Install ansible.utils.
ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.utilsJSON file ospf.json.
{
"parsed": {
"interfaces": {
"Tunnel0": {
"neighbors": {
"203.0.113.2": {
"address": "198.51.100.2",
"dead_time": "00:00:39",
"priority": 0,
"state": "FULL/ -"
}
}
},
"Tunnel1": {
"neighbors": {
"203.0.113.2": {
"address": "192.0.2.2",
"dead_time": "00:00:36",
"priority": 0,
"state": "INIT/ -"
}
}
}
}
}
}Latest version -> test-json. The following output might be outdated.
- name: Play around with JSON inputs
hosts: localhost
connection: local
become: false
gather_facts: false
vars:
input: "{{ lookup('file','files/ospf.json') | from_json }}"
tasks:
- name: Create interfaces Dictionary
set_fact:
interfaces: "{{ input.parsed.interfaces }}"
- name: Print out flatten interfaces input
debug:
msg: "{{ lookup('ansible.utils.to_paths', interfaces) }}"
- name: TEST 1
block:
- name: Loop over interfaces
include_tasks: test-json-tasks-1.yml
with_items: "{{ interfaces | dict2items }}"
- name: TEST 2
block:
- name: Create neighbors dictionary (this is now per interface)
set_fact:
neighbors: "{{ interfaces | json_query('*.neighbors') }}"
- name: Loop over neighbors
include_tasks: test-json-tasks-2.yml
with_items: "{{ neighbors }}"
loop_control:
loop_var: data
- name: TEST 3
block:
- name: Loop over neighbors
include_tasks: test-json-tasks-3.yml
with_items: "{{ neighbors }}"
loop_control:
loop_var: data
- name: TEST 4
block:
- name: Loop with deep json_query
debug:
var: "{{ item }}"
with_items: "{{ input | json_query('parsed.interfaces.*.neighbors[].*.[address, state]') }}"
- name: TEST 5
block:
- name: Loop over neighbors and validate data with a schema
include_tasks: test-json-tasks-4.yml
with_items: "{{ neighbors }}"
loop_control:
loop_var: dataThe following output might be outdated.
⇨ ansible-playbook test-json.yml
[WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'
PLAY [Play around with JSON inputs] ***********************************************************************************************************************
TASK [Create interfaces Dictionary] ***********************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [Print out flatten interfaces input] *****************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
"msg": {
"Tunnel0.neighbors['203.0.113.2'].address": "198.51.100.2",
"Tunnel0.neighbors['203.0.113.2'].dead_time": "00:00:39",
"Tunnel0.neighbors['203.0.113.2'].priority": 0,
"Tunnel0.neighbors['203.0.113.2'].state": "FULL/ -",
"Tunnel1.neighbors['203.0.113.2'].address": "192.0.2.2",
"Tunnel1.neighbors['203.0.113.2'].dead_time": "00:00:36",
"Tunnel1.neighbors['203.0.113.2'].priority": 0,
"Tunnel1.neighbors['203.0.113.2'].state": "INIT/ -"
}
}
TASK [Loop over interfaces] *******************************************************************************************************************************
included: /home/nleiva/Ansible/ansible-networking/test-json-tasks-1.yml for localhost
included: /home/nleiva/Ansible/ansible-networking/test-json-tasks-1.yml for localhost
TASK [Print out neighbor data - FORMAT 1] *****************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
"msg": "Neighbor: 203.0.113.2, with address: 198.51.100.2 -> State: FULL"
}
TASK [Print out neighbor data - FORMAT 1] *****************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
"msg": "Neighbor: 203.0.113.2, with address: 192.0.2.2 -> State: INIT"
}
TASK [Create neighbors dictionary (this is now per interface)] ********************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [Loop over neighbors] ********************************************************************************************************************************
included: /home/nleiva/Ansible/ansible-networking/test-json-tasks-2.yml for localhost
included: /home/nleiva/Ansible/ansible-networking/test-json-tasks-2.yml for localhost
TASK [Print out neighbor data - FORMAT 2] *****************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
"msg": "Neighbor: 203.0.113.2, with address: 198.51.100.2 -> State: FULL"
}
TASK [Print out neighbor data - FORMAT 2] *****************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
"msg": "Neighbor: 203.0.113.2, with address: 192.0.2.2 -> State: INIT"
}
TASK [Loop over neighbors] ********************************************************************************************************************************
included: /home/nleiva/Ansible/ansible-networking/test-json-tasks-3.yml for localhost
included: /home/nleiva/Ansible/ansible-networking/test-json-tasks-3.yml for localhost
TASK [Print out a WARNING if OSPF state is not FULL] ******************************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]
TASK [Print out a WARNING if OSPF state is not FULL] ******************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
"msg": "WARNING: Neighbor 203.0.113.2, with address 192.0.2.2 is in state INIT"
}
TASK [Loop with deep json_query] **************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => (item=['198.51.100.2', 'FULL/ -']) => {
"<class 'list'>": "VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED!",
"ansible_loop_var": "item",
"item": [
"198.51.100.2",
"FULL/ -"
]
}
ok: [localhost] => (item=['192.0.2.2', 'INIT/ -']) => {
"<class 'list'>": "VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED!",
"ansible_loop_var": "item",
"item": [
"192.0.2.2",
"INIT/ -"
]
}
TASK [Loop over neighbors and validate data with a schema] ************************************************************************************************
included: /home/nleiva/Ansible/ansible-networking/test-json-tasks-4.yml for localhost
included: /home/nleiva/Ansible/ansible-networking/test-json-tasks-4.yml for localhost
TASK [Validate state of the neighbor is FULL] *************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [Print the neighbor that does not satisfy the desired state] *****************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]
TASK [Validate state of the neighbor is FULL] *************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "errors": [{"data_path": "203.0.113.2.state", "expected": "^FULL", "found": "INIT/ -", "json_path": "$.203.0.113.2.state", "message": "'INIT/ -' does not match '^FULL'", "relative_schema": {"pattern": "^FULL", "type": "string"}, "schema_path": "patternProperties..*.properties.state.pattern", "validator": "pattern"}], "msg": "Validation errors were found.\nAt 'patternProperties..*.properties.state.pattern' 'INIT/ -' does not match '^FULL'. "}
...ignoring
TASK [Print the neighbor that does not satisfy the desired state] *****************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
"msg": [
"WARNING: Neighbor 203.0.113.2, with address 192.0.2.2 is in state INIT",
"203.0.113.2.state, found: INIT/ -, expected: ^FULL"
]
}
PLAY RECAP ************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost : ok=20 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=2 rescued=0 ignored=1