ansible.utils.replace_keys filter – Replaces specific keys with their after value from a data recursively.

Note

This filter plugin is part of the ansible.utils collection (version 4.1.0).

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 ansible.utils.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ansible.utils.replace_keys.

New in ansible.utils 2.5.0

Synopsis

  • This plugin replaces specific keys with their after value from a data recursively.

  • Matching parameter defaults to equals unless matching_parameter is explicitly mentioned.

  • Using the parameters below- data|ansible.utils.replace_keys(target([....]))

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 | ansible.utils.replace_keys(key1=value1, key2=value2, ...)

Parameter

Comments

data

any / required

This option represents a list of dictionaries or a dictionary with any level of nesting data.

For example config_data|ansible.utils.replace_keys(target([....])), in this case config_data represents this option.

matching_parameter

string

Specify the matching configuration of target keys and data attributes.

Choices:

  • "starts_with"

  • "ends_with"

  • "regex"

target

list / elements=dictionary / required

Specify the target keys to replace in list of dictionaries format containing before and after key value.

after

string

after attribute key [change to]

before

string

before attribute key [to change]

Examples

# example.yaml
# interfaces:
#   - interface_name: eth0
#     enabled: true
#     duplex: auto
#     speed: auto
#   - interface_name: eth1
#     description: Configured by Ansible - Interface 1
#     mtu: 1500
#     speed: auto
#     duplex: auto
#     is_enabled: true
#     vifs:
#     - vlan_id: 100
#       description: Eth1 - VIF 100
#       mtu: 400
#       is_enabled: true
#     - vlan_id: 101
#       description: Eth1 - VIF 101
#       is_enabled: true
#   - interface_name: eth2
#     description: Configured by Ansible - Interface 2 (ADMIN DOWN)
#     mtu: 600
#     is_enabled: false

# Playbook
- name: replace keys with specified keys dict/list to dict
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: '{{ interfaces }}'
- debug:
    msg: >-
      {{ data|ansible.utils.replace_keys(target=[{'before':'interface_name',
      'after':'name'}, {'before':'is_enabled', 'after':'enabled'}]) }}

# Output
# TASK [replace keys with specified keys dict/list to dict] *************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": [
#             {
#                 "duplex": "auto",
#                 "enabled": true,
#                 "interface_name": "eth0",
#                 "speed": "auto"
#             },
#             {
#                 "description": "Configured by Ansible - Interface 1",
#                 "duplex": "auto",
#                 "interface_name": "eth1",
#                 "is_enabled": true,
#                 "mtu": 1500,
#                 "speed": "auto",
#                 "vifs": [
#                     {
#                         "description": "Eth1 - VIF 100",
#                         "is_enabled": true,
#                         "mtu": 400,
#                         "vlan_id": 100
#                     },
#                     {
#                         "description": "Eth1 - VIF 101",
#                         "is_enabled": true,
#                         "vlan_id": 101
#                     }
#                 ]
#             },
#             {
#                 "description": "Configured by Ansible - Interface 2 (ADMIN DOWN)",
#                 "interface_name": "eth2",
#                 "is_enabled": false,
#                 "mtu": 600
#             }
#         ]
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

# TASK [debug] **********************************************************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "msg": [
#         {
#             "duplex": "auto",
#             "enabled": true,
#             "name": "eth0",
#             "speed": "auto"
#         },
#         {
#             "description": "Configured by Ansible - Interface 1",
#             "duplex": "auto",
#             "enabled": true,
#             "mtu": 1500,
#             "name": "eth1",
#             "speed": "auto",
#             "vifs": [
#                 {
#                     "description": "Eth1 - VIF 100",
#                     "enabled": true,
#                     "mtu": 400,
#                     "vlan_id": 100
#                 },
#                 {
#                     "description": "Eth1 - VIF 101",
#                     "enabled": true,
#                     "vlan_id": 101
#                 }
#             ]
#         },
#         {
#             "description": "Configured by Ansible - Interface 2 (ADMIN DOWN)",
#             "enabled": false,
#             "mtu": 600,
#             "name": "eth2"
#         }
#     ]
# }

# example.yaml
# interfaces:
#   - interface_name: eth0
#     enabled: true
#     duplex: auto
#     speed: auto
#   - interface_name: eth1
#     description: Configured by Ansible - Interface 1
#     mtu: 1500
#     speed: auto
#     duplex: auto
#     is_enabled: true
#     vifs:
#     - vlan_id: 100
#       description: Eth1 - VIF 100
#       mtu: 400
#       is_enabled: true
#     - vlan_id: 101
#       description: Eth1 - VIF 101
#       is_enabled: true
#   - interface_name: eth2
#     description: Configured by Ansible - Interface 2 (ADMIN DOWN)
#     mtu: 600
#     is_enabled: false

# Playbook
- name: replace keys with specified keys dict/list to dict
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: '{{ interfaces }}'
- debug:
    msg: >-
      {{ data|ansible.utils.replace_keys(target=[{'before':'name',
      'after':'name'}, {'before':'enabled', 'after':'enabled'}],
      matching_parameter= 'ends_with') }}

# Output
# TASK [replace keys with specified keys dict/list to dict] *********************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": [
#             {
#                 "duplex": "auto",
#                 "enabled": true,
#                 "interface_name": "eth0",
#                 "speed": "auto"
#             },
#             {
#                 "description": "Configured by Ansible - Interface 1",
#                 "duplex": "auto",
#                 "interface_name": "eth1",
#                 "is_enabled": true,
#                 "mtu": 1500,
#                 "speed": "auto",
#                 "vifs": [
#                     {
#                         "description": "Eth1 - VIF 100",
#                         "is_enabled": true,
#                         "mtu": 400,
#                         "vlan_id": 100
#                     },
#                     {
#                         "description": "Eth1 - VIF 101",
#                         "is_enabled": true,
#                         "vlan_id": 101
#                     }
#                 ]
#             },
#             {
#                 "description": "Configured by Ansible - Interface 2 (ADMIN DOWN)",
#                 "interface_name": "eth2",
#                 "is_enabled": false,
#                 "mtu": 600
#             }
#         ]
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

# TASK [debug] ***************************************************************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "msg": [
#         {
#             "duplex": "auto",
#             "enabled": true,
#             "name": "eth0",
#             "speed": "auto"
#         },
#         {
#             "description": "Configured by Ansible - Interface 1",
#             "duplex": "auto",
#             "enabled": true,
#             "mtu": 1500,
#             "name": "eth1",
#             "speed": "auto",
#             "vifs": [
#                 {
#                     "description": "Eth1 - VIF 100",
#                     "enabled": true,
#                     "mtu": 400,
#                     "vlan_id": 100
#                 },
#                 {
#                     "description": "Eth1 - VIF 101",
#                     "enabled": true,
#                     "vlan_id": 101
#                 }
#             ]
#         },
#         {
#             "description": "Configured by Ansible - Interface 2 (ADMIN DOWN)",
#             "enabled": false,
#             "mtu": 600,
#             "name": "eth2"
#         }
#     ]
# }

Authors

  • Sagar Paul (@KB-perByte)

Hint

Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.