On 27.08.2019 21:44, Cade Lambert wrote:
> I'm trying to register the value of a JSON object only when another JSON
> object is equal to a certain value, but I just can't figure out how I'd do
> that.
>
> For example, this is my JSON output which is registered in the variable
> results_var:
>
> "output": {
> "json": {
> "results": [
> {
> "name": "item1"
> "id": "26"
> }
> {
> "name": "item2"
> "id": "29"
> }
> {
> "name": "item3"
> "id": "10"
> }
> ]
> }
> }
This output looks wired, it's missing commas after } in the list.
> What I'd like to do is place the id into a variable only when the name
> matches a string.
>
> I was trying something like this but it fails because the variable is a
> list.
>
> - set_fact:
> host_id: "{{ item.id }}"
> when: item.name == "item2"
> loop: "{{ results_var.output.json.results }}"
You should always provide the exact error message and probably the all the code
too, at fist glance I don't see anything wrong with the code.
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Kai Stian Olstad
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