yedit repository

• Ansible Role: Yedit
• Install
• Examples
• Documentation

Ansible Role: Yedit

This repository contains an ansible module for modifying yaml files.

I didn’t see a good method of editing yaml files and config managing them through ansible. This is my attempt.

Install

As yedit is not a listed Ansible module, have to install it manually by placing lib_yaml_editor directory in a location recognized by Ansible. For details, see Ansible documentation:

• Embedding Modules and Plugins In Roles

• module_utils

Alternatively you can install via Ansible Galaxy:

$ ansible-galaxy install kwoodson.yedit

If you do this, you should also add a requirements.yml so other users of your playbook know what dependencies to install:

---
- src: kwoodson.yedit

Examples

Sometimes it is necesarry to config manage .yml files.

- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no
  roles:
  - roles/lib_yaml_editor
  tasks:
  - name: manage yaml files
    yedit:
      src: /tmp/test.yaml
      key: a.b.c
      value:
        d:
          e:
            f:
              this is a test

  - name: get a specific value
    yedit:
      src: /tmp/test.yaml
      state: list
      key: a.b.c.d.e.f
    register: yeditout
  - debug: var=yeditout

Documentation

Full documentation is available inline here.