---
- name: load template
  template:
    src: azure_connection.j2
    dest: /tmp/azure_connection_body.json
  changed_when: false

- name: Create connection
  azure_rm_resource:
    ad_user: "{{ azure_ad_user | default(omit) }}"
    password: "{{ azure_password | default(omit) }}"
    subscription_id: "{{ azure_subscription_id | default(lookup('env', 'AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID')) }}"
    client_id: "{{ azure_client_id | default(lookup('env', 'AZURE_CLIENT_ID')) }}"
    secret: "{{ azure_secret | default(lookup('env', 'AZURE_SECRET')) }}"
    tenant: "{{ azure_tenant | default(lookup('env', 'AZURE_TENANT')) }}"
    resource_name: "{{ con.name | urlencode }}"
    resource_type: "connections"
    resource_group: "{{ con.resource_group }}"
    provider: "Network"
    idempotency: true
    body: "{{ lookup('file', '/tmp/azure_connection_body.json') }}"
    method: "{{ con.method | default(omit, true) }}"
    subresource: "{{ con.subresource | default(omit, true) }}"
    status_code: "{{ con.status_code | default(omit, true) }}"
    state: "present"
  register: createres
...