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# kinesis_stream – Manage a Kinesis Stream

- Synopsis

- Requirements

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- Create or Delete a Kinesis Stream.

- Update the retention period of a Kinesis Stream.

- Update Tags on a Kinesis Stream.

- Enable/disable server side encryption on a Kinesis Stream.

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- boto

- boto3

- python >= 2.6

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
aws_access_key string |  | AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used. aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key
aws_secret_key string |  | AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used. aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean added in 2.8 | Choices: no ← yes | Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.
ec2_url string |  | Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used.
encryption_state - added in 2.5 | Choices: enabled disabled | Enable or Disable encryption on the Kinesis Stream.
encryption_type - added in 2.5 | Default: "KMS" | The type of encryption.
key_id - added in 2.5 |  | The GUID or alias for the KMS key.
name - / required |  | The name of the Kinesis Stream you are managing.
profile string |  | Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
region string |  | The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region aliases: aws_region, ec2_region
retention_period - |  | The default retention period is 24 hours and can not be less than 24 hours. The retention period can be modified during any point in time.
security_token string |  | AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used. aliases: access_token
shards - |  | The number of shards you want to have with this stream. This is required when state == present
state - | Choices: present ← absent | Create or Delete the Kinesis Stream.
tags - |  | A dictionary of resource tags of the form: { tag1: value1, tag2: value2 }. aliases: resource_tags
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
wait boolean | Choices: no yes ← | Wait for operation to complete before returning.
wait_timeout - | Default: 300 | How many seconds to wait for an operation to complete before timing out.

## Notes

Note

- If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence `AWS_URL` or `EC2_URL`, `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` or `AWS_ACCESS_KEY` or `EC2_ACCESS_KEY`, `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` or `AWS_SECRET_KEY` or `EC2_SECRET_KEY`, `AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN` or `EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN`, `AWS_REGION` or `EC2_REGION`

- Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html

- `AWS_REGION` or `EC2_REGION` can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file

## Examples

    # Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.

    # Basic creation example:
    - name: Set up Kinesis Stream with 10 shards and wait for the stream to become ACTIVE
      kinesis_stream:
        name: test-stream
        shards: 10
        wait: yes
        wait_timeout: 600
      register: test_stream

    # Basic creation example with tags:
    - name: Set up Kinesis Stream with 10 shards, tag the environment, and wait for the stream to become ACTIVE
      kinesis_stream:
        name: test-stream
        shards: 10
        tags:
          Env: development
        wait: yes
        wait_timeout: 600
      register: test_stream

    # Basic creation example with tags and increase the retention period from the default 24 hours to 48 hours:
    - name: Set up Kinesis Stream with 10 shards, tag the environment, increase the retention period and wait for the stream to become ACTIVE
      kinesis_stream:
        name: test-stream
        retention_period: 48
        shards: 10
        tags:
          Env: development
        wait: yes
        wait_timeout: 600
      register: test_stream

    # Basic delete example:
    - name: Delete Kinesis Stream test-stream and wait for it to finish deleting.
      kinesis_stream:
        name: test-stream
        state: absent
        wait: yes
        wait_timeout: 600
      register: test_stream

    # Basic enable encryption example:
    - name: Encrypt Kinesis Stream test-stream.
      kinesis_stream:
        name: test-stream
        state: present
        encryption_state: enabled
        encryption_type: KMS
        key_id: alias/aws/kinesis
        wait: yes
        wait_timeout: 600
      register: test_stream

    # Basic disable encryption example:
    - name: Encrypt Kinesis Stream test-stream.
      kinesis_stream:
        name: test-stream
        state: present
        encryption_state: disabled
        encryption_type: KMS
        key_id: alias/aws/kinesis
        wait: yes
        wait_timeout: 600
      register: test_stream

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
retention_period_hours integer | when state == present. | Number of hours messages will be kept for a Kinesis Stream. Sample: 24
stream_arn string | when state == present. | The amazon resource identifier Sample: arn:aws:kinesis:east-side:123456789:stream/test-stream
stream_name string | when state == present. | The name of the Kinesis Stream. Sample: test-stream
stream_status string | when state == present. | The current state of the Kinesis Stream. Sample: ACTIVE
tags dictionary | when state == present. | Dictionary containing all the tags associated with the Kinesis stream. Sample: {'Name': 'Splunk', 'Env': 'development'}

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Allen Sanabria (@linuxdynasty)

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