I have a jinja template and i want to replace a string by the content of a variable
exemple :
ansible_hostname: 'host-to'
item.suffixe: 'cool'
the result will be : host-cool-to
I did this :
{{ ansible_hostname | regex_replace('-to', '-{{ item.suffixe }}-to') }}
of course the '-{{ item.suffixe }}-to' was not interpreted and the result is : host-{{ item.suffixe }}-to
Is it possible to use a variable in regex_replace ? How ? in the ansible exemple they don't show anythings like this
Q: "Is it possible to use a variable in regex_replace ?"
A: Yes. It's possible. It's easier to put the parameters into the variables. For example,
- debug:
msg: "{{ hostname | regex_replace(regex, replace) }}"
vars:
hostname: host-to
suffix: cool
regex: -to
replace: "-{{ suffix }}-to"
gives
msg: host-cool-to