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# Hooks
-You can define arbitrary number of hooks that subscribe different events. The hook system is modular and different kind of hook types can be enabled.
+You can define an arbitrary number of hooks that subscribe to different events. The hook system is modular and different kind of hook types can be enabled.
## Configuration
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Following configuration keys need to be defined for all hooks:
* `events`: which events to subscribe. Needs to be an array. See below for the list of available events.
* `type`: what hook class to use. See below for the list of available hook types.
-### Events
+## Events
* `node_success`: triggered when configuration is successfully pulled from a node and right before storing the configuration.
* `node_fail`: triggered after `retries` amount of failed node pulls.
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ OX_REPO_COMMITREF
OX_REPO_NAME
```
-Exec hook recognizes following configuration keys:
+Exec hook recognizes the following configuration keys:
-* `timeout`: hard timeout for the command execution. SIGTERM will be sent to the child process after the timeout has elapsed. Default: 60
-* `async`: influences whether main thread will wait for the command execution. Set this true for long running commands so node pull is not blocked. Default: false
+* `timeout`: hard timeout (in seconds) for the command execution. SIGTERM will be sent to the child process after the timeout has elapsed. Default: `60`
+* `async`: Execute the command in an asynchronous fashion. The main thread by default will wait for the hook command execution to complete. Set this to `true` for long running commands so node configuration pulls are not blocked. Default: `false`
* `cmd`: command to run.
-## exec hook configuration example
+### exec hook configuration example
```yaml
hooks:
@@ -60,21 +60,29 @@ hooks:
timeout: 120
```
-### Hook type: githubrepo
+## Hook type: githubrepo
-This hook configures the repository `remote` and _push_ the code when the specified event is triggered. If the `username` and `password` are not provided, the `Rugged::Credentials::SshKeyFromAgent` will be used.
+The `githubrepo` hook executes a `git push` to a configured `remote_repo` when the specified event is triggered.
-`githubrepo` hook recognizes following configuration keys:
+Several authentication methods are supported:
+
+* Provide a `password` for username + password authentication
+* Provide both a `publickey` and a `privatekey` for ssh key-based authentication
+* Don't provide any credentials for ssh-agent authentication
+
+The username will be set to the relevant part of the `remote_repo` URI, with a fallback to `git`. It is also possible to provide one by setting the `username` configuration key.
+
+For ssh key-based authentication, it is possible to set the environment variable `OXIDIZED_SSH_PASSPHRASE` to a passphrase if the private key requires it.
+
+`githubrepo` hook recognizes the following configuration keys:
* `remote_repo`: the remote repository to be pushed to.
* `username`: username for repository auth.
* `password`: password for repository auth.
-* `publickey`: publickey for repository auth.
-* `privatekey`: privatekey for repository auth.
-
-It is also possible to set the environment variable `OXIDIZED_SSH_PASSPHRASE` to a passphrase if your keypair requires it.
+* `publickey`: public key file path for repository auth.
+* `privatekey`: private key file path for repository auth.
-When using groups repositories, each group must have its own `remote` in the `remote_repo` config.
+When using groups, each group must have a unique entry in the `remote_repo` config.
```yaml
hooks:
@@ -85,7 +93,9 @@ hooks:
firewalls: git@git.intranet:oxidized/firewalls.git
```
-## githubrepo hook configuration example
+### githubrepo hook configuration example
+
+Authenticate with a username and a password without groups in use:
```yaml
hooks:
@@ -97,6 +107,18 @@ hooks:
password: pass
```
+Authenticate with the username `git` and an ssh key:
+
+```yaml
+hooks:
+ push_to_remote:
+ type: githubrepo
+ events: [post_store]
+ remote_repo: git@git.intranet:oxidized/test.git
+ publickey: /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
+ privatekey: /root/.ssh/id_rsa
+```
+
## Hook type: awssns
The `awssns` hook publishes messages to AWS SNS topics. This allows you to notify other systems of device configuration changes, for example a config orchestration pipeline. Multiple services can subscribe to the same AWS topic.
@@ -108,7 +130,12 @@ Fields sent in the message:
* `model`: Model name (e.g. `eos`)
* `node`: Device hostname
-## awssns hook configuration example
+
+The AWS SNS hook requires the following configuration keys:
+
+* `region`: AWS Region name
+* `topic_arn`: ASN Topic reference
+### awssns hook configuration example
```yaml
hooks:
@@ -119,11 +146,6 @@ hooks:
topic_arn: arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:1234567:oxidized-test-backup_events
```
-AWS SNS hook requires the following configuration keys:
-
-* `region`: AWS Region name
-* `topic_arn`: ASN Topic reference
-
Your AWS credentials should be stored in `~/.aws/credentials`.
## Hook type: slackdiff
@@ -136,7 +158,7 @@ You will need to manually install the `slack-api` gem on your system:
gem install slack-api
```
-## slackdiff hook configuration example
+### slackdiff hook configuration example
```yaml
hooks:
@@ -172,7 +194,7 @@ You will need to manually install the `xmpp4r` gem on your system:
gem install xmpp4r
```
-## xmppdiff hook configuration example
+### xmppdiff hook configuration example
```yaml
hooks: