Runtime arguments

By setting yaybu.options you can allow some parts of your configuration to be set at runtime. These are then available in the yaybu.argv dictionary.

Defining arguments

Strings

The string argument type is the simplest. You need to specify a name and can optionally set a default:

yaybu:
    options:
      - name: username
        type: string
        default: john

A string is actually the default type of argument. So you don’t need to specify the type:

yaybu:
    options:
      - name: username
        default: john

Integer

The integer argument validates that the argument provided by your end user is indeed a valid integer. It can by defined like this:

yaybu:
    options:
      - name: num_servers
        type: integer
        default: 1

Boolean

The boolean argument type takes a value of no, 0, off or false and interprets it as a negative. yes, 1, on or true is interpreted as a positive. Other values trigger validation. You can use it like this:

yaybu:
    options:
      - name: on_off_toggle
        type: boolean
        default: on

Using arguments

The arguments defined via yaybu.options are available at runtime using the yaybu.argv mapping.

One use of this is to combine it with the Compute part to create a configuration that can be deployed multiple times with no changes:

yaybu:
    options:
      - name: instance
        default: cloud

new Compute as server:
    name: myproject-{{ yaybu.argv.instance }}
    driver:
        id: EC2
        key: secretkey
        secret: secretsecret
    image: imageid
    size: t1.micro

If i were to run this configuration several times:

yaybu up
yaybu up instance=take2
yaybu up instance=take3

Then i woulld have 3 instances running:

  • myproject-cloud
  • myproject-take2
  • myproject-take3
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