create_interface.yml

# ======= How to run standalone:
# boburciu@WX-5CG020BDT2: ~$ cd ~/netbox-ansible-automation
# boburciu@WX-5CG020BDT2:~/netbox-ansible-automation$ ansible-playbook -i ./hosts -v create_interface.yml -e 'interface_description="Management port"'
# boburciu@WX-5CG020BDT2:~/netbox-ansible-automation$ ansible-playbook -i ./hosts -v create_interface.yml -e 'interface_name="10GE1/0/1" interface_device="SWH-TOR-R1-1" external_vars="./external_vars.yml" ansible_python_interpreter="/usr/bin/python3"'

- name: Create interface
  connection: local
  hosts: docker_netbox_19216820023
  gather_facts: False
  collections:
    - netbox.netbox 
  tasks:
    # - include_vars: external_vars.yml  
    - include_vars: '{{external_vars}}'    

    - name: Create interface
      netbox_device_interface:
        netbox_url: '{{ url_var }}'
        netbox_token: '{{ token_var }}'
        data:
          device: '{{ interface_device }}'
          name: '{{ interface_name }}'
          type: '{{ interface_type }}'   # mandatory param          
        state: present    
 
    - name: Create interface with all data - when info is available via NAPALM call
      netbox_device_interface:
        netbox_url: '{{ url_var }}'
        netbox_token: '{{ token_var }}'
        data:
          device: '{{ interface_device }}'
          name: '{{ interface_name }}'
          mac_address: '{{ interface_mac_address }}'
          enabled: '{{ interface_enabled }}'
          type: '{{ interface_type }}'
          mtu: '{{ interface_mtu }}'
          mgmt_only: '{{ interface_mgmt_only }}'
          description: '{{ interface_description }}'
        state: present  
      when: interface_mac_address is defined          

    # - name:  Obtain all interfaces
    #   debug: 
    #     msg: '{{ item }}'  
    #   # debug: 
    #   #   msg: >      
    #   #     "{{ item.value.name }}"

    #   loop: "{{ query('netbox.netbox.nb_lookup', 'interfaces', 
    #                 api_endpoint=url_var,
    #                 token=token_var) }}"