# "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 # If 0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml has DEFINITELY been run (?) perhaps 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 "munin_install is sameas true" (boolean not string etc) assert: that: munin_install is sameas true fail_msg: "PLEASE SET 'munin_install: True' e.g. in: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml" quiet: yes #that: munin_install is defined and munin_install is sameas true #success_msg: munin_install is defined and munin_install is sameas true - name: Assert that "munin_enabled | type_debug == 'bool'" (boolean not string etc) assert: that: munin_enabled | type_debug == 'bool' fail_msg: "PLEASE GIVE VARIABLE 'munin_enabled' A PROPER (UNQUOTED) BOOLEAN VALUE e.g. in: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml" quiet: yes #that: munin_enabled is defined and munin_enabled | type_debug == 'bool' #success_msg: munin_enabled is defined and munin_enabled | type_debug == 'bool' - name: Install Munin if 'munin_installed' is not defined in {{ iiab_state_file }} # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml include_tasks: install.yml when: munin_installed is undefined - name: Enable or Disable Munin include_tasks: enable-or-disable.yml - name: Add 'munin' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }} ini_file: path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}" section: munin option: "{{ item.option }}" value: "{{ item.value | string }}" with_items: - option: name value: Munin - option: description value: '"Munin is a networked resource monitoring tool that can help analyze resource trends and ''what just happened to kill our performance?'' problems."' - option: installed value: "{{ munin_install }}" - option: enabled value: "{{ munin_enabled }}"