first_found - return first file found from list¶

- name: show first existing file
  debug: msg={{lookup('first_found', findme)}}
  vars:
    findme:
      - "/path/to/foo.txt"
      - "bar.txt"  # will be looked in files/ dir relative to role and/or play
      - "/path/to/biz.txt"

- name: |
        copy first existing file found to /some/file,
        looking in relative directories from where the task is defined and
        including any play objects that contain it
  copy: src={{lookup('first_found', findme)}} dest=/some/file
  vars:
    findme:
      - foo
      - "{{inventory_hostname}}"
      - bar

- name: same copy but specific paths
  copy: src={{lookup('first_found', findme, mypaths}} dest=/some/file
  vars:
    findme:
      - foo
      - "{{inventory_hostname}}"
      - bar
    mypaths:
      - /tmp/production
      - /tmp/staging

- name: INTERFACES | Create Ansible header for /etc/network/interfaces
  template:
    src: "{{ lookup('first_found', findme)}}"
    dest: "/etc/foo.conf"
  vars:
    findme:
      - "{{ ansible_virtualization_type }}_foo.conf"
      - "default_foo.conf"

- name: read vars from first file found, use 'vars/' relative subdir
  include_vars: "{{lookup('first_found', findme, paths=['vars'])}}"
  vars:
    findme:
     - '{{ansible_os_distribution}}.yml'
     - '{{ansible_os_family}}.yml'
     - default.yml