generate inventory files

create.py

@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ except Exception:
     sys.exit(1)
 
 """ Generating ansible playbooks. """
-try:
-    generate_playbooks(device_definitions, flags)
-except Exception:
-    print("Playbooks could not be created.")
-    sys.exit(1)
+#try:
+generate_playbooks(device_definitions, flags)
+#except Exception:
+#    print("Playbooks could not be created.")
+#    sys.exit(1)

modules/ansible_generator.py

+from modules.file_manager import load_template, generate_file
+
 def _create_inventory(input_definitions):
     """ Creates an inventory file with host groups. """
 
+    host_names = []
+    for host in input_definitions["hosts"]:
+        host_names.append(host["name"])
+
+    router_names = []
+    for router in input_definitions["routers"]:
+        router_names.append(router["name"])
+
+    inventory_template = load_template("inventory")
+    output = inventory_template.render(hosts=host_names, routers=router_names)
+    generate_file("provisioning/inventory.ini", output)
+    generate_file("base_provisioning/inventory.ini", output)
+
 
 def generate_playbooks(input_definitions, flags):
     """ Generates ansible playbooks.
@@ -9,4 +24,4 @@ def generate_playbooks(input_definitions, flags):
     :param flags: command line input flags
     """
 
-    _create_inventory(input_definitions)
+    _create_inventory(input_definitions)
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templates/inventory

+[hosts]
+{% for host in hosts %}
+  {{ host }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+[routers]
+{% for router in routers %}
+  {{ router }}
+{% endfor %}
+