do not convert to string on lookup plugin

ansible/plugins/lookup/hashivault.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def run(self, terms, variables, **kwargs):
 
         if 'value' not in result:
             raise AnsibleError('Error reading vault %s/%s: %s\n%s' % (path, key, result.get('msg', 'msg not set'), result.get('stack_trace', '')))
-        return [str(result['value'])]
+        return [result['value']]
 
 
 def main(argv=sys.argv[1:]):

functional/run.sh

@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ ansible-playbook -v test_policy.yml
 ansible-playbook -v test_status.yml
 ansible-playbook -v test_userpass.yml
 ansible-playbook -v test_secret.yml
+ansible-playbook -v test_complex.yml
 # do last
 ansible-playbook -v test_unseal.yml

functional/test_complex.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+- hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - hashivault_write:
+        secret: 'array'
+        data:
+            value:
+              - 'one'
+              - 'two'
+              - 'three'
+
+    - set_fact:
+        expected_value:
+          - 'one'
+          - 'two'
+          - 'three'
+    - hashivault_read:
+        secret: 'array'
+        key: 'value'
+      register: 'vault_read'
+    - assert: { that: "'{{vault_read.value[0]}}' == '{{expected_value[0]}}'" }
+    - assert: { that: "'{{vault_read.value[1]}}' == '{{expected_value[1]}}'" }
+    - assert: { that: "'{{vault_read.value[2]}}' == '{{expected_value[2]}}'" }
+
+    - set_fact:
+        looky_secret: "{{lookup('hashivault', 'array', 'value') | first}}"
+    - assert: { that: "'{{looky_secret}}' == 'one'" }