mmitucha/ansible_with_items_handlers

simple repo to demonstrate ansible problem to pass variables in include_task with_items loop

PROBLEM: run the same role with different parameters

TESTED: ansible 2.4, 2.5, 2.6

playbook.yml

METHOD: include_tasks run with with_items loop inside playbook.

Notice the modification time. Only 1-touch_to_reload was touched, the second 3-touch_to_reload was not !

PROBLEM: Handler is run only for first iteration of loop

$ ./playbook.yml

-rw-r--r--  1 mmitucha  staff     0B Sep 10 16:15 1-touch_to_reload
drwxrwx---  2 mmitucha  wheel    64B Sep 10 15:56 1_app_v1.0.2
-rw-r--r--  1 mmitucha  staff     0B Sep 10 15:56 3-touch_to_reload
drwxrwx---  2 mmitucha  wheel    64B Sep 10 15:56 3_app_v4.0.7

playbook_v2.yml

METHOD: include_tasks with with_items loop inside role task.

Notice none of 1-touch_to_reload, 3-touch_to_reload files were touched, new one -touch_to_reload was touched, because variable was not passed.

PROBLEM: Handler is run with default value from "Defaults".

$ ./playbook_v2.yml

-rw-r--r--  1 mmitucha  wheel     0B Sep 10 16:17 -touch_to_reload
-rw-r--r--  1 mmitucha  staff     0B Sep 10 15:55 1-touch_to_reload
drwxrwx---  2 mmitucha  wheel    64B Sep 10 15:55 1_app_v1.0.2
-rw-r--r--  1 mmitucha  staff     0B Sep 10 15:55 3-touch_to_reload
drwxrwx---  2 mmitucha  wheel    64B Sep 10 15:55 3_app_v4.0.7