run_clish_command.yml

---
- name: Build inventory
  hosts: localhost
  become: false
  gather_facts: false
  connection: local

  tasks:
    - name: Expand group names
      set_fact:
        targets_list: "{{ targets_list |default([]) + groups[item] }}"
      loop: "{{ targets |split(',') }}"
      when: groups[item] is defined

    - name: Add hosts to new inventory
      ansible.builtin.add_host:
        name: "{{ item }}"
        groups: new_play_hosts
      loop: "{{ targets |split(',') + targets_list |default([]) }}"
      when:
        - hostvars[item]['vsx_host'] is not defined
        - hostvars[item] is defined  # in case a group name was specified as target list, don't create a host with same name

    - name: Add VSX VS to new inventory
      include_tasks: vs_list_loop.yml
      loop: "{{ targets |split(',') + targets_list |default([]) }}"
      loop_control:
        loop_var: vs_item
      when: hostvars[vs_item]['vsx_host'] is defined

- name: Run CLISH command
  hosts: new_play_hosts
  connection: httpapi
  become: false
  gather_facts: false
  vars_files:
     - vars.yml

  tasks:
    - include_tasks: debug_inventory.yml
      when:
        - debug |default(false) |bool

    # Doing these as two tasks is actually faster if one more VSX VS is in the play hosts
    - include_tasks: clish_script_build.yml
      vars:
        inv_host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        config_file: "{{ inv_host }}.clish"
        sys: "{{ hostvars[inv_host] }}"
      when: vs_list is not defined

    - include_tasks: clish_script_build.yml
      loop: "{{ vs_list }}"
      loop_control:
        loop_var: inv_host
        label: "{{ inv_host }}"
        extended: true
      vars:
        config_file: "{{ inv_host }}.clish"
        sys: "{{ hostvars[inv_host] }}"
      when: vs_list is defined

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