Maybe something like setting "NAGIOS_TEMPLATE: nagios_local.j2" in your role's defaults then override NAGIOS_TEMPLATE (inventory variable or whatever) as needed with a path to an alternate template.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 6:44 AM Dick Visser <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > > I'm using roles extensively to separate functionality, and I'm trying > to keep the roles as general as possible. The resulting playbooks are > very minimal, containing not more than a set of include_role tasks. > > Many roles use templates, which are stored inside the role's templates > directory. > Those templates can sometimes be quite specific, and are not usable in > every scenario. > So I'm looking for a way to 'override' the templates. > Putting my custom template next to my playbook doesn't work, but it > comes close. That path is included in the searchpath - but has lower > priority: > > - role_path/templates > - role_path > - role_path/tasks/templates > - role_path/tasks > - playbook_dir/templates > - playbook_dir > > So I ended up working around this by renaming the template and > changing the template task to: > > - name: Ensure All-in-one Nagios configuration is available > template: > src: "{{ item }}" > dest: "/etc/nagios3/conf.d/local.cfg" > with_first_found: > - nagios_local.j2 <-- custom template > - _nagios_local.j2 <-- default template > > This does actually work, but it feels a bit kludgy. > Is there a way to change the ordering of the items in the template searchpath? > > > BTW - Ideally I would like to be able to use the same inheritance structure > that is already in place for variables, in particular these concepts: > > - group_templates/all > - group_templates/mygroup > - host_templates/myhost > > The same can be said for 'files'. > > -- > Dick Visser > Trust & Identity Service Operations Manager > GÉANT > > -- > 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/CAL8fbwN3uChckJrf%3DofYTHyGcHhAaCSsTrxr%3DzCNB3kdzQo%2BBA%40mail.gmail.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/CAFbiokeukrmEwfP5cLqtoqfWpJpMMSxRN0XBT2cs-PgxrCHg0w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
