Simple Ansible test setup

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Simple Ansible test setup

Execute on localhost

If the tasks are simple enough and/or non-invasive.

$ ansible -c local -i localhost, -m ping all
localhost | SUCCESS => {
    "changed": false,
    "failed": false,
    "ping": "pong"
}

$ ansible-playbook -c local -i localhost, test.yml

PLAY [all] *******************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] *******************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [Sample task 1] *********************************************************
changed: [localhost]

TASK [Sample task 2] *********************************************************
changed: [localhost]

PLAY RECAP *******************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=3    changed=2    unreachable=0    failed=0

Execute on remote host

$ vagrant up

$ vagrant snapshot save init

$ ansible -i ./inventory -m ping all
ubuntu16.04-x86_64 | SUCCESS => {
    "changed": false,
    "failed": false,
    "ping": "pong"
}

$ ansible-playbook -i ./inventory test.yml

PLAY [all] *******************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] *******************************************************
ok: [ubuntu16.04-x86_64]

TASK [Sample task 1] *********************************************************
changed: [ubuntu16.04-x86_64]

TASK [Sample task 2] *********************************************************
changed: [ubuntu16.04-x86_64]

PLAY RECAP *******************************************************************
ubuntu16.04-x86_64         : ok=3    changed=2    unreachable=0    failed=0

$ vagrant snapshot restore init

inventory

all:
  hosts:
    ubuntu16.04-x86_64:
      ansible_host: 192.168.55.64
      ansible_user: ubuntu
      ansible_ssh_private_key_file:
        .vagrant/machines/ubuntu16.04-x86_64/virtualbox/private_key

test.yml

---

- hosts: all

  vars:
    foobar: baz

  tasks:
    - name: Sample task 1
      command: uname -a
    - name: Sample task 2
      command: "echo {{ foobar }}"

Vagrantfile

# -*- mode: ruby -*-
# vi: set ft=ruby :

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|

  config.vm.define "ubuntu16.04-x86_64" do |ubuntu64|
    ubuntu64.vm.box = "ubuntu/xenial64"
    ubuntu64.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.55.64"
  end

  config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
    apt-get update
    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python
  SHELL

end