Ansible: how to construct a variable from another variable and then fetch it's value

Question

Here is my problem I need to use one variable \'target_host\' and then append \'_host\' to it\'s value to get another variable name whose value I need. If you look at my pl

Answer 1

You can use "hostvars" to pass the variable, host facts can be loaded from group vars or host vars

yml

---
- name: "Play to for dynamic groups"
  hosts: x0
  vars:
    - target_host: smtp
  tasks:
    - set_fact: smtp_host="smtp.max.com"
    - set_fact: host_var_name={{target_host}}_host
    - set_fact: dym_target_host={{hostvars[inventory_hostname][host_var_name]}}

    - name: testing
      debug: msg={{ target_host }}
    - name: testing
      debug: msg={{ smtp_host }}
    - name: testing
      debug: msg={{ target_host }}_host
    - name: testing
      debug: msg={{ dym_target_host }}

output:

PLAY [Play to for dynamic groups] *********************************************

GATHERING FACTS ***************************************************************
ok: [x0]

TASK: [set_fact smtp_host="smtp.max.com"] *************************************
ok: [x0]

TASK: [set_fact host_var_name=smtp_host] **************************************
ok: [x0]

TASK: [set_fact dym_target_host={{hostvars[inventory_hostname][host_var_name]}}] ***
ok: [x0]

TASK: [testing] ***************************************************************
ok: [x0] => {
    "msg": "smtp"
}

TASK: [testing] ***************************************************************
ok: [x0] => {
    "msg": "smtp.max.com"
}

TASK: [testing] ***************************************************************
ok: [x0] => {
    "msg": "smtp_host"
}

TASK: [testing] ***************************************************************
ok: [x0] => {
    "msg": "smtp.max.com"
}

PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************
x0                         : ok=8    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0