# "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 "postgresql_install is sameas true" (boolean not string etc) assert: that: postgresql_install is sameas true fail_msg: "PLEASE SET 'postgresql_install: True' e.g. IN: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml" quiet: yes - name: Assert that "postgresql_enabled | type_debug == 'bool'" (boolean not string etc) assert: that: postgresql_enabled | type_debug == 'bool' fail_msg: "PLEASE GIVE VARIABLE 'postgresql_enabled' A PROPER (UNQUOTED) ANSIBLE BOOLEAN VALUE e.g. IN: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml" quiet: yes - debug: var: postgresql_install - debug: var: postgresql_enabled - debug: var: postgresql_installed - name: Install PostgreSQL if 'postgresql_installed' not defined, e.g. in {{ iiab_state_file }} # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml include_tasks: install.yml when: postgresql_installed is undefined - name: Enable & Start 'postgresql-iiab' systemd service, if postgresql_enabled systemd: name: postgresql-iiab daemon_reload: yes enabled: yes state: started when: postgresql_enabled - name: Disable & Stop 'postgresql-iiab' systemd service, if not postgresql_enabled systemd: name: postgresql-iiab enabled: no state: stopped when: not postgresql_enabled - name: Add 'postgresql' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }} ini_file: path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}" # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml section: postgresql option: "{{ item.option }}" value: "{{ item.value | string }}" with_items: - option: name value: PostgreSQL - option: description value: '"PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system."' - option: install value: "{{ postgresql_install }}" - option: enabled value: "{{ postgresql_enabled }}"