--- - name: list vm include: list.yml vars: vm: "{{ item }}" when: - action is defined - action == 'list' - (vms | default([], true) | length) > 0 with_items: "{{ vms }}" - name: In vm state include: "{{ item.state | default('present', true) }}.yml" vars: vm: "{{ item }}" when: - action is undefined - (vms | default([], true) | length) > 0 with_items: "{{ vms }}" - name: Update/create vm include: present.yml vars: vm: "{{ item }}" when: - action is defined - action == 'present' - item.state is undefined - (vms | default([], true) | length) > 0 with_items: "{{ vms }}" - name: Delete vm include: absent.yml vars: vm: "{{ item }}" when: - action is defined - action == 'absent' - item.state is undefined - (vms | default([], true) | length) > 0 with_items: "{{ vms }}" ...