Add a target role

This script demonstrates how to programmatically add a target role to a deployment target.

Usage

Provide values for the following:

  • Octopus URL
  • Octopus API Key
  • Name of the space to use
  • Name of the machine to update
  • Name of the target role to add

Script

PowerShell (REST API)
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop";

# Define working variables
$octopusURL = "https://your-octopus-url"
$octopusAPIKey = "API-YOUR-KEY"
$header = @{ "X-Octopus-ApiKey" = $octopusAPIKey }
$spaceName = "default"
$machineName = "MyMachine"
$targetRole = "MyRole"

# Get space
$space = (Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri "$octopusURL/api/spaces/all" -Headers $header) | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $spaceName}

# Get machine
$machine = (Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri "$octopusURL/api/$($space.Id)/machines/all" -Headers $header) | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $machineName}

# Add target role
$machine.roles += ($targetRole)

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "$octopusURL/api/$($space.Id)/machines/$($machine.Id)" -Body ($machine | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10) -Headers $header
PowerShell (Octopus.Client)
# Load octopus.client assembly
Add-Type -Path "c:\octopus.client\Octopus.Client.dll"

# Octopus variables
$octopusURL = "https://your-octopus-url"
$octopusAPIKey = "API-YOUR-KEY"
$spaceName = "default"
$machineName = "MyMachine"
$targetRole = "MyRole"

$endpoint = New-Object Octopus.Client.OctopusServerEndpoint $octopusURL, $octopusAPIKey
$repository = New-Object Octopus.Client.OctopusRepository $endpoint
$client = New-Object Octopus.Client.OctopusClient $endpoint

try
{
    # Get space
    $space = $repository.Spaces.FindByName($spaceName)
    $repositoryForSpace = $client.ForSpace($space)

    # Get machine
    $machine = $repositoryForSpace.Machines.FindByName($machineName)

    # Add target role
    $machine.roles.Add($targetRole)
    $repositoryForSpace.Machines.Modify($machine)
}
catch
{
    Write-Host $_.Exception.Message
}
C#
// If using .net Core, be sure to add the NuGet package of System.Security.Permissions
#r "path\to\Octopus.Client.dll"

using Octopus.Client;
using Octopus.Client.Model;

// Declare working variables
var octopusURL = "https://your-octopus-url";
var octopusAPIKey = "API-YOUR-KEY";
string spaceName = "default";
string machineName = "MyMachine";
string roleName = "TestRole";

// Create repository object
var endpoint = new OctopusServerEndpoint(octopusURL, octopusAPIKey);
var repository = new OctopusRepository(endpoint);
var client = new OctopusClient(endpoint);

try
{
    // Get space
    var space = repository.Spaces.FindByName(spaceName);
    var repositoryForSpace = client.ForSpace(space);

    // Get machine
    var machine = repositoryForSpace.Machines.FindByName(machineName);

    // Add role
    machine.Roles.Add(roleName);
    repositoryForSpace.Machines.Modify(machine);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
    return;
}
Python3
import json
import requests

octopus_server_uri = 'https://your-octopus-url/api'
octopus_api_key = 'API-YOUR-KEY'
headers = {'X-Octopus-ApiKey': octopus_api_key}


def get_octopus_resource(uri):
    response = requests.get(uri, headers=headers)
    response.raise_for_status()

    return json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))


def get_by_name(uri, name):
    resources = get_octopus_resource(uri)
    return next((x for x in resources if x['Name'] == name), None)


space_name = 'Default'
target_name = 'Your Target Name'
target_role = 'your-product-role'

space = get_by_name('{0}/spaces/all'.format(octopus_server_uri), space_name)
target = get_by_name('{0}/{1}/machines/all'.format(octopus_server_uri, space['Id']), target_name)

target['Roles'].append(target_role)

uri = '{0}/{1}/machines/{2}'.format(octopus_server_uri, space['Id'], target['Id'])
response = requests.put(uri, headers=headers, json=target)
response.raise_for_status()
Go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"

	"net/url"

	"github.com/OctopusDeploy/go-octopusdeploy/octopusdeploy"
)

func main() {

	apiURL, err := url.Parse("https://your-octopus-url")
	if err != nil {
		log.Println(err)
	}
	APIKey := "API-YOUR-KEY"
	spaceName := "Default"
	targetName := "MyTargetName"
	roleName := "MyRoleName"

	// Get reference to space
	space := GetSpace(apiURL, APIKey, spaceName)

	// Get deployment target
	target := GetTarget(apiURL, APIKey, space, targetName)

	// Add role to target
	target.Roles = append(target.Roles, roleName)

	// Update target
	client := octopusAuth(apiURL, APIKey, space.ID)
	client.Machines.Update(target)
}

func octopusAuth(octopusURL *url.URL, APIKey, space string) *octopusdeploy.Client {
	client, err := octopusdeploy.NewClient(nil, octopusURL, APIKey, space)
	if err != nil {
		log.Println(err)
	}

	return client
}

func GetSpace(octopusURL *url.URL, APIKey string, spaceName string) *octopusdeploy.Space {
	client := octopusAuth(octopusURL, APIKey, "")

	spaceQuery := octopusdeploy.SpacesQuery{
		Name: spaceName,
	}

	// Get specific space object
	spaces, err := client.Spaces.Get(spaceQuery)

	if err != nil {
		log.Println(err)
	}

	for _, space := range spaces.Items {
		if space.Name == spaceName {
			return space
		}
	}

	return nil
}

func GetTarget(octopusURL *url.URL, APIKey string, space *octopusdeploy.Space, targetName string) *octopusdeploy.DeploymentTarget {
	// Create client
	client := octopusAuth(octopusURL, APIKey, space.ID)

	machinesQuery := octopusdeploy.MachinesQuery{
		Name: targetName,
	}

	// Get specific machine object
	machines, err := client.Machines.Get(machinesQuery)

	if err != nil {
		log.Println(err)
	}

	for _, machine := range machines.Items {
		if machine.Name == targetName {
			return machine
		}
	}

	return nil
}

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Page updated on Sunday, January 1, 2023