This bug should be fixed. Which version are you using? But even when it's fixed, the string "false" is a true value.
I do admit that "|bool" everywhere is kind of annoying, but it's the safest way to always make sure your context is correct. On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 12:31 PM, Si W <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have been struggling with booloean handling and read through > https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/8629 not sure if its fixed or I am > just not getting the jist. If I run something like .. > > > > > > vars: > foo: True > bar: False > foobar: '{{ foo and bar }}' > > tasks: > > - debug: msg="If foo is True" > when: foo > > - debug: msg="If bar is False" > when: not bar > > - debug: msg="foobar is True" > when: foobar > > - debug: msg="foobar is false" > when: not foobar > > - debug: msg="foobar|bool is false" > when: not foobar|bool > > - debug: > var=foobar > > If I run the above I get > > PLAY [localhost] > ************************************************************** > > > TASK: [debug msg="If foo is True"] > ******************************************** > ok: [localhost] => { > "msg": "If foo is True" > } > > TASK: [debug msg="If bar is False"] > ******************************************* > ok: [localhost] => { > "msg": "If bar is False" > } > > TASK: [debug msg="foobar is True"] > ******************************************** > skipping: [localhost] > > TASK: [debug msg="foobar is false"] > ******************************************* > skipping: [localhost] > > TASK: [debug msg="foobar|bool is false"] > ************************************** > ok: [localhost] => { > "msg": "foobar|bool is false" > } > > TASK: [debug var=foobar] > ****************************************************** > ok: [localhost] => { > "var": { > "foobar": "False" > } > } > > PLAY RECAP > ******************************************************************** > localhost : ok=5 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0 > > > Is this just expected behaviour due to mix of yaml and jinja2 it just seems > messy having to work out when to use |bool ? > > Cheers > Si > > > > > -- > 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/c6224986-e2c0-4cb0-9ce1-3c870d0ccd6e%40googlegroups.com. > 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/CAJQqANd9uY_o0eGV5zqSk3A6%3DfZX%3DVT4jFV0_OQ6DtSq-5Dv%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
