Use `from_json` during the "last mile", as the set_fact is casting that
output back to a string.
Such as:
{% for env in envs|from_json|dictsort %}
and drop `from_json` from your set_fact. Or just use
`external.stdout|from_json|dictsort` where you need it, and don't use
set_fact.
On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Bence Takács <[email protected]>
wrote:
> UPDATE: Python 2.6.6
>
>
> 2015. november 4., szerda 16:46:27 UTC+1 időpontban Bence Takács a
> következőt írta:
>>
>> I have the following structure:
>>
>> "a": {
>>> "v1": 1,
>>> "v2": "A"
>>> }
>>> "b": {
>>> "v1": 2,
>>> "v2": "B"
>>> }
>>>
>>
>> It is read from an external json source using:
>>
>>> - set_fact: envs="{{ external.stdout | from_json }}"
>>>
>>>
>> I can loop/iterate over it only by using with_dict:
>>
>> - debug: msg="Item is {{ item.key }} with value {{ item.value.v1}} and{{
>> item.value.v2}}"
>>> with_dict: envs
>>>
>>>
>> but if I try anything else it throws exception:
>>
>> AttributeError: 'unicode' object has no attribute 'items'
>>>
>>
>> I tried the following:
>>
>>> - set_fact: envs_list="{{ envs | dictsort }}"
>>>
>>>
>> and:
>>
>>> - debug: var=item
>>> with_items: envs.items()
>>>
>>>
>> and inside template:
>>
>>> {% for env in envs|dictsort %}
>>>
>>>
>> and:
>>
>>> {% for env, setting in envs.iteritems() %}
>>>
>>>
>> ...with the same result.
>>
>> I would need to use that structure inside a template...
>>
>> I'm using ansible 1.9.1 on CentOS 6
>>
>> Any idea how to solve that?
>>
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