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== 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

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

You can then reference it in a play by importing it before use:

  roles:
    - kwoodson.yedit
    - role-that-uses-yedit

== Examples

Sometimes it is necessary to config manage .yml files. [source,yaml]

• hosts: localhost gather_facts: no roles:

  • kwoodson.yedit 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

== Development

As this is a role, just copy it into any roles directory recognized by Ansible. For details, see http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/index.html[Ansible documentation]:

• http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/playbooks_reuse_roles.html#embedding-modules-and-plugins-in-roles[Embedding Modules and Plugins In Roles]
• http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/intro_configuration.html#module-utils[module_utils]

== Documentation

Full documentation is available inline https://github.com/kwoodson/ansible-role-yedit/blob/master/library/yedit.py#L15[here].