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SHAHS
SHAHS

Reputation: 472

Ansible Dictionary Variables Definition

I am defining ansible vars defined as yaml dictionary, following format works well

myvars:
  var1:
    name: test1
  var2:
    name: test2

I want to know if following syntax is also valid for ansible?

myvars.var1.name: test1
myvars.var2.name: test2

I have seen this syntax in elasticsearch.yml file, but when I try it in my playbook vars file, ansible throws error

"msg": "'myvars' is undefined"

Upvotes: 0

Views: 261

Answers (1)

Smily
Smily

Reputation: 2568

No, myvars.var1.name: test1 is not valid syntax in ansible. The variable names should not include dots.

As per documentation, https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_variables.html

foo-port, foo port, foo.port and 12 are not valid variable names.

Upvotes: 2

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