Just wonder what's stopping you from doing this:
---
- name: "Loop Iteration List"
hosts: localhost
vars:
my_list:
- nfs_prod_target_id: "Khan"
- nfs_prod_source_id: "Siddque"
tasks:
- name: "Connect to Isilon Device"
ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: "{{ item }}"
loop: "{{ my_list }}"
*Kosala*
On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:09 AM Todd Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:
> I believe the* loop:* values are evaluated first, before any iterations
> are performed, in which case any undefined variables in any of the* loop:*
> expressions will throw the error you see.
>
> This is probably a desirable behavior in general even though in this case
> you got caught by surprise.
>
> Here's a work-around that uses a sentinel value — and blatantly abuses "
> *omit*" for which I'm sure to be rightly scorned. :)
>
> *---**- name: "Loop Iteration List"** hosts: localhost** vars:**
> nfs_prod_target_id: "Khan"** nfs_prod_source_id: "Siddque"** tasks:**
> - name: "Connect to Isilon Device"** ansible.builtin.debug:**
> msg: "{{ item }}"** when: item != omit** loop:** - "{{
> nfs_prod_source_id | d(omit) }}"** - "{{ nfs_prod_target_id | d(omit)
> }}"** - "{{ nfs_dev_source_id | d(omit) }}"** - "{{
> nfs_dev_target_id | d(omit) }}"*
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Todd
>
> On 6/23/23 3:09 PM, javed khan Siddque wrote:
>
> The below task is not working as expected.
> i am expecting it will print message for at least 2 times which is defined
> and skip rest 2.
>
>
> TASK [Connect to Isilon Device]
> ****************************************************************************************************
> skipping: [localhost]
>
>
>
> ---
> - name: "Loop Iteration List"
> hosts: localhost
> vars:
> nfs_prod_target_id: "Khan"
> nfs_prod_source_id: "Siddque"
> tasks:
> - name: "Connect to Isilon Device"
> ansible.builtin.debug:
> msg: "{{ item }}"
> when: item is defined
> loop:
> - "{{ nfs_prod_source_id }}"
> - "{{ nfs_prod_target_id }}"
> - "{{ nfs_dev_source_id }}"
> - "{{ nfs_dev_target_id }}"
> --
>
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