How can I write lines coming from two lists? - data-structures

Question

How can I write lines coming from two lists with Ansible?
Var file: bottle.yml
Bottle:
- wine:
- 1951
- 1960
- country_to_export:
- belgium-1
- belgium-2
main.yml file:
debug:
msg: "I send the bottle {{ item.0 }} to country {{ item.1 }}"
with_items:
- "{{ Bottle.wine }}"
- "{{ Bottle.country_to_export}}"
Result:
"I send the bottle [ u1951, u1960 ] to country [ ubelgium-1,ubelgium-2 ]"
Desired result:
I send the bottle 1951 to country Belgium-1
I send the bottle 1960 to country Belgium-2

Answer 1

You are just using the wrong type of loop, you should use the loop with_together instead of the loop with_items.
Given the playbook:
- hosts: all
gather_facts: yes
tasks:
- debug:
msg: "I send the bottle {{ item.0 }} to country {{ item.1 }}"
with_together:
- "{{ Bottle.wine }}"
- "{{ Bottle.country_to_export}}"
vars:
Bottle:
wine:
- 1951
- 1960
country_to_export:
- belgium-1
- belgium-2
This yields the recap:
PLAY [all] **********************************************************************************************************
TASK [Gathering Facts] **********************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [debug] ********************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => (item=[1951, 'belgium-1']) => {
"msg": "I send the bottle 1951 to country belgium-1"
}
ok: [localhost] => (item=[1960, 'belgium-2']) => {
"msg": "I send the bottle 1960 to country belgium-2"
}
PLAY RECAP **********************************************************************************************************
localhost : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
Also mind that in your given bottle.yml, your dictionary is wrong, compared to what you says it is giving you.
It should rather be:
Bottle:
wine:
- 1951
- 1960
country_to_export:
- belgium-1
- belgium-2
A better syntax, if you want to be compatible with upcoming versions of Ansible is to drop the with_* structure and start to use their loop replacement.
So the above playbook will end up being:
- hosts: all
gather_facts: yes
tasks:
- debug:
msg: "I send the bottle {{ item.0 }} to country {{ item.1 }}"
loop: "{{ Bottle.wine | zip(Bottle.country_to_export) | list }}"
vars:
Bottle:
wine:
- 1951
- 1960
country_to_export:
- belgium-1
- belgium-2
Yielding the same recap.