ansible_include_role.yaml

# This works:
    - include_role:
        name: mwg.svn
        tasks_from: create-repo
      vars:
        svn_instance: svn
        svn_repo: subversion
        
 # This does not:
    - include_role:
        name: mwg.svn
        tasks_from: create-repo
      with_items:
        - { svn_instance: 'svn', svn_repo: 'subversion' }
        - { svn_instance: 'svn', svn_repo: 'Development' }
        - { svn_instance: 'svn', svn_repo: 'Retail' }
        - { svn_instance: 'svn', svn_repo: 'Sitecore' }
        - { svn_instance: 'svn', svn_repo: '_template' }
        - { svn_instance: 'svn', svn_repo: 'perftest' }
      loop_control:
        loop_var: roleinputvar

# It gives the error:

TASK [mwg.svn] *****************************************************************
task path: /xxxxx/ansible-playbooks/playbooks/corp-install-svn.yaml:17
Monday 24 October 2016  19:34:39 -0400 (0:00:00.030)       0:00:04.062 ******** 
An exception occurred during task execution. The full traceback is:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible-2.2.0-py2.7.egg/ansible/executor/task_executor.py", line 94, in run
    item_results = self._run_loop(items)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible-2.2.0-py2.7.egg/ansible/executor/task_executor.py", line 268, in _run_loop
    res = self._execute(variables=task_vars)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible-2.2.0-py2.7.egg/ansible/executor/task_executor.py", line 423, in _execute
    role = templar.template(self._task._role_name)
AttributeError: 'IncludeRole' object has no attribute '_role_name'

fatal: [svn.devdmz.mywebgrocer.com]: FAILED! => {
    "failed": true, 
    "msg": "Unexpected failure during module execution.", 
    "stdout": ""
}
ERROR! Unexpected Exception: 'results'
the full traceback was:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible-2.2.0-py2.7.egg/EGG-INFO/scripts/ansible-playbook", line 103, in <module>
    exit_code = cli.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible-2.2.0-py2.7.egg/ansible/cli/playbook.py", line 159, in run
    results = pbex.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible-2.2.0-py2.7.egg/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py", line 154, in run
    result = self._tqm.run(play=play)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible-2.2.0-py2.7.egg/ansible/executor/task_queue_manager.py", line 282, in run
    play_return = strategy.run(iterator, play_context)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible-2.2.0-py2.7.egg/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py", line 290, in run
    include_results = hr._result['results']
KeyError: 'results'

# installed latest Ansible

[root@pslattery990 /] # rm -rf /home/pslattery/ansible
[root@pslattery990 /] # git clone --depth=1 --branch=devel --recursive https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git /home/pslattery/ansible
Cloning into '/home/pslattery/ansible'...
remote: Counting objects: 2174, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (1573/1573), done.
remote: Total 2174 (delta 179), reused 1489 (delta 90), pack-reused 0
Receiving objects: 100% (2174/2174), 1.99 MiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (179/179), done.
Checking connectivity... done.
Submodule 'lib/ansible/modules/core' (https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core) registered for path 'lib/ansible/modules/core'
Submodule 'lib/ansible/modules/extras' (https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras) registered for path 'lib/ansible/modules/extras'
Cloning into '/home/pslattery/ansible/lib/ansible/modules/core'...
Cloning into '/home/pslattery/ansible/lib/ansible/modules/extras'...
Submodule path 'lib/ansible/modules/core': checked out '124bb9241694aa5492a85e7abfabd3720ae2b682'
Submodule path 'lib/ansible/modules/extras': checked out '8ffe314ea55798c3af8b8a2e74782c190a19ef55'
[root@pslattery990 /] # cd /home/pslattery/ansible
[root@pslattery990 ansible] # git pull --rebase
Current branch devel is up to date.
[root@pslattery990 ansible] # git submodule update --init --recursive
[root@pslattery990 ansible] # ansible all -m ping --ask-pass
SSH password:  [ERROR]: User interrupted execution

[root@pslattery990 ansible] # ansible --version
ansible 2.2.0
  config file = 
  configured module search path = Default w/o overrides


# After doing "make clean" it works, the old compiled Python bits were obstructing the latest bits:
# Below is the working code:
    - name: "Create the bare SVN repos"
      include_role:
        name: mwg.svn
        tasks_from: create-repo
      vars:
        svn_instance: "{{ item.svn_instance }}"
        svn_repo: "{{ item.svn_repo }}"
      with_items:
        - { svn_instance: 'svn', svn_repo: 'Development' }
        - { svn_instance: 'svn', svn_repo: 'Retail' }
        - { svn_instance: 'svn', svn_repo: 'Sitecore' }
        - { svn_instance: 'svn', svn_repo: '_template' }
        - { svn_instance: 'svn', svn_repo: 'perftest' }