reference_playbook.yaml

---
# Playbook owned by group inception
group: inception

# This playbook is clearly awesome:
name: Simple playbook

# This playbook executes **two** sequences of steps for this
# release:
execution:

  ################################################################
  # Sequence 1
  ################################################################
  # Including a description is optional. This must be a string.
  - description: frobnicate these lil guys
    hosts:
      - foo.dev.example.com
      - bar.ops.example.com

    steps:
      # Some steps don't require parameters:
      - bigip:OutOfRotation

      # Whereas, some require parameters:
      - misc:Echo:
          input: "This is a test message"

      # And some times you just want to tell the world what you're doing
      - frob:Nicate:
          things: "all the things"
          notify:
              started:
                  irc: [ "PHB", "#myteam" ]
                  email: [ "someone@example.com", "someoneelse@example.com" ]

  ################################################################
  # Sequence 2
  ################################################################
  - description: then frobnicate the other half
    hosts:
      - dev.foo.example.com
      - ops.bar.example.com

    steps:
      - bigip:OutOfRotation

      # Some may even accept lists as the value of their parameters
      - misc:ListFrob:
          frob_list:
            - item1
            - item2
            - item3