---
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: yes
  vars:
    wanted_int: "21999"
    wanted_replace: "\"port\": {{ wanted_int }} "
    foo:
      name: mcap-svc1 # provides a server to consul
      id: mcap-svc1
      consul_service_state: present
      token: 39fooooooooooooooooooo
      checks:
        - name: "HTTP on Port 80"
          method: "GET"
          http: "http://localhost:80"
          interval: "5s"
          timeout: "1s"
          success_before_passing: 3
          failures_before_critical: 3
      enable_tag_override: false
      port: 80
      tags:
        - foo
        - bar
      connect:
        sidecar_service:
          port: "PLACE_HOLDER"


  tasks:

  - name: set fact
    set_fact:
      foo2:
        service: "{{ foo | to_json }}"

  - name: testing0
    debug:
      msg: "{{ wanted_replace }}"
  - name: testing
    debug:
      msg: "{{foo2 | replace('\"port\": \"PLACE_HOLDER\"', wanted_replace ) }}"