Empty tag values when trying to create object in ansible

zol123 — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:58:40 GMT

In the examples i have seen

- name: Create address objects paloaltonetworks.panos.panos_address_object: ip_address: "{{inventory_hostname}}" username: " {{ username }} " password: " {{ password }}" name: '{{ item.name }}' value: '{{ item.value }}' description: '{{ item.description }}' tag: '{{ item.tag | default([]) }}' commit: false

This seems to work, but when i try to create object with a loop with objects i have saved i get this error.

failed: [] (item={'value': 192.168.0.1/32', 'description': None, 'tag': None, 'name': 192.168.0.1_SOLARWINDS', 'address_type': 'ip-netmask'}) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": {"address_type": "ip-netmask", "description": null, "name": "192.168.0.1_SOLARWINDS", "tag": null, "value": "192.168.0.1/32"}, "msg": "Failed create: 192.168.0.1_SOLARWINDS -> tag is invalid"}

This is how the variable look that i try to use with a loop

"gathered": [
{
"address_type": "ip-netmask",
"description": null,
"name": "192.168.0.1_SOLARWINDS",
"tag": null,
"value": "192.168.0.1/32"
},

Do i miss anything?

Re: Empty tag values when trying to create object in ansible

JimmyHolland — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:56:28 GMT

Hi @zol123,

The default() empty set is not being used, it is passing through the "null" from your input variables. If you want to not set a tag if the input variable has tag=null, try omit for the default(), and ensure it gets used in the second parameter for the null use case (ref).

Also, ip_address/username/password are being deprecated, so please update your playbooks to use the provider parameter.

Example:

--- - name: Address objects with a loop hosts: '{{ target | default("host_labfw") }}' connection: local vars: device: ip_address: "{{ ip_address }}" username: "{{ username | default(omit) }}" password: "{{ password | default(omit) }}" api_key: "{{ api_key | default(omit) }}" address_objects: - { "address_type": "ip-netmask", "description": null, "name": "192.168.0.1_SOLARWINDS", "tag": "tag-one", "value": "192.168.0.1/32" } - { "address_type": "ip-netmask", "description": null, "name": "192.168.0.2_SOLARWINDS", "tag": null, "value": "192.168.0.2/32" } collections: - paloaltonetworks.panos tasks: - name: Create address objects paloaltonetworks.panos.panos_address_object: provider: '{{ device }}' name: '{{ item.name }}' value: '{{ item.value }}' description: '{{ item.description }}' tag: '{{ item.tag | default(omit, omit) }}' commit: false with_items: '{{ address_objects }}'

Result:

TASK [Create address objects] ******************************************************************************************************************************* changed: [host_labfw] => (item={'address_type': 'ip-netmask', 'description': None, 'name': '192.168.0.1_SOLARWINDS', 'tag': 'tag-one', 'value': '192.168.0.1/32'}) changed: [host_labfw] => (item={'address_type': 'ip-netmask', 'description': None, 'name': '192.168.0.2_SOLARWINDS', 'tag': None, 'value': '192.168.0.2/32'}) PLAY RECAP ************************************************************************************************************************************************** host_labfw : ok=2 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0

Hope that helps!

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