can roles and tasks exist in the same playbook?

Question

---
# file: main.yml

- hosts: fotk
  remote_user: fakesudo
  tasks:
  - name: create a developer user
    user: name={{ user }}
          password={{ password }}
               


        

Answer 1

You can also do pre_tasks: and post_tasks: if you need to do things before or after. From the Docs https://docs.ansible.com/playbooks_roles.html

- hosts: localhost

  pre_tasks:
    - shell: echo 'hello in pre'

  roles:
    - { role: some_role }

  tasks:
    - shell: echo 'in tasks'

  post_tasks:
    - shell: echo 'goodbye in post'

>

Gives the output: PLAY [localhost]

---

GATHERING FACTS *************************************************************** ok: [localhost]

TASK: [shell echo 'hello in pre'] ********************************************* changed: [localhost]

TASK: [some_role | shell echo 'hello from the role'] ************************** changed: [localhost]

TASK: [shell echo 'in tasks'] ************************************************* changed: [localhost]

TASK: [shell echo 'goodbye in post'] ****************************************** changed: [localhost]

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************** localhost : ok=5 changed=4 unreachable=0
failed=0

This is with ansible 1.9.1