Blocks

• Blocks doc

• A blog post about blocks

• Blog post with examples

• Complete list of possible keywords

Blocks can be used anywhere a task can (mostly?). They allow applying task keys to a group of tasks without having to repeat them over and over. They also provide a form of error handling.

Syntax:

block:
  - <task1>
  - <task2>
when: <condition>
become: true
become_user: <username>
....
[rescue:
  - debug: msg="This task runs if there's an error in the block"
  - <task2>
  ...
always:
  - debug: msg="I always run"
  ... more tasks ..
]