how to read json file using ansible

Question

I have a json file in the same directory where my ansible script is. Following is the content of json file:

{ \"resources\":[
           {\"name\":\"package1\",          


        

Answer 1

You have to add a from_json jinja2 filter after the lookup:

version_file: "{{ lookup('file','/home/shasha/devOps/tests/packageFile.json') | from_json }}"