Ansible Hostvars to List or Dictionary to match off in later task (key:value)

Question

I have a basic role that will use hostvars from multiple files within group_vars titled with their group names to look at the sitecode and location of a particular office;

  - vars:
      code_location: []
    set_fact:
      code_location: "{{ code_location | combine({item[0]: item[1]}) }}"
    with_nested:
      - "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].sitecode }}"
      - "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].location }}"
    delegate_to: 127.0.0.1

Below is the output of that particular set_fact and looks exactly how I want it to;
Problem is passing that into a single reusable lust that will match on key|value i.e.

set_fact:
  site_code: "{{ code_location.0 }}" # e.g. - ams01
when: "{{ code_location.1 == var_passed }}" # e.g. - Amsterdam

What I cannot figure out is putting this full list into a usable dictionary or list that does not depend on the host it was sourced from and that does not get overwritten with the final entry in the nested loop.

PLAY [Locations -> Sitecodes]
TASK [set_fact]
ok: [ams01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'ams01', u'Amsterdam'])
ok: [aus01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'aus01', u'Austin'])
ok: [blr01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'blr01', u'Bangalore'])
ok: [dub01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'dub01', u'Dublin'])
ok: [dus01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'dus01', u'Dusseldorf'])
ok: [gru01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'gru01', u'Sao Paulo'])
ok: [hyd01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'hyd01', u'Hyderabad'])
ok: [lon01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'lon01', u'London'])
ok: [nrt01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'nrt01', u'Tokyo'])
ok: [nyc01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'nyc01', u'New York'])
ok: [par01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'par01', u'Paris'])
ok: [scf01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'scf01', u'Scottsdale'])
ok: [sea01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'sea01', u'Seattle'])
ok: [sfo01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'sfo01', u'San Francisco'])
ok: [sin01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'sin01', u'Singapore'])
ok: [sjc01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'sjc01', u'San Jose'])
ok: [sql01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'sql01', u'San Mateo'])
ok: [stm01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'stm01', u'Stamford'])
ok: [syd01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'syd01', u'Sydney'])
ok: [yyz01-host -> 127.0.0.1] => (item=[u'yyz01', u'Toronto'])

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 26 '19 at 12:11

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I think it's easier if you solve this without delegation, which introduces complications around (a) where facts are looked up and (b) where facts are defined. Instead, you can loop over the hosts in a group like this:

---
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - vars:
        code_location: {}
      set_fact:
        code_location: >-
          {{
          code_location |
          combine({hostvars[item].sitecode: hostvars[item].location})
          }}
      loop: "{{ groups.all }}"

The above loops over all hosts (groups.all), but you could of course restrict that to a particular hostgroup (or even an explicit list of hosts).

answered Nov 26 '19 at 12:11

larsks

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Thank you so much, you figured it out (I just had to put the code_location on 1 line wrapped in quotes) - my problem was starting with a group instead of localhost and depending on group_vars to come in instead of calling them. – Niall Nov 27 '19 at 16:27
Just 1 thing, as its own play works a treat, I debug the new fact and there is exactly what I want.. Problem, I tried to add it above another play then pass this new fact to use as the next batch of "hosts": ` - set_fact: site_code: "{{ item.key }}" with_dict: "{{ code_location }}" when: "{{ item.value == office_location }}" - debug: var: site_code - name: Looking Glass hosts: "{{ site_code }}"` – Niall Nov 27 '19 at 16:41
I would have to set the playbook in its entirety. You may want to open a new question. – larsks Nov 27 '19 at 16:58

Ansible Hostvars to List or Dictionary to match off in later task (key:value)

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