Examples

POST /api/smart_variables
{
  "smart_variable": {
    "variable": "zLaLaTeCSQ",
    "puppetclass_id": 298486374,
    "hidden_value": true
  }
}
201
{
  "description": null,
  "parameter_type": null,
  "variable_type": null,
  "hidden_value?": true,
  "validator_type": null,
  "validator_rule": null,
  "override_value_order": "fqdn\nhostgroup\nos\ndomain",
  "merge_overrides": false,
  "merge_default": false,
  "avoid_duplicates": false,
  "puppetclass_id": 298486374,
  "puppetclass_name": "apache",
  "created_at": "2019-02-20 13:21:35 UTC",
  "updated_at": "2019-02-20 13:21:35 UTC",
  "variable": "zLaLaTeCSQ",
  "id": 1018350797,
  "default_value": "*****",
  "override_values_count": 0,
  "override_values": []
}

Params

Param name Description
location_id
optional

Scope by locations

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer

organization_id
optional

Scope by organizations

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer

smart_variable
required

Validations:

  • Must be a Hash

smart_variable[variable]
required

Name of variable

Validations:

  • Must be a String

smart_variable[puppetclass_id]
optional , nil allowed

Puppet class ID

Validations:

  • Must be a number.

smart_variable[default_value]
optional , nil allowed

Default value of variable

Validations:

  • Must be one of types: string, boolean, integer, real, array, hash, yaml, json

smart_variable[hidden_value]
optional , nil allowed

When enabled the parameter is hidden in the UI

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.

smart_variable[override_value_order]
optional , nil allowed

The order in which values are resolved

Validations:

  • Must be a String

smart_variable[description]
optional , nil allowed

Description of variable

Validations:

  • Must be a String

smart_variable[validator_type]
optional , nil allowed

Types of validation values

Validations:

  • Must be one of: regexp, list.

smart_variable[validator_rule]
optional , nil allowed

Used to enforce certain values for the parameter values

Validations:

  • Must be a String

smart_variable[variable_type]
optional , nil allowed

Types of variable values

Validations:

  • Must be one of: string, boolean, integer, real, array, hash, yaml, json.

smart_variable[merge_overrides]
optional , nil allowed

Merge all matching values (only array/hash type)

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.

smart_variable[merge_default]
optional , nil allowed

Include default value when merging all matching values

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.

smart_variable[avoid_duplicates]
optional , nil allowed

Remove duplicate values (only array type)

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.