Warn if something loaded by vars_files is not a dictionary

2012-07-14 12:39:06 -04:00 · 2012-07-14 12:39:06 -04:00 · 15b2b3a020
commit 15b2b3a020
parent 279b5965b8
1 changed files with 3 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/play.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/play.py
@ -217,5 +217,7 @@ class Play(object):
                fpath = utils.path_dwim(self.playbook.basedir, filename2)
                new_vars = utils.parse_yaml_from_file(fpath)
                if new_vars:
+                    if type(new_vars) != dict:
+                        raise errors.AnsibleError("files specified in vars_files must be a YAML dictionary: %s" % fpath)
                    self.playbook.SETUP_CACHE[host].update(new_vars)
-                #else: could warn if vars file contains no vars. 
+