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J21042
J21042

Reputation: 1284

Ansible npm install list in a single session

I have a long list of items for Ansible npm install, and using a "with_items" is very slow. I would like to use a list in a single session, such as:

- name: "define list for npm install"
  set_fact:
    npm_install_list:
      - 'mkdirp'
      - 'request'
      - 'extend'
      ... lots more ...

- name: "npm install a list at once"
  npm:
    name: "{{ npm_install_list | join(' ') }}"
    registry: 'http://path.to.private.registry'
    global: yes
    state: present

I get this error:

no JSON object could be decoded

Could this work with npm? If so, what am I doing wrong?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1340

Answers (2)

techraf
techraf

Reputation: 68559

Could this work with npm?

No.

Just try with name: package1 package2 and you will see why:

cmd: /bin/npm install --global 'package1 package2'

name argument expects a string and treats the given value as string thus escaping/quoting it.

—-

As a side note, some other package management modules in Ansible automatically combine the items (packages) into a single execution call (though primarily to avoid problems with dependencies, not for optimization). npm module does not.

Upvotes: 2

Moataz Elmasry
Moataz Elmasry

Reputation: 2519

under group_vats/all define your array as top level

npm_install_list:
  - 'mkdirp'
  - 'request'
  - 'extend'
  ... lots more ...

Now use this array as usual in your role

- name: "npm install a list at once"
  npm:
    name: "{{ npm_install_list | join(' ') }}"
    registry: 'http://path.to.private.registry'
    global: yes
    state: present

Upvotes: -1

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