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kevinveenbirkenbachandClaude Opus 5.5 89063972a6 perf(test-e2e-playwright): order Playwright passes by meta/tests.yml run_after
A role's playwright.run_after names the roles its pass runs after; the new
playwright_order lookup reads it through role_tests (which now renders
Jinja with the queried role as application_id) and orders the round with
a stable topological sort, so only constrained roles move. web-app-docs
runs after every other invokable role: in CI run 41206003651 (Discourse#2)
its pass waited 3126 s for the docs server's Sphinx build while stalwart,
bigbluebutton, jitsi and prometheus (~400 s) queued behind it. Cycles,
self references, unknown roles and non-list values fail loudly.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Custom Lookup Plugins for Infinito.Nexus

This directory contains custom Ansible lookup plugins used within the Infinito.Nexus project.

When to Use a Lookup Plugin

  • Load external data: Use lookups to retrieve data from files, APIs, databases, environment variables, or other external sources.
  • Context-aware data access: Lookups can access the full Ansible context, including inventory, facts, and runtime variables.
  • Generate dynamic lists: Lookups are often used to build inventories, secrets, or host lists dynamically.

Examples

# Load the contents of a file as a variable
my_secret: "{{ lookup('file', '/path/to/secret.txt') }}"

# Retrieve a list of hostnames from an external source
host_list: "{{ lookup('infinito_inventory_hosts', 'group_name') }}"

When not to Use a Lookup Plugin

  • If you only need to manipulate or transform data already available in your playbook, prefer a filter plugin instead.

Further Reading