ansible yaml question for retries module

[rd]

Hello,

I have a use case where I need drop a long running command(x1) on a remote host and then track its status via another command(x2).

I have tried doing that using async with Poll "0" for x1 command , and then run retries for the other command(x2) until i see a certain output.

My questions:

1) Is there another alternate to use using retries in this case?

2) Is there a way to:

1.          Change the "FAILED RETRYING" to a custom message?... please note I am using a shared environment and have no flexibility to modify the actual ansible configuration.
2.          Display STDOUT from each retry show along with "FAILED RETRYING" ?
   

Please let me know if I can provide any other details.

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.  

thanks

Rd

[Dmitry Makovey]

my first reaction would be to suggest looking into "until" loop structure. if your module can query for results reutrning some value, until will keep calling it until N retries run out or module will execute successfully

[rd]

Hi Dmitry,

Thanks for your response.

I think I should clarify, that I am capturing the result and the do .. until logic works fine and does exit the `retries' based on the the until pattern of the result.  However, what I am trying to achieve 

1) Either to replace "FAILED RETRYING" with the actual STDOUT of "X2".

OR

2) To display STDOUT(of X2) along with "FAILED RETRYING" for each retry.

Here is the code for the retry:

     - name: Status

       command: <x2>

       register: result

       until: result.stdout.find("complete") != -1

       retries: 100

       delay: 30

Here is the output on AWX screen, which I want to update to include my stdout.

FAILED - RETRYING: Status check (100 retries left).

FAILED - RETRYING: Status check (99 retries left).

FAILED - RETRYING: Status check (98 retries left).

Note: I did try the debug with retries but it breaks the retry loop.

thanks

Rd

[Kai Stian Olstad]

On Thursday, 25 October 2018 04:28:16 CEST rd wrote:
> However, what I am trying to achieve
>
> 1) Either to replace "FAILED RETRYING" with the actual STDOUT of "X2".
>
> OR
>
> 2) To display STDOUT(of X2) along with "FAILED RETRYING" for each retry.
>
>
> Here is the code for the retry:
>
> - name: Status
> command: <x2>
> register: result
> until: result.stdout.find("complete") != -1
> retries: 100
> delay: 30
>
> Here is the output on AWX screen, which I want to update to include my
> stdout.
>
> FAILED - RETRYING: Status check (100 retries left).
> FAILED - RETRYING: Status check (99 retries left).
> FAILED - RETRYING: Status check (98 retries left).

Ansible output is controlled by callback plugin you have many you can try
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/plugins/callback.html#plugin-list

If non of them is to you liking you would need to create your own.

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Kai Stian Olstad