create_generic_object.yml

---
- name: Create Generic Object from Service
  hosts: all

  vars:
  - manageiq_validate_certs: False
  - go_class_name: "{{ 'MyGOClass'|urlencode }}"
    
  tasks:
  - name: Find the generic object class definition
    uri:
      url: "{{ manageiq.api_url }}/api/generic_object_definitions?expand=resources&filter[]=name='{{ go_class_name }}'"
      method: GET
      validate_certs: no
      headers:
        X-Auth-Token: "{{ manageiq.api_token }}"
      body_format: json
    register: go_definition
  
  - name: Create generic object
    uri:
      url: "{{ manageiq.api_url }}/api/generic_objects"
      method: POST
      validate_certs: no
      headers:
        X-Auth-Token: "{{ manageiq.api_token }}"
      body_format: json
      body:
        action: create
        name: "{{ go_name }}"
        generic_object_definition:
          href: "{{ go_definition.json.resources[0].href }}"
        property_attributes:
          attribute_1: "{{ attribute_1 }}"
          attribute_2: "{{ attribute_2 }}"
          attribute_3: "false"
        associations:
          vms:
          - href: "{{ manageiq.api_url }}/api/{{ association_vm }}"
    register: new_go
    
  - name: Add generic object to service
    uri:
      url: "{{ manageiq.api_url }}/api/{{ manageiq.service }}"
      method: POST
      validate_certs: no
      headers:
        X-Auth-Token: "{{ manageiq.api_token }}"
      body_format: json
      body:
        action: add_resource
        resource:
          resource:
            href: "{{ new_go.json.results[0].href }}"