dist_sort¶
Synopsis¶
Deterministically sort a list to distribute the elements in the list evenly.
Based on external values such as host or static modifier. Returns a string as
named key sorted_list.
- This module returns a list of servers uniquely sorted based on a index from a look up value location within a group. The group should be an existing Ansible inventory group. This will module returns the sorted list as a delimited string.
Examples¶
- dist_sort:
value_to_lookup: "Hostname-in-ansible-group_name"
ref_list: "{{ groups['group_name'] }}"
src_list: "Server1,Server2,Server3"
register: test_var
# With a pre-set delimiter
- dist_sort:
value_to_lookup: "Hostname-in-ansible-group_name"
ref_list: "{{ groups['group_name'] }}"
src_list: "Server1|Server2|Server3"
delimiter: '|'
register: test_var
# With a set modifier
- dist_sort:
value_to_lookup: "Hostname-in-ansible-group_name"
ref_list: "{{ groups['group_name'] }}"
src_list: "Server1#Server2#Server3"
delimiter: '#'
sort_modifier: 5
register: test_var
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