I understand what you are saying and that you understand what you are saying, I'm just not sure it's the best thing.
If someone types "with_nested" and only types one value, that's kind of a typo 99 times out of 100. The idea that "I need to make a source control change to another line" seems minor in the grand scheme of things. On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Jerome Wagner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Sorry to insist here I thinks I understand the whole concept of nested > loops ;-) > > A nested loop over *one* item satisfies my sensibilities because, in this > specific case, I feel it plays the same role as "0 for the addition" or "1 > for the multiplication". > > 3 list case : > Loop > Loop > Loop > > 2 list case: > Loop > Loop > > 1 list case: > Loop > > It doesn't seem mis-behaved to be. > > The main reason I am insisting here is because with_items and with_nested > lead to totally different referencing schemes for the items. > > with_items: {{ item }} > with_nested: {{ item.0 }} > > which creates, in my viewpoint, non-necessary burden when you need to jump > from a with_items scenario to a with_nested scenario and refactor a role. > > Is there a way to do a with_items and still get the items as {{ item.0 }} > ? maybe there is something I missed. > > Thanks > > > > > Le lundi 24 février 2014 14:07:47 UTC+1, Michael DeHaan a écrit : >> >> with_nested is intended to be iteration over two loops, a nested loop. >> >> with_nested over a single list doesn't seem to make sense for me, you >> would just use "with_items". >> >> A nested loop over *one* list offends my computer science sensibilities, >> and may also indicate a typo from the user, I don't think it should "just >> attempt to do something else" here. >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 5:01 AM, Jerome Wagner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I don't know if this is normal (feature?) or if it can be considered as >>> a bug that needs to be fixed : >>> >>> - name: my task >>> action: ... >>> with_nested: >>> - myList >>> >>> does not loop over myList with each item referenced as item.0 >>> >>> I always have to go the "with_items: myList" and this breaks my workflow >>> because >>> * when a task starts needing a nested loop all the item references need >>> to be changed (from item to item.0 for instance). >>> * I cannot copy/paste references between tasks using with_items and >>> tasks using with_nested. >>> >>> I can always write >>> >>> - name: my task >>> action: ... >>> with_nested: >>> - myList >>> - [ "" ] >>> >>> but it feels clunky. >>> >>> Has any of you encountered the same problem ? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Ansible Project" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >>> msgid/ansible-project/a3a7f704-24c4-4c5d-8af3- >>> 256716985036%40googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/b88a90d4-a736-40c5-8d56-ae52c88a8f92%40googlegroups.com > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAEVJ8QOw656FX4XqPuV5%3DG2JH45QDnAUWabeqo0-JYz45SQi5g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
