--- - name: the first play hosts: localhost tasks: - name: show foobar fact before debug: var: ansible_foobar - name: set a persistent fact foobar set_fact: ansible_foobar: 'foobar_from_set_fact_cacheable' cacheable: true - name: show foobar fact after debug: var: ansible_foobar - name: assert ansible_foobar is correct value assert: that: - ansible_foobar == 'foobar_from_set_fact_cacheable' - name: set a non persistent fact that will not be cached set_fact: ansible_foobar_not_cached: 'this_should_not_be_cached' - name: show ansible_foobar_not_cached fact after being set debug: var: ansible_foobar_not_cached - name: assert ansible_foobar_not_cached is correct value assert: that: - ansible_foobar_not_cached == 'this_should_not_be_cached' - name: set another non persistent fact that will not be cached set_fact: "cacheable=no fact_not_cached='this_should_not_be_cached!'" - name: show fact_not_cached fact after being set debug: var: fact_not_cached - name: assert fact_not_cached is correct value assert: that: - fact_not_cached == 'this_should_not_be_cached!' - name: the second play hosts: localhost tasks: - name: show foobar fact after second play debug: var: ansible_foobar - name: assert ansible_foobar is correct value assert: that: - ansible_foobar == 'foobar_from_set_fact_cacheable' - name: show ansible_nodename hosts: localhost tasks: - name: show nodename fact after second play debug: var: ansible_nodename - name: show ansible_nodename overridden with var hosts: localhost vars: ansible_nodename: 'nodename_from_play_vars' tasks: - name: show nodename fact after second play debug: var: ansible_nodename - name: verify ansible_nodename from vars overrides the fact hosts: localhost vars: ansible_nodename: 'nodename_from_play_vars' tasks: - name: show nodename fact debug: var: ansible_nodename - name: assert ansible_nodename is correct value assert: that: - ansible_nodename == 'nodename_from_play_vars' - name: set_fact ansible_nodename hosts: localhost tasks: - name: set a persistent fact nodename set_fact: ansible_nodename: 'nodename_from_set_fact_cacheable' - name: show nodename fact debug: var: ansible_nodename - name: assert ansible_nodename is correct value assert: that: - ansible_nodename == 'nodename_from_set_fact_cacheable' - name: verify that set_fact ansible_nodename non_cacheable overrides ansible_nodename in vars hosts: localhost vars: ansible_nodename: 'nodename_from_play_vars' tasks: - name: show nodename fact debug: var: ansible_nodename - name: assert ansible_nodename is correct value assert: that: - ansible_nodename == 'nodename_from_set_fact_cacheable' - name: verify that set_fact_cacheable in previous play overrides ansible_nodename in vars hosts: localhost vars: ansible_nodename: 'nodename_from_play_vars' tasks: - name: show nodename fact debug: var: ansible_nodename - name: assert ansible_nodename is correct value assert: that: - ansible_nodename == 'nodename_from_set_fact_cacheable' - name: set_fact ansible_nodename cacheable hosts: localhost tasks: - name: set a persistent fact nodename set_fact: ansible_nodename: 'nodename_from_set_fact_cacheable' cacheable: true - name: show nodename fact debug: var: ansible_nodename - name: assert ansible_nodename is correct value assert: that: - ansible_nodename == 'nodename_from_set_fact_cacheable' - name: verify that set_fact_cacheable in previous play overrides ansible_nodename in vars hosts: localhost vars: ansible_nodename: 'nodename_from_play_vars' tasks: - name: show nodename fact debug: var: ansible_nodename - name: assert ansible_nodename is correct value assert: that: - ansible_nodename == 'nodename_from_set_fact_cacheable' - name: the fourth play hosts: localhost vars: ansible_foobar: 'foobar_from_play_vars' tasks: - name: show example fact debug: var: ansible_example - name: set a persistent fact example set_fact: ansible_example: 'foobar_from_set_fact_cacheable' cacheable: true - name: assert ansible_example is correct value assert: that: - ansible_example == 'foobar_from_set_fact_cacheable'