Demonstrates scoping of variables inside and out of a loop

looptest.sls

{% set itlist = ['alpha', 'betta', 'gamma', 'delta', 'echo'] %}
{% set str = 'started--' %}
{% for item in itlist %}
{%   set str = str ~ item %}
{%   if not loop.last %}
{%     set str = str ~ ', ' %}
{%   endif %}
print str during loop for item {{ item }}:
  test.configurable_test_state:
    - name: added item {{ item }}
    - changes: False
    - result: True
    - comment: {{ str }}

{% endfor %}

str after loop:
  test.configurable_test_state:
    - name: str after loop
    - changes: False
    - result: True
    - comment: {{ str }}