csvfile – read data from a TSV or CSV file

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status

Synopsis

• The csvfile lookup reads the contents of a file in CSV (comma-separated value) format. The lookup looks for the row where the first column matches keyname, and returns the value in the second column, unless a different column is specified.

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name:  Match 'Li' on the first column, return the second column (0 based index)
  debug: msg="The atomic number of Lithium is {{ lookup('csvfile', 'Li file=elements.csv delimiter=,') }}"

- name: msg="Match 'Li' on the first column, but return the 3rd column (columns start counting after the match)"
  debug: msg="The atomic mass of Lithium is {{ lookup('csvfile', 'Li file=elements.csv delimiter=, col=2') }}"

- name: Define Values From CSV File
  set_fact:
    loop_ip: "{{ lookup('csvfile', bgp_neighbor_ip +' file=bgp_neighbors.csv delimiter=, col=1') }}"
    int_ip: "{{ lookup('csvfile', bgp_neighbor_ip +' file=bgp_neighbors.csv delimiter=, col=2') }}"
    int_mask: "{{ lookup('csvfile', bgp_neighbor_ip +' file=bgp_neighbors.csv delimiter=, col=3') }}"
    int_name: "{{ lookup('csvfile', bgp_neighbor_ip +' file=bgp_neighbors.csv delimiter=, col=4') }}"
    local_as: "{{ lookup('csvfile', bgp_neighbor_ip +' file=bgp_neighbors.csv delimiter=, col=5') }}"
    neighbor_as: "{{ lookup('csvfile', bgp_neighbor_ip +' file=bgp_neighbors.csv delimiter=, col=6') }}"
    neigh_int_ip: "{{ lookup('csvfile', bgp_neighbor_ip +' file=bgp_neighbors.csv delimiter=, col=7') }}"
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:

Status

• This lookup is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This lookup is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Jan-Piet Mens (@jpmens) <jpmens(at)gmail.com>