#!/usr/bin/python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # Copyright: (c) 2013, Dag Wieers (@dagwieers) # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function __metaclass__ = type ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1', 'status': ['stableinterface'], 'supported_by': 'core'} DOCUMENTATION = ''' --- author: - Dag Wieers (@dagwieers) module: set_fact short_description: Set host facts from a task description: - This module allows setting new variables. Variables are set on a host-by-host basis just like facts discovered by the setup module. - These variables will be available to subsequent plays during an ansible-playbook run, but will not be saved across executions even if you use a fact cache. - Per the standard Ansible variable precedence rules, many other types of variables have a higher priority, so this value may be overridden. See L(Variable Precedence Guide,../user_guide/playbooks_variables.html#variable-precedence-where-should-i-put-a-variable) for more information. - This module is also supported for Windows targets. options: key_value: description: - The C(set_fact) module takes key=value pairs as variables to set in the playbook scope. Or alternatively, accepts complex arguments using the C(args:) statement. required: true cacheable: description: - This boolean indicates if the facts set will also be added to the fact cache, if fact caching is enabled. type: bool default: 'no' version_added: "2.4" version_added: "1.2" notes: - "The `var=value` notation can only create strings or booleans. If you want to create lists/arrays or dictionary/hashes use `var: [val1, val2]`" - This module is also supported for Windows targets. - Since 'cacheable' is now a module param, 'cacheable' is no longer a valid fact name as of 2.4. ''' EXAMPLES = ''' # Example setting host facts using key=value pairs, note that this always creates strings or booleans - set_fact: one_fact="something" other_fact="{{ local_var }}" # Example setting host facts using complex arguments - set_fact: one_fact: something other_fact: "{{ local_var * 2 }}" another_fact: "{{ some_registered_var.results | map(attribute='ansible_facts.some_fact') | list }}" # Example setting facts so that they will be persisted in the fact cache - set_fact: one_fact: something other_fact: "{{ local_var * 2 }}" cacheable: true # As of 1.8, Ansible will convert boolean strings ('true', 'false', 'yes', 'no') # to proper boolean values when using the key=value syntax, however it is still # recommended that booleans be set using the complex argument style: - set_fact: one_fact: true other_fact: false '''