lab12_task02_reboot_history.yml

- name: MAKING API CALLS USING THE REAL TIME API
  hosts: all 
  connection: local 
  gather_facts: no 

  tasks:
    - name: ENSURE REPORTS DIRECTORY EXISTS
      file:
        path: ./reports
        state: directory
      run_once: true 
    - name: GET COOKIE WITH POST 
      uri: 
        url: "https://{{ inventory_hostname }}/j_security_check" 
        method: POST 
        body: 
          j_username: "{{ username }}" 
          j_password: "{{ password }}" 
        body_format: form-urlencoded 
        return_content: yes 
        validate_certs: no 
      register: login_data 

    - name: ASSIGN THE SESSION COOKIE TO A VARIABLE 
      set_fact: 
        vmanage_cookie: "{{ login_data.set_cookie }}" 

    - name: VIEW THE COOKIE 
      debug: 
        var: vmanage_cookie 

    - name: PAUSE FOR VIEWING THE COOKIE 
      pause: 
        seconds: 3
    - name: GET REBOOT HISTORY DETAILS
      uri:
        url: "https://{{ inventory_hostname }}/dataservice/device/reboothistory/details"
        method: GET
        headers:
          Cookie: "{{ vmanage_cookie }}"
        return_content: yes
        validate_certs: no
      register: reboot_history
    - name: PRINT REBOOT HISTORY
      debug:
        var: reboot_history

    - name:  CREATE REBOOT STATS REPORT
      template:
        src: reboot-history-report.j2
        dest: ./reports/reboot-history.txt