Ansible doesn't support looping over a block

roles/docker/tasks/loop.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# vim: ft=yaml.ansible
+---
+- name: Create volume folder
+  file:
+    name: "{{ service.vars.volume_folder }}"
+    state: directory
+
+- name: Upload Compose file
+  template:
+    src: compose-files/{{ service.name }}.yml.j2
+    dest: "{{ service.vars.volume_folder }}/docker-compose.yml"
+
+- name: Run pre-deployment tasks
+  include_tasks: pre_deploy/{{ service.name }}.yml
+  when: service.vars.pre_deploy_tasks is defined and service.vars.pre_deploy_tasks
+
+- name: Deploy Compose stack
+  command: docker compose up -d --remove-orphans --pull always
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{ service.vars.volume_folder }}"
+
+- name: Run post-deployment tasks
+  include_tasks: post_deploy/{{ service.name }}.yml
+  when: service.vars.post_deploy_tasks is defined and service.vars.post_deploy_tasks

roles/docker/tasks/services.yml

@@ -5,35 +5,14 @@
     name: external_services
 
 - name: Service block for all services
+  include_tasks:
+    file: loop.yml
+  vars:
+    service: "{{ item }}"
   loop: "{{ services | dict2items(key_name='name', value_name='vars') }}"
-  loop_control:
-    loop_var: service
   when: single_service is not defined and
-        (service.vars.disabled_in_vagrant is not defined or
+        (item.vars.disabled_in_vagrant is not defined or
-        not (service.vars.disabled_in_vagrant and vagrant))
+        not (item.vars.disabled_in_vagrant and vagrant))
-  block:
-    - name: Create volume folder
-      file:
-        name: "{{ service.vars.volume_folder }}"
-        state: directory
-
-    - name: Upload Compose file
-      template:
-        src: compose-files/{{ service.name }}.yml.j2
-        dest: "{{ service.vars.volume_folder }}/docker-compose.yml"
-
-    - name: Run pre-deployment tasks
-      include_tasks: pre_deploy/{{ service.name }}.yml
-      when: service.vars.pre_deploy_tasks is defined and service.vars.pre_deploy_tasks
-
-    - name: Deploy Compose stack
-      command: docker compose up -d --remove-orphans --pull always
-      args:
-        chdir: "{{ service.vars.volume_folder }}"
-
-    - name: Run post-deployment tasks
-      include_tasks: post_deploy/{{ service.name }}.yml
-      when: service.vars.post_deploy_tasks is defined and service.vars.post_deploy_tasks
 
 - name: Service block for a single service
   when: single_service is defined and single_service in services and