Combine with_items with when.

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1

Hi,

Is it possible to combine with_items with when? so i.e.

  • name: Vhosts apache config
    template: src=apache_vhost.j2 dest=/etc/apache2/sites-available/{{ item.domain }}.conf
    with_items: apache.vhosts
    when: “ansible_os_family == ‘Debian’ and item.state == ‘availible’”
    tags:
  • apache
    notify:
  • reload apache2

For this I get: error while evaluating conditional

so I can choose for the loop if it is run according to an property set on this item?

If not is there a workaround or anything for it?

Thanks

2

yes, when runs after with_ and can use the item variable, your problem
is with quoting, not the items.

  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian' and item.state == 'available'

The when is always templated (implicit {{ }} around it), if you quote
the whole thing it will get looked at as a string.

3

Hi,

Without quotes I get the same error without quotes…

  • name: Vhosts apache config
    template: src=apache_vhost.j2 dest=/etc/apache2/sites-available/{{ item.domain }}.conf
    with_items: apache.vhosts
    when: ansible_os_family == ‘Debian’ and item.state == ‘availible’
    tags:
  • apache
    notify:
  • reload apache2
4

does every list entry in apache.vhosts have 'state'?