/usr/lib/trove-setup/ansible/test # cat hosts
localhost              ansible_connection=local
/usr/lib/trove-setup/ansible/test # cat test.yml
---
- hosts: localhost
  tasks:
  - set_fact: TROVE_ID=example-trove
  - shell: |
           cat /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key.pub | cut -d\  -f1,2 | \
           sed -e's/^/'{{ TROVE_ID|regex_replace('(\\W)', '\\\\\\1')|quote }}',localhost /' > \
           /root/output
           creates=/root/output

/usr/lib/trove-setup/ansible/test # ansible-playbook  -vi hosts test.yml

PLAY [localhost] **************************************************************

GATHERING FACTS ***************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK: [set_fact TROVE_ID=example-trove] ***************************************
ok: [localhost] => {"ansible_facts": {"TROVE_ID": "example-trove"}}
ERROR: an unexpected type error occured. Error was expected string or buffer

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/usr/lib/trove-setup/ansible/test # cat test2.yml
---
- hosts: localhost
  tasks:
  - set_fact: TROVE_ID=example-trove
  - shell: |
           cat /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key.pub | cut -d\  -f1,2 | \
           sed -e's/^/'{{ TROVE_ID|quote }}',localhost /' > \
           /root/output


/usr/lib/trove-setup/ansible/test # ansible-playbook  -vi hosts test2.yml

PLAY [localhost] **************************************************************

GATHERING FACTS ***************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK: [set_fact TROVE_ID=example-trove] ***************************************
ok: [localhost] => {"ansible_facts": {"TROVE_ID": "example-trove"}}

TASK: [shell cat /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key.pub | cut -d\  -f1,2 | \
sed -e's/^/'{{TROVE_ID|quote}}',localhost /' > \
/root/output
creates=/root/output
] ***
changed: [localhost] => {"changed": true, "cmd": "cat /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key.pub | cut -d\\  -f1,2 | \\\nsed -e's/^/'example-trove',localhost /' > \\\n/root/output ", "delta": "0:00:00.003124", "end": "2014-07-14 12:10:43.522656", "rc": 0, "start": "2014-07-14 12:10:43.519532", "stderr": "", "stdout": ""}

PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=3    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0

/usr/lib/trove-setup/ansible/test # rm /root/output

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/usr/lib/trove-setup/ansible/test # ansible-playbook  -vi hosts test3.yml

PLAY [localhost] **************************************************************

GATHERING FACTS ***************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK: [set_fact TROVE_ID=example-trove] ***************************************
ok: [localhost] => {"ansible_facts": {"TROVE_ID": "example-trove"}}

TASK: [With a name it doesn't crash] ******************************************
changed: [localhost] => {"changed": true, "cmd": "cat /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key.pub | cut -d\\  -f1,2 | \\\nsed -e's/^/''example\\-trove'',localhost /' > \\\n/root/output ", "delta": "0:00:00.003102", "end": "2014-07-14 12:10:52.338362", "rc": 0, "start": "2014-07-14 12:10:52.335260", "stderr": "", "stdout": ""}

PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=3    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0