docs/proposals/config_file.md
Proposal for the generated installer config file format:
```
# top level values represent installer config
version: v1
variant: Product Variant
variant_version: Product Variant Version
# The deployment key specifies values that apply to the whole deployment
deployment:
ansible_ssh_user: root # this could be set on a per host basis as well
ansible_become: no # same as above
# mapped_ansible_var_1 does not need to match up with the ansible variable
# name, the installer should maintain a set of mappings for known
# name/variable combinations
mapped_ansible_var_1: my_value
# unmapped variables are passed along directly to ansible at the associated
# group level
unmapped_ansible_var_1: my_value
# the hosts key represents settings applied at the host level
hosts:
# connect_to is an optional variable that can be used to override the ansible
# inventory connect_to value, otherwise the mapped value that is used for
# setting the hostname in the inventory for the host will be used instead
- connect_to: my_connect_to_string
mapped_host_var_1: host_val_1
unmapped_host_var_1: host_val_2
# roles links an individual host to appropriate role defined under
# deployment.roles
roles:
- role_a
- role_b
roles:
role_a:
mapped_role_var_1: my_role_a_val
unmapped_role_var_2: my_role_a_val2
role_b:
mapped_role_var_1: my_role_b_val
unmapped_role_var_2: my_role_b_val2
```