You still need to specify the value as a complex arg:
- name: Verify OSPF Information
nxapi_ospf:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
user: "admin"
passwd: "cisco.com"
neighborInfo: "{{item.value}}"
register: insieme.ospf
with_dict: insieme.topo
On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 2:36 AM, Matt O <mier...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a play that uses a module that I created. I'm not having trouble
> with this play or this module - it's with feeding this module's output into
> another module.
>
> ---
> - name: Build topology
> hosts: spine
> connection: local
> gather_facts: no
>
>
> tasks:
> - name: Download CDP info from spines
> nxapi_topo_build:
> host={{ inventory_hostname }}
> user="admin"
> passwd="cisco"
> register: insieme
> - name: Show neighbors
> debug: msg={{ item.value }}
> with_dict: insieme.topo
>
> As you can see, I'm writing a dictionary to insieme.topo, and calling it
> in a debug task. That ouput is below:
>
> ~ ansible-playbook playbooks/gettopo.yml
>
>
> PLAY [Build topology]
> *********************************************************
>
>
> TASK: [Download CDP info from spines]
> *****************************************
> ok: [10.2.1.8]
> ok: [10.2.1.9]
>
>
> TASK: [Show neighbors]
> ********************************************************
> ok: [10.2.1.9] => (item={'value': {u'local_if': u'Po100', u'mgmt_ipv4': u
> '192.168.1.123', u'remote_if': u'Po200'}, 'key': u'VDH=SAL1814PHJF'}) => {
> "item": {
> "key": "VDH=SAL1814PHJF",
> "value": {
> "local_if": "Po100",
> "mgmt_ipv4": "192.168.1.123",
> "remote_if": "Po200"
> }
> },
> "msg": "{ulocal_if:"
> }
> ok: [10.2.1.8] => (item={'value': {u'local_if': u'Po100', u'mgmt_ipv4': u
> '192.168.1.123', u'remote_if': u'Po100'}, 'key': u'VDH=SAL1814PHJF'}) => {
> "item": {
> "key": "VDH=SAL1814PHJF",
> "value": {
> "local_if": "Po100",
> "mgmt_ipv4": "192.168.1.123",
> "remote_if": "Po100"
> }
> },
> "msg": "{ulocal_if:"
> }
>
> That debug is straight out of the variable I'm registering to -
> insieme.topo. What I'd like to do is turn around and feed that dictionary
> into an argument for another module.
>
> I was directed here for info on passing complex args to a custom module:
>
>
> https://github.com/ansible/ansible-examples/blob/master/language_features/complex_args.yml
>
> I have added the "type='dict'" option to this second module - called
> "nxapi_ospf", as shown below:
>
> def main():
> module = AnsibleModule(
> argument_spec=dict( \
> host=dict(required=True), \
> user=dict(required=False, default='admin'), \
> passwd=dict(required=False, default=None), \
> neighborInfo=dict(type='dict',required=True, default=None), \
> logfile=dict(required=False, default=None)), \
> supports_check_mode=False)
>
> So I write a play to use this module and feed insieme.topo as an argument
> into neighborInfo:
>
> - name: Verify OSPF
> hosts: spine
> connection: local
> gather_facts: no
>
> tasks:
> - name: Verify OSPF Information
> nxapi_ospf:
> host={{ inventory_hostname }}
> user="admin"
> passwd="cisco.com"
> neighborInfo={{ item.value }}
> register: insieme.ospf
> with_dict: insieme.topo
>
> However, I'm still getting "this module requires key=value arguments"
> messages.
>
> PLAY [Verify OSPF]
> ************************************************************
>
>
> TASK: [Verify OSPF Information]
> ***********************************************
> failed: [10.2.1.8] => (item={'value': {u'local_if': u'Po100', u'mgmt_ipv4'
> : u'192.168.1.123', u'remote_if': u'Po100'}, 'key': u'VDH=aaaaaa'}) => {
> "failed": true, "item": {"key": "VDH=aaaaa", "value": {"local_if": "Po100"
> , "mgmt_ipv4": "192.168.1.123", "remote_if": "Po100"}}}
> failed: [10.2.1.9] => (item={'value': {u'local_if': u'Po100', u'mgmt_ipv4'
> : u'192.168.1.123', u'remote_if': u'Po200'}, 'key': u'VDH=aaaaaa'}) => {
> "failed": true, "item": {"key": "VDH=aaaaa", "value": {"local_if": "Po100"
> , "mgmt_ipv4": "192.168.1.123", "remote_if": "Po200"}}}
> msg: this module requires key=value arguments (['host=10.2.1.8',
> 'user=admin', 'passwd=cisco', 'neighborInfo={ulocal_if:', 'uPo100,',
> 'umgmt_ipv4:', 'u192.168.1.123,', 'uremote_if:', 'uPo100}'])
> msg: this module requires key=value arguments (['host=10.2.1.9',
> 'user=admin', 'passwd=cisco', 'neighborInfo={ulocal_if:', 'uPo100,',
> 'umgmt_ipv4:', 'u192.168.1.123,', 'uremote_if:', 'uPo200}'])
>
>
> FATAL: all hosts have already failed -- aborting
>
>
> PLAY RECAP
> ********************************************************************
> to retry, use: --limit @/Users/mierdin/gettopo.retry
>
>
> 10.2.1.8 : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=
> 1
> 10.2.1.9 : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=
> 1
>
> I'm sure I'm just not passing the argument correctly for some reason, but
> all of the documentation I've seen for using dictionaries as complex
> arguments for modules involves defining them in the YAML directly. Instead,
> I'd like to be able to use a dictionary that is stored as a register by
> another module, as I've shown.
>
> Is this possible today? Thanks in advance.
>
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