Trouble comparing Jinja2 string

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Hi all…

I have the below vars:

`
client_destinations:
apache-servers:
pre_cmd: ‘$template custom,“/logs/apache-servers/%source%.log”’
rules:

  • var: ‘$syslogfacility-text’
    operator: ‘contains’
    search: ‘local5’
    destination: ‘-?custom’
    path: ‘/logs/apache-servers/*.log’
  • var: ‘$syslogtag’
    search: ‘apache-access:’
    operator: ‘contains’
    destination: ‘/logs/apache-servers/access.log’
  • var: ‘$syslogtag’
    search: ‘apache-error:’
    operator: ‘contains’
    destination: ‘/logs/apache-servers/error.log’
  • destination: ‘/logs/apache-servers/other.log’

`

I have the below Jinja2 code embedded in a playbook:

`

  • name: Create new log dest
    set_fact:
    log_dest2: |
    [
    {% for group in client_destinations.keys() %}
    {% set group_dest = client_destinations[group] %}
    {% for dest in group_dest.rules %}
    {% if dest.destination matches ‘^-?’ %}
    ‘{{ dest.path }}’,
    {% else %}
    ‘{{ dest.destination }}’,
    {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}
    {% endfor %}
    ]
    `

WIth “if” statement in the Jinja2 code, I’m trying to match any destination (in above vars) that begins with -?. I’ve tried the operator matches and starts with. Nothing works.

( What works is only this - {% if dest.destination == ‘-?custom’ %} )

How do I use regex here to achieve the match?

Thanks in advance.

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Hi,

Did you try match (not matches) ? Be careful you need brackets

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_tests.html

Regards,

JYL