Conditional with dict2item is falied

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Hi guys,

I have a task with equal below, but when I validate it is defined it not recognized.

  • name: include vars virtual_machine
    include_tasks: virtual_machine.yml
    when:
  • gms_az_vm_action == ‘create_virtual_machine’
  • virtual_machine is defined
    loop: “{{ virtual_machine|dict2items }}”

How I do for doesn’t read loop and not stop playbook when virtual_machine not defined?

2

In the case of using when and loop, the when statements is applied to each iteration of the loop, and not before it.

As such, you cannot prevent a loop from happening using a when statement.

Instead you want to do this in loop, like:

loop: ‘{{ virtual_machine|default({})|dict2items }}’

3

OK, thanks!

4

Hi guys,

I have a task with equal below, but when I validate it is defined it not recognized.
- name: include vars virtual_machine
include_tasks: virtual_machine.yml
when:
- gms_az_vm_action == 'create_virtual_machine'
- virtual_machine is defined
loop: "{{ virtual_machine|dict2items }}"

How I do for doesn't read loop and not stop playbook when virtual_machine not defined?

  loop: "{{ virtual_machine | default({}) | dict2items }}"

This produces an empty dict ({}) if virtual_machine is undefined and the loop goes over zero iterations.

Regards
        Racke