Getting Ansible AVD Inventory into pyavd

[rich9474]

The docs in https://avd.arista.com/5.2/docs/pyavd/pyavd.html suggest that the initial step is ''pyavd.validate_inputs.validate_inputs(inputs)'' and the diagram

shows ''inputs'' being created from the ansible inventory, group_vars and host_vars. The docs don't seem to mention how to get between the Ansible files into the single inputs var. We have a fairly complex three DC fabric defined and running in Ansible, Can anyone please give me some guidance on how to use these many config YAML files to create the inputs var. We have a deployed working config using ansible, but I want to play around with pyavd to pull a load of data out of the ansible_facts, without the pain and trauma of having to write and debug any ansible playbooks.

I am aware that pyavd is still a work in progress and liable to change. the things I am using it for are not in the direct config pipeline.

[carlbuchmann]

@rich9474, Thank you for reaching out. We need to better understand your use case to help you in the right direction. Please coordinate a meeting with us via your assigned Arista Systems Engineer for a live discussion.

Thank you,

Carl Buchmann