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Managing iFixes Flow

In this document, we will explain the process of managing iFixes using the main function. The process involves initializing the Ansible module, determining the action to be performed, constructing the appropriate command, and processing the output.

The flow starts with initializing the Ansible module with various parameters and setting up the results dictionary. It then determines the action to be performed based on the action parameter. Depending on the action, it constructs the appropriate command for managing iFixes, such as installing, committing, checking, mounting, unmounting, removing, viewing packages, displaying iFixes, or listing them. The function ensures that the necessary parameters are provided, executes the command, and processes the output to update the results dictionary.

Flow drill down​

Handling different actions for managing iFixes​

First, the main function initializes the Ansible module with various parameters and sets up the results dictionary. It then determines the action to be performed based on the action parameter and constructs the appropriate command for managing iFixes. For example, if the action is 'install', it checks if the iFix is already installed and constructs the command accordingly. Similarly, it handles other actions like 'commit', 'check', 'mount', 'unmount', 'remove', 'view_package', 'display_ifix', and 'list'. The function ensures that the appropriate parameters are provided and constructs the command with the necessary options. It then executes the command and processes the output to update the results dictionary.

def main():
    global module
    global results

    module = AnsibleModule(
        supports_check_mode=True,
        argument_spec=dict(
            action=dict(type='str', default='list', choices=['install', 'commit', 'check', 'mount', 'unmount',
                                                             'remove', 'view_package', 'display_ifix', 'list']),
            ifix_package=dict(type='path'),
            ifix_label=dict(type='str'),
            ifix_number=dict(type='str'),
            ifix_vuid=dict(type='str'),
            package=dict(type='str'),
            alternate_dir=dict(type='path'),
            list_file=dict(type='path'),
            working_dir=dict(type='path'),
            from_epkg=dict(type='bool', default=False),
            mount_install=dict(type='bool', default=False),
            commit=dict(type='bool', default=False),
            extend_fs=dict(type='bool', default=False),

Parsing iFix details​

Next, the parse_ifix_details function is called to parse the output of the 'emgr -l' command. This function processes the command's output to extract details about the iFixes and returns a list of dictionaries containing information such as ID, state, label, install time, updated by, and abstract. This parsed information is then added to the results dictionary under the 'ifix_details' key.

def parse_ifix_details(output):
    """
    Parses the output of "emgr -l" command to return the ifixes as a list instead of str.

    argument:
      stdout (str) standard output of the command.

    return:
      List of dictionaries containing information about the iFixes.
    """
    ifix_name = []

    info_list = ["ID", "STATE", "LABEL", "INSTALL TIME", "UPDATED BY", "ABSTRACT"]
    position_dict = {}

    def get_value(line, field):
        field_index = info_list.index(field)
        next_field_index = field_index + 1
        start_position = position_dict[field]

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