Converting a multi-lines string into a list

[jean-christophe manciot]

A call to ansible uri module returns a multi-line string:

- set_fact:
        fact: "{{ return_uri_json.body }}"

ok: [target] => {
    "ansible_facts": {
        "fact": "line_1\nline_2\nline_3\nline_4\n"
    },
    "changed": false
}

The goal is to convert "fact" into:

- "line_1"
- "line_2"
- "line_3"

- "line_4"

I couldn't find any jinja2 filter for that task. Maybe I've missed something.

Any suggestion?

[Kai Stian Olstad]

On 28.07.2019 18:11, jean-christophe manciot wrote:
> A call to ansible uri module returns a *multi-line string*:

>
> - set_fact:
> fact: "{{ return_uri_json.body }}"
>
> ok: [target] => {
> "ansible_facts": {
> "fact": "line_1\nline_2\nline_3\nline_4\n"
> },
> "changed": false
> }
>
>
> The goal is to convert "fact" into:
> - "line_1"
> - "line_2"
> - "line_3"
> - "line_4"
>
> I couldn't find any jinja2 filter for that task. Maybe I've missed
> something.
> Any suggestion?

You can use Python splitlines

{{ return_uri_json.body.splitlines() }}


--
Kai Stian Olstad

[jean-christophe manciot]

Using a python string method on an ansible variable: brilliant!