playbook-varspractice01.yml

- name: learning to recall var data                                               
  hosts: localhost

  # these are play vars
  vars:
    telecom:
      - ericsson
      - alu
      - avaya
      - cisco
    heroes:
      marvel:
        - spiderman
        - ironman
        - daredevil
      dc:
        - wonderwoman
        - batman
        - superman

  tasks:
    # 1st item in the marvel list
    - name: print out spiderman
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "{{ heroes.marvel[0] }}"

    # second item in the dc list
    - name: print out batman
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "{{ heroes.dc[1] }}"

    - name: print out ALL dc heroes
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "{{ heroes.dc }}"

    - name: print out all dc heroes with a loop
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "{{ item }}"
      loop: "{{ heroes.dc }}"

    # fourth item in the telecom list
    - name: print out cisco
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "{{ telecom[3] }}"

    - name: Print out all dc and marvel heroes
      debug:
        msg: "{{ heroes }}"

    - name: print out ALL dc AND marvel heroes ONLY
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "{{ item }} is the greatest! Go {{ item }}!!!!"
      loop: "{{ heroes.marvel + heroes.dc }}"