Simple assert failure

[John Harmon]

Simple, but I can't figure it out.  The following doesn't appear to be working.  Wondering if I have a syntax error?

- assert:

    that:

      - user is defined

    msg: "Be sure to define the username under defaults/main.yml"

Whether it is defined or not in the defaults/main.yml it produces the following:

ok: [localhost] => {

    "changed": false,

    "msg": "All assertions passed"

}

It DOES work if I delete the variable completely instead of just leaving it empty

Thanks in advance

[Matt Martz]

Listing a variable, even as an empty value, still defines it.  It can only be undefined, if it hasn't been listed at all.

You can add a check that is something like the following also:

- user is not none

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[John Harmon]

Perfect, thank you

On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 2:17:56 PM UTC-7, Matt Martz wrote:

Listing a variable, even as an empty value, still defines it.  It can only be undefined, if it hasn't been listed at all.

You can add a check that is something like the following also:

- user is not none

On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 3:13 PM John Harmon <jharmon...@gmail.com> wrote:

Simple, but I can't figure it out.  The following doesn't appear to be working.  Wondering if I have a syntax error?

- assert:

    that:

      - user is defined

    msg: "Be sure to define the username under defaults/main.yml"

Whether it is defined or not in the defaults/main.yml it produces the following:

ok: [localhost] => {

    "changed": false,

    "msg": "All assertions passed"

}

It DOES work if I delete the variable completely instead of just leaving it empty

Thanks in advance

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