How do i loop over include_vars objects under a dictionary ?

[Shifa Shaikh]

I have a include_vars file with the below entries in listings.yml

---
10.9.9.42:
  - name: myapp
    path: /app/myapp_war.ear/myapp.war
  - name: myapp JS
    path: /app/myapp_war.ear/myapp.war/javascripts
10.9.9.43:
  - name: CVS
    path: /app/CVS.ear/CVS.war/ui/js
  - name: CHK
    path: /app/logs/tmp
  - name: SSO
    path: /app/CVS.ear/CVS.war/WEB-INF

Output:

TASK [Load entire repository inventory] *********************************************************************************************************************
task path: /app/test.yml:57
ok: [10.9.9.42] => {
    "ansible_facts": {
        "10.9.9.42": [
            {
                "name": "myapp",
                "path": "/app/myapp_war.ear/myapp.war"
            },
            {
                "name": "myapp JS",
                "path": "/app/myapp_war.ear/myapp.war/javascripts"
            }
        ],
        "10.9.9.43": [
            {
                "name": "CVS",
                "path": "/app/CVS.ear/CVS.war/ui/js"
            },
             {
                "name": "CHK",
                "path": "/app/logs/tmp"
            },
            {
                "name": "SSO",
                "path": "/app/CVS.ear/CVS.war/WEB-INF"
            }
        ]
    },
    "ansible_included_var_files": [
        "/app/vars/listing.yml"
    ],
    "changed": false
}


TASK [debug] ************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /app/test.yml:62
fatal: [10.9.9.42]: FAILED! => {
    "msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: 'unicode object' has no attribute 'name'\n\nThe error appears to be in '/app/test.yml': line 62, column 6, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n\n   - debug:\n     ^ here\n"
}

Below is my playbook where i wish to read all the name and path under the inventory_hostname so if the inventory_hostname remote host is "10.9.9.42" all the names and path under it should be displayed.

  tasks:


   - name: Load entire repository inventory
     include_vars:
       file="{{ playbook_dir }}/vars/listing.yml"
    name: user1


   - debug:
       msg: "Name {{ item.0.name }} on path{{ item.0.path }}"
     loop:
       - "{{ inventory_hostname }}"

   

Can you please suggest whats wrong with my playbook ?

[Vladimir Botka]

On Sun, 1 Mar 2020 21:37:42 -0800 (PST)
Shifa Shaikh <shif...@gmail.com> wrote:

> listings.yml
>
> ---
> 10.9.9.42:
> - name: myapp
> path: /app/myapp_war.ear/myapp.war
> - name: myapp JS
> path: /app/myapp_war.ear/myapp.war/javascripts
> 10.9.9.43:
> - name: CVS
> path: /app/CVS.ear/CVS.war/ui/js
> - name: CHK
> path: /app/logs/tmp
> - name: SSO
> path: /app/CVS.ear/CVS.war/WEB-INF
>

> [...]

>
> tasks:
> - name: Load entire repository inventory
> include_vars:
> file="{{ playbook_dir }}/vars/listing.yml"
> name: user1
>
> - debug:
> msg: "Name {{ item.0.name }} on path{{ item.0.path }}"
> loop:
> - "{{ inventory_hostname }}"

The variables from the file are assigned into the dictionary "user1". Fix the
variables' references

- debug:
msg: "Name {{ user1[item].0.name }} on path {{ user1[item].0.path }}"
loop:
- "{{ inventory_hostname }}"

With single item the loop is not necessary

- debug:
msg: "Name {{ user1[inventory_hostname].0.name }} on
path {{ user1[inventory_hostname].0.path }}"

HTH,
-vlado

[Shifa Shaikh]

@Vladimir this prints only the first name and path under the hostname. 

I wish to loop all name and path under the given host. 

[Vladimir Botka]

> I wish to loop all name and path under the given host.

Try this

- debug:
msg: "Name {{ item.name }} on path {{ item.path }}"
loop: "{{ user1[inventory_hostname] }}"

HTH,

-vlado