import_tasks - Import a task list

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • Imports a list of tasks to be added to the current playbook for subsequent execution.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
free-form
 no
The name of the imported file is specified directly without any other option.
Most keywords, including loops and conditionals, only applied to the imported tasks, not to this statement itself. If you need any of those to apply, use include_tasks instead.

Examples

- hosts: all
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: task1

    - name: Include task list in play
      import_tasks: stuff.yaml

    - debug:
        msg: task10

  hosts: all
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: task1

    - name: Apply conditional to all imported tasks
      import_tasks: stuff.yaml
      when: hostvar is defined

Notes

Note

  • This is a core feature of Ansible, rather than a module, and cannot be overridden like a module.

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance Info

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/import_tasks_module.html