I am able to get the output.json to display but looking only to display the
record type and priority from the json file then take that output to a
variable in the playbook.
On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 2:50:56 PM UTC-5 JJ wrote:
> Hope this helps
>
> server]$ ansible-playbook test-json-output.yml
> [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note
> that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'
>
> PLAY [Ansible connection]
> ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>
> TASK [Gathering Facts]
> ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> ok: [localhost]
>
> PLAY [Read local Mailgun JSON file]
> **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>
> TASK [Gathering Facts]
> ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> ok: [localhost]
>
> TASK [Create dictionary]
> *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> ok: [localhost]
>
> TASK [Print variable JSON data]
> ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> ok: [localhost] => {
> "jsondata": {
>
> },
> "receiving_dns_records": [
> {
> "cached": [],
> "priority": "10",
> "record_type": "MX",
> "valid": "unknown",
> "value": "mxa.mailgun.org"
> },
>
>
> TASK [Output specific JSON data]
> *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"msg": "Error in jmespath.search in
> json_query filter plugin:\n'dict object' has no attribute '
>
> On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 12:45:03 PM UTC-5 JJ wrote:
>
>> I am new to Anisble and I have been trying to get Anisble to take the
>> output of a local json file and read it, store the information and then
>> output the data. I think I was successful because it does output the data
>> in the file. What I am having trouble with is getting just a specific piece
>> of data to display so I know Anisble is parsing the right section of the
>> json file so I can pass it to a variable in the playbook. I feel I have
>> tried almost everything but with no success.
>>
>> JSON EXAMPLE
>> }, "receiving_dns_records": [ { "cached": [], "priority": "10",
>> "record_type": "MX", "valid": "unknown", "value": "mxa.domain.org" },
>>
>> Playbook:
>>
>> ---
>> - name: Ansible connection
>> hosts: localhost
>> connection: local
>>
>> - name: Read local JSON file
>> hosts: localhost
>> vars:
>> jsondata: "{{ lookup('file', '/home/name/appdir/output.json') |
>> from_json }}"
>>
>> tasks:
>> - name: Create dictionary
>> set_fact:
>> jsondata: "{{ jsondata }}"
>>
>>
>> - name: Print variable JSON data
>> debug:
>> var: jsondata
>>
>>
>>
>> - name: Output specific JSON data
>> debug:
>> msg: "this is where I get lost I have tried JMES Query and Debug
>> MSG but every example I see fails"
>>
>
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