given one or more lists, this lookup will flatten any list elements found recursively until only 1 list is left.
Note
unlike ‘items’ which only flattens 1 level, this plugin will continue to flatten until it cannot find lists anymore.
aka highlander plugin, there can only be one (list).
- name: "'unnest' all elements into single list"
debug: msg="all in one list {{lookup('flattened', [1,2,3,[5,6]], [a,b,c], [[5,6,1,3], [34,a,b,c]])}}"
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
_raw
list
|
flattened list
|
This lookup is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This lookup is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Serge van Ginderachter <serge@vanginderachter.be>
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