parameters written as fully expanded YAML dictionaries

playbooks/create_django_ida.yml

 ---
 # Creates a new ansible role
 # Usage:
-#   ansible-playbook ./create_django_ida.yml -i "localhost," -c local -e role_name=my_awesome_role
+#   ansible-playbook ./create_django_ida.yml -i "localhost," -c local -e my_role_name=my_awesome_role
 #
 - hosts: localhost
   gather_facts: False

playbooks/create_role.yml

 ---
 # Creates a new ansible role
 # Usage:
-#   ansible-playbook -c local --limit "localhost," ./create_role.yml -i "localhost," -e role_name=my_awesome_role
+#   ansible-playbook -c local --limit "localhost," ./create_role.yml -i "localhost," -e my_role_name=my_awesome_role
 #
 - hosts: localhost
   gather_facts: False

playbooks/roles/ansible-role-django-ida/tasks/main.yml

 ---
-
-- name: check if the role exists
-  stat: path=roles/{{ role_name }}
+- name: Check if the role exists
+  stat:
+    path: "roles/{{ my_role_name }}"
   register: role_exists
 
-- name: prompt for overwrite
-  pause: prompt="Role {{ role_name }} exists. Overwrite? Touch any key to continue or <CTRL>-c, then a, to abort."
+- name: Prompt for overwrite
+  pause: prompt="Role {{ my_role_name }} exists. Overwrite? Touch any key to continue or <CTRL>-c, then a, to abort."
   when: role_exists.stat.exists
 
-- name: create docker directories
-  file: path=../docker/{{ item }}/{{ role_name }} state=directory
+- name: Create docker directories
+  file:
+    path: "../docker/{{ item }}/{{ my_role_name }}"
+    state: directory
   with_items:
     - build
 
-- name: create role directories
-  file: path=roles/{{ role_name }}/{{ item }} state=directory
+- name: Create role directories
+  file:
+    path: "roles/{{ my_role_name }}/{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
   with_items:
     - tasks
     - meta
     - defaults
     - templates/edx/app/supervisor/conf.d.available
-    - templates/edx/app/{{ role_name }}
+    - templates/edx/app/{{ my_role_name }}
     - templates/edx/app/nginx/sites-available
 
-- name: make an ansible role
-  template: src={{ item }}/main.yml.j2 dest=roles/{{ role_name }}/{{ item }}/main.yml
+- name: Make an ansible role
+  template:
+    src: "{{ item }}/main.yml.j2"
+    dest: "roles/{{ my_role_name }}/{{ item }}/main.yml"
   with_items:
     - tasks
     - meta
     - defaults
 
-- name: update docker templates
-  template: src=docker/{{ item.src }} dest=../docker/{{ item.dest }}
+- name: Update docker templates
+  template:
+    src: "docker/{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "../docker/{{ item.dest }}"
   with_items:
-    - { src: 'build/ROLE_NAME/Dockerfile.j2', dest: 'build/{{ role_name|replace("_","-") }}/Dockerfile'}
-    - { src: 'build/ROLE_NAME/ansible_overrides.yml.j2', dest: 'build/{{ role_name|replace("_","-") }}/ansible_overrides.yml'}
-    - { src: 'build/ROLE_NAME/inventory', dest: 'build/{{ role_name|replace("_","-") }}/inventory'}
-    - { src: 'plays/ROLE_NAME.yml.j2', dest: 'plays/{{ role_name }}.yml'}
+    - { src: 'build/ROLE_NAME/Dockerfile.j2', dest: 'build/{{ my_role_name|replace("_","-") }}/Dockerfile'}
+    - { src: 'build/ROLE_NAME/ansible_overrides.yml.j2', dest: 'build/{{ my_role_name|replace("_","-") }}/ansible_overrides.yml'}
+    - { src: 'build/ROLE_NAME/inventory', dest: 'build/{{ my_role_name|replace("_","-") }}/inventory'}
+    - { src: 'plays/ROLE_NAME.yml.j2', dest: 'plays/{{ my_role_name }}.yml'}
 
-- name: update role templates
-  template: src=templates/{{ item.src }} dest=roles/{{ role_name }}/templates/{{ item.dest }}
+- name: Update role templates
+  template:
+    src: "templates/{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "roles/{{ my_role_name }}/templates/{{ item.dest }}"
   with_items:
-    - { src: 'edx/app/supervisor/conf.d.available/ROLE_NAME.conf.j2', dest: 'edx/app/supervisor/conf.d.available/{{ role_name }}.conf.j2'}
-    - { src: 'edx/app/ROLE_NAME/ROLE_NAME.sh.j2', dest: 'edx/app/{{ role_name }}/{{ role_name }}.sh.j2'}
-    - { src: 'edx/app/ROLE_NAME/ROLE_NAME_env.j2', dest: 'edx/app/{{ role_name }}/{{ role_name }}_env.j2'}
-    - { src: 'edx/app/ROLE_NAME/ROLE_NAME_gunicorn.py.j2', dest: 'edx/app/{{ role_name }}/{{ role_name }}_gunicorn.py.j2'}
-    - { src: 'edx/app/ROLE_NAME/devstack.sh.j2', dest: 'edx/app/{{ role_name }}/devstack.sh.j2'}
-    - { src: 'edx/app/nginx/sites-available/ROLE_NAME.j2', dest: 'edx/app/nginx/sites-available/{{ role_name }}.j2'}
+    - { src: 'edx/app/supervisor/conf.d.available/ROLE_NAME.conf.j2', dest: 'edx/app/supervisor/conf.d.available/{{ my_role_name }}.conf.j2'}
+    - { src: 'edx/app/ROLE_NAME/ROLE_NAME.sh.j2', dest: 'edx/app/{{ my_role_name }}/{{ my_role_name }}.sh.j2'}
+    - { src: 'edx/app/ROLE_NAME/ROLE_NAME_env.j2', dest: 'edx/app/{{ my_role_name }}/{{ my_role_name }}_env.j2'}
+    - { src: 'edx/app/ROLE_NAME/ROLE_NAME_gunicorn.py.j2', dest: 'edx/app/{{ my_role_name }}/{{ my_role_name }}_gunicorn.py.j2'}
+    - { src: 'edx/app/ROLE_NAME/devstack.sh.j2', dest: 'edx/app/{{ my_role_name }}/devstack.sh.j2'}
+    - { src: 'edx/app/nginx/sites-available/ROLE_NAME.j2', dest: 'edx/app/nginx/sites-available/{{ my_role_name }}.j2'}

playbooks/roles/ansible-role/tasks/main.yml

 --- 
-
-- name: check if the role exists
-  command: test -d roles/{{ role_name }}
+- name: Check if the role exists
+  command: "test -d roles/{{ my_role_name }}"
   register: role_exists
   ignore_errors: yes
 
-- name: prompt for overwrite
-  pause: prompt="Role {{ role_name }} exists. Overwrite? Touch any key to continue or <CTRL>-c, then a, to abort."
+- name: Prompt for overwrite
+  pause: prompt="Role {{ my_role_name }} exists. Overwrite? Touch any key to continue or <CTRL>-c, then a, to abort."
   when: role_exists | success
 
-- name: create role directories
-  file: path=roles/{{ role_name }}/{{ item }} state=directory
+- name: Create role directories
+  file:
+    path: "roles/{{ my_role_name }}/{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
   with_items:
     - tasks
     - meta
@@ -18,8 +19,10 @@
     - templates
     - files
 
-- name: make an ansible role
-  template: src={{ item }}/main.yml.j2 dest=roles/{{ role_name }}/{{ item }}/main.yml
+- name: Make an ansible role
+  template:
+    src: "{{ item }}/main.yml.j2" 
+    dest: "roles/{{ my_role_name }}/{{ item }}/main.yml"
   with_items:
     - tasks
     - meta

playbooks/roles/ansible_debug/tasks/main.yml

 ---
 - name: Dump all vars to json
-  template: src=dumpall.json.j2 dest=/tmp/ansible.all.json mode=0600
+  template:
+    src: dumpall.json.j2 
+    dest: /tmp/ansible.all.json
+    mode: 0600
   tags:
     - dumpall
     - debug
 
 - name: Dump lms auth|env file
-  template: src=../../edxapp/templates/lms.{{ item }}.json.j2 dest=/tmp/lms.{{ item }}.json mode=0600
+  template:
+    src: "../../edxapp/templates/lms.{{ item }}.json.j2"
+    dest: "/tmp/lms.{{ item }}.json"
+    mode: 0600
   with_items:
     - env
     - auth
@@ -16,7 +22,10 @@
     - debug
 
 - name: Dump lms-preview auth|env file
-  template: src=../../edxapp/templates/lms-preview.{{ item }}.json.j2 dest=/tmp/lms-preview.{{ item }}.json mode=0600
+  template:
+    src: "../../edxapp/templates/lms-preview.{{ item }}.json.j2"
+    dest: "/tmp/lms-preview.{{ item }}.json"
+    mode: 0600
   with_items:
     - env
     - auth
@@ -26,7 +35,10 @@
     - debug
 
 - name: Dump cms auth|env file
-  template: src=../../edxapp/templates/cms.{{ item }}.json.j2 dest=/tmp/cms.{{ item }}.json mode=0600
+  template:
+    src: "../../edxapp/templates/cms.{{ item }}.json.j2"
+    dest: "/tmp/cms.{{ item }}.json"
+    mode: 0600
   with_items:
     - env
     - auth
@@ -36,7 +48,10 @@
     - debug
 
 - name: Dump all vars to yaml
-  template: src=dumpall.yml.j2 dest=/tmp/ansible.all.yml mode=0600
+  template:
+    src: dumpall.yml.j2
+    dest: /tmp/ansible.all.yml
+    mode: 0600
   tags:
     - dumpall
     - debug
@@ -44,7 +59,10 @@
 - name: fetch remote files
   # fetch is fail-safe for remote files that don't exist
   # setting mode is not an option
-  fetch: src=/tmp/{{ item }} dest=/tmp/{{ ansible_hostname }}-{{item}} flat=True
+  fetch:
+    src: "/tmp/{{ item }}"
+    dest: "/tmp/{{ ansible_hostname }}-{{item}}"
+    flat: True
   with_items:
     - ansible.all.json
     - ansible.all.yml

playbooks/roles/edx-sandbox/tasks/main.yml

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #
 
 - name: update the termination date and time as motd
-  template: >
-    dest=/etc/update-motd.d/999-terminate-sandbox
-    src=etc/update-motd.d/temiate_motd.j2 mode=0755 owner=root group=root
+  template:
+    dest: "/etc/update-motd.d/999-terminate-sandbox"
+    src: "etc/update-motd.d/temiate_motd.j2"
+    mode: 0755
+    owner: root
+    group: root