scottharwell · October 16, 2021 13:36 · Oct 16, 2021 · Oct 16, 2021
diff --git a/Parallels Running Instance Dynamic Inventory.py b/Parallels Running Instance Dynamic Inventory.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import json
+import os
+import re
+
+def get_running_instances():
+    stream = os.popen('prlctl list -o ip --no-header')
+    output = stream.read()
+    replaced = re.sub(r"\s.*\n", "\n", output)
+    return replaced
+
+# Constructs to the inventory JSON object
+def create_inventory(instances):
+    host_key = "vagrant"
+
+    inventory = {
+        host_key: {
+            "hosts": [],
+            "vars": {
+                "ansible_ssh_user": "scott",
+                "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": "~/.ssh/id_ed25519"
+            }
+        },
+        "_meta": {
+            "hostvars": {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    for ip_addr in instances.splitlines():
+        if len(ip_addr) > 0:
+            inventory[host_key]["hosts"].append(ip_addr)
+            inventory["_meta"]["hostvars"][ip_addr] = {}
+
+    return inventory
+
+instances = get_running_instances()
+
+inventory = create_inventory(instances)
+
+print(json.dumps(inventory))