This will require again an extra file for the role. I was hoping to do everything inside a single playbook.
Thank you very much for your reply. On Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:09:06 PM UTC+3, Paul Durivage wrote: > > Using a role is the way to go here. Yes, you'll need to physically crate > the role and use 3 files, but conditionally running the role with a "when" > statement is the only way, I think, that you can avoid writing "when: a == > b" 10 times. > > Why do you need 3 files for your role? You said it was simple, so I think > you'd only have one file in the role/tasks folder. > > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Stephan S. <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> i have a playbook which contains 10 tasks. I want to run those tasks only >> if a when clause if filled. >> My first approach was to put on every task the when. E.g.: >> >> >> >> * - name: My command command: sudo install.... when: a == b* >> >> The above example worked fine but was not ideal. The second approach was >> to use roles. Inside a playbook i declared a role. This role contained a >> task list >> which was executed only when the 'when' was true. That worked as well but >> i needed 3 files for something really simple. >> >> My question is if i can have just one single playbook, including all 10 >> tasks and control all those tasks with one just when clause, >> avoid to have always the same when: a == b for every task. >> >> Thank you >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/b9e6e451-5566-4126-b2d6-63756869c25e%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/b9e6e451-5566-4126-b2d6-63756869c25e%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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/72aacd22-15f6-4544-b39e-d1b59ba5311f%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
