Well, sort of, but unfortunately, no :)
While the default does control what variable gets loaded with "set_fact"
(this could have been done without the default) it is still going to get
loaded at a level that is not the same as defaults, so inventory can't
override what you have loaded there.
I'd find "include_vars" cleaner personally, if that's all you want
- include_vars: "{{ ansible_os_distribution }}.yml"
Which allows vars/RedHat.yml and vars/Debian.yml in the role.
On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 5:54 AM, "F.L. Jonathan Araña Cruz" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> On 28/04/14 23:01, Matt Willsher wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to write generic roles for particular applications and keep
> hitting across the same problem:
>
> I want to set role default based on the operating system or other facts,
> like include_vars, but this doesn't appear to be supported.
>
> The only option I see practically available for template is to use the
> template logic to handle defaults, but that, while flexible, is not as
> elegant as being able to set by-fact defaults.
>
> The code I'm working at present on is
> https://github.com/WillsherPartners/ansible-sshd , where there is a large
> set of defaults and a template. sshd_subsystem_sftp varies depending on
> OS, but I still want to give the person using the role to option to
> override the value if they see fit.
>
> Are there any plans for include_vars: (include_defaults?) functionality
> in Ansible, or is there some other way to tackle per-os defaults?
>
>
> I asked for this a few weeks back. Finally I managed to implement a
> pattern in my role to workaround this
>
> https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/6756
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
>
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