# "How do i fail a task in Ansible if the variable contains a boolean value? # I want to perform input validation for Ansible playbooks" # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46664127/how-do-i-fail-a-task-in-ansible-if-the-variable-contains-a-boolean-value-i-want/46667499#46667499 # We assume 0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml has DEFINITELY been run, so no need # to re-check whether vars are defined here. As Ansible vars cannot be unset: # https://serverfault.com/questions/856729/how-to-destroy-delete-unset-a-variable-value-in-ansible - name: Assert that "calibre_install is sameas true" (boolean not string etc) assert: that: calibre_install is sameas true fail_msg: "PLEASE SET 'calibre_install: True' e.g. IN: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml" quiet: yes - name: Assert that "calibre_enabled | type_debug == 'bool'" (boolean not string etc) assert: that: calibre_enabled | type_debug == 'bool' fail_msg: "PLEASE GIVE VARIABLE 'calibre_enabled' A PROPER (UNQUOTED) ANSIBLE BOOLEAN VALUE e.g. IN: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml" quiet: yes - name: Install Calibre if 'calibre_installed' not defined, e.g. in {{ iiab_state_file }} # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml include_tasks: install.yml when: calibre_installed is undefined # http://box:8080 & http://box:8080/mobile WORK BUT OTHER URL'S LIKE http://box/calibre ARE A MESS (BOOKS RARELY DISPLAY) # # 2018-08-27 POSSIBLE FIX...CONSIDER THIS ProxyPass / ProxyPassReverse TECHNIQUE: # https://github.com/iiab/iiab/tree/master/roles/calibre-web/templates/calibre-web.conf.j2 # (anyway this works great for calibre-web, allowing http://box/books # to work even better than http://box:8083 when box == 192.168.0.x !) # #- name: Attempt to enable http://box/calibre via Apache (UNTESTED) # command: a2ensite calibre.conf # when: apache_installed and calibre_enabled # #- name: Attempt to disable http://box/calibre via Apache (UNTESTED) # command: a2dissite calibre.conf # when: apache_installed and not calibre_enabled - name: Enable & (Re)Start 'calibre-serve' service, if calibre_enabled systemd: daemon_reload: yes name: calibre-serve enabled: yes state: restarted when: calibre_enabled - name: Disable & Stop 'calibre-serve' service, if not calibre_enabled systemd: name: calibre-serve enabled: no state: stopped when: not calibre_enabled #- name: Enable/Disable/Restart Apache if primary # include_tasks: apache.yml # when: not nginx_enabled # #- name: Enable/Disable/Restart NGINX if primary # include_tasks: nginx.yml # when: nginx_enabled - name: Add 'calibre' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }} ini_file: path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}" # /etc/iiab/iiab.ini section: calibre option: "{{ item.option }}" value: "{{ item.value | string }}" with_items: - option: name value: Calibre - option: description value: '"Calibre is an extremely popular personal library system for e-books."' - option: calibre_src_url value: "{{ calibre_src_url }}" - option: calibre_dbpath value: "{{ calibre_dbpath }}" - option: calibre_port value: "{{ calibre_port }}" - option: calibre_enabled value: "{{ calibre_enabled }}"