Pushing most recent changes; will need to refactor

roles/generate_vmid/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,35 +1,20 @@
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-#- name: Generate and associate VMID to VM
-#  set_fact     :
-#    lab_nodes  :
-#      "{{ lab_nodes | combine({ item.name: {'vmid': lab_vmid_base + idx_lab_nodes} }, recursive=True) }}"
-#  loop         : "{{ lab_nodes }}"
-#  loop_control :
-#    label      : "{{ item.name }}"
-#    index_var  : idx_lab_nodes
-
-
-#- name: Debug lab_nodes
-#  debug :
-#    var : lab_nodes
-
-
-- name: Generate and associate VMID to VM
+- name: Generate and associate VMID to VM (new method)
   set_fact:
-    lab_nodes: "{{ lookup('template', 'generate_vmid_lookup.j2') }}"
-
-
-#- name: Debug lab_nodes
-#  debug :
-#    var : lab_nodes
-
-
-#- name: Debug lab_nodes again
-#  debug :
-#    msg : "{{ item.name }} -> {{ item.vmid }}"
-#  loop: "{{ lab_nodes }}"
-#  loop_control:
-#    label: "{{ item.name }}"
+    lab_nodes: |
+      [
+      {% for lab_node in lab_nodes %}
+      {
+          "name"           : "{{ lab_node.name                                                }}",
+          "vmid"           : "{{ lab_vmid_base           + (loop.index - 1)                   }}",
+          "vm_host"        : "{{ lab_node.vm_host        | default(__pve_node)                }}",
+          "vm_template_id" : "{{ lab_node.vm_template_id | default(__vm_tmpl_id)              }}",
+          "group"          : "{{ lab_node.group          | default(__default_inventory_group) }}",
+          "cores"          : "{{ lab_node.cores          | default(__lab_cores_default)       }}",
+          "mem"            :  {{ lab_node.mem            | default(__lab_mem_default)         }},
+      },
+      {% endfor %}
+      ]
 
 
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