extra_vars_file

lib/kitchen-ansible/version.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 module Kitchen
   module Ansible
-    VERSION = '0.45.10'
+    VERSION = '0.46.0'
   end
 end

lib/kitchen/provisioner/ansible/config.rb

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Config
         default_config :require_ansible_repo, true
         default_config :enable_yum_epel, false
         default_config :extra_vars, {}
+        default_config :extra_vars_file, nil
         default_config :env_vars, {}
         default_config :tags, []
         default_config :ansible_apt_repo, 'ppa:ansible/ansible'

lib/kitchen/provisioner/ansible_playbook.rb

@@ -747,11 +747,15 @@ def extra_vars
           bash_vars = config[:attributes][:extra_vars]
         end
 
-        return nil if bash_vars.none?
-        bash_vars = JSON.dump(bash_vars)
-        bash_vars = "-e '#{bash_vars}'"
-        debug(bash_vars)
-        bash_vars
+        return nil if bash_vars.none? && config[:extra_vars_file].nil?
+        if !bash_vars.none?
+          bash_extra_vars = JSON.dump(bash_vars)
+        else
+          bash_extra_vars = "\@#{config[:extra_vars_file]}"
+        end
+        bash_extra_vars = "-e '#{bash_extra_vars}'"
+        debug(bash_extra_vars)
+        bash_extra_vars
       end
 
       def tags

provisioner_options.md

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ chef_bootstrap_url | `https://www.getchef.com/chef/install.sh` | The Chef instal
 enable_yum_epel | false | Enable the `yum` EPEL repo
 env_vars | Hash.new | Hash to set environment variable to use with `ansible-playbook` command
 extra_vars | Hash.new | Hash to set the `extra_vars` passed to `ansible-playbook` command
+extra_vars_file | nil | file containing environment variables e.g. `private_vars/production.yml site.yml` Only if extra_vars not specified. Don't prefix with a @ sign.
 filter_plugins_path | filter_plugins | Ansible repo `filter_plugins` directory
 group_vars_path | group_vars | Ansible repo group_vars directory
 host_vars_path | host_vars | Ansible repo hosts directory