adding static-nodes file

README.md

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ All variables which can be overridden are stored in [defaults/main.yml](defaults
 | `besu_metrics_host` | 0.0.0.0 | Specifies the host on which Prometheus accesses Besu metrics. The metrics server respects the `besu_whitelist` option |
 | `besu_metrics_port` | 9545 | Specifies the port on which Prometheus accesses Besu metrics |
 | `besu_bootnodes` | [] | List of comma-separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap. When connecting to MainNet or public testnets, the default is a predefined list of enode URLs |
-| `besu_static_nodes_file` | [] | Path to the [static nodes file](https://besu.hyperledger.org/en/stable/Reference/CLI/CLI-Syntax/#static-nodes-file) |
+| `besu_static_nodes_file` | /etc/besu/static-nodes.json | Path to the [static nodes file](https://besu.hyperledger.org/en/stable/Reference/CLI/CLI-Syntax/#static-nodes-file) |
 | `besu_host_whitelist` | `["*"]` | Comma-separated list of hostnames to allow access to the JSON-RPC API. By default, access from localhost and 127.0.0.1 is accepted. |
 | `besu_permissions_accounts_config_file` | ___unset___ | Path to the [local accounts permissioning file](http://besu.hyperledger.org/en/stable/HowTo/Limit-Access/Local-Permissioning/#permissions-configuration-file) |
 | `besu_permissions_nodes_config_file` | ___unset___ | Path to the [local nodes permissioning file](http://besu.hyperledger.org/en/stable/HowTo/Limit-Access/Local-Permissioning/#permissions-configuration-file) |

defaults/main.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ besu_config_template: "config.toml.j2"
 besu_data_dir: "{{ besu_base_dir }}/data"
 besu_log_dir: "/var/log/besu"
 besu_profile_file: "/etc/profile.d/besu-path.sh"
+besu_static_nodes_file: "{{ besu_config_dir }}/static-nodes.json"
 
 # Managed service config
 besu_managed_service: true
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ besu_env_opts: []
 besu_env_vars: {}
 besu_permissions_nodes_contract_version: 2
 besu_xdns_enabled: "false"
-besu_static_nodes_file: ""
+besu_static_nodes: []
 
 # privacy
 besu_privacy_enabled: "false"

tasks/config.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@
   become: true
   register: config_toml
 
+- name: Generate static nodes file if defined
+  copy:
+    dest: "{{ besu_static_nodes_file }}"
+    content: "{{ besu_static_nodes }}" 
+    owner: "{{ besu_user }}"
+    group: "{{ besu_group }}"
+    mode: 0644
+  become: true
+  when: besu_static_nodes != []
+
 - name: JWT secret
   block:
     - name: Check if a JWT secret already exists