AnsibleModuleForHTTP

An Ansible Module for getting the HTTP Return code from a website

Overview

An Ansible Module written in Python to get the return code of a HTTP Request from a given URL

Requirements

• You need to have a user on the remote server configured with passwordless sudo.
• The remote server should also have ssh configured based on Ansible's requirements

How to use

• Begin by first cloning the repository with the command: git clone https://github.com/vishalbala-nps/AnsibleModuleForHTTP
• Change the IP Address of the remote server in the inventory file (or don't change anything if you want to use localhost)
• You can change the URL in the play.yml file under the module name get_status_code

About HTTP Return Codes

HTTP response status codes indicate whether a specific HTTP request has been successfully completed. All the response status codes are 3 digit numbers Responses are grouped in five classes:

• Informational responses
  • The Response Code starts with the digit 1
  • Example: 102 - Processing when the server takes time to process
• Successful responses
  • The Response Code starts with the digit 2
  • Example: 200 - OK a typical success response
• Redirects
  • The Response Code starts with the digit 3
  • Example: 301 – Resource Moved Permanently when a URL has been moved permanently to a new one
• Client errors
  • The Response Code starts with the digit 4
  • Example: 404 - Page Not Found a typical failure response when a page does not exist
• Server errors
  • The Response Code starts with the digit 5
  • Example: 500 – Internal Server Error when a server encounters an unexpected failure