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- hosts: all
  name: test stat output
  tasks:
      - name: check last change to file
      stat:
        path: '/etc/fstab'
      register: st

    - debug:
        msg: "File last modified {{ansible_date_time.epoch|int - st.stat.mtime|int }} seconds ago"

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- name: copy lots of stuff
  copy:
    src: {{ item.name }}
    dest: {{ item.path }}
  with_items:
    - name: rsyslog.conf
      path: /etc
    - name: remote.conf
      path: /etc/rsyslog.d

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# assuming a group called rsyslog_servers of which your target host is a member

# with this content ina  vars file somewhere
rsyslog_server_files:
  - rsyslog.conf
  - rsyslog.d/00-allowedhost.conf
  - rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
  
# and some thing like this in your role
- name: deploy rsyslog config

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#!/usr/bin/env python
from ansible import errors
import types

def split(input, sep=' ', maxsplit=0):
    if not isinstance(input, types.StringTypes) or not isinstance(sep, types.StringTypes):
        raise errors.AnsibleFilterError('split only operates on strings')
    if maxsplit > 0:
        return input.split(sep, maxsplit)
    return input.split(sep)

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---
- name: test loops
  hosts: somegroup
  tasks:
    - name: api thingy
      module:
        args: values
      delegate_to: someother_host

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---
- name: create a list and use it for something
  hosts: all
  vars:
    ip_list: []
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: loop over hosts and create list of IP:PORT entries
      set_fact:
        ip_list: "{{ ip_list }} + [ '{{ '%s:6379' | format(item) }}' ]"

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docker_container:
  docker_host: "{{ groups['etcd']|first }}:{{ docker_port }}"
  image "myregistry:5000/redis:2.8.21"
  env:
    APP_NAME: "/CA/redis"
  volumes:
    - "/etc/hostname:/etc/hypervisor:ro"
  name: rmaster01
  hostname: rmaster01
  network_mode: "{{ swarm_overlay_network }}"

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---
- hosts: all
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ inventory_hostname }} sensu warn: {{ sensu_check_cpu_warning }}"
        
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ inventory_hostname }} sensu crit: {{ sensu_check_cpu_critical }}"
        
    - debug:

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---
- hosts: localhost
  vars:
    input: "  THiS IS An ExaMpLE  "
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: "just lower: XXX{{ input | lower }}XXX"
    - debug:
        msg: "just trim: XXX{{ input | trim }}XXX"
    - debug:

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- name: test stuff
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: no

  tasks:
    - name: set fact
      set_fact:
        myfact: "it is very good"

    - name: test for it