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ansible - include_tasks: Incorrect type. Expected "object".

See original GitHub issue

Visual Studio code incorrectly flags syntax errors with include_tasks and import_tasks

Incorrect type. Expected “object”.

related to #96

- import_tasks: foo.yml

- name: manage_bar
  include_tasks: bar.yml

The Schema source extract: from https://github.com/SchemaStore/schemastore/pull/490/files

          "include_tasks": {
            "type": "object",
            "description": "Includes a file with a list of tasks to be executed in the current playbook.",
            "properties": {
              "free-form": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The name of the imported file is specified directly without any other option.\nUnlike M(import_tasks), most keywords, including loops and conditionals, apply to this statement."
              }
            }
          },

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Created 5 years ago
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Comments:11 (6 by maintainers)

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DanSibbernsencommented, Sep 2, 2021

FYI: if you’re not using a “name” field in any task, the error Missing property "include_vars".yaml-schema: Ansible 2.9 will show up. Adding the “name” field will remove it.

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ssbarneacommented, Oct 19, 2018

@shaded-enmity Check http://codesearch.openstack.org/?q=block%3A&i=nope&files=.yml&repos= for planty of examples of block usage inside playbooks, is very common.

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