output.txt

PLAY [localhost] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [set_fact] *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                              
TASK [include_role : /tmp/testrole] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [/tmp/testrole : set_fact] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                              
TASK [/tmp/testrole : debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": "loop number 1. stop == False"
}

TASK [/tmp/testrole : set_fact] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                              
TASK [/tmp/testrole : debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": "loop number 2. stop == True"
}

TASK [/tmp/testrole : set_fact] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                              
TASK [/tmp/testrole : debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": "loop number 3. stop == True"
}

TASK [/tmp/testrole : set_fact] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                              
TASK [/tmp/testrole : debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": "loop number 4. stop == True"
}

TASK [/tmp/testrole : set_fact] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                              
TASK [/tmp/testrole : debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": "loop number 5. stop == True"
}

PLAY RECAP ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=7    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0                                                                                                                   
           

test.yml

- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - set_fact:
        stop: false

    - name: test loop
      with_items:
        - 1
        - 2
        - 3
        - 4
        - 5
      vars:
        index: "{{ item }}"
      include_role:
        name: "/tmp/testrole"
      when:  not stop

testrole_tasks_main.yml

---
- set_fact:
    stop: true
  when: index == '2' or index == 2

- debug:
    msg: "loop number {{index}}. stop == {{stop}}"