community.general.replace_keys filter – Replace specific keys in a list of dictionaries
Note
This filter plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 9.5.1).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible
package.
It is not included in ansible-core
.
To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list
.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.replace_keys
.
New in community.general 9.1.0
Synopsis
This filter replaces specified keys in a provided list of dictionaries.
Input
This describes the input of the filter, the value before | community.general.replace_keys
.
Parameter |
Comments |
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A list of dictionaries. Top level keys must be strings. |
Keyword parameters
This describes keyword parameters of the filter. These are the values key1=value1
, key2=value2
and so on in the following
example: input | community.general.replace_keys(key1=value1, key2=value2, ...)
Parameter |
Comments |
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Specify the matching option of target keys. Choices:
|
|
A list of dictionaries with attributes The value of |
|
A matching key change to. |
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A key or key pattern to change. The interpretation of For a key that matches multiple |
Examples
l:
- {k0_x0: A0, k1_x1: B0, k2_x2: [C0], k3_x3: foo}
- {k0_x0: A1, k1_x1: B1, k2_x2: [C1], k3_x3: bar}
# 1) By default, replace keys that are equal any of the attributes before.
t:
- {before: k0_x0, after: a0}
- {before: k1_x1, after: a1}
r: "{{ l | community.general.replace_keys(target=t) }}"
# 2) Replace keys that starts with any of the attributes before.
t:
- {before: k0, after: a0}
- {before: k1, after: a1}
r: "{{ l | community.general.replace_keys(target=t, matching_parameter='starts_with') }}"
# 3) Replace keys that ends with any of the attributes before.
t:
- {before: x0, after: a0}
- {before: x1, after: a1}
r: "{{ l | community.general.replace_keys(target=t, matching_parameter='ends_with') }}"
# 4) Replace keys that match any regex of the attributes before.
t:
- {before: "^.*0_x.*$", after: a0}
- {before: "^.*1_x.*$", after: a1}
r: "{{ l | community.general.replace_keys(target=t, matching_parameter='regex') }}"
# The results of above examples 1-4 are all the same.
r:
- {a0: A0, a1: B0, k2_x2: [C0], k3_x3: foo}
- {a0: A1, a1: B1, k2_x2: [C1], k3_x3: bar}
# 5) If more keys match the same attribute before the last one will be used.
t:
- {before: "^.*_x.*$", after: X}
r: "{{ l | community.general.replace_keys(target=t, matching_parameter='regex') }}"
# gives
r:
- X: foo
- X: bar
# 6) If there are items with equal attribute before the first one will be used.
t:
- {before: "^.*_x.*$", after: X}
- {before: "^.*_x.*$", after: Y}
r: "{{ l | community.general.replace_keys(target=t, matching_parameter='regex') }}"
# gives
r:
- X: foo
- X: bar
# 7) If there are more matches for a key the first one will be used.
l:
- {aaa1: A, bbb1: B, ccc1: C}
- {aaa2: D, bbb2: E, ccc2: F}
t:
- {before: a, after: X}
- {before: aa, after: Y}
r: "{{ l | community.general.replace_keys(target=t, matching_parameter='starts_with') }}"
# gives
r:
- {X: A, bbb1: B, ccc1: C}
- {X: D, bbb2: E, ccc2: F}
Return Value
Key |
Description |
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The list of dictionaries with replaced keys. Returned: success |