ansible V2 -> "skip_reason": "Conditional check failed" with_items - ansible

Question

I am getting some errors while doing the following:
group_vars:
tomcat_servers:
- name: tomcat_1
shutdown_port: 8005
connector_port: 8080
ajp_port: 8009
- name: tomcat_2
shutdown_port: 8105
connector_port: 8180
ajp_port: 8109
main code:
- name: "Check if tomcat is already installed"
stat: path={{ tomcat_server_dir }}/{{ item.name }}/RELEASE-NOTES
register: status
with_items: "{{ tomcat_servers }}"
- debug: var=status
- name: "Copy tomcat into folder if it is not installed"
command: /bin/tar -zxvf /tmp/{{ tomcat_catalina_base }} -C {{ tomcat_server_dir }}/{{ item.name }} --strip 2
when: not status.results[0].stat.exists
with_items:
- "{{ tomcat_servers }}"
- "{{ status.results }}"
Debug result:
ok: [VM1] => {
"status": {
"changed": false,
"msg": "All items completed",
"results": [
{
"_ansible_item_result": true,
"_ansible_no_log": false,
"changed": false,
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"checksum_algorithm": "sha1",
"follow": false,
"get_checksum": true,
"get_md5": true,
"mime": false,
"path": "/opt/tomcat_3/RELEASE-NOTES"
},
"module_name": "stat"
},
"item": {
"ajp_port": 8009,
"connector_port": 8080,
"name": "tomcat_1",
"shutdown_port": 8005
},
"stat": {
"exists": false
},
{
"_ansible_item_result": true,
"_ansible_no_log": false,
"changed": false,
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"checksum_algorithm": "sha1",
"follow": false,
"get_checksum": true,
"get_md5": true,
"mime": false,
"path": "/opt/tomcat_3/RELEASE-NOTES"
},
"module_name": "stat"
},
"item": {
"ajp_port": 8109,
"connector_port": 8180,
"name": "tomcat_2",
"shutdown_port": 8105
},
"stat": {
"exists": false
}
}
]
}
}
Now unfortunally I seem to get the error
"skip_reason": "Conditional check failed", "skipped": true
I have been around the "have you googled it" many times but cannot seem to find the solution here. Google ansible check if file exists with_items and you will probably see the same results.
Any one got an idea how to get this working?

Answer 1

Correct second loop:
---
- hosts: localhost
vars:
results:
- item:
ajp_port: 8009
connector_port: 8080
name: tomcat_1
shutdown_port: 8005
stat:
exists: false
- item:
ajp_port: 8109
connector_port: 8180
name: tomcat_2
shutdown_port: 8105
stat:
exists: false
- item:
name: tomcat_exist
stat:
exists: true
tasks:
- debug:
msg: "name: {{ item.item.name }}, exists: {{ item.stat.exists }}"
when: not item.stat.exists
with_items: "{{ results }}"
So in your setup you need to loop over status.results and refer to item.item.name and item.stat.exists.