Unable to get device config_context using the the gql_inventory plugin

[ubajze]

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

SOFTWARE VERSIONS

pynautobot

1.0.4

Ansible:

2.9

Nautobot:

1.2.5

Collection:

v3.3.0

SUMMARY

I try to include config contexts in Ansible hosts using Nautobot dynamic inventory. I am using gql inventory plugin, but there is no way to include scalar values like config_context.

Here is a sample query that works using the in-browser gql tool.

query {
  devices {
  name
  platform {
    napalm_driver
  }
  status {
    name
  }
  primary_ip4 {
    address
  }
  device_role {
    name
  }
  site {
    name
  }
  interfaces {
    name
  }
 	config_context      <----- NO OPTION TO SPECIFY PARAMETERS LIKE THIS
}
}

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

I have the following inventory config:

# nautobot-inventory.yaml

plugin: networktocode.nautobot.gql_inventory
api_endpoint: http://172.20.0.6:8080
token: "xxxxxxx"
validate_certs: True
filters:
  site: mysite
additional_variables:
  - "config_context"
query:
  config_context: null

I run this command:

ansible-inventory -v --list -i nautobot-inventory.yaml

I also tried:

query:
  - config_context

query:
  config_context:

But none of these options work.

I think the problem is here in this template:
https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot-ansible/blob/develop/plugins/templates/graphql_additional_query.j2
It explicitly wants to have key:value pairs, which I cannot specify for config_context.

EXPECTED RESULTS

I want to see config_context under the device output, similar to what I can see in the in-browser gql tool.

            "mydevice": {
                "ansible_host": "mydevice",
                "ansible_network_os": "cisco.nxos.nxos",
                "device_role": {
                    "name": "spine"
                }
            },

ACTUAL RESULTS

I get an error or a config context is not present.

[jvanderaa]

1. Context data probably should not be included in an inventory. The goal of the inventory is to provide the specific connection information of the device. How to connect to it, and get connected. The gathering of the config_context should be done in the first tasks of the playbook.

2. This would require an update to the GraphQL inventory plugin to support more. I thought we had an issue on this already, but do not. So this is an enhancement.