On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 10:29:07AM -0800, Simón Muñoz wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to run a task only if a variable is defined (for example, I have
> some groups where it's defined and some others where it's not). I got to
> this (adding when: nginx_sites), that seems to work, but just asking in
> case there is a better way.
>
> - name: Enabling nginx sites according to group and host_vars
> file: >
> src=/etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ item }}
> dest=/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/{{ item }}
> state=link
> with_items: random_var
> when: random_var
> notify:
> - reload nginx
>
> Thanks in advance!
`when: foo is defined` is what i used to do.
these days though, i've found that more often i want to still be able to signal
a falsity.
unless extremely carefully considered, i try to use:
`when: foo|default(False)`
HH, -r
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