You could still keep the data in the hash and then traverse an array. thing_details[item]['hash_key']
where thing_details is a hash and you're traversing across a with_items: thing_names On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Brandon Metcalf < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Michael. I was able to get something like that working. > However, what I ultimately need is the ability to control the order in > which app1 and app2 are operated on within certain tasks. For some tasks, > I need to operate on app1 first and for others app2 first. > > > On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 7:00 AM, Michael DeHaan <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> In the above, app1 and app2 are not hashes, but lists of strings. >> >> I think you would want to define them like: >> >> app2: { base: "foo" } >> >> etc >> >> But really probably >> >> apps: >> - { name: app1, base: foo } >> - { name: app2, base: bar } >> >> tasks: >> - blarg: ... >> with_items: apps >> >> Etc. >> >> Let me know if you'd like more detail on some of the above, but that >> should get you started. >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Brandon Metcalf < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It seems this should work according to the docs. It does work if I use >>> >>> with_items: app1 >>> >>> >>> $ cat jj.yml >>> --- >>> - hosts: all >>> >>> vars: >>> app1: >>> - base: "{{ file | basename }}" >>> >>> app2: >>> - base: "{{ file }}" >>> >>> tasks: >>> - name: debug >>> debug: msg="{{ item.base }}" >>> with_items: >>> - app1 >>> - app2 >>> >>> $ ansible-playbook ./jj.yml -i hosts --extra-vars 'file=/tmp/jj' >>> ... >>> TASK: [debug] >>> ***************************************************************** >>> fatal: [myhost] => One or more undefined variables: 'str' object has no >>> attribute 'base' >>> >>> What am I doing wrong? Thanks. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/CABdN8i05KDF%2BdO0y%2B8ZApsixbqdCfrtrRjf9vwxeZ0hJ87Ueeg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CABdN8i05KDF%2BdO0y%2B8ZApsixbqdCfrtrRjf9vwxeZ0hJ87Ueeg%40mail.gmail.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/CA%2BnsWgzVuztjXN8_sE0W%3DUFrpOQ7b2nwjQKsWQacRa0cR%3DAO5w%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CA%2BnsWgzVuztjXN8_sE0W%3DUFrpOQ7b2nwjQKsWQacRa0cR%3DAO5w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Brandon Metcalf | Technical Operations > [email protected] > M: 1-512-917-8198 > > <http://www.logicmonitor.com> > *Cloud-based performance monitoring* > > > * <https://www.facebook.com/LogicMonitor?ID=70140000000mSeh> > <https://twitter.com/logicmonitor?ID=70140000000mSem> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/1165219?ID=70140000000mSer> * > > -- > 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/CABdN8i0di2K9q8Sa5SRjnKU2MEQp_hctUEVPxRx6bKUXdADNYg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CABdN8i0di2K9q8Sa5SRjnKU2MEQp_hctUEVPxRx6bKUXdADNYg%40mail.gmail.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/CA%2BnsWgwmCuTB33YQcbVs71x09A_AvN17KkPihYF6phEmsq4%3DMg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
