- name: checking whether symbolic link created or not
{% for item in ['/opt/lsf/bin/bsh','/opt/praveen'] %}
{{ item }}:
debug:
msg: "{{ item }}"
{% endfor %}
Please let me know if anything is wrong in this
Resolved Using Ansible:
You need to create a Playbook.yaml :
---
- hosts: all
become: yes # ask ansible to be a super user (working like sudo )
roles:
- template-module
also Create a role for templates:
In you main.yaml put this code:
- name: checking whether symbolic link created or not
template:
src: test.j2
dest: /tmp/test.yaml
and in you jinaj2 "test.j2" template put this ;
{% for item in ['/opt/lsf/bin/bsh','/opt/praveen'] %}
{{ item }}:
debug:
msg: "{{ item }}"
{% endfor %}
This can hel you to resolve your issue.
Related
In my inventory I have 3 servers in a group. I want to be able to increase that size in the future so I can add more nodes into the network and generate the template with Jinja2.
- name: Gathering API results
shell:
cmd: "curl {{ groups['nodes'][node_index] }}/whatever/api/result "
loop: "{{ groups['nodes'] }}"
loop_control:
index_var: node_index
register: api_value
If I run some debug tasks hardcoding which list I want to use everyhing works fine
- debug: "msg={{ api_value.results.0.stdout }}"
- debug: "msg={{ api_value.results.1.stdout }}"
- debug: "msg={{ api_value.results.2.stdout }}"
output:
ok: [server-1] => {
"msg": "random-value-a"
ok: [server-2] => {
"msg": "random-value-b"
ok: [server-3] => {
"msg": "random-value-c"
The problem is when I try to increase the list number in Jinja template. I tried several for loops combination, nested for loops and many other things but nothing seems to be working.
For example I want my Jinja template look similar like this:
{% for vm in groups['nodes'] %}
NODE_{{ loop.index }}={{ api_value.results.{loop.index}.stdout }}
{% endfor %}
This way I want to achieve this output:
NODE_0=random-value-a
NODE_1=random-value-b
NODE_2=random-value-c
Is there any other way to workaround this? Or maybe is something I could do better in the "Gathering API results" task?
Given the inventory
shell> cat hosts
[nodes]
server-1
server-2
server-3
Either run it in the loop at a single host, e.g.
- hosts: localhost
gather_facts: false
vars:
whatever_api_result:
server-1: random-value-a
server-2: random-value-b
server-3: random-value-c
tasks:
- command: "echo {{ whatever_api_result[item] }}"
register: api_value
loop: "{{ groups.nodes }}"
- debug:
msg: "{{ api_value.results|json_query('[].[item, stdout]') }}"
gives
msg:
- - server-1
- random-value-a
- - server-2
- random-value-b
- - server-3
- random-value-c
Then, in the Jinja template, fix the index variable
- debug:
msg: |-
{% for vm in groups.nodes %}
NODE_{{ loop.index0 }}={{ api_value.results[loop.index0].stdout }}
{% endfor %}
gives what you want
msg: |-
NODE_0=random-value-a
NODE_1=random-value-b
NODE_2=random-value-c
Optionally, iterate api_value.results. This gives the same result
- debug:
msg: |-
{% for v in api_value.results %}
NODE_{{ loop.index0 }}={{ v.stdout }}
{% endfor %}
Or run it in the group, e.g.
- hosts: nodes
gather_facts: false
vars:
whatever_api_result:
server-1: random-value-a
server-2: random-value-b
server-3: random-value-c
tasks:
- command: "echo {{ whatever_api_result[inventory_hostname] }}"
register: api_value
delegate_to: localhost
- debug:
msg: "{{ api_value.stdout }}"
(delegate to localhost for testing)
gives
ok: [server-1] =>
msg: random-value-a
ok: [server-2] =>
msg: random-value-b
ok: [server-3] =>
msg: random-value-c
Then, in the Jinja template, use hostvars
- debug:
msg: |-
{% for vm in groups.nodes %}
NODE_{{ loop.index0 }}={{ hostvars[vm].api_value.stdout }}
{% endfor %}
run_once: true
gives also what you want
msg: |-
NODE_0=random-value-a
NODE_1=random-value-b
NODE_2=random-value-c
Optionally, iterate hostvars. This gives the same result
- debug:
msg: |-
{% for k,v in hostvars.items() %}
NODE_{{ loop.index0 }}={{ v.api_value.stdout }}
{% endfor %}
run_once: true
I want to generate a list of dictionaries through the loop. I came across that we can use with_sequence to generate the integer sequences in ansible. I am getting the following error:
The offending line appears to be:
- { "dir": "{{ mat_cleaner_input_file_path_flow }}/{{ item }}" }
with_sequence: start=0 end={{ http_range }}
^ here
We could be wrong, but this one looks like it might be an issue with
missing quotes. Always quote template expression brackets when they
start a value. For instance:
with_items:
- {{ foo }}
Should be written as:
with_items:
- "{{ foo }}"
My config.j2:
{{ cleaner_config | to_nice_yaml(indent=2) }}
My task.yml:
---
- name: Test dictionaries playbook
hosts: localhost
connection: local
vars:
mat_cleaner_input_file_path_flow: "/var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow"
mat_cleaner_input_file_path_http: "/var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-http"
mat_cleaner_input_retention_period: 21600
http_range: 5
cleaner_config:
- { "dir": "{{ mat_cleaner_input_file_path_flow }}/{{ item }}" }
with_sequence: start=0 end={{ http_range }}
tasks:
- name: Set Cleaner Config
template:
src: /home/osboxes/CleanerConfig/cleaner.config.j2
dest: /home/osboxes/CleanerConfig/output
delegate_to: localhost
with_items: cleaner_config
I want the final output file to be:
dir: /var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/0
dir: /var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/1
dir: /var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/2
The format of the output file you want is text. It's not a list. You can create it by Jinja, e.g.
mat_cleaner_input_file_path_flow: "/var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow"
http_range: 3
cleaner_config: |
{% for i in range(http_range) %}
{{ mat_cleaner_input_file_path_flow }}/{{ i }}
{% endfor %}
gives
cleaner_config: |-
/var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/0
/var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/1
/var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/2
Then, because it's not a list, you don't have to use to_nice_yaml in the template. Use indent instead if you want to indent the lines, e.g.
shell> cat cleaner.config.j2
{{ cleaner_config|indent(2) }}
- template:
src: cleaner.config.j2
dest: output
gives
shell> cat output
/var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/0
/var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/1
/var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/2
Under normal circumstances, you would simplify the code, omit the cleaner_config variable, and put the Jinja iteration into the template, e.g.
mat_cleaner_input_file_path_flow: "/var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow"
http_range: 3
shell> cat cleaner.config.j2
{% for i in range(http_range) %}
{{ mat_cleaner_input_file_path_flow }}/{{ i }}
{% endfor %}
If you want to use a list
mat_cleaner_input_file_path_flow: "/var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow"
http_range: 3
cleaner_config_text: |
{% for i in range(http_range) %}
- {{ mat_cleaner_input_file_path_flow }}/{{ i }}
{% endfor %}
cleaner_config: "{{ cleaner_config_text|from_yaml }}
gives
cleaner_config:
- /var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/0
- /var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/1
- /var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/2
Now you need to_nice_yaml to format the list, e.g.
shell> cat cleaner.config.j2
{{ cleaner_config|to_nice_yaml|indent(2) }}
gives
shell> cat output
- /var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/0
- /var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/1
- /var/opt/miq/sftp/edr-flow/2
How to loop over dict and filetree? I want to recursively template files with .j2 suffix (key) to destination location (value), also basename should be renamed (remove .j2 suffix). Its a perfect use case. Unfortunatelly ansible is not good with complex data structures.
Input:
vars:
applications:
application1:
svcpaths:
localfolder/bardir1: remotefolder/bardir1
localfolder/bardir2: remotefolder/bardir2
localfolder/bardir3: remotefolder/bardir3
application2:
svcpaths:
localfolder/bardir5: remotefolder/bardir5
localfolder/bardir6: remotefolder/bardir6
My try:
- name: Files to template
template:
src: "{{ item.src }}"
dest: "{{ item.destination }}/{{ item.name | regex_replace('.j2','') }}"
loop: |
[
{% for c in applications %}
{% if applications[c]['svcpaths'] is defined and applications[c]['svcpaths'] |list|length >0 %}
{% for o,m in applications[c]['svcpaths'].items() %}
{% for i in lookup('filetree', o ) %}
{% if i.state == 'file' and i.path | regex_search('.\.j2') %}
{
"name": "{{ i.path }}",
"src": "{{ i.src }}",
"destination": "{{ m }}"
},
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
{% endfor %}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
]
I know that using jinja in plays is not good and I want to avoid it, if its possible. Also input datastructure should not be changed.
Thannks
If I understand what you're trying to do, I think there is a reasonably simple solution. If you write a task file like this called template_files.yml:
---
- name: render templates to dest_dir
loop: "{{ query('filetree', src_dir) }}"
# we need this to avoid conflicts with the "item" variable in
# the calling playbook.
loop_control:
loop_var: template
when: template.src.endswith('.j2')
template:
src: "{{ template.src }}"
dest: "{{ dest_dir }}/{{ (template.src|basename)[:-3] }}"
Then you can write a playbook like this:
---
- hosts: localhost
gather_facts: false
vars:
applications:
application1:
svcpaths:
localfolder/bardir1: /tmp/remotefolder/bardir1
localfolder/bardir2: /tmp/remotefolder/bardir2
localfolder/bardir3: /tmp/remotefolder/bardir3
application2:
svcpaths:
localfolder/bardir5: /tmp/remotefolder/bardir5
localfolder/bardir6: /tmp/remotefolder/bardir6
tasks:
# generate a list of {key: src, value: destination}
# dictionaries from your data structure.
- set_fact:
templates: "{{ templates|default([]) + item|dict2items }}"
loop: "{{ applications|json_query('*.svcpaths')}}"
# show what the generated variable looks like
- debug:
var: templates
# template all the things
- include_tasks: template_files.yml
loop: "{{ templates }}"
vars:
src_dir: "{{ item.key }}"
dest_dir: "{{ item.value }}"
Given that I have a set of local files that look like this:
localfolder/bardir1/example.txt.j2
localfolder/bardir2/example.txt.j2
localfolder/bardir3/example.txt.j2
localfolder/bardir5/example.txt.j2
localfolder/bardir6/example.txt.j2
Running the playbook results in:
/tmp/remotefolder/bardir6/example.txt
/tmp/remotefolder/bardir5/example.txt
/tmp/remotefolder/bardir3/example.txt
/tmp/remotefolder/bardir2/example.txt
/tmp/remotefolder/bardir1/example.txt
I think that's probably easier to read and understand than the Jinja-template based solution you're using.
My playbook contains vars that are passed to a role. When I run it, I get [DEPRECATION WARNING]: Skipping task due to undefined Error, in the future this will be a fatal error..
Here's what I have:
---
- hosts: hadoopL0X
become: yes
become_method: sudo
vars:
logrotate_scripts:
- name: "{{ item }}"
with_items:
- zookeeper
- sa
path: "/var/log{{ item }}/{{ item }}.log "
options:
- daily
- rotate 3
- missingok
- compress
- notifempty
roles:
- log-rotation
...
The role is as such:
log-rotation/tasks/main.yml
---
- name: Setup logrotate.d scripts
template:
src: logrotate.d.j2
dest: "{{ logrotate_conf_dir }}{{ item }}"
with_items: "{{ logrotate_scripts }}"
...
log-rotation/defaults/main.yml
---
logrotate_conf_dir: "/etc/logrotate.d/"
logrotate_scripts: []
...
log-rotation/templates/logrotate.d.j2
# {{ ansible_managed }}
"{{ item.path }}" {
{% if item.options is defined -%}
{% for option in item.options -%}
{{ option }}
{% endfor -%}
{% endif %}
{%- if item.scripts is defined -%}
{%- for name, script in item.scripts.iteritems() -%}
{{ name }}
{{ script }}
endscript
{% endfor -%}
{% endif -%}
}
Any help would be much appreciated!
with_items can only be used with tasks, it cannot be used when defining variables, and because of that item isn't defined. It also looks like that the service variable isn't defined as well.
I'm trying to make an Ansible playbook that that that calls rolls dynamically. Now, Ansible doesn't support that natively, so I thought I could circumvent this with some Jinja2 templates... but I'm not even sure how to actually do that. So let's say I have a list of roles in a variable
role_vars:
- role1
- role2
- role3
My template:
- hosts: localhost
roles: >
{%- for name in role_vars %}
{{- '- ' + name + '\n ' -}}
{%- endfor %}
I'd assume it should yield something like this:
- hosts: localhost
roles:
- role1
- role2
- role3
but I can't get it to work. So how do I? Is it even possible to?
You've placed too much trimming modifiers. Try this:
Template:
- hosts: localhost
roles:
{% for name in role_vars -%}
- {{ name }}
{% endfor %}
---
- hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
tasks:
- name: test
set_fact: var=[{% for i in groups['server'] %}{% if hostvars[i].clusterName is defined %}"{{ hostvars[i].clusterName }}"{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}]
- name: debug
debug: msg={{ var }},{{ var | length }}