Defining os_path in ansible jinja template

Question

I need to include an if statement in my httpd.conf template based on whether a directory exists. Here is what i have so far

{% if ansible_distribution_major_version > 7 and os.path.exists ("/opt/myapp/testapp") %}Include conf/vhost.conf{% endif %}

I get an os is undefined error when i run the task. Any idea what i am doing wrong?

Answer 1

You can't write arbitrary Python code inside Jinja2 expression.

Run Ansible stat module and register result before templating and use this result instead of os.path.exists.