Try SpotterDynamically include a task list
| "added in version" 2.4 of ansible.builtin"
Authors: Ansible Core Team (@ansible)
pipInstall with pip install ansible-core==2.16.5
Includes a file with a list of tasks to be executed in the current playbook.
- hosts: all
tasks:
- ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: task1
- name: Include task list in play
ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
file: stuff.yaml
- ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: task10
- hosts: all
tasks:
- ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: task1
- name: Include task list in play only if the condition is true
ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ hostvar }}.yaml"
when: hostvar is defined
- name: Apply tags to tasks within included file
ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
file: install.yml
apply:
tags:
- install
tags:
- always
- name: Apply tags to tasks within included file when using free-form
ansible.builtin.include_tasks: install.yml
args:
apply:
tags:
- install
tags:
- always
file:
description:
- Specifies the name of the file that lists tasks to add to the current playbook.
type: str
version_added: '2.7'
version_added_collection: ansible.builtin
apply:
description:
- Accepts a hash of task keywords (for example C(tags), C(become)) that will be applied
to the tasks within the include.
type: str
version_added: '2.7'
version_added_collection: ansible.builtin
free-form:
description:
- 'Specifies the name of the imported file directly without any other option C(- include_tasks:
file.yml).
'
- Is the equivalent of specifying an argument for the O(file) parameter.
- Most keywords, including loop, with_items, and conditionals, apply to this statement
unlike M(ansible.builtin.import_tasks).
- The do-until loop is not supported.