ansible playbook if else if

Question

I have a few output variables. Around 4 different types of error conditions are possible and a single successful condition, which I check using when condition. But it is more of an if else if else if else condition. I don't want to even check the second, third and fourth condition if first condition becomes true and skip to final summary task.

How to implement this.

Answer 1

Ansible is a Configuration Management Tool with which you declare a state, ideally idempotent.

and a single successful condition, which I check using when condition.

Since there is one correct state, one would define that state in playbook only. There is no need for checks then.

Appart from that, with Conditionals

, if you have multiple conditions, you can group them with parentheses.

You can use logical operators to combine conditions.

To achieve your goal you should have a look into turn ... if then logic into a boolean expression.

Furthermore, there are a lot Q&A here on SO which answered your question already.

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