Syntax error in yaml file tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/tasks/main.yml

[Zambot1971]

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Bug Summary

Hi,
this is the error that ansible throw (via cli is the same) while running the command:

make docker-compose COMPOSE_UP_OPTS=-d

Syntax Error while loading YAML.
  did not find expected '-' indicator

The error appears to be in '/home/awxadmin/awx/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/tasks/main.yml': line 51, column 1, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

      error_code: "{{ item | basename() | regex_replace('custom_(\\d+).html', '\\1') }}"
      web_path: "{{ item | regex_replace('^.*\/static', '/static') }}"
                                             ^ here

thank for your efforts
regards

AWX version

22.6.1

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Installation method

docker development environment

Modifications

no

Ansible version

2.9.27

Operating system

RHEL 8

Web browser

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Steps to reproduce

following the procedure in your documentation (https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/devel/tools/docker-compose/README.md) the command:
make docker-compose COMPOSE_UP_OPTS=-d
throws the error reported above

Expected results

no yaml syntax error

Actual results

Syntax Error while loading YAML.
  did not find expected '-' indicator

The error appears to be in '/home/awxadmin/awx/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/tasks/main.yml': line 51, column 1, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

      error_code: "{{ item | basename() | regex_replace('custom_(\\d+).html', '\\1') }}"
      web_path: "{{ item | regex_replace('^.*\/static', '/static') }}"
                                             ^ here

Additional information

removing the escapint slash before the first /static occurrence:
before
web_path: "{{ item | regex_replace('^./static', '/static') }}"
after
web_path: "{{ item | regex_replace('^./static', '/static') }}"
the procedure succeeds

[fosterseth]

Might be related to your version of ansible, does upgrading ansible help?

you could also open a PR with your suggested code change, and we can test it further.

[Zambot1971]

This is my ansible version:
ansible 2.9.27
config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible
executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
python version = 3.6.8 (default, May 31 2023, 10:28:59) [GCC 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-18)]

To which version am I supposed to upgrade? I'd like to stick to the stable version coming with the rhel package.
Btw if the bug does not affect other versions nor other users are experiencing the issue, it is not a problem, I've fixed it with a modified version with ansible and the procedure succeeds.
Thanks for your answer