Can I loop over multipe actions?

[Peter Mooshammer]

Hello,

So include and with_items is depricated and I am wondering how to implement the following:

I have to create a couple of similar services:

(I know this is not working)

- name: loopy
  shell: download something
  template: src: dest:
  service: name={{ service }} state=started  
  with_items: listing

Is the only way to do this?

- name: download everything
  shell: download something
  with_items: listing
- name: copy templates
  template: src: dest:
  with_items: listing
- name: download everything
  service: name={{ service }} state=started
  with_items: listing

What would be a better approach?

thanks

Peter

[Tomasz Kontusz]

The solution you've shown is the only one at the moment.

Peter Mooshammer <pmo...@gmail.com> napisał:

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[Peter Mooshammer]

thanks for getting back to me.

Here is what i intended:

I have a list of docker services:

services:

  - servicename: zapp

    containername: zapp

    port: 5555

    protocol: tcp

    exposed: false

    image: zapp

  - servicename: xox

    containername: xox

    port: 4444

    protocol: udp

    exposed: true

    linkto: zapp

    image: xox

  

And I wanted to use a loop to create those services, but now I am  doing this:

    - { role: some-services, service: "{{ services[0] }}" }

    - { role: some-services, service: "{{ services[1] }}" }

And I wanted to do this as a loop. But maybe I am completely off. Any ideas?

Note one of the reasons I am doing this is because ansible does not support docker restarts at the moment (it will with 1.9) 

thanks

Peter

[Brian Coca]

there is not currently a way to loop through roles, you can make the
role accept a list and have it's tasks loop over it though.

also i would advice to not use a variable named 'service' as it can
conflict with the module of the same name.


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[Peter Mooshammer]

thanks - good point!!!

[Tomasz Kontusz]

I'm pretty sure modules and actions live in a different name space than
variables. Or do you mean visually?

[Peter Mooshammer]

I think Tomasz it correct, it was working. Changed it anyways so people don't get confused.

One more question. I tried:

And I wanted to use a loop to create those services, but now I am  doing this:

    - { role: some-services, service: "{{ services[0] }}", when: services[0] is defined }

    - { role: some-services, service: "{{ services[1] }}", when: services[1] is defined }

or 

  - { role: some-services, service: "{{ services[0] }}", when: "{{ services[0] }}" is defined }
  - { role: some-services, service: "{{ services[1] }}", when: "{{ services[0] }}" is defined }

But none of that is working, this however works:

- { role: some-services, service: "{{ services[1] }}", when: simple_var is defined }

thanks 

Peter

[Peter Mooshammer]

just an update:

  - name: debug {{ services[0]['hostname'] }}

    debug: msg={{ services[0]['hostname'] }}

    when: services[0] is defined

  - name: debug {{ services[3]['hostname'] }}

    debug: msg={{ services[3]['hostname'] }}

    when: services[3] is defined

This, it is just not working as a conditional for roles....

[Peter Mooshammer]

Got it:

- { role: some-services, service: "{{ services[0] }}", when: services.0 is defined }

- { role: some-services, service: "{{ services[1] }}", when: services.1 is defined }