Doubts using local_action, module, and with_items all together

[Helio Campos Mello de Andrade]

Hi guys,

 - I looked for many places but could not find an answer of why this could be happening. I have the following play and its giving lots of headaches:

Environment:

$ uname -v

#39~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 13 09:02:42 UTC 2017
$ uname -r

4.10.0-35-generic

$ pip freeze | grep ansible

ansible==2.5.0

ansible-lint==3.4.16

$ python --version

Python 2.7.12+

Code being tested:

---

- name: Base | Deploy

  hosts: deploy

  become: true

  vars:

    application_vars__repository_url: 'MY_REPOSITORY_URL'

    application_vars__branch_name: 'MY_BRANCH_NAME'

  tasks:

  - name: Application | Defining local temporary directory

    become: false

    local_action:

      module: tempfile

      state: directory

    register: local_temp_file

  - name: Application | Download the source code locally

    become: false

    local_action:

      module: git

      repo: '{{ application_vars__repository_url }}'

      remote: '{{ application_vars__branch_name }}'

      dest: '{{ local_temp_file.path }}'

      depth: 1

      force: yes

  - name: Application | Remove git files

    become: false

    local_action:

      module:

        file:

        path: '{{ local_temp_file.path }}/{{ item }}'

        state: absent

        recurse: yes

      with_items:

        - 'docker-compose.yml'

        - 'Dockerfile'

        - '.dockerignore'

        - '.git'

        - '.gitignore'

        - '.gitmodules'

        - 'README.md'

        - 'spec'

        - 'tests_output'

        - '.travis.yml'

This code is actually inside a role that installs the application and removes unnecessary files thats why I have "becomes" defined as "true" in the global play and "false" in the specific tasks. Its also why I have "local_action" defines on those tasks. It does not matter if I define the git variables or not, the parsing still gives this error:

ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts deploy2.yml -vvv

ansible-playbook 2.5.0

  config file = /home/deploy/projects/XXXXXXXX/ansible.cfg

  configured module search path = [u'/home/deploy/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']

  ansible python module location = /home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible

  executable location = /home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/bin/ansible-playbook

  python version = 2.7.12+ (default, Sep 17 2016, 12:08:02) [GCC 6.2.0 20160914]

Using /home/deploy/projects/XXXXXXXX/ansible.cfg as config file

Parsed /home/deploy/projects/XXXXXXXX/inventory/hosts inventory source with ini plugin

ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: 'AnsibleMapping' object has no attribute 'strip'

the full traceback was:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/bin/ansible-playbook", line 109, in <module>

    exit_code = cli.run()

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/cli/playbook.py", line 130, in run

    results = pbex.run()

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py", line 82, in run

    pb = Playbook.load(playbook_path, variable_manager=self._variable_manager, loader=self._loader)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/__init__.py", line 54, in load

    pb._load_playbook_data(file_name=file_name, variable_manager=variable_manager)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/__init__.py", line 106, in _load_playbook_data

    entry_obj = Play.load(entry, variable_manager=variable_manager, loader=self._loader)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/play.py", line 112, in load

    return p.load_data(data, variable_manager=variable_manager, loader=loader)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/base.py", line 254, in load_data

    self._attributes[name] = method(name, ds[name])

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/play.py", line 142, in _load_tasks

    return load_list_of_blocks(ds=ds, play=self, variable_manager=self._variable_manager, loader=self._loader)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/helpers.py", line 59, in load_list_of_blocks

    loader=loader,

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/block.py", line 86, in load

    return b.load_data(data, variable_manager=variable_manager, loader=loader)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/base.py", line 254, in load_data

    self._attributes[name] = method(name, ds[name])

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/block.py", line 122, in _load_block

    use_handlers=self._use_handlers,

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/helpers.py", line 342, in load_list_of_tasks

    t = Task.load(task_ds, block=block, role=role, task_include=task_include, variable_manager=variable_manager, loader=loader)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/task.py", line 138, in load

    return t.load_data(data, variable_manager=variable_manager, loader=loader)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/base.py", line 244, in load_data

    ds = self.preprocess_data(ds)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/playbook/task.py", line 178, in preprocess_data

    (action, args, delegate_to) = args_parser.parse()

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/parsing/mod_args.py", line 286, in parse

    action, args = self._normalize_parameters(thing, action=action, additional_args=additional_args)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/parsing/mod_args.py", line 164, in _normalize_parameters

    (action, args) = self._normalize_old_style_args(thing)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/parsing/mod_args.py", line 236, in _normalize_old_style_args

    action, module_args = self._split_module_string(thing['module'])

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/parsing/mod_args.py", line 112, in _split_module_string

    tokens = split_args(module_string)

  File "/home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/parsing/splitter.py", line 161, in split_args

    args = args.strip()

AttributeError: 'AnsibleMapping' object has no attribute 'strip'

I know that tried to put the "with_items" indented with the "local_action:", the "module", and as an argument for module but all of them gives me the same error.

What am I doing wrong? Can't I use the "with_items" in any level of this task when I use local_action and module?

Best regards,

[Brian Coca]

with_items is a task keyword, not a module option, 'outdent' it to
match local_action




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Brian Coca

[Helio Campos Mello de Andrade]

Hi Brian,

 - First of all, thanks for the fast response. I've made what you asked:

    - 'Dockerfile.alpine'

    - '.dockerignore'

    - '.editorconfig'

    - '.env.sample'

    - '.git'

    - '.gitignore'

    - '.gitmodules'

    - 'network_design.md'

    - 'rails-server.yml'

    - 'README.md'

    - '.rspec'

    - '.rubocop.yml'

    - 'spec'

    - 'TESTES.md'

    - 'tests_output'

    - '.travis.yml'

But I still get the same results:

ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts deploy2.yml -vvv

ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: 'AnsibleMapping' object has no attribute 'strip'

ansible-playbook 2.5.0

  config file = /home/deploy/projects/########/ansible.cfg

  configured module search path = [u'/home/deploy/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']

  ansible python module location = /home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible

  executable location = /home/deploy/.virtualenvs/ansible/bin/ansible-playbook

  python version = 2.7.12+ (default, Sep 17 2016, 12:08:02) [GCC 6.2.0 20160914]

Using /home/deploy/projects/########/ansible.cfg as config file

Parsed /home/deploy/projects/########/inventory/hosts inventory source with ini plugin

[Brian Coca]

you are also incorrectly indenting all the options for file and you
have both module: and file: ... which does not seem as what you wanted
to do.





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Brian Coca

[Helio Campos Mello de Andrade]

Hi Brian,

 - You were right. I've made these changes and it worked.