01_loop.yml

---
- name: Loop Playbook
  hosts: copenhagen
  gather_facts: true

  vars:
    users:
      - alice
      - bob
      - charlie

  tasks:
    - name: Print usernames
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "User: {{ item }}"
      loop: "{{ users }}"
    - name: Create multiple files
      ansible.builtin.file:
        path: "/tmp/{{ item }}"
        state: touch
        mode: '0644'
      loop:
        - file1.txt
        - file2.txt
        - file3.txt
    - name: Loop over dictionary
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "Package {{ item.key }} should be {{ item.value }}"
      loop:
        - { key: 'httpd', value: 'present' }
        - { key: 'vim', value: 'present' }
        - { key: 'telnet', value: 'absent' }
    - name: Loop with index
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "Item {{ idx }}: {{ item }}"
      loop:
        - red
        - green
        - blue
      loop_control:
        index_var: idx
    - name: Create numbered files
      ansible.builtin.file:
        path: "/tmp/logfile{{ item }}.log"
        state: touch
        mode: '0644'
      loop: "{{ range(1, 6) | list }}"
    - name: Wait until current second is past 45
      ansible.builtin.command: date +%S
      register: current_seconds
      until: current_seconds.stdout | int > 45
      retries: 20
      delay: 3
      changed_when: false

    - name: Show result
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "Succeeded after {{ current_seconds.attempts }} attempts - current second is {{ current_seconds.stdout }}"