Tests — Ansible Documentation
docs.ansible.com › ansible › latestDec 21, 2021 · Tests can also be used in list processing filters, like map () and select () to choose items in the list. Like all templating, tests always execute on the Ansible controller, not on the target of a task, as they test local data. In addition to those Jinja2 tests, Ansible supplies a few more and users can easily create their own.
Data manipulation — Ansible Documentation
docs.ansible.com › ansible › latestData manipulation . In many cases, you need to do some complex operation with your variables, while Ansible is not recommended as a data processing/manipulation tool, you can use the existing Jinja2 templating in conjunction with the many added Ansible filters, lookups and tests to do some very complex transformations.