A module for executing an arbitrary java class or jar in a cleaner, more Ansible-like way.

It is very easy and relatively straight-forward to run a basic Java applications in Ansible using the command or shell modules. Things get complicated and messy pretty quickly when your application needs various options like max heap size or thread stack and has extensive number of class paths and systems properties all being defined on the command line. The javax module helps bring some sanity and readability back to these situations by giving you human-readable argument names and native data structure values to running a Java application from your playbook.

Options:

• classpath

A list of file system paths the JVM should search to find any dependencies. The module will take the list and properly concatenate the list of values. The equivalent of the -classpath' or -cp' commandline option.

• executable

Path to java JVM to use. If not supplied, the normal mechanism for resolving binary paths will be used.

• init_heap_size

Sets initial Java heap size for the application. Equivalent of the `-Xms' 'non-stndard' commandline option.

• jar

The JAR file that contains the Java class you want to run. Required if the `javaclass' option is omitted.

• java_args

Specify a list of strings to be passed as parameters to the java application.

• java_opts

Specify additional java options not supported by this module by passing in a list of strings.

• javaclass

The main Java class to run. Required if the `jar' option is omitted.

• max_heap_size

Sets maximum Java heap size for the application. Equivalent of the `-Xmx' 'non-stndard' commandline option.

• properties

A dict of key value pairs representing system properties to pass the java application being run. This is the equivalent of the `-D' commandline option.

• thread_stack

Sets java thread stack size for the application. Equivalent of the `-Xss' 'non-stndard' commandline option.