# "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 "mediawiki_install is sameas true" (boolean not string etc) assert: that: mediawiki_install is sameas true fail_msg: "PLEASE SET 'mediawiki_install: True' e.g. IN: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml" quiet: yes - name: Assert that "mediawiki_enabled | type_debug == 'bool'" (boolean not string etc) assert: that: mediawiki_enabled | type_debug == 'bool' fail_msg: "PLEASE GIVE VARIABLE 'mediawiki_enabled' A PROPER (UNQUOTED) ANSIBLE BOOLEAN VALUE e.g. IN: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml" quiet: yes - name: Install MediaWiki {{ mediawiki_version }} if 'mediawiki_installed' not defined, e.g. in {{ iiab_state_file }} # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml include_tasks: install.yml when: mediawiki_installed is undefined - 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 | bool - name: Add 'mediawiki' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }} ini_file: path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}" # /etc/iiab/iiab.ini section: mediawiki option: "{{ item.option }}" value: "{{ item.value | string }}" with_items: - option: name value: MediaWiki - option: description value: '"MediaWiki is a blog and web site management application, from the people who create Wikipedia."' - option: mediawiki_src value: "{{ mediawiki_src }}" - option: mediawiki_abs_path value: "{{ mediawiki_abs_path }}" - option: mediawiki_db_name value: "{{ mediawiki_db_name }}" - option: mediawiki_db_user value: "{{ mediawiki_db_user }}" - option: mediawiki_url value: "{{ mediawiki_url }}" - option: mediawiki_full_url value: "{{ mediawiki_full_url }}" - option: mediawiki_enabled value: "{{ mediawiki_enabled }}"