I have hundreds of files (generated through some application) which I am trying to iterate and include them as variable files.
See below files as example. There are many more variables in each of the files, I have toned down to make the example clear.
# cat /tmp/abc/dev1.yml
---
app_name: dev1
instance: dev
port: 1234
server: test1
#
# cat /tmp/abc/dev2.yml
---
app_name: dev2
instance: dev
port: 4567
server: test2
#
# cat /tmp/abc/dev3.yml
---
app_name: dev3
instance: dev
port: 2223
server: test3
#
Now, when I use these tasks in my playbook, I can see the variables (app_name, instance, port, etc) defined in the files (/tmp/abc/*.yml) in the output as ansible_facts.
- action: shell echo "{{ item }}"
with_fileglob: /tmp/abc/*
register: res
- include_vars: "{{ item.item }}"
with_items: res.results
when: item.changed == True
register: task1
This is my output, when I run the playbook.
root@vikas027:~# ansible-playbook -v configs.yml
PLAY [dev] **************************************************************
GATHERING FACTS ***************************************************************
ok: [vikas027.test.com]
TASK: [shell echo "{{ item }}"] ***********************************************
changed: [vikas027.test.com] => (item=/tmp/abc/dev3.yml) => {"changed": true, "cmd": "echo \"/tmp/abc/dev3.yml\"", "delta": "0:00:00.004915", "end": "2015-08-31 20:11:57.702623", "item": "/tmp/abc/dev3.yml", "rc": 0, "start": "2015-08-31 20:11:57.697708", "stderr": "", "stdout": "/tmp/abc/dev3.yml", "warnings": []}
changed: [vikas027.test.com] => (item=/tmp/abc/dev2.yml) => {"changed": true, "cmd": "echo \"/tmp/abc/dev2.yml\"", "delta": "0:00:00.004945", "end": "2015-08-31 20:11:58.130295", "item": "/tmp/abc/dev2.yml", "rc": 0, "start": "2015-08-31 20:11:58.125350", "stderr": "", "stdout": "/tmp/abc/dev2.yml", "warnings": []}
changed: [vikas027.test.com] => (item=/tmp/abc/dev1.yml) => {"changed": true, "cmd": "echo \"/tmp/abc/dev1.yml\"", "delta": "0:00:00.004864", "end": "2015-08-31 20:11:58.440205", "item": "/tmp/abc/dev1.yml", "rc": 0, "start": "2015-08-31 20:11:58.435341", "stderr": "", "stdout": "/tmp/abc/dev1.yml", "warnings": []}
TASK: [include_vars {{ item.item }}] ******************************************
ok: [vikas027.test.com] => (item={u'cmd': u'echo "/tmp/abc/dev3.yml"', u'end': u'2015-08-31 20:11:57.702623', u'stderr': u'', u'stdout': u'/tmp/abc/dev3.yml', u'changed': True, u'rc': 0, 'item': '/tmp/abc/dev3.yml', u'warnings': [], u'delta': u'0:00:00.004915', 'invocation': {'module_name': u'shell', 'module_args': u'echo "/tmp/abc/dev3.yml"'}, 'stdout_lines': [u'/tmp/abc/dev3.yml'], u'start': u'2015-08-31 20:11:57.697708'}) => {"ansible_facts": {"app_name": "dev3", "instance": "dev", "port": 2223, "server": "test3"}, "item": {"changed": true, "cmd": "echo \"/tmp/abc/dev3.yml\"", "delta": "0:00:00.004915", "end": "2015-08-31 20:11:57.702623", "invocation": {"module_args": "echo \"/tmp/abc/dev3.yml\"", "module_name": "shell"}, "item": "/tmp/abc/dev3.yml", "rc": 0, "start": "2015-08-31 20:11:57.697708", "stderr": "", "stdout": "/tmp/abc/dev3.yml", "stdout_lines": ["/tmp/abc/dev3.yml"], "warnings": []}}
ok: [vikas027.test.com] => (item={u'cmd': u'echo "/tmp/abc/dev2.yml"', u'end': u'2015-08-31 20:11:58.130295', u'stderr': u'', u'stdout': u'/tmp/abc/dev2.yml', u'changed': True, u'rc': 0, 'item': '/tmp/abc/dev2.yml', u'warnings': [], u'delta': u'0:00:00.004945', 'invocation': {'module_name': u'shell', 'module_args': u'echo "/tmp/abc/dev2.yml"'}, 'stdout_lines': [u'/tmp/abc/dev2.yml'], u'start': u'2015-08-31 20:11:58.125350'}) => {"ansible_facts": {"app_name": "dev2", "instance": "dev", "port": 4567, "server": "test2"}, "item": {"changed": true, "cmd": "echo \"/tmp/abc/dev2.yml\"", "delta": "0:00:00.004945", "end": "2015-08-31 20:11:58.130295", "invocation": {"module_args": "echo \"/tmp/abc/dev2.yml\"", "module_name": "shell"}, "item": "/tmp/abc/dev2.yml", "rc": 0, "start": "2015-08-31 20:11:58.125350", "stderr": "", "stdout": "/tmp/abc/dev2.yml", "stdout_lines": ["/tmp/abc/dev2.yml"], "warnings": []}}
ok: [vikas027.test.com] => (item={u'cmd': u'echo "/tmp/abc/dev1.yml"', u'end': u'2015-08-31 20:11:58.440205', u'stderr': u'', u'stdout': u'/tmp/abc/dev1.yml', u'changed': True, u'rc': 0, 'item': '/tmp/abc/dev1.yml', u'warnings': [], u'delta': u'0:00:00.004864', 'invocation': {'module_name': u'shell', 'module_args': u'echo "/tmp/abc/dev1.yml"'}, 'stdout_lines': [u'/tmp/abc/dev1.yml'], u'start': u'2015-08-31 20:11:58.435341'}) => {"ansible_facts": {"app_name": "dev1", "instance": "dev", "port": 1234, "server": "test1"}, "item": {"changed": true, "cmd": "echo \"/tmp/abc/dev1.yml\"", "delta": "0:00:00.004864", "end": "2015-08-31 20:11:58.440205", "invocation": {"module_args": "echo \"/tmp/abc/dev1.yml\"", "module_name": "shell"}, "item": "/tmp/abc/dev1.yml", "rc": 0, "start": "2015-08-31 20:11:58.435341", "stderr": "", "stdout": "/tmp/abc/dev1.yml", "stdout_lines": ["/tmp/abc/dev1.yml"], "warnings": []}}
PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************
vikas027.test.com : ok=3 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0
root@vikas027:~#
How can I reference variables like app_name, instance, port, etc in other tasks ? I tried using below code and few other combinations in vain.
- debug: msg="{{ task1.app_name }}
with_items: task1.results