Is it possible to use templates as a source when using the patch module?

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Hi,

I’m wondering whether it’s possible to use a Jinja2 template as a source in a patch task.
(Documentation of the module: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/patch_module.html)

An example:

  • name: Copy patch template to remote system
    template:
    src: mypatch.patch.j2
    dest: /tmp/mypatch.patch

  • name: Apply patch
    patch:
    src: /tmp/mypatch.patch
    dest: /some/destination/to/patch
    remote_src: yes

I would like to replace this with:

  • name: Apply patch
    patch:
    src: mypatch.patch.j2
    dest: /some/destination/to/patch

Is this possible? If yes, what is right way to do this?
Is there someone who can help me?

Thank you!

Best regards,

Christopher

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No, but you can use the template module to generate the patch file before running the patch module.