Update first_found documentation (#70502)

* import_tasks do not work with loop. We should use include_tasks instead
* update documentation
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Alex Domoradov 4 years ago committed by GitHub
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@ -10,23 +10,23 @@ DOCUMENTATION = """
version_added: historical
short_description: return first file found from list
description:
- this lookup checks a list of files and paths and returns the full path to the first combination found.
- This lookup checks a list of files and paths and returns the full path to the first combination found.
- As all lookups, when fed relative paths it will try use the current task's location first and go up the chain
to the containing role/play/include/etc's location.
to the containing locations of role / play / include and so on.
- The list of files has precedence over the paths searched.
i.e, A task in a role has a 'file1' in the play's relative path, this will be used, 'file2' in role's relative path will not.
For example, A task in a role has a 'file1' in the play's relative path, this will be used, 'file2' in role's relative path will not.
- Either a list of files C(_terms) or a key `files` with a list of files is required for this plugin to operate.
notes:
- This lookup can be used in 'dual mode', either passing a list of file names or a dictionary that has C(files) and C(paths).
options:
_terms:
description: list of file names
description: A list of file names.
files:
description: list of file names
description: A list of file names.
type: list
default: []
paths:
description: list of paths in which to look for the files
description: A list of paths in which to look for the files.
type: list
default: []
skip:
@ -37,42 +37,45 @@ DOCUMENTATION = """
EXAMPLES = """
- name: show first existing file or ignore if none do
debug: msg={{lookup('first_found', findme, errors='ignore')}}
debug:
msg: "{{ lookup('first_found', findme, errors='ignore') }}"
vars:
findme:
- "/path/to/foo.txt"
- "bar.txt" # will be looked in files/ dir relative to role and/or play
- "/path/to/biz.txt"
- name: |
include tasks only if files exist. Note the use of query() to return
a blank list for the loop if no files are found.
import_tasks: '{{ item }}'
- name: include tasks only if files exist.
include_tasks:
file: "{{ query('first_found', params) }}"
vars:
params:
files:
- path/tasks.yaml
- path/other_tasks.yaml
loop: "{{ query('first_found', params, errors='ignore') }}"
- name: |
copy first existing file found to /some/file,
looking in relative directories from where the task is defined and
including any play objects that contain it
copy: src={{lookup('first_found', findme)}} dest=/some/file
copy:
src: "{{ lookup('first_found', findme) }}"
dest: /some/file
vars:
findme:
- foo
- "{{inventory_hostname}}"
- "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
- bar
- name: same copy but specific paths
copy: src={{lookup('first_found', params)}} dest=/some/file
copy:
src: "{{ lookup('first_found', params) }}"
dest: /some/file
vars:
params:
files:
- foo
- "{{inventory_hostname}}"
- "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
- bar
paths:
- /tmp/production
@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ EXAMPLES = """
- name: INTERFACES | Create Ansible header for /etc/network/interfaces
template:
src: "{{ lookup('first_found', findme)}}"
src: "{{ lookup('first_found', findme) }}"
dest: "/etc/foo.conf"
vars:
findme:
@ -88,12 +91,12 @@ EXAMPLES = """
- "default_foo.conf"
- name: read vars from first file found, use 'vars/' relative subdir
include_vars: "{{lookup('first_found', params)}}"
include_vars: "{{ lookup('first_found', params) }}"
vars:
params:
files:
- '{{ansible_distribution}}.yml'
- '{{ansible_os_family}}.yml'
- '{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml'
- '{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml'
- default.yml
paths:
- 'vars'

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