saving command output from a loop in different variables

[Kevin Hoyt]

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

[Mike Sawyers]

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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[Kevin Hoyt]

Hi Mike,

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

Kevin

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[Kevin Hoyt]

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

[Kevin Hoyt]

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