Shows an implementation of the ansible template task which is iterated upon using a list of dictionary objects.

main.yml

- name: Create the service init scripts yo
  template: src=service_init_script.j2 dest=/etc/init.d/{{ item.service_name }} owner=root group=root mode=755
  with_items:
    - { service_name: paymentHandler, service_description: 'Handles payments', service_user: blackjack_attack, service_exec: "{{ application_directory }}/apps/paymentHandler.js" }
    - { service_name: tablePool, service_description: 'The pool of tables available', service_user: blackjack_attack, service_exec: "{{ application_directory }}/apps/tablePool.js" }
    - { service_name: userManager, service_description: 'Manages users, apparently', service_user: blackjack_attack, service_exec: "{{ application_directory }}/apps/userManager.js" }
  sudo: yes