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Reputation: 23

Ansible jinja dictionary create multiple files

I want to create multiple in ansible loop with jinja template, like that :

template_a

name = a
username = c

template_b

name = b
username = d

playbook.yml

- name: Create file from jinja
  template:
    src: "jinja.j2"
    dest: "template_{{ item }}"
    owner: "root"
    group: "root"
  with_items: "{{ jinja_var }}"

variables.yml

jinja_var:
  a: c
  b: d

jinja.j2

{% for (key,value) in jinja_var.iteritems() %}
name =  {{ key }}
username =  {{ value }}
{% endfor %}

I have got two same files :

name =  a
username =  1
name =  b
username =  2

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1964

Answers (1)

BinaryMonster
BinaryMonster

Reputation: 1218

There are several ways to achieve the above mentioned output. Nothing complex though, with minor changes in the playbook task and jinja template would fix your issue.

When we add a for loop to iterate it would add each and every dictionary object present in the variable to the destination file. So, by directly adding item inside jinja and passing the with_dict to the task would mitigate the above mentioned problem.

playbook.yml

- name: Create file from jinja
  template:
    src: "jinja.j2"
    dest: "template_{{ item.key }}"
    owner: "root"
    group: "root"
  with_dict: "{{ jinja_var }}"

jinja.j2

name =  {{ item.key }}
username =  {{ item.value }}

Output

template_a

name =  a
username =  c

template_b

name =  b
username =  d

Upvotes: 1

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