Chapter 3. action
This chapter describes the commands under the action command.
3.1. action definition create
Create new action.
Usage:
openstack action definition create [-h]
[-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
[-c COLUMN] [--max-width <integer>]
[--fit-width] [--print-empty]
[--noindent]
[--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
[--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
[--public]
definitionTable 3.1. Table Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --print-empty | Print empty table if there is no data to show. |
| --max-width <integer> | Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence. |
| --fit-width | Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable |
Table 3.2. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| definition | Action definition file |
Table 3.3. CSV Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric} | When to include quotes, defaults to nonnumeric |
Table 3.4. Output Formatters
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| output formatter options-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}, --format {csv,json,table,value,yaml} | The output format, defaults to table |
| -c COLUMN, --column COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated |
| --sort-column SORT_COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to sort the data (columns specified first have a priority, non-existing columns are ignored), can be repeated |
Table 3.5. JSON Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --noindent | Whether to disable indenting the json |
Table 3.6. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
| --public | With this flag action will be marked as "public". |
3.2. action definition definition show
Show action definition.
Usage:
openstack action definition definition show [-h] name
Table 3.7. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| name | Action name |
Table 3.8. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
3.3. action definition delete
Delete action.
Usage:
openstack action definition delete [-h] action [action ...]
Table 3.9. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| action | Name or id of action(s). |
Table 3.10. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
3.4. action definition list
List all actions.
Usage:
openstack action definition list [-h] [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
[-c COLUMN] [--max-width <integer>]
[--fit-width] [--print-empty]
[--noindent]
[--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
[--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
[--filter FILTERS]Table 3.11. Table Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --print-empty | Print empty table if there is no data to show. |
| --max-width <integer> | Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence. |
| --fit-width | Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable |
Table 3.12. CSV Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric} | When to include quotes, defaults to nonnumeric |
Table 3.13. Output Formatters
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| output formatter options-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}, --format {csv,json,table,value,yaml} | The output format, defaults to table |
| -c COLUMN, --column COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated |
| --sort-column SORT_COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to sort the data (columns specified first have a priority, non-existing columns are ignored), can be repeated |
Table 3.14. JSON Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --noindent | Whether to disable indenting the json |
Table 3.15. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --filter FILTERS | Filters. can be repeated. |
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
3.5. action definition show
Show specific action.
Usage:
openstack action definition show [-h]
[-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
[-c COLUMN] [--max-width <integer>]
[--fit-width] [--print-empty]
[--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX]
actionTable 3.16. Table Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --print-empty | Print empty table if there is no data to show. |
| --max-width <integer> | Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence. |
| --fit-width | Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable |
Table 3.17. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| action | Action (name or id) |
Table 3.18. Output Formatters
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| output formatter options-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}, --format {json,shell,table,value,yaml} | The output format, defaults to table |
| -c COLUMN, --column COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated |
Table 3.19. JSON Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --noindent | Whether to disable indenting the json |
Table 3.20. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
Table 3.21. Shell Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| a format a UNIX shell can parse (variable="value")--prefix PREFIX | Add a prefix to all variable names |
3.6. action definition update
Update action.
Usage:
openstack action definition update [-h]
[-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
[-c COLUMN] [--max-width <integer>]
[--fit-width] [--print-empty]
[--noindent]
[--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
[--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
[--id ID] [--public]
definitionTable 3.22. Table Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --print-empty | Print empty table if there is no data to show. |
| --max-width <integer> | Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence. |
| --fit-width | Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable |
Table 3.23. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| definition | Action definition file |
Table 3.24. CSV Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric} | When to include quotes, defaults to nonnumeric |
Table 3.25. Output Formatters
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| output formatter options-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}, --format {csv,json,table,value,yaml} | The output format, defaults to table |
| -c COLUMN, --column COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated |
| --sort-column SORT_COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to sort the data (columns specified first have a priority, non-existing columns are ignored), can be repeated |
Table 3.26. JSON Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --noindent | Whether to disable indenting the json |
Table 3.27. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
| --id ID | Action id. |
| --public | With this flag action will be marked as "public". |
3.7. action execution delete
Delete action execution.
Usage:
openstack action execution delete [-h]
action_execution
[action_execution ...]Table 3.28. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| action_execution | Id of action execution identifier(s). |
Table 3.29. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
3.8. action execution input show
Show Action execution input data.
Usage:
openstack action execution input show [-h] id
Table 3.30. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| id | Action execution id. |
Table 3.31. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
3.9. action execution list
List all Action executions.
Usage:
openstack action execution list [-h] [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
[-c COLUMN] [--max-width <integer>]
[--fit-width] [--print-empty]
[--noindent]
[--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
[--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
[--limit [LIMIT]]
[task_execution_id]Table 3.32. Table Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --print-empty | Print empty table if there is no data to show. |
| --max-width <integer> | Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence. |
| --fit-width | Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable |
Table 3.33. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| task_execution_id | Task execution id. |
Table 3.34. CSV Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric} | When to include quotes, defaults to nonnumeric |
Table 3.35. Output Formatters
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| output formatter options-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}, --format {csv,json,table,value,yaml} | The output format, defaults to table |
| -c COLUMN, --column COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated |
| --sort-column SORT_COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to sort the data (columns specified first have a priority, non-existing columns are ignored), can be repeated |
Table 3.36. JSON Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --noindent | Whether to disable indenting the json |
Table 3.37. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
| --limit [LIMIT] | Maximum number of action-executions to return in a single result. limit is set to 100 by default. Use --limit -1 to fetch the full result set. |
3.10. action execution output show
Show Action execution output data.
Usage:
openstack action execution output show [-h] id
Table 3.38. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| id | Action execution id. |
Table 3.39. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
3.11. action execution run
Create new Action execution or just run specific action.
Usage:
openstack action execution run [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
[-c COLUMN] [--max-width <integer>]
[--fit-width] [--print-empty]
[--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX] [-s]
[--run-sync] [-t TARGET]
name [input]Table 3.40. Table Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --print-empty | Print empty table if there is no data to show. |
| --max-width <integer> | Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence. |
| --fit-width | Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable |
Table 3.41. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| input | Action input. |
| name | Action name to execute. |
Table 3.42. Output Formatters
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| output formatter options-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}, --format {json,shell,table,value,yaml} | The output format, defaults to table |
| -c COLUMN, --column COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated |
Table 3.43. JSON Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --noindent | Whether to disable indenting the json |
Table 3.44. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -s, --save-result | Save the result into db. |
| -t TARGET, --target TARGET | Action will be executed on <target> executor. |
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
| --run-sync | Run the action synchronously. |
Table 3.45. Shell Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| a format a UNIX shell can parse (variable="value")--prefix PREFIX | Add a prefix to all variable names |
3.12. action execution show
Show specific Action execution.
Usage:
openstack action execution show [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
[-c COLUMN] [--max-width <integer>]
[--fit-width] [--print-empty]
[--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX]
action_executionTable 3.46. Table Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --print-empty | Print empty table if there is no data to show. |
| --max-width <integer> | Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence. |
| --fit-width | Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable |
Table 3.47. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| action_execution | Action execution id. |
Table 3.48. Output Formatters
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| output formatter options-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}, --format {json,shell,table,value,yaml} | The output format, defaults to table |
| -c COLUMN, --column COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated |
Table 3.49. JSON Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --noindent | Whether to disable indenting the json |
Table 3.50. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
Table 3.51. Shell Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| a format a UNIX shell can parse (variable="value")--prefix PREFIX | Add a prefix to all variable names |
3.13. action execution update
Update specific Action execution.
Usage:
openstack action execution update [-h]
[-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
[-c COLUMN] [--max-width <integer>]
[--fit-width] [--print-empty]
[--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX]
[--state {IDLE,RUNNING,SUCCESS,ERROR,CANCELLED}]
[--output OUTPUT]
idTable 3.52. Table Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --print-empty | Print empty table if there is no data to show. |
| --max-width <integer> | Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence. |
| --fit-width | Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable |
Table 3.53. Positional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| id | Action execution id. |
Table 3.54. Output Formatters
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| output formatter options-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}, --format {json,shell,table,value,yaml} | The output format, defaults to table |
| -c COLUMN, --column COLUMN | Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated |
Table 3.55. JSON Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| --noindent | Whether to disable indenting the json |
Table 3.56. Optional Arguments
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show this help message and exit |
| --output OUTPUT | Action execution output |
| --state {IDLE,RUNNING,SUCCESS,ERROR,CANCELLED} | Action execution state |
Table 3.57. Shell Formatter
| Value | Summary |
|---|---|
| a format a UNIX shell can parse (variable="value")--prefix PREFIX | Add a prefix to all variable names |