handler not found when using include_role

[gnalsa]

Hello, I have found there is an open issue against ansible for handlers not working when using include_role - See ansible/ansible#20493
It was documented as a Note in the documentation until it is addressed: ansible/ansible#72744

In my case I am getting the following error that the handler does not exist

TASK [mhutter.docker-systemd-service : Create unit myapp-instance1_container.service] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ERROR! The requested handler 'restart container myapp-instance1' was not found in either the main handlers list nor in the listening handlers list

Has anyone else faced this problem?

[mhutter]

Hmm, a possible workaround would be a task that runs conditionally, but implementing and then maintaining this is a PITA...

Is this specific to certain Versions of Ansible?

[andygrunwald]

I run into the same issue.
I have my own role and add this role via include_role.

I am running ansible 2.9.27
As far as I understand ansible/ansible#20493 this is not bound to any specific ansible version.

[andygrunwald]

After some reading, I am not 100% sure if ansible/ansible#20493 is the issue.
ansible/ansible#20493 talks about calling include_role inside a handler.

But I am facing the issue once this role is included as a task inside another role.
It seems more related to ansible/ansible#31071

[epou]

Fix proposed in #61