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I wrote an Ansible role which does lots of things, it's called "common" and all Ansible hosts are using it.

The directory structure is as follows:

./common │   ├── ./common/README.md │   ├── ./common/defaults │   │   └── ./common/defaults/main.yml │   ├── ./common/handlers │   │   └── ./common/handlers/main.yml │   ├── ./common/meta │   │   └── ./common/meta/main.yml │   ├── ./common/tasks │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/base_packages.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/iptables.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/locale.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/main.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/pip.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/pip_packages.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/python.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/python2_centos6.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/python3_centos6.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/repo.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/selinux.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/time.yml │   │   ├── ./common/tasks/vim.yml │   │   └── ./common/tasks/yum.yml │   ├── ./common/templates │   │   ├── ./common/templates/chrony.conf.j2 │   │   └── ./common/templates/ntp.conf.j2 │   ├── ./common/tests │   │   ├── ./common/tests/inventory │   │   └── ./common/tests/test.yml │   └── ./common/vars │   └── ./common/vars/main.yml

main.yml looks like so:

--- # tasks file for common - name: python installation on centos 6 machines block: - import_tasks: python2_centos6.yml - import_tasks: python3_centos6.yml when: ansible_distribution_major_version == "6" - import_tasks: python.yml when: ansible_distribution_major_version == "7" - import_tasks: pip.yml - import_tasks: pip_packages.yml - import_tasks: repo.yml - import_tasks: yum.yml - import_tasks: selinux.yml - import_tasks: base_packages.yml - import_tasks: iptables.yml when: ansible_distribution_major_version == "7" #- import_tasks: time.yml - import_tasks: locale.yml - import_tasks: vim.yml

The playbook that I'm currently running:

--- # local_slave_playbook_c6.yml - hosts: localhost vars: ansible_user_shell: /bin/bash gather_facts: true roles: - common - consul-client - hosts #- node-exporter - cron - jenkins-slave

While I run the "common" role on a server, I want to know which imported_tasks file is currently running for debug matters. So for example, while Ansible "takes care" for the installation of base packages, I want to add "base_packages.yml" to the title of the task.

I looked through the list of Ansible special variables but couldn't find the variable that I need.

There is one special variable that looks right "{{ ansible_play_name }}" but that gives me "localhost".

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If you want to "add base_packages.yml to the title of the task" you'll have to add it to the names of the tasks. For example

shell> cat base_packages.yml --- - name: "base_packages: .... "

sed might help to automate it.

You can use Ansible to configure its code. For example, the playbook below adds missing names to the import_tasks in files listed in the variable format_files

 shell> cat configure.yml - hosts: localhost vars: format_files: - roles/common/tasks/main.yml tasks: - copy: dest: "{{ item }}" content: "{{ content }}" loop: "{{ format_files }}" vars: lines: "{{ lookup('file', item).splitlines() }}" regex: '(.*)- import_tasks: (.*)$' replace: '\1- name: Import \2' content: | {% for line in lines %} {% if line is match(regex) %} {{ line | regex_replace(regex, replace) }} {{ line | regex_replace('- ', ' ') }} {% else %} {{ line }} {% endif %} {% endfor %}

gives (abridged) running with -CD options

shell> ansible-playbook configure.yml -CD ... TASK [copy] ********************************************************************************************************* --- before: roles/common/tasks/main.yml +++ after: roles/common/tasks/main.yml @@ -2,19 +2,32 @@ # tasks file for common - name: python installation on centos 6 machines block: - - import_tasks: python2_centos6.yml - - import_tasks: python3_centos6.yml + - name: Import python2_centos6.yml + import_tasks: python2_centos6.yml + - name: Import python3_centos6.yml + import_tasks: python3_centos6.yml when: ansible_distribution_major_version == "6" -- import_tasks: python.yml +- name: Import python.yml + import_tasks: python.yml when: ansible_distribution_major_version == "7" -- import_tasks: pip.yml -- import_tasks: pip_packages.yml -- import_tasks: repo.yml -- import_tasks: yum.yml -- import_tasks: selinux.yml -- import_tasks: base_packages.yml -- import_tasks: iptables.yml +- name: Import pip.yml + import_tasks: pip.yml +- name: Import pip_packages.yml + import_tasks: pip_packages.yml +- name: Import repo.yml + import_tasks: repo.yml +- name: Import yum.yml + import_tasks: yum.yml +- name: Import selinux.yml + import_tasks: selinux.yml +- name: Import base_packages.yml + import_tasks: base_packages.yml +- name: Import iptables.yml + import_tasks: iptables.yml when: ansible_distribution_major_version == "7" -#- import_tasks: time.yml -- import_tasks: locale.yml -- import_tasks: vim.yml +#- name: Import time.yml +# import_tasks: time.yml +- name: Import locale.yml + import_tasks: locale.yml +- name: Import vim.yml + import_tasks: vim.yml changed: [localhost] => (item=roles/common/tasks/main.yml)

The result will be the formatted file below

shell> cat roles/common/tasks/main.yml --- # tasks file for common - name: python installation on centos 6 machines block: - name: Import python2_centos6.yml import_tasks: python2_centos6.yml - name: Import python3_centos6.yml import_tasks: python3_centos6.yml when: ansible_distribution_major_version == "6" - name: Import python.yml import_tasks: python.yml when: ansible_distribution_major_version == "7" - name: Import pip.yml import_tasks: pip.yml - name: Import pip_packages.yml import_tasks: pip_packages.yml - name: Import repo.yml import_tasks: repo.yml - name: Import yum.yml import_tasks: yum.yml - name: Import selinux.yml import_tasks: selinux.yml - name: Import base_packages.yml import_tasks: base_packages.yml - name: Import iptables.yml import_tasks: iptables.yml when: ansible_distribution_major_version == "7" #- name: Import time.yml # import_tasks: time.yml - name: Import locale.yml import_tasks: locale.yml - name: Import vim.yml import_tasks: vim.yml
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  • For example like this: find . -type f -name "*.yml" -exec sed -i -e "s~^- ~- name: \"{}\"\\n ~" {} \; Commented Nov 9, 2024 at 13:00

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