted to input the Ansible Tower's host address, your username, and your password.

3. A menu with various options will appear. Choose the desired operation.

Options Explained

• Enable jobs: Enables jobs based on IDs provided in files named with the prefix enabled_jobs.json.
• Disable jobs: Disables currently enabled jobs and saves their IDs to enabled_jobs.json.
• List all jobs: Outputs a list of all jobs, regardless of their status.
• List only enabled jobs: Outputs a list of jobs that are currently enabled.
• List only disabled jobs: Outputs a list of jobs that are currently disabled.
• Exit: Terminate the script (Accepts inputs: 6, X, x).

For the options that list jobs (3, 4, 5), you'll get a choice on how to view the output: on the screen, saved to a file, or both.

Examples

Enable Jobs:

• Run the script.
• Opt for 1. Enable jobs.
• If there are enabled_jobs.json prefixed files available, decide if you want to apply changes from one specific file or all of them.

Disable Jobs:

• Run the script.
• Opt for 2. Disable jobs. All the enabled jobs will be disabled, and their IDs will be recorded in enabled_jobs.json.

List All Jobs:

• Run the script.
• Opt for 3. List all jobs.
• Decide how you want to view the output.

Exiting the Script:

• Run the script.
• Simply choose the option 6. Exit (X or x).