fix: managed to create SSH key content list from SSH public key path list, fixed retrieval of IP based on instance name and IP preferences

roles/init-server/tasks/spawn.yml

@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@
 ---
 # tasks file for roles/init-vps
 # @NOTE server deployment method is based on task tags compiled herein
-# @TODO review 'loop' task attribute return values and make compliant changes
 - name: Finding SSH public keys for root
+  delegate_facts: true
+  delegate_to: localhost
   ansible.builtin.find:
-    paths: "{{ cnode_homedir | default('/home/' ~ ansible_user ~ '/.ssh') }}" # @TODO define 'cnode_homedir' in playbook
+    paths: "{{ local_facts['user_dir'] }}/.ssh" # @TODO define 'cnode_homedir' in playbook
-    patterns: "{{ ['^'] | product(keys) | map('join') | list }}"
+    patterns: "{{ ['^'] | product(ssh_keys) | map('join') | list }}"
     file_type: file
     use_regex: true
   register: ssh_keypairs
+- name: Reducing SSH key-pair results to list of SSH public key paths
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    root_pubkey_paths: "{{ ssh_keypairs.files | selectattr('path', 'search', '\\.pub$') | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
+- name: Converting SSH public key paths to their file contents
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    root_pubkeys: "{{ root_pubkeys | default([]) + [lookup('file', item)] }}"
+  loop: "{{ root_pubkey_paths }}"
 - name: Bootstrapping VPS
   block:
     - name: Creating VPS via Linode VPS service API
@@ -24,11 +32,11 @@
             region: "{{ origin }}"
             private_ip: true
             root_pass: "{{ password }}"
-            authorized_keys: "{{ ssh_keypairs.files | selectattr('path', 'search', '\\.pub$') | map(attribute='path') | map('lookup', 'file') | list }}"
+            authorized_keys: "{{ root_pubkeys }}"
             state: present
           register: new_instance
         - name: Waiting for that VPS to come online
-          delegate_to: "{{ new_instance.instance[ip_pref][0] }}"
+          delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
           delegate_facts: true
           ansible.builtin.wait_for_connection:
             delay: 20
@@ -36,6 +44,7 @@
           vars:
             ansible_ssh_private_key_file: "{{ chosen_privkey | default(ssh_keypairs.files | rejectattr('path', 'search', '\\.pub$') | map(attribute='path') | list | random) }}" # @TODO define 'chosen_privkey'in playbook
             ansible_user: root
+          loop: "{{ new_instance.instance[ip_pref] }}"
       tags:
         - linode
   tags:
@@ -50,34 +59,40 @@
           tags:
             - unimplemented
         - name: Waiting for that server to come online
-          delegate_to: "{{ hostvars[instance]['ansible_default_' ~ ip_pref].address }}"
+          delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
           delegate_facts: true
           remote_user: root
+          when: item is ansible.utils['ip_pref']
           ansible.builtin.wait_for_connection:
             delay: 20
             timeout: 300
           vars:
             ansible_user: root
+          loop: "{{ groups[instance] | default(hostvars[instance]) }}"
         - name: Checking if that server has required operating system
-          delegate_to: "{{ hostvars[instance]['ansible_default_' ~ ip_pref].address }}"
+          delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
           delegate_facts: true
           remote_user: root
-          when: ansible_facts["system"] != "Linux"
+          when: ansible_facts["system"] != "Linux" and item is ansible.utils['ip_pref']
           ansible.builtin.fail:
             msg: Unsupported operating system found
           vars:
             ansible_user: root
+          loop: "{{ groups[instance] | default(hostvars[instance]) }}"
         - name: Checking if that server has required Linux distro
-          delegate_to: "{{ hostvars[instance]['ansible_default_' ~ ip_pref].address }}"
+          delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
           delegate_facts: true
           remote_user: root
-          when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux" and ansible_facts["os_family"] != "Debian"
+          when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux" and ansible_facts["os_family"] != "Debian" and item is ansible.utils['ip_pref']
           ansible.builtin.fail:
             msg: Unsupported Linux distro found
           vars:
             ansible_user: root
+          loop: "{{ groups[instance] | default(hostvars[instance]) }}"
+    # @TODO find way to incorporate use of 'groups[instance] | default(hostvars[instance]' for 
+    # looping without loop nesting in below task
     - name: Providing authorized keys for server root account
-      delegate_to: "{{ hostvars[instance]['ansible_default_' ~ ip_pref].address }}"
+      delegate_to: "{{ (groups[instance] | default(hostvars[instance]))[0] }}"
       delegate_facts: true
       remote_user: root
       ansible.posix.authorized_key:
@@ -85,7 +100,7 @@
         key: "{{ lookup('file', item) }}"
         state: present
       vars:
-        ansible_root: root
+        ansible_user: root
-      loop: "{{ ssh_keypairs.files | selectattr('path', 'search', '\\.pub$') | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
+      loop: "{{ root_pubkey_paths }}"
   tags:
     - lan