advanced-templates.yml

---
# Various ansible advanced or lesser used tips & tricks

#
#  Consider deleting this file and using Google Doc as master
#  

  vars_prompt:
    - name: test
      prompt: "Password?"
      private: true

  tasks:
    - name: smoke test for port
      wait_for:
        state: drained
        port: 22
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Add host dynamcially
      add_host:

    - name: async and poll
      async:
      poll:

    - name: loop with _control & _var
      loop:

    - name: cmd _when & register
      ansible.builtin.command: 'run_this'
      changed_when: "run_this_stdout.rc == 1"
      failed_when: "run_this_stdout.rc > 1"
      register: "run_this_stdout"

    - name: smoke test check for http
      ansible.builtin.uri:
        url: http://localhost/myapp
        return_content: yes
      register: result
      until: '"Hello World" in result.content'
      retries: 10
      delay: 1

    - name: example to validate vars or values, plus when positioning
      when: my_param is defined
      ansible.builtin.assert:
        that:
          - my_param <= 100
          - my_param >= 0
        fail_msg: "'my_param' must be between 0 and 100"
        success_msg: "'my_param' is between 0 and 100"