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Q&A Tidy Ansible assert module loop output

Looping in Ansible usually produces a neat output of one line per iteration (per host): ... ok: [Arch] => (item=something) ok: [Arch] => (item=something_else) ok: [Arch] => (item=yet_a...

1 answer · posted 9mo ago by Iizuki‭ · edited 9mo ago by Iizuki‭

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Iizuki‭ · 2023-09-01T06:58:53Z (9 months ago)

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Looping in Ansible usually produces a neat output of one line per iteration (per host):
```ansible
...
ok: [Arch] => (item=something)
ok: [Arch] => (item=something_else)
ok: [Arch] => (item=yet_another_thing)
ok: [Arch] => (item=this_better_be_the_last_one)
ok: [Arch] => (item=ohh_no_it_wasnt)
ok: [Arch] => (item=they_never_stop_dont_they)
...
```
~~However when looping the [assert module](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/assert_module.html) the output is massive:~~
```ansible
...
ok: [Arch] => (item=something) => {
"ansible_loop_var": "item",
"changed": false,
"item": "This isn't even an email address.",
"msg": "All assertions passed"
}
ok: [Arch] => (item=something_else) => {
"ansible_loop_var": "item",
"changed": false,
"item": "https://archlinux.org",
"msg": "All assertions passed"
}
...
```
How to make it neater?

Looping in Ansible usually produces a neat output of one line per iteration (per host):
```ansible
...
ok: [Arch] => (item=something)
ok: [Arch] => (item=something_else)
ok: [Arch] => (item=yet_another_thing)
ok: [Arch] => (item=this_better_be_the_last_one)
ok: [Arch] => (item=ohh_no_it_wasnt)
ok: [Arch] => (item=they_never_stop_dont_they)
...
```
However when looping with the [assert module](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/assert_module.html) the output is massive:
```ansible
...
ok: [Arch] => (item=something) => {
"ansible_loop_var": "item",
"changed": false,
"item": "This isn't even an email address.",
"msg": "All assertions passed"
}
ok: [Arch] => (item=something_else) => {
"ansible_loop_var": "item",
"changed": false,
"item": "https://archlinux.org",
"msg": "All assertions passed"
}
...
```
How to make it neater?

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Iizuki‭ · 2023-09-01T06:52:15Z (9 months ago)

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Tidy Ansible assert module loop output

Looping in Ansible usually produces a neat output of one line per iteration (per host):
```ansible
...
ok: [Arch] => (item=something)
ok: [Arch] => (item=something_else)
ok: [Arch] => (item=yet_another_thing)
ok: [Arch] => (item=this_better_be_the_last_one)
ok: [Arch] => (item=ohh_no_it_wasnt)
ok: [Arch] => (item=they_never_stop_dont_they)
...

```
However when looping the [assert module](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/assert_module.html) the output is massive:
```ansible
...
ok: [Arch] => (item=something) => {
    "ansible_loop_var": "item",
    "changed": false,
    "item": "This isn't even an email address.",
    "msg": "All assertions passed"
}
ok: [Arch] => (item=something_else) => {
    "ansible_loop_var": "item",
    "changed": false,
    "item": "https://archlinux.org",
    "msg": "All assertions passed"
}
...
```
How to make it neater?

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