.. _kubernetes.core.helm_plugin_module:


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kubernetes.core.helm_plugin
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**Manage Helm plugins**


Version added: 1.0.0

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Synopsis
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- Manages Helm plugins.



Requirements
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The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- helm (https://github.com/helm/helm/releases)


Parameters
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>api_key</b>
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                        <div>Token used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via <code>K8S_AUTH_API_KEY</code> environment variable.</div>
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                    <b>binary_path</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">path</span>
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                        <div>The path of a helm binary to use.</div>
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                    <b>ca_cert</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">path</span>
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                        <div>Path to a CA certificate used to authenticate with the API. The full certificate chain must be provided to avoid certificate validation errors. Can also be specified via <code>K8S_AUTH_SSL_CA_CERT</code> environment variable.</div>
                        <div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: ssl_ca_cert</div>
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>context</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <div>Helm option to specify which kubeconfig context to use.</div>
                        <div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>K8S_AUTH_CONTEXT</code> will be used instead.</div>
                        <div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: kube_context</div>
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                    <b>host</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                    <div style="font-style: italic; font-size: small; color: darkgreen">added in 1.2.0</div>
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                        <div>Provide a URL for accessing the API. Can also be specified via <code>K8S_AUTH_HOST</code> environment variable.</div>
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>kubeconfig</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">path</span>
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                        <div>Helm option to specify kubeconfig path to use.</div>
                        <div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>K8S_AUTH_KUBECONFIG</code> will be used instead.</div>
                        <div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: kubeconfig_path</div>
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                    <b>plugin_name</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <div>Name of Helm plugin.</div>
                        <div>Required only if <code>state=absent</code> or <code>state=latest</code>.</div>
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                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>plugin_path</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <div>Plugin path to a plugin on your local file system or a url of a remote VCS repo.</div>
                        <div>If plugin path from file system is provided, make sure that tar is present on remote machine and not on Ansible controller.</div>
                        <div>Required only if <code>state=present</code>.</div>
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                    <b>plugin_version</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                    <div style="font-style: italic; font-size: small; color: darkgreen">added in 2.3.0</div>
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                        <div>Plugin version to install. If this is not specified, the latest version is installed.</div>
                        <div>Ignored when <code>state=absent</code> or <code>state=latest</code>.</div>
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                    <b>state</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                    <li>absent</li>
                                    <li><div style="color: blue"><b>present</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
                                    <li>latest</li>
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                        <div>If <code>state=present</code> the Helm plugin will be installed.</div>
                        <div>If <code>state=latest</code> the Helm plugin will be updated. Added in version 2.3.0.</div>
                        <div>If <code>state=absent</code> the Helm plugin will be removed.</div>
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>validate_certs</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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                    <div style="font-style: italic; font-size: small; color: darkgreen">added in 1.2.0</div>
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                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                    <li>no</li>
                                    <li><div style="color: blue"><b>yes</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
                        </ul>
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                        <div>Whether or not to verify the API server&#x27;s SSL certificates. Can also be specified via <code>K8S_AUTH_VERIFY_SSL</code> environment variable.</div>
                        <div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: verify_ssl</div>
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Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml

    - name: Install Helm env plugin
      kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
        plugin_path: https://github.com/adamreese/helm-env
        state: present

    - name: Install Helm plugin from local filesystem
      kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
        plugin_path: https://domain/path/to/plugin.tar.gz
        state: present

    - name: Remove Helm env plugin
      kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
        plugin_name: env
        state: absent

    - name: Install Helm plugin with a specific version
      kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
        plugin_version: 2.0.1
        plugin_path: https://domain/path/to/plugin.tar.gz
        state: present

    - name: Update Helm plugin
      kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
        plugin_name: secrets
        state: latest



Return Values
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Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>command</b>
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                      <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                            <div>Full `helm` command built by this module, in case you want to re-run the command outside the module or debug a problem.</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">helm plugin list ...</div>
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                    <b>msg</b>
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                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                            <div>Info about successful command</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">Plugin installed successfully</div>
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>rc</b>
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                      <span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                            <div>Helm plugin command return code</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">1</div>
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>stderr</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                </td>
                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                            <div>Full `helm` command stderr, in case you want to display it or examine the event log</div>
                    <br/>
                </td>
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                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>stdout</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                </td>
                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                            <div>Full `helm` command stdout, in case you want to display it or examine the event log</div>
                    <br/>
                </td>
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Status
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Authors
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- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
