Conditional and include

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My playbook:

  • name: Get Java version
    shell: /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java -version 2>&1 | grep ‘^java’ | cut -d’"’ -f2
    register: jre_ver

  • debug: msg=“{{ jre_ver.stdout }}”

  • name: Install JRE 8 if necessary
    include: jre8.yml
    when: jre_ver.stdout != ‘1.8.0_25’
    ignore_errors: true

Result:

GATHERING FACTS ***************************************************************
ok: [eisbock]

TASK: [Get Java version] ******************************************************
changed: [eisbock]

TASK: [debug msg=“{{ jre_ver.stdout }}”] **************************************
ok: [eisbock] => {
“msg”: “1.8.0_25”
}

TASK: [Copy JRE 8 installer] **************************************************
skipping: [eisbock]

TASK: [Mount disk image] ******************************************************
skipping: [eisbock]

TASK: [Dismount installer] ****************************************************
skipping: [eisbock]

TASK: [Clean up dmg] **********************************************************
skipping: [eisbock]

PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************
eisbock : ok=3 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0

Why is ansible still including jre8.yml and skipping each step? I thought it would just not even tough it if the conditional didn’t match.

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When you put a conditional on an include ansible adds that conditional
to each task in the include. So this is the expected behavior.