saving command output from a loop in different variables

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Hi,

I’m trying to run a command on a remote server, multiple times and need to set a fact or register different names for each. Here’s the code I have for running the command:

  • name: ‘run opctest status on PG’
    win_command: “opctest /cust {{ tenant_code }} /node {{ item }}”
    args:
    stdin: status
    register: opctest_out
    ignore_errors: yes
    with_items:
  • “{{ pg_list }}”

pg_list is a listing of 3 strings (‘PG1A’, ‘PG100A’,‘PG101A’). I’d like to name them after each of these, for example, something along the lines of “opctest_out_pg101a”

I can’t find a way to do that. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks,
Kevin

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I haven’t tried it myself, but maybe you can make a dict object using your item as the key?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35605603/using-ansible-set-fact-to-create-a-dictionary-from-register-results

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Hi Mike,

Thanks, I’ll see if I can make that work.

Kevin

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Hi Mike,

I’ve been staring at this and maybe I’m missing it. I’m not sure how to get from the command output to the dict. Setting a fact makes sense, but how do I do it as part of the data collection task?

Thanks,
Kevin

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I was able to get a fact set with my data. Here is the task and the fact. My last problem is how to make it cacheable.

  • name: ‘run opctest status on PG’
    win_command: “opctest /cust {{ tenant_code }} /node {{ item }}”
    args:
    stdin: status
    register: opctest_out
    ignore_errors: yes
    with_items:

  • “{{ pg_list }}”

  • name: my_test
    set_fact: {“healthcheck_pg_{{ item.item }}”: “{{ item.stdout }}”}
    loop: “{{ opctest_out | json_query(‘results[*]’) }}”

that creates the following:
“ansible_facts”: {
“healthcheck_pg_PG100B”: “12:13:37 Trace: EMT Creating Mutex Glo…”

}

but since it’s not cacheable it’s not in the mongodb at the backend.

Thanks,
Kevin