Is there a yaml editing module for ansible?

Question

I need to modify a yaml file (schleuder configuration) and I'd like to do this from an ansible playbook - is there a module to do so? Hard to google for this, everything that turns up is how to write playbooks.

Answer 1

I also have the need to config manage yaml files. I have written an ansible module that attempts to be idempotent while editing yaml files.

I call it yedit (yaml-edit). https://github.com/kwoodson/ansible-role-yedit

Please let me know if you find it useful. I'll be adding features when our team runs into the need, by request, or by pull-request.

Here is a simple playbook example:

roles: - lib_yaml_editor  tasks: - name: edit some yaml   yedit:     src: /path/to/yaml/file     key: foo     value: bar  - name: more complex data structure   yedit:     src: /path/to/yaml/file     key: a#b#c#d     value:       e:         f:  This is a test 

Should produce something that looks like this:

foo: bar a:   b:     c:       d:         e:           f: This is a test 

Edit: 5/27/2018