__init__.py 文件源码

def preprocess_vars(a):
    '''
    Ensures that vars contained in the parameter passed in are
    returned as a list of dictionaries, to ensure for instance
    that vars loaded from a file conform to an expected state.
    '''

    if a is None:
        return None
    elif not isinstance(a, list):
        data = [ a ]
    else:
        data = a

    for item in data:
        if not isinstance(item, MutableMapping):
            raise AnsibleError("variable files must contain either a dictionary of variables, or a list of dictionaries. Got: %s (%s)" % (a, type(a)))

    return data