Ansible playbook does not work as expected, when using include_role with with_items to loop over multiple roles.

[uday shankar]

$ ansible --version

ansible 2.4.0 (devel 16d522cf2c) last updated 2017/05/22 14:49:05 (GMT -700)

# role/ServiceDeploy/tasks/main.yml

- name: SERVICE Deployment

  include_role:

    name: '{{item}}'

  with_items:

     - "{{ SERVICE_DEPLOY_LIST }}"

# Defaults/main.yml

SERVICE_DEPLOY_LIST:

  - 'MicroService1'

  - 'MicroService2'

  - 'MicroService3'

  - 'MicroService4'

  - 'MicroService5'

# roles/MicroService1/tasks/main.yml

- name: Initiating Service Deployment

  include_role:

    name: DEPLOY

  tags: MicroService1-Deploy

  

# roles/DEPLOY/tasks/main.yml

- Huge list of tasks

EXPECTED RESULTS

I should be able to call multiple roles, using include_role and with_items. So that I can deploy all the services at the same time.

ACTUAL RESULTS - When I list tasks (--list-tasks)

It does not call Nested Roles

      

playbook: deploy.yml

play #1 (all): SERVICE Deployment TAGS: []

tasks:

ServiceDeploy : Initiating Service Deployment TAGS: [ServiceDeploy]