I was afraid of that. I'll start fresh.
role1/
├── files
├── handlers
│ └── main.yml
├── meta
│ └── main.yml
└── tasks
├── task1.yml
├── task2.yml
├── main.yml
└── task3.yml
role2/
├── files
├── handlers
│ └── main.yml
├── meta
│ └── main.yml
└── tasks
├── task1.yml
├── task2.yml
├── main.yml
└── task3.yml
# role2/meta/main.yml
---
dependencies:
- { role: role1, *but only task1.yml of role1 and nothing else.* }
I was trying to accomplish using tags, as I have task1.yml role1 tagged,
but you say this isn't possible. I need to call role1's task1.yml as a
dependency within role2, not the entire role1.
On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 10:39:53 AM UTC-4, Strahinja Kustudić wrote:
>
> I think I lost you now. If you could give us the role structure,
> dependencies and what you would like to achieve, I think it will be easier
> to help you out.
>
> On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 4:26:23 PM UTC+2, Jacob Seeley wrote:
>>
>> Well, I'm already doing that inside *other_role*; however, I'm guessing
>> if I make *other_role* a dependency of this other role and pass
>> *some_var*, it's still going to try to execute all other tasks in
>> *other_role*, including all other ones defined in their own yml and
>> included in *other_role* main.yml
>>
>> Unless you're suggesting I somehow include this yml file that exists in
>> *other_role* in the main.yml of the role that is dependent upon this
>> task.
>>
>> And to be clear, I'm trying to make this happen so that I don't have to
>> recreate this task in this other role.
>>
>> On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 10:17:43 AM UTC-4, Strahinja Kustudić wrote:
>>>
>>> What you could do is group those task into a separate yml file and then
>>> include them in the main.yml:
>>>
>>> include: some_var_tasks.yml
>>> when: some_var
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 4:15:54 PM UTC+2, Jacob Seeley wrote:
>>>>
>>>> That's unfortunate. That would require me to set variables in all tasks
>>>> on *other_role* that I would not have otherwise set, just so that I
>>>> can pass a variable that triggers one task in *other_role*.
>>>>
>>>> On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 9:52:27 AM UTC-4, Strahinja Kustudić wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Ansible doesn't support role dependency using tags. Tags are only used
>>>>> for executing specific tasks which can be passes from the command line.
>>>>>
>>>>> To do what you want, you would have to define a variable in the
>>>>> other_role and set a when: clause on all tasks when that variable is
>>>>> true,
>>>>> or set.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 3:46:21 PM UTC+2, Jacob Seeley wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd like to have one role be dependent upon another role's tag only.
>>>>>> Here is what I am trying:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # meta/main.yml
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dependencies:
>>>>>> - { role: common }
>>>>>> - { role: other_role, tags: ['other_role_autofs'] }
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Expected Behaviour*All tasks in the role *common* are run
>>>>>> Only the role *other_role*' task with a tag of *other_role_autofs*
>>>>>> is run
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Actual Behaviour*
>>>>>> All tasks in the role *common* are run
>>>>>> All tasks in the role *other_role *are run
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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