Edit file File name : saltcloudmod.py Content :""" Control a salt cloud system """ import salt.utils.data import salt.utils.json HAS_CLOUD = False try: import saltcloud # pylint: disable=W0611 HAS_CLOUD = True except ImportError: pass # Define the module's virtual name __virtualname__ = "saltcloud" def __virtual__(): """ Only load if salt cloud is installed """ if HAS_CLOUD: return __virtualname__ return ( False, "The saltcloudmod execution module failed to load: requires the saltcloud" " library.", ) def create(name, profile): """ Create the named vm CLI Example: .. code-block:: bash salt <minion-id> saltcloud.create webserver rackspace_centos_512 """ cmd = "salt-cloud --out json -p {} {}".format(profile, name) out = __salt__["cmd.run_stdout"](cmd, python_shell=False) try: ret = salt.utils.json.loads(out) except ValueError: ret = {} return ret Save