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# gitlab_project – Creates/updates/deletes GitLab Projects

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- When the project does not exist in GitLab, it will be created.
- When the project does exists and state=absent, the project will be deleted.
- When changes are made to the project, the project will be updated.

## Requirements

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

- python >= 2.7
- python-gitlab python module <= 1.12.1

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
api_password string |  | The password to use for authentication against the API
api_token string |  | GitLab token for logging in. aliases: login_token
api_url string |  | The resolvable endpoint for the API
api_username string |  | The username to use for authentication against the API
description string |  | An description for the project.
group string |  | Id or The full path of the group of which this projects belongs to.
import_url string |  | Git repository which will be imported into gitlab. GitLab server needs read access to this git repository.
issues_enabled boolean | Choices: no yes ← | Whether you want to create issues or not. Possible values are true and false.
login_password string |  | GitLab password for login_user
login_user string |  | GitLab user name.
merge_requests_enabled boolean | Choices: no yes ← | If merge requests can be made or not. Possible values are true and false.
name string / required |  | The name of the project
path string |  | The path of the project you want to create, this will be server_url/<group>/path If not supplied, name will be used.
server_url string |  | The URL of the GitLab server, with protocol (i.e. http or https).
snippets_enabled boolean | Choices: no yes ← | If creating snippets should be available or not. Possible values are true and false.
state string | Choices: present ← absent | create or delete project. Possible values are present and absent.
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | Whether or not to validate SSL certs when supplying a https endpoint.
visibility string | Choices: private ← internal public | Private. Project access must be granted explicitly for each user. Internal. The project can be cloned by any logged in user. Public. The project can be cloned without any authentication. aliases: visibility_level
wiki_enabled boolean | Choices: no yes ← | If an wiki for this project should be available or not. Possible values are true and false.

## Examples

    - name: Delete GitLab Project
      gitlab_project:
        api_url: https://gitlab.example.com/
        api_token: "{{ access_token }}"
        validate_certs: False
        name: my_first_project
        state: absent
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Create GitLab Project in group Ansible
      gitlab_project:
        api_url: https://gitlab.example.com/
        validate_certs: True
        api_username: dj-wasabi
        api_password: "MySecretPassword"
        name: my_first_project
        group: ansible
        issues_enabled: False
        wiki_enabled: True
        snippets_enabled: True
        import_url: http://git.example.com/example/lab.git
        state: present
      delegate_to: localhost

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
error string | failed | the error message returned by the GitLab API Sample: 400: path is already in use
msg string | always | Success or failure message Sample: Success
project dictionary | always | API object
result dictionary | always | json parsed response from the server

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Werner Dijkerman (@dj-wasabi)
- Guillaume Martinez (@Lunik)

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