use YAML syntax to write ansible tasks

playbooks/roles/xqueue/tasks/deploy.yml

-- name: "writing supervisor scripts - xqueue, xqueue consumer"
-  template: >
-    src={{ item }}.conf.j2 dest={{ supervisor_available_dir }}/{{ item }}.conf
-    owner={{ supervisor_user }} group={{ common_web_user }} mode=0644
-  with_items: ['xqueue', 'xqueue_consumer']
+---
+- name: "Writing supervisor scripts - xqueue, xqueue consumer"
+  template:
+    src: "{{ item }}.conf.j2"
+    dest: "{{ supervisor_available_dir }}/{{ item }}.conf"
+    owner: "{{ supervisor_user }}"
+    group: "{{ common_web_user }}"
+    mode: "0644"
+  with_items:
+    - xqueue
+    - xqueue_consumer
   tags:
     - install
     - install:configuration
 
-- name: "enabling supervisor scripts - xqueue, xqueue consumer"
-  file: >
-    src={{ supervisor_available_dir }}/{{ item }}.conf
-    dest={{ supervisor_cfg_dir }}/{{ item }}.conf
-    owner={{ supervisor_user }} group={{ common_web_user }}
-    mode=0644 state=link force=yes
-  with_items: ['xqueue', 'xqueue_consumer']
+- name: "Enabling supervisor scripts - xqueue, xqueue consumer"
+  file:
+    src: "{{ supervisor_available_dir }}/{{ item }}.conf"
+    dest: "{{ supervisor_cfg_dir }}/{{ item }}.conf"
+    owner: "{{ supervisor_user }}"
+    group: "{{ common_web_user }}"
+    mode: "0644"
+    state: link
+    force: yes
+  with_items:
+    - xqueue
+    - xqueue_consumer
   when: not disable_edx_services
   tags:
     - install
     - install:configuration
 
-- name: "add gunicorn configuration file"
-  template: >
-    src=xqueue_gunicorn.py.j2 dest={{ xqueue_app_dir }}/xqueue_gunicorn.py
-  become_user: "{{ xqueue_user }}"
-  tags:
-    - install
-    - install:configuration
-
-- name: create xqueue application config
-  template: src=xqueue.env.json.j2 dest={{ xqueue_app_dir }}/xqueue.env.json mode=0644
-  become_user: "{{ xqueue_user }}"
-  tags:
-    - install
-    - install:configuration
-
-- name: create xqueue auth file
-  template: src=xqueue.auth.json.j2 dest={{ xqueue_app_dir }}/xqueue.auth.json mode=0644
+- name: Copy the configurations to the desired directory
+  template:
+    src: "{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ xqueue_app_dir }}/{{ item.dest }}"
+    mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
   become_user: "{{ xqueue_user }}"
+  with_items:
+    - { src: 'xqueue_gunicorn.py.j2', dest: 'xqueue_gunicorn.py', mode: '0644' }
+    - { src: 'xqueue.env.json.j2', dest: 'xqueue.env.json', mode: '0644' }
+    - { src: 'xqueue.auth.json.j2', dest: 'xqueue.auth.json', mode: '0644' }
   tags:
     - install
     - install:configuration
 
 # Do A Checkout
-- name: git checkout xqueue repo into xqueue_code_dir
-  git_2_0_1: >
-    dest={{ xqueue_code_dir }} repo={{ xqueue_source_repo }} version={{ xqueue_version }}
-    accept_hostkey=yes
+- name: "Git checkout xqueue repo into {{ xqueue_code_dir }}"
+  git_2_0_1:
+    repo: "{{ xqueue_source_repo }}"
+    dest: "{{ xqueue_code_dir }}"
+    version: "{{ xqueue_version }}"
+    accept_hostkey: yes
   become_user: "{{ xqueue_user }}"
   register: xqueue_checkout
   tags:
     - install
     - install:code
 
-
-# Install the python pre requirements into {{ xqueue_venv_dir }}
-- name : install python pre-requirements
-  pip: >
-    requirements="{{ xqueue_pre_requirements_file }}" virtualenv="{{ xqueue_venv_dir }}" state=present
-    extra_args="-i {{ COMMON_PYPI_MIRROR_URL }} --exists-action w"
-  become_user: "{{ xqueue_user }}"
-  tags:
-    - install
-    - install:app-requirements
-
-# Install the python post requirements into {{ xqueue_venv_dir }}
-- name : install python post-requirements
-  pip: >
-    requirements="{{ xqueue_post_requirements_file }}" virtualenv="{{ xqueue_venv_dir }}" state=present
-    extra_args="-i {{ COMMON_PYPI_MIRROR_URL }} --exists-action w"
+# Install the python pre requirements and post requirements into {{ xqueue_venv_dir }}
+- name: "Install python pre-requirements and post-requirements"
+  pip:
+    requirements: "{{ item }}"
+    virtualenv: "{{ xqueue_venv_dir }}"
+    state: present
+    extra_args: "-i {{ COMMON_PYPI_MIRROR_URL }} --exists-action w"
   become_user: "{{ xqueue_user }}"
+  with_items:
+    - "{{ xqueue_pre_requirements_file }}"
+    - "{{ xqueue_post_requirements_file }}"
   tags:
     - install
     - install:app-requirements
 
 # If there is a common user for migrations run migrations using his username
 # and credentials. If not we use the xqueue mysql user
-- name: migrate
-  shell: >
-    SERVICE_VARIANT=xqueue {{ xqueue_venv_bin }}/django-admin.py migrate --noinput --settings=xqueue.aws_migrate --pythonpath={{ xqueue_code_dir }}
+- name: Migrate
+  shell: "SERVICE_VARIANT=xqueue {{ xqueue_venv_bin }}/django-admin.py migrate --noinput --settings=xqueue.aws_migrate --pythonpath={{ xqueue_code_dir }}"
   become_user: "{{ xqueue_user }}"
   environment:
     DB_MIGRATION_USER: "{{ COMMON_MYSQL_MIGRATE_USER }}"
@@ -87,9 +85,8 @@
     - migrate
     - migrate:db
 
-- name: create users
-  shell: >
-    SERVICE_VARIANT=xqueue {{ xqueue_venv_bin }}/django-admin.py update_users --settings=xqueue.aws_settings --pythonpath={{ xqueue_code_dir }}
+- name: Create users
+  shell: "SERVICE_VARIANT=xqueue {{ xqueue_venv_bin }}/django-admin.py update_users --settings=xqueue.aws_settings --pythonpath={{ xqueue_code_dir }}"
   become_user: "{{ xqueue_user }}"
   tags:
     - manage
@@ -100,45 +97,45 @@
   # the services if any of the configurations
   # have changed.
   #
-- name: update supervisor configuration
+- name: Update supervisor configuration
   shell:  "{{ supervisor_ctl }} -c {{ supervisor_cfg }} update"
   register: supervisor_update
   changed_when: supervisor_update.stdout is defined and supervisor_update.stdout != ""
   when: not disable_edx_services
 
-- name: ensure xqueue, consumer is running
-  supervisorctl: >
-    name={{ item }}
-    supervisorctl_path={{ supervisor_ctl }}
-    config={{ supervisor_cfg }}
-    state=started
+- name: Ensure xqueue, consumer is running
+  supervisorctl:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    supervisorctl_path: "{{ supervisor_ctl }}"
+    config: "{{ supervisor_cfg }}"
+    state: started
   with_items:
-  - xqueue
-  - xqueue_consumer
+    - xqueue
+    - xqueue_consumer
   when: not disable_edx_services
   tags:
     - manage
     - manage:start
 
-- name: create a symlink for venv python
-  file: >
-    src="{{ xqueue_venv_bin }}/{{ item }}"
-    dest={{ COMMON_BIN_DIR }}/{{ item }}.xqueue
-    state=link
+- name: Create a symlink for venv python
+  file:
+    src: "{{ xqueue_venv_bin }}/{{ item }}"
+    dest: "{{ COMMON_BIN_DIR }}/{{ item }}.xqueue"
+    state: link
   with_items:
-  - python
-  - pip
+    - python
+    - pip
   tags:
     - install
     - install:app-requirements
 
-- name: restart xqueue
-  supervisorctl: >
-    name={{ item }}
-    supervisorctl_path={{ supervisor_ctl }}
-    config={{ supervisor_cfg }}
-    state=restarted
+- name: Restart xqueue
+  supervisorctl:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    supervisorctl_path: "{{ supervisor_ctl }}"
+    config: "{{ supervisor_cfg }}"
+    state: restarted
   when: not disable_edx_services
   with_items:
-  - xqueue
-  - xqueue_consumer
+    - xqueue
+    - xqueue_consumer

playbooks/roles/xqueue/tasks/main.yml

@@ -5,23 +5,22 @@
 # Check out xqueue repo to {{ xqueue_code_dir }}
 #
 #
-
-- name: create application user
-  user: >
-    name="{{ xqueue_user }}"
-    home="{{ xqueue_app_dir }}"
-    createhome=no
-    shell=/bin/false
+- name: Create application user
+  user:
+    name: "{{ xqueue_user }}"
+    home: "{{ xqueue_app_dir }}"
+    createhome: no
+    shell: /bin/false
   tags:
     - install
     - install:base
 
-- name: create xqueue app and venv dir
-  file: >
-    path="{{ item }}"
-    state=directory
-    owner="{{ xqueue_user }}"
-    group="{{ common_web_group }}"
+- name: Create xqueue app and venv dir
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: "{{ xqueue_user }}"
+    group: "{{ common_web_group }}"
   with_items:
     - "{{ xqueue_app_dir }}"
     - "{{ xqueue_venvs_dir }}"
@@ -29,14 +28,15 @@
     - install
     - install:base
 
-- name: install a bunch of system packages on which xqueue relies
-  apt: pkg={{','.join(xqueue_debian_pkgs)}} state=present
+- name: Install a bunch of system packages on which xqueue relies
+  apt:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+  with_items: "{{ xqueue_debian_pkgs }}"
   tags:
     - install
     - install:system-requirements
 
-- include: deploy.yml tags=deploy
-
-
-
-
+- include: deploy.yml
+  tags:
+    - deploy
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