We don't need to do multi-line strings for ansible anymore.

The newer version of ansible supports sub dictionaries for module parameters.

playbooks/roles/ansible-role-django-ida/templates/tasks/main.yml.j2

@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@
 #
 
 - name: add gunicorn configuration file
-  template: >
-    src=edx/app/{{ role_name }}/{{ role_name }}_gunicorn.py.j2
-    dest={{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/{{ role_name }}_gunicorn.py
+  template:
+    src: edx/app/{{ role_name }}/{{ role_name }}_gunicorn.py.j2
+    dest: {{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/{{ role_name }}_gunicorn.py
   sudo_user: "{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_user }}"
 
 - name: install application requirements
-  pip: >
-    requirements="{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_requirements_base }}/{{ '{{' }} item }}"
-    virtualenv="{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/venvs/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}"
-    state=present
+  pip:
+    requirements: "{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_requirements_base }}/{{ '{{' }} item }}"
+    virtualenv: "{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/venvs/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}"
+    state: present
   sudo_user: "{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_user }}"
   with_items: {{ '{{' }} role_name }}_requirements
 
@@ -39,31 +39,35 @@
   when: migrate_db is defined and migrate_db|lower == "yes"
 
 - name: write out the supervisor wrapper
-  template: >
-    src=edx/app/{{ role_name }}/{{ role_name }}.sh.j2
-    dest={{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}.sh
-    mode=0650 owner={{ '{{' }} supervisor_user }} group={{ '{{' }} common_web_user }}
+  template:
+    src: edx/app/{{ role_name }}/{{ role_name }}.sh.j2
+    dest: {{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}.sh
+    mode: 0650
+    owner: {{ '{{' }} supervisor_user }}
+    group: {{ '{{' }} common_web_user }}
 
 - name: write supervisord config
-  template: >
-    src=edx/app/supervisor/conf.d.available/{{ role_name }}.conf.j2
-    dest="{{ '{{' }} supervisor_available_dir }}/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}.conf"
-    owner={{ '{{' }} supervisor_user }} group={{ '{{' }} common_web_user }} mode=0644
+  template:
+    src: edx/app/supervisor/conf.d.available/{{ role_name }}.conf.j2
+    dest: "{{ '{{' }} supervisor_available_dir }}/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}.conf"
+    owner: {{ '{{' }} supervisor_user }}
+    group: {{ '{{' }} common_web_user }}
+    mode: 0644
 
 - name: setup the {{ role_name }} env file
-  template: >
-    src="./{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}_env.j2"
-    dest="{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/{{ role_name }}_env"
-    owner={{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_user }}
-    group={{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_user }}
-    mode=0644
+  template:
+    src: "./{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}_env.j2"
+    dest: "{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/{{ role_name }}_env"
+    owner: {{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_user }}
+    group: {{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_user }}
+    mode: 0644
 
 - name: enable supervisor script
-  file: >
-    src={{ '{{' }} supervisor_available_dir }}/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}.conf
-    dest={{ '{{' }} supervisor_cfg_dir }}/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}.conf
-    state=link
-    force=yes
+  file:
+    src: {{ '{{' }} supervisor_available_dir }}/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}.conf
+    dest: {{ '{{' }} supervisor_cfg_dir }}/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}.conf
+    state: link
+    force: yes
   when: not disable_edx_services
 
 - name: update supervisor configuration
@@ -71,28 +75,28 @@
   when: not disable_edx_services
 
 - name: create symlinks from the-er venv bin dir
-  file: >
-    src="{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/venvs/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}/bin/{{ '{{' }} item }}"
-    dest="{{ '{{' }} COMMON_BIN_DIR }}/{{ '{{' }} item.split('.')[0] }}.{{ role_name }}"
-    state=link
+  file:
+    src: "{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_home }}/venvs/{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}/bin/{{ '{{' }} item }}"
+    dest: "{{ '{{' }} COMMON_BIN_DIR }}/{{ '{{' }} item.split('.')[0] }}.{{ role_name }}"
+    state: link
   with_items:
   - python
   - pip
   - django-admin.py
 
 - name: create symlinks from the repo dir
-  file: >
-    src="{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_code_dir }}/{{ item }}"
-    dest="{{ '{{' }} COMMON_BIN_DIR }}/{{ '{{' }} item.split('.')[0] }}.{{ role_name }}"
-    state=link
+  file:
+    src: "{{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_code_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+    dest: "{{ '{{' }} COMMON_BIN_DIR }}/{{ '{{' }} item.split('.')[0] }}.{{ role_name }}"
+    state: link
   with_items:
   - manage.py
 
 - name: restart the applicaton
-  supervisorctl: >
-    state=restarted
-    supervisorctl_path={{ '{{' }} supervisor_ctl }}
-    config={{ '{{' }} supervisor_cfg }}
-    name={{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}
+  supervisorctl: 
+    state: restarted
+    supervisorctl_path: {{ '{{' }} supervisor_ctl }}
+    config: {{ '{{' }} supervisor_cfg }}
+    name: {{ '{{' }} {{ role_name }}_service_name }}
   when: not disable_edx_services
   sudo_user: "{{ '{{' }} supervisor_service_user }}"