[root@ymlhost-3 ansible-yml]# cat cisco-play.yml
---
- name: cisco-yml
  hosts: cisco
  gather_facts: no
  connection: local

  tasks:

  - name: obtain login credentials
    include_vars: secrets.yml

  - name: define provider
    set_fact:
      provider:
        host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ creds['username'] }}"
        password: "{{ creds['password'] }}"
        auth_pass: "{{ creds['auth_pass'] }}"
        authorize: yes

  - name: Include all .yml
    include_vars:
      dir: 'tasks'
      extensions:
          - json
          - yml
[root@ymlhost-3 ansible-yml]#

[root@ymlhost-3 ansible-yml]# cat cisco-play.yml
---
- name: cisco-yml
  hosts: cisco
  gather_facts: no
  connection: local

  tasks:

  - name: obtain login credentials
    include_vars: secrets.yml

  - name: define provider
    set_fact:
      provider:
        host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ creds['username'] }}"
        password: "{{ creds['password'] }}"
        auth_pass: "{{ creds['auth_pass'] }}"
        authorize: yes

  - name: Include all .yml files except bastion.yml (2.3)
    include_vars:
      dir: 'vars'
      ignore_files: 'bastion.yml'
      extensions: ['yml']
[root@ymlhost-3 ansible-yml]#