salt.modules.data¶

Manage a local persistent data structure that can hold any arbitrary data specific to the minion

salt.modules.data.cas(key, value, old_value)¶

Check and set a value in the minion datastore

CLI Example:

salt '*' data.cas <key> <value> <old_value>

salt.modules.data.clear()¶

Clear out all of the data in the minion datastore, this function is destructive!

CLI Example:

salt '*' data.clear

salt.modules.data.dump(new_data)¶

Replace the entire datastore with a passed data structure

CLI Example:

salt '*' data.dump '{'eggs': 'spam'}'

salt.modules.data.getval(key)¶

Get a value from the minion datastore

CLI Example:

salt '*' data.getval <key>

salt.modules.data.getvals(*keys)¶

Get values from the minion datastore

CLI Example:

salt '*' data.getvals <key> [<key> ...]

salt.modules.data.load()¶

Return all of the data in the minion datastore

CLI Example:

salt '*' data.load

salt.modules.data.pop(key, default=None)¶

Pop (return & delete) a value from the minion datastore

New in version 2015.5.2.

CLI Example:

salt '*' data.pop <key> "there was no val"

salt.modules.data.update(key, value)¶

Update a key with a value in the minion datastore

CLI Example:

salt '*' data.update <key> <value>