salt/doc/topics/master_tops/index.rst
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.. _master-tops-system:
==================
Master Tops System
==================
In 0.10.4 the `external_nodes` system was upgraded to allow for modular
subsystems to be used to generate the top file data for a :ref:`highstate
<running-highstate>` run on the master.
The old `external_nodes` option has been removed. The master tops system
provides a pluggable and extendable replacement for it, allowing for multiple
different subsystems to provide top file data.
Using the new `master_tops` option is simple:
.. code-block:: yaml
master_tops:
ext_nodes: cobbler-external-nodes
for :mod:`Cobbler <salt.tops.cobbler>` or:
.. code-block:: yaml
master_tops:
reclass:
inventory_base_uri: /etc/reclass
classes_uri: roles
for :mod:`Reclass <salt.tops.reclass_adapter>`.
.. code-block:: yaml
master_tops:
varstack: /path/to/the/config/file/varstack.yaml
for :mod:`Varstack <salt.tops.varstack>`.
It's also possible to create custom master_tops modules. Simply place them into
``salt://_tops`` in the Salt fileserver and use the
:py:func:`saltutil.sync_tops <salt.runners.saltutil.sync_tops>` runner to sync
them. If this runner function is not available, they can manually be placed
into ``extmods/tops``, relative to the master cachedir (in most cases the full
path will be ``/var/cache/salt/master/extmods/tops``).
Custom tops modules are written like any other execution module, see the source
for the two modules above for examples of fully functional ones. Below is a
bare-bones example:
**/etc/salt/master:**
.. code-block:: yaml
master_tops:
customtop: True
**customtop.py:** (custom master_tops module)
.. code-block:: python
import logging
import sys
# Define the module's virtual name
__virtualname__ = 'customtop'
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def __virtual__():
return __virtualname__
def top(**kwargs):
log.debug('Calling top in customtop')
return {'base': ['test']}
`salt minion state.show_top` should then display something like:
.. code-block:: bash
$ salt minion state.show_top
minion
----------
base:
- test
.. note::
If a master_tops module returns :ref:`top file <states-top>` data for a
given minion, it will be added to the states configured in the top file. It
will *not* replace it altogether. The 2018.3.0 release adds additional
functionality allowing a minion to treat master_tops as the single source
of truth, irrespective of the top file.