vars_prompt

Collection: builtin

Full Name: parallax.builtin.vars_prompt

Aliases: ansible.builtin.vars_prompt, vars_prompt

Synopsis

Prompt the operator for a variable value

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	yes		The variable name to store user input in
prompt	string			The prompt message to display to the user
default	string			Default value if user provides empty input
private	bool		`false`	Whether the input should be hidden (like password input)
encrypt	string			Which hashing scheme to encrypt the input with Choices: `des_crypt`, `bsdi_crypt`, `md5_crypt`, `bcrypt`, `sha256_crypt`, `sha512_crypt`
confirm	bool		`false`	Require the user to enter the value twice
salt_size	int		`8`	Size of the salt to use with the encrypt option
unsafe	bool		`false`	Allow special characters in user input

- name: Ask for the release tag to deploy
  vars_prompt:
    name: release_tag
    prompt: Which tag should be deployed?
    private: false