testing_vars.yml

---
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#  Test playbook - does some work on variables  #
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- hosts: all
  vars:
    test1: "Hello World"
  tasks:
  - name: Set var isPower
    set_fact:
      isPower: "Y"
    when: ansible_architecture.find("ppc") != -1

  - name: Set var isPower 2
    set_fact:
      isPower: "N"
    when: ansible_architecture.find("ppc") == -1

  - debug:
      msg: "VARIABLE isPower SET TO {{ isPower }}"
    when: isPower is defined

  - name: We are Power
    debug:
      msg: "We ARE Power"
    when: isPower =="Y"

  - name: We are NOT Power
    debug:
      msg: "We are NOT Power"
    when: isPower !="Y"

  - name: Ansible when variable contains string example
    debug:
      msg: "Equals"
    when: test1.find("World") != -1

  - name: testing on arch variable
    debug:
      msg: "Equals"
    when: ansible_architecture.find("ppc") != -1

  - name: what arch are we?
    debug:
      msg: "ansible_architecture is {{ ansible_architecture }} "
    when: ansible_architecture is defined