Wondering about variable scopes -- If I include the same playbook (autossh.yaml, as seen below) twice, what is the scope of the variables defined with each call? Would the second include call continue to have all the values defined from the first call? e.g. would the second include in playbook.yaml have a defined or undefined value for AUTOSSH_P…

autossh.yaml

---
# set up an ssh tunnel
# using the following variables
# {{AUTOSSH_PUBLIC_KEY_SRC}}
# {{AUTOSSH_PUBLIC_KEY_DEST}}
# {{AUTOSSH_PRIVATE_KEY_SRC}}
# {{AUTOSSH_PRIVATE_KEY_DEST}}
# {{AUTOSSH_UPSTART_SRC}}
# {{AUTOSSH_UPSTART_DEST}}
# {{AUTOSSH_UPSTART_SERVICE}}


- name: AUTOSSH | Install autossh
  apt: pkg={{item}} state=present
  with_items:
    - autossh
  sudo: true
  tags:
    - autossh

- name: AUTOSSH | Upload autossh private key
  copy: "src={{AUTOSSH_PRIVATE_KEY_SRC}} dest={{AUTOSSH_PRIVATE_KEY_DEST}} group={{PROJECT_NAME}} owner={{PROJECT_NAME}} mode=0600"
  sudo: true
  when: AUTOSSH_PRIVATE_KEY_SRC is defined
  tags:
    - autossh

- name: AUTOSSH | Upload autossh public key
  copy: "src={{AUTOSSH_PUBLIC_KEY_SRC}} dest={{AUTOSSH_PUBLIC_KEY_DEST}} group={{PROJECT_NAME}} owner={{PROJECT_NAME}} mode=0600"
  sudo: true
  when: AUTOSSH_PUBLIC_KEY_SRC is defined
  tags:
    - autossh

- name: AUTOSSH | Setup upstart file
  # template: src=web/autossh.upstart.conf dest=/etc/init/{{PROJECT_NAME}}_autossh.conf owner=root group=root mode=0644
  template: "src={{AUTOSSH_UPSTART_SRC}} dest={{AUTOSSH_UPSTART_DEST}} owner=root group=root mode=0644"
  sudo: true
  sudo_user: root
  tags:
    - autossh

- name: "AUTOSSH | restart the {{AUTOSSH_UPSTART_SERVICE}} service"
  service: "name={{AUTOSSH_UPSTART_SERVICE}} state=restarted"
  sudo: true
  sudo_user: root
  tags:
    - autossh

playbook.yaml

  tasks:

    - include: "{{TASKS}}/project/autossh.yaml"
      vars:
        AUTOSSH_PUBLIC_KEY_SRC   : "ssh/id_rsa.autossh.pub"
        AUTOSSH_PUBLIC_KEY_DEST  : "{{PROJECT_ROOT}}/.ssh/id_rsa.autossh.pub"
        AUTOSSH_PRIVATE_KEY_SRC  : "ssh/id_rsa.autossh"
        AUTOSSH_PRIVATE_KEY_DEST : "{{PROJECT_ROOT}}/.ssh/id_rsa.autossh"
        AUTOSSH_UPSTART_SRC      : "ssh/autossh.redis.upstart.conf"
        AUTOSSH_UPSTART_DEST     : "/etc/init/{{PROJECT_NAME}}_autossh_redis.conf"
        AUTOSSH_UPSTART_SERVICE  : "{{PROJECT_NAME}}_autossh_redis"

    - include: "{{TASKS}}/project/autossh.yaml"
      vars:
        AUTOSSH_UPSTART_SRC      : "ssh/autossh.cuspidor.upstart.conf"
        AUTOSSH_UPSTART_DEST     : "/etc/init/{{PROJECT_NAME}}_autossh_cuspidor.conf"
        AUTOSSH_UPSTART_SERVICE  : "{{PROJECT_NAME}}_autossh_cuspidor"