output.txt

PLAY [Test with_items] ******************************************************** 

GATHERING FACTS *************************************************************** 
ok: [localhost]

TASK: [List with dereferencing/without nesting] ******************************* 
ok: [localhost] => (item=one) => {
    "item": "one",
    "msg": "one"
}
ok: [localhost] => (item=two) => {
    "item": "two",
    "msg": "two"
}

TASK: [List with dereferencing/with nesting] ********************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=one) => {
    "item": "one",
    "msg": "one"
}
ok: [localhost] => (item=two) => {
    "item": "two",
    "msg": "two"
}

TASK: [List without dereferencing/without nesting] **************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=one) => {
    "item": "one",
    "msg": "one"
}
ok: [localhost] => (item=two) => {
    "item": "two",
    "msg": "two"
}

TASK: [List without dereferencing/with nesting] ******************************* 
ok: [localhost] => (item=somelist) => {
    "item": "somelist",
    "msg": "somelist"
}

TASK: [String with dereferencing/without nesting] ***************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=a string) => {
    "item": "a string",
    "msg": "a string"
}

TASK: [String with dereferencing/with nesting] ******************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=a string) => {
    "item": "a string",
    "msg": "a string"
}

TASK: [String without dereferencing/without nesting] ************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=a string) => {
    "item": "a string",
    "msg": "a string"
}

TASK: [String without dereferencing/with nesting] ***************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=somestring) => {
    "item": "somestring",
    "msg": "somestring"
}

PLAY [Test with_nested] ******************************************************* 

GATHERING FACTS *************************************************************** 
ok: [localhost]

TASK: [List with dereferencing/without nesting] ******************************* 
ok: [localhost] => (item=['one', 'two']) => {
    "item": [
        "one",
        "two"
    ],
    "msg": "['one', 'two']"
}

TASK: [List with dereferencing/with nesting] ********************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=['o', 'n', 'e']) => {
    "item": [
        "o",
        "n",
        "e"
    ],
    "msg": "['o', 'n', 'e']"
}
ok: [localhost] => (item=['t', 'w', 'o']) => {
    "item": [
        "t",
        "w",
        "o"
    ],
    "msg": "['t', 'w', 'o']"
}

TASK: [List without dereferencing/without nesting] **************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=['one', 'two']) => {
    "item": [
        "one",
        "two"
    ],
    "msg": "['one', 'two']"
}

TASK: [List without dereferencing/with nesting] ******************************* 
ok: [localhost] => (item=['o', 'n', 'e']) => {
    "item": [
        "o",
        "n",
        "e"
    ],
    "msg": "['o', 'n', 'e']"
}
ok: [localhost] => (item=['t', 'w', 'o']) => {
    "item": [
        "t",
        "w",
        "o"
    ],
    "msg": "['t', 'w', 'o']"
}

TASK: [String with dereferencing/without nesting] ***************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=[u'a', u' ', u's', u't', u'r', u'i', u'n', u'g']) => {
    "item": [
        "a",
        " ",
        "s",
        "t",
        "r",
        "i",
        "n",
        "g"
    ],
    "msg": "[u'a', u' ', u's', u't', u'r', u'i', u'n', u'g']"
}

TASK: [String with dereferencing/with nesting] ******************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=[u'a', u' ', u's', u't', u'r', u'i', u'n', u'g']) => {
    "item": [
        "a",
        " ",
        "s",
        "t",
        "r",
        "i",
        "n",
        "g"
    ],
    "msg": "[u'a', u' ', u's', u't', u'r', u'i', u'n', u'g']"
}

TASK: [String without dereferencing/without nesting] ************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=[u'a', u' ', u's', u't', u'r', u'i', u'n', u'g']) => {
    "item": [
        "a",
        " ",
        "s",
        "t",
        "r",
        "i",
        "n",
        "g"
    ],
    "msg": "[u'a', u' ', u's', u't', u'r', u'i', u'n', u'g']"
}

TASK: [String without dereferencing/with nesting] ***************************** 
ok: [localhost] => (item=[u'a', u' ', u's', u't', u'r', u'i', u'n', u'g']) => {
    "item": [
        "a",
        " ",
        "s",
        "t",
        "r",
        "i",
        "n",
        "g"
    ],
    "msg": "[u'a', u' ', u's', u't', u'r', u'i', u'n', u'g']"
}

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************** 
localhost                  : ok=18   changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0   

test.yml

- name: Test with_items
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  vars:
    somelist:
      - "one"
      - "two"
    somestring: "a string"
  tasks:
    - name : List with dereferencing/without nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_items: "{{somelist}}"
    - name : List with dereferencing/with nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_items:
        - "{{somelist}}"
    - name : List without dereferencing/without nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_items: somelist
    - name : List without dereferencing/with nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_items:
        - somelist
    - name : String with dereferencing/without nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_items: "{{somestring}}"
    - name : String with dereferencing/with nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_items:
        - "{{somestring}}"
    - name : String without dereferencing/without nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_items: somestring
    - name : String without dereferencing/with nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_items:
        - somestring

- name: Test with_nested
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  vars:
    somelist:
      - "one"
      - "two"
    somestring: "a string"
  tasks:
    - name : List with dereferencing/without nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_nested: "{{somelist}}"
    - name : List with dereferencing/with nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_nested:
        - "{{somelist}}"
    - name : List without dereferencing/without nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_nested: somelist
    - name : List without dereferencing/with nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_nested:
        - somelist
    - name : String with dereferencing/without nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_nested: "{{somestring}}"
    - name : String with dereferencing/with nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_nested:
        - "{{somestring}}"
    - name : String without dereferencing/without nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_nested: somestring
    - name : String without dereferencing/with nesting
      debug: msg="{{item}}"
      with_nested:
        - somestring