nginx_controller_forwarder.yaml

---
# ansible-playbook nginx_controller_forwarder.yaml -i controller -e "nginx_controller_user_email=user@company.com nginx_controller_password=userPassword" 
# manage data forwarders in nginx Controller
- hosts: localhost

  tasks:
    - name: Retrieve the NGINX Controller auth token
      include_role:
        name: nginxinc.nginx_controller_generate_token

    # Define one user account
    - name: Configure the forwarder
      include_role:
        name: nginxinc.nginx_controller_forwarder
      vars:
        nginx_controller_forwarder:
          metadata:
            name: "splunk-forwarder"
            displayName: "Splunk Production Data Forwarder"
            description: "Production data to the Splunk production injestor"
            tags:
            - "splunk"
            - "production"
          desiredState:
            integrationRef:
              ref: "/platform/integrations/splunk-demo"
            streams:
            -
              inputDataType: "metrics"  
              outputFormat: "splunk"
              selector: ""