register into a hash table?

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I am interested in doing something like this:

  • name: loop over items
    shell: cat /path/{{ item }}
    with_items:
  • t1
  • t2
  • t3
    register: result[{{ item }}]

Then I can do something like:

  • name: use the result hashtable
    shell: echo /path/{{ result[item].stdout }}
    with_items:
  • t1
  • t2

Is this possible? Thanks…

2

I tried something like this, but it doesn’t work:

  • name: loop over items
    shell: cat /path/{{ item }}
    with_items:
  • t1
  • t2
  • t3
    register: output

Then I can do something like:

  • name: use the result hashtable
    shell: echo /path/{{ output.results[loop.index0].stdout }}
    with_items:
  • t1
  • t2
  • t3

loop doesn’t seem to work in the task file…

3

​No, register doesn't work like that, it just takes a simple string.​