Multiple entries with one file open

[Rulqu]

Would it be possible to get multiple entries without opening the keepass file multiple times? Currently it is time consuming when many entries get fetched during one playbook.

[Rulqu]

I tried with something like

                                                                                                 
        for t in terms[0]:
            entry_path = t.get('path').strip('/')                                                                    
            entry_attr = t.get('variable') 
            # entry getting code here

And using something like

keepass_dict:
  - username:
    path: 'path/to/entry'
    variable: 'username'
  - password:
    path: 'path/to/entry'
    variable: 'password'
  - become:
    path: 'path/to/entry' 
    variable: password

ansible_user: "{{ lookup('keepass',keepass_dict)}}"

This lacks the yml side of handling the returning array or dict, whichever is gonna be returned.
This seems to work but it would change the original purpose of the file too much so it would perhaps need to be and option somehow. My knowledge of python is lacking to do it the right way.

[viczem]

There are two ways to use this plugin - without and with a UNIX socket (see README).

1. If you use the plugin without a UNIX socket, you will not be able to keep Keepass file decrypted, because for each playbook task Ansible runs this plugin as a new instance.
   Now PyKeePass object stored in a global variable for decrease time consumption (one file open for one task) compared to the previous version. But it not resolve the issue.

2. If you will use UNIX sockets, you can keep Keepass file decrypted while the socket is open. I considered this variant as a bad idea for security reasons and programmed to close the database after each request. I agree that this is a bad option for performance. I rewrote this part of the code and reduced the default socket TTL to 1 minute. Now, while the socket is open, the Keepass file is always in decrypted state.