create_host_group.yml

---
- name: Create DRO Association
  hosts: localhost

  vars:
  - host_group_dro_name: "{{ 'host_groups'|urlencode }}"
  - association_hrefs: []
  - puppet_master_dro_name: "{{'puppet_master_server'|urlencode }}"

  tasks:
  - name: Lookup the "Puppet Master Server" DRO supplied in the dialog
    uri:
      url: "{{ manageiq.api_url }}/api/generic_objects?expand=resources&filter[]=name='{{ puppet_master_dro_name }}'"
      method: GET
      validate_certs: no
      headers:
        X-Auth-Token: "{{ manageiq.api_token }}"
      body_format: json
    register: puppet_master_go

  - set_fact:
      puppet_master_go_href: "{{ puppet_master_go.json.resources[0].href }}"

  - name: Find the 'host_groups' DRO Definition
    uri:
      url: "{{manageiq.api_url }}/api/generic_object_definitions?expand=resources&filter[]=name='{{ host_group_dro_name }}'"
      method: GET
      validate_certs: no
      headers:
        X-Auth-Token: "{{ manageiq.api_token }}"
      body_format: json
    register: host_group_go

  - set_fact:
      host_group_go_href: "{{ host_group_go.json.resources[0].href }}"

  - name: Get the existing host_groups association of the puppet_master_server
    uri:
      url: "{{ puppet_master_go_href}}?associations=host_groups"
      method: GET
      validate_certs: no
      headers:
        X-Auth-Token: "{{ manageiq.api_token }}"
      body_format: json
    register: associations

# Extract the existing association hrefs into their own list
  - set_fact:
      association_hrefs: "{{ association_hrefs + [ { 'href': item.href } ] }}"
    with_items: "{{ associations.json.host_groups }}"

#Post the updated list back to the generic object

  - name: Create the corresponding association in the puppet master server back to the host_groups
    uri:
      url: "{{ puppet_master_go_href }}"
      method: POST
      validate_certs: no
      headers:
        X-Auth-Token: "{{ manageiq.api_token }}"
      body_format: json
      body:
        action: edit
        associations:
          host_groups:
            "{{ association_hrefs }}"
    register: output