Ansible - import_playbook module

Playbooks, Roles and Tasks can be imported using

IMPORTANT - import_playbook cannot be used in the tasks plugin

For example, this would not work. If you want to include the tasks in a playbook during tasks execution, the include_role module or include_tasks module can be used instead.

---
- hosts: all
  tasks:
    import_playbook: foo.yml
...

 

Here is how you could import the foo.yml playbook, then run some tasks, and then import the bar.yml playbook.

---
- hosts: all

- name: import 'foo.yml'
  import_playbook: foo.yml

  tasks:
  - file:
      path: /tmp/foo.txt
      state: touch

- name: import 'bar.yml'
  import_playbook: bar.yml
...

 

IMPORTANT - The when parameter cannot be used with import_playbook.

Attempting to use the when parameter, like this, would return a fatal error. For this reason, the include_role module or include_tasks module can be used instead, as the when parameter can be used with these modules.

--- hosts: all
- import_playbook: foo.yml
  when: foo == bar
...



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