From 01b9953fc7493dc0b6f5e1fbd1ae69758511629d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: A Holt <holta@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 20:24:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Explanatory Error Msgs in 0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml

---
 roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml b/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
index 18407fa60..4741f3d30 100644
--- a/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
+++ b/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 - name: Assert that {{ vars_checklist | length }} "XYZ_install" vars are all... defined
   assert:
     that: "{{ item }}_install is defined"
+    fail_msg: "PLEASE GIVE THIS VARIABLE A PROPER (UNQUOTED) BOOLEAN VALUE e.g. in: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml"
     quiet: yes
   loop: "{{ vars_checklist }}"
   #register: install_vars_defined
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@
 - name: Assert that {{ vars_checklist | length }} "XYZ_enabled" vars are all... defined
   assert:
     that: "{{ item }}_enabled is defined"
+    fail_msg: "PLEASE GIVE THIS VARIABLE A PROPER (UNQUOTED) BOOLEAN VALUE e.g. in: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml"
     quiet: yes
   loop: "{{ vars_checklist }}"
   #register: enabled_vars_defined
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@
 - name: Assert that {{ vars_checklist | length }} "XYZ_install" vars are all... type boolean (NOT type string, which can invert logic!)
   assert:
     that: "{{ item }}_install | type_debug == 'bool'"
+    fail_msg: "PLEASE GIVE THIS VARIABLE A PROPER (UNQUOTED) BOOLEAN VALUE e.g. in: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml"
     quiet: yes
   loop: "{{ vars_checklist }}"
   #register: install_vars_boolean
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@
 - name: Assert that {{ vars_checklist | length }} "XYZ_enabled" vars are all... type boolean (NOT type string, which can invert logic!)
   assert:
     that: "{{ item }}_enabled | type_debug == 'bool'"
+    fail_msg: "PLEASE GIVE THIS VARIABLE A PROPER (UNQUOTED) BOOLEAN VALUE e.g. in: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml"
     quiet: yes
   loop: "{{ vars_checklist }}"
   #register: enabled_vars_boolean
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@
 - name: 'DISALLOW "XYZ_install: False" WITH "XYZ_enabled: True" ...for all {{ vars_checklist | length }} var pairs'
   assert:
     that: "{{ item }}_install or not {{ item }}_enabled"
+    fail_msg: "PLEASE VERIFY THESE 2 VARIABLES e.g. in: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml"
     #fail_msg: '{{ item }}_install or not {{ item }}_enabled    {{ item }}_install is {{ {{ item }}_install }}    {{ item }}_enabled is {{ {{ item }}_enabled }}'   # Is there a way to output var values ?
     quiet: yes
   loop: "{{ vars_checklist }}"