get values of machine cidr by referencing them in group vars

group_vars/all.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ cidrs:
   ## 10.200.16.1 to 10.200.31.254
   ## 4,096 usable IP addresses
   humans:
+    name: humans
     parent: fsfe
     cidr: 10.200.16.0/20
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ cidrs:
   ### 10.200.16.1 to 10.200.19.254
   ### 1,024 usable IP addresses
   admins:
+    name: admins
     parent: humans
     cidr: 10.200.16.0/22
 
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ cidrs:
   ### 10.200.20.1 to 10.200.23.254
   ### 1,024 usable IP addresses
   others:
+    name: others
     parent: humans
     cidr: 10.200.20.0/22
 
@@ -32,9 +35,14 @@ cidrs:
   ## 10.200.64.1 to 10.200.127.254
   ## with 16,384 usable IP addresses
   machines:
+    name: machines
     parent: fsfe
     cidr: 10.200.64.0/18
 
+# key of the CIDR you want to use for the client role,
+# so automatically configured peers (typically VMs)
+machine_cidr: machines
+
 manual_peers:
   linus:
     cidr: admins
@@ -54,4 +62,3 @@ manual_peers:
 # - { "cidr": "others", "name": "fani", "admin": "false" }
 # machines, e.g.
 # - { "cidr": "machines", "name": "cont1-plutex", "admin": "false" }
-machine_cidr: { "name": "machines", "cidr": "10.200.64.0/18", "admin": "false" }

roles/client/tasks/main.yml

@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
       shell: |
         innernet-server add-peer "{{ network_name }}" \
           --name "{{ innernet_client }}" \
-          --cidr "{{ machine_cidr.name }}" \
-          --admin "{{ machine_cidr.admin }}" \
+          --cidr "{{ cidrs[machine_cidr]['cidr'] }}" \
+          --admin "false" \
           --save-config "/root/{{ innernet_client }}.toml" \
           --invite-expires "14d" \
           --auto-ip \

roles/server/tasks/main.yml

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   tags: [cidr]
   shell: |
     innernet-server add-cidr "{{ network_name }}" \
-      --name "{{ item.key }}" \
+      --name "{{ item.name }}" \
       --parent "{{ item.value.parent }}" \
       --cidr "{{ item.value.cidr }}" \
       --yes