changes to in-memory generation to better support single or multi-host runs

file-creation-single.yml

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Create inventory based on passed extra_vars
-  hosts: all
-  gather_facts: no
-  become: no
-
-
-  vars_files:
-    - vars/defaults.yml
-
-
-  vars:
-    provision_host: "{{ tower_provision_host | default(ansible_play_hosts | random) }}"
-
-
-  tasks:
-    - name: "Create in-memory inventory for {{ provision_host }}"
-      add_host:
-        name: "{{ provision_host }}"
-        groups:
-          - remdiation
-      delegate_to: localhost
-
-
-# =========================================================================== #
-
-
-- name: Create a test file on remediation group
-  hosts: remdiation
-  gather_facts: no
-  become: no
-
-
-  vars_files:
-    - vars/defaults.yml
-
-
-  tasks:
-    - name: "Test #1 - Copy file to machine"
-      copy:
-        src  : files/hello-ansible.txt
-        dest : "{{ check_file }}"
-
-
-...

file-creation-test.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- name: Create a test file on current inventory
+- name: Create inventory based on extra_vars
   hosts: all
   gather_facts: no
   become: no
@@ -10,28 +10,37 @@
 
 
   vars:
-    # These vars are used to purposefully skip a node
-    skip_host    : "{{ tower_skip_host    | default('no') }}"
-    host_to_skip : "{{ tower_host_to_skip | default('lab-dev-2') }}"
+    provision_host: "{{ tower_provision_host | default(ansible_play_hosts | join(',')) }}"
 
 
   tasks:
-    - block:
-      - name: "Test #1a - Copy file to machine - skipping {{ host_to_skip }}"
-        copy:
-          src  : files/hello-ansible.txt
-          dest : "{{ check_file }}"
-        when: inventory_hostname != host_to_skip
-      when:
-        - skip_host | bool
+    - name: "Create in-memory inventory"
+      add_host:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        groups:
+          - remdiation
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      loop: "{{ provision_host.split(',') }}"
 
 
+# =========================================================================== #
+
+
+- name: Create a test file on remediation group
+  hosts: remdiation
+  gather_facts: no
+  become: no
+
+
+  vars_files:
+    - vars/defaults.yml
+
+
+  tasks:
     - name: "Test #1 - Copy file to machine"
       copy:
         src  : files/hello-ansible.txt
         dest : "{{ check_file }}"
-      when:
-        - not skip_host | bool
 
 
 ...

file-existence-test.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,37 @@
 ---
-- name: Verify file existance and handle errors if needed
+- name: Create inventory based on extra_vars
   hosts: all
   gather_facts: no
   become: no
 
 
+  vars_files:
+    - vars/defaults.yml
+
+
+  vars:
+    provision_host: "{{ tower_provision_host | default(ansible_play_hosts | join(',')) }}"
+
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: "Create in-memory inventory"
+      add_host:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        groups:
+          - remdiation
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      loop: "{{ provision_host.split(',') }}"
+
+
+# =========================================================================== #
+
+
+- name: Verify file existance and handle errors if needed
+  hosts: remdiation
+  gather_facts: no
+  become: no
+
+
   vars_files:
     - vars/defaults.yml
 
@@ -19,20 +46,25 @@
         register     : r_check_file
 
 
-    rescue:
-      - name: Exception caught
+      - name: "Test #2: Say Hello"
         debug:
-          msg:
-            - "host   : {{ inventory_hostname }}"
-            - "rc     : {{ r_check_file.rc }}"
-            - "stdout : {{ r_check_file.stdout }}"
-            - "stderr : {{ r_check_file.stderr }}"
+          var: r_check_file.stdout
 
 
-    always:
-      - name: Job complete
-        debug:
-          msg: "Job has completed."
+#    rescue:
+#      - name: Exception caught
+#        debug:
+#          msg:
+#            - "host   : {{ inventory_hostname }}"
+#            - "rc     : {{ r_check_file.rc }}"
+#            - "stdout : {{ r_check_file.stdout }}"
+#            - "stderr : {{ r_check_file.stderr }}"
+#
+#
+#    always:
+#      - name: Job complete
+#        debug:
+#          msg: "Job has completed."
 
 
 ...

file-removal-test.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- name: Create inventory based on passed extra_vars
+- name: Create inventory based on extra_vars
   hosts: all
   gather_facts: no
   become: no
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@
 
 
   vars:
-    provision_host: "{{ tower_provision_host | default(ansible_play_hosts | random) }}"
+    provision_host: "{{ tower_provision_host | default(ansible_play_hosts | join(',')) }}"
 
 
   tasks:
-    - name: "Create in-memory inventory for {{ provision_host }}"
+    - name: "Create in-memory inventory"
       add_host:
-        name: "{{ provision_host }}"
+        name: "{{ item }}"
         groups:
           - remdiation
       delegate_to: localhost
+      loop: "{{ provision_host.split(',') }}"
 
 
 # =========================================================================== #

update-hosts.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,39 @@
 ---
-- name: Update all hosts
+- name: Create inventory based on extra_vars
   hosts: all
   gather_facts: no
+  become: no
+
+
+  vars_files:
+    - vars/defaults.yml
+
+
+  vars:
+    provision_host: "{{ tower_provision_host | default(ansible_play_hosts | join(',')) }}"
+
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: "Create in-memory inventory"
+      add_host:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        groups:
+          - remdiation
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      loop: "{{ provision_host.split(',') }}"
+
+
+# =========================================================================== #
+
+
+- name: Update remdiation hosts
+  hosts: remdiation
+  gather_facts: no
   become: yes
 
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Update all hosts
+    - name: Update host packages to latest releases
       package: name=* state=latest
       async: 1800
       poll : 3