start making this role compatible with ansible 5

defaults/main.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ restic_systemd_timer_default_OnCalendar: '*-*-* 02:00:00'
 
 # perform simple version check for this role? (true is recomended)
 submodules_versioncheck: false
+restic_do_not_cleanup_cron: false
 
 # outdated variables because of irritating names, but kept for compatibility
 restic_create_cron: false

tasks/delete_legacy_cron_entry.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+- name: "check if ansible version is under 2.12.0"
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_version.full is version_compare('2.12.0', '<')"
+    fail_msg: "[ERROR] Youre ansible version is above 2.12.0"
+    success_msg: "Congratulations. You are using ansible version {{ ansible_version.full }}"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: try to remove entries from /etc/crontab
+  ansible.builtin.cron:
+    name: "do1jlr.restic backup {{ item.name }}"
+    job: "CRON=true {{ restic_script_dir }}/backup-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.sh"
+    minute: '{{ item.schedule_minute | default("*") }}'
+    hour: '{{ item.schedule_hour | default("2") }}'
+    weekday: '{{ item.schedule_weekday | default("*") }}'
+    month: '{{ item.schedule_month | default("*") }}'
+    state: absent
+    cron_file: '/etc/crontab'
+    user: 'root'
+  become: true
+  no_log: "{{ restic_no_log }}"
+  with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+  when:
+    - restic_create_schedule | bool
+    - item.name is defined
+    - item.scheduled | default(false)
+    - ansible_service_mgr != 'systemd' or restic_force_cron | default(false) or restic_schedule_type == "cronjob"
+  ignore_error: true
+  register: cron_delete
+
+- name: "make sure 'do1jlr.restic backup {{ item.name }}' is not in /etc/crontab"
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: '/etc/crontab'
+    state: absent
+    search_string: "do1jlr.restic backup {{ item.name }}"
+  when: cron_delete.failed
+  with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+
+- name: "make sure '{{ restic_script_dir }}/backup-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.sh' is not in /etc/crontab"
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: '/etc/crontab'
+    state: absent
+    search_string: "{{ restic_script_dir }}/backup-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.sh"
+  when: cron_delete.failed
+  with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'

tasks/restic_create_cron.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+- name: install restic backup cronjob
+  ansible.builtin.cron:
+    name: "do1jlr.restic backup {{ item.name }}"
+    job: "CRON=true {{ restic_script_dir }}/backup-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.sh"
+    minute: '{{ item.schedule_minute | default("*") }}'
+    hour: '{{ item.schedule_hour | default("2") }}'
+    weekday: '{{ item.schedule_weekday | default("*") }}'
+    month: '{{ item.schedule_month | default("*") }}'
+    state: present
+    user: 'root'
+    cron_file: restic_backup
+  become: true
+  no_log: "{{ restic_no_log }}"
+  with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+  when:
+    - item.name is defined
+    - item.scheduled | default(false)

tasks/restic_create_systemd.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+---
+- name: create systemd timer
+  block:
+    - name: copy systemd timer
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.template:
+        src: templates/restic.timer.j2
+        dest: "/lib/systemd/system/restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.timer"
+        owner: 'root'
+        group: 'root'
+        mode: '0644'
+      no_log: "{{ restic_no_log }}"
+      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+      notify: systemctl restart restic.timer
+      when:
+        - item.name is defined
+        - item.scheduled | default(false)
+
+    - name: copy systemd service
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.template:
+        src: templates/restic.service.j2
+        dest: "/lib/systemd/system/restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.service"
+        owner: 'root'
+        group: 'root'
+        mode: '0644'
+      no_log: "{{ restic_no_log }}"
+      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+      when:
+        - item.name is defined
+        - item.scheduled | default(false)
+
+    - name: Enable restic service
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: "restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') | string }}.service"
+        enabled: true
+        daemon_reload: true
+        masked: false
+      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+      notify: systemctl restart restic.timer
+      when:
+        - item.name is defined
+        - item.scheduled | default(false)
+
+    - name: Enable and start restic timer
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: "restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') | string }}.timer"
+        enabled: true
+        state: started
+        daemon_reload: true
+        masked: false
+      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+      notify: systemctl restart restic.timer
+      when:
+        - item.name is defined
+        - item.scheduled | default(false)
+  when:
+    - ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
+    - restic_schedule_type == "systemd"
+    - restic_create_schedule | bool
+  rescue:
+    - name: set cronjob intead of systemd
+      set_fact:
+        restic_force_cron: true

tasks/restic_delete_systemd.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+- name: remove systemd timer
+  block:
+    - name: mask restic timer
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: "restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') | string }}.timer"
+        enabled: false
+        state: stopped
+        daemon_reload: true
+        masked: false
+      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+      ignore_errors: true
+      failed_when: false
+      changed_when: false
+      when:
+        - item.name is defined
+        - item.scheduled | default(false)
+        - restic_schedule_type == "cronjob" or restic_force_cron | default(false)
+
+    - name: mask restic service
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: "restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') | string }}.service"
+        enabled: false
+        state: stopped
+        daemon_reload: true
+        masked: true
+      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+      when:
+        - item.name is defined
+        - item.scheduled | default(false)
+        - restic_schedule_type == "cronjob" or restic_force_cron | default(false)
+      ignore_errors: true
+      failed_when: false
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: delete systemd .timer file
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "/lib/systemd/system/restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.timer"
+        state: absent
+      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+      when:
+        - item.name is defined
+        - item.scheduled | default(false)
+        - restic_schedule_type == "cronjob" or restic_force_cron | default(false)
+
+    - name: delete systemd .service file
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "/lib/systemd/system/restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.service"
+        state: absent
+      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+      when:
+        - item.name is defined
+        - item.scheduled | default(false)
+        - restic_schedule_type == "cronjob" or restic_force_cron | default(false)

tasks/schedule.yml

@@ -1,146 +1,24 @@
 ---
-- name: create systemd timer
+- name: create restic systemd timer
-  block:
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: restic_create_systemd.yml
-    - name: copy systemd timer
-      become: true
-      ansible.builtin.template:
-        src: templates/restic.timer.j2
-        dest: "/lib/systemd/system/restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.timer"
-        owner: 'root'
-        group: 'root'
-        mode: '0644'
-      no_log: "{{ restic_no_log }}"
-      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
-      notify: systemctl restart restic.timer
-      when:
-        - item.name is defined
-        - item.scheduled | default(false)
-
-    - name: copy systemd service
-      become: true
-      ansible.builtin.template:
-        src: templates/restic.service.j2
-        dest: "/lib/systemd/system/restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.service"
-        owner: 'root'
-        group: 'root'
-        mode: '0644'
-      no_log: "{{ restic_no_log }}"
-      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
-      when:
-        - item.name is defined
-        - item.scheduled | default(false)
-
-    - name: copy systemd service
-      become: true
-      ansible.builtin.template:
-        src: templates/restic.service.j2
-        dest: "/lib/systemd/system/restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.service"
-        owner: 'root'
-        group: 'root'
-        mode: '0644'
-      no_log: "{{ restic_no_log }}"
-      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
-      when:
-        - item.name is defined
-        - item.scheduled | default(false)
-
-    - name: Enable restic service
-      become: true
-      ansible.builtin.systemd:
-        name: "restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') | string }}.service"
-        enabled: true
-        daemon_reload: true
-        masked: false
-      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
-      notify: systemctl restart restic.timer
-      when:
-        - item.name is defined
-        - item.scheduled | default(false)
-
-    - name: Enable and start restic timer
-      become: true
-      ansible.builtin.systemd:
-        name: "restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') | string }}.timer"
-        enabled: true
-        state: started
-        daemon_reload: true
-        masked: false
-      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
-      notify: systemctl restart restic.timer
-      when:
-        - item.name is defined
-        - item.scheduled | default(false)
-
-    - name: delete old cronjob entry if available
-      ansible.builtin.cron:
-        name: "do1jlr.restic backup {{ item.name }}"
-        job: "CRON=true {{ restic_script_dir }}/backup-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.sh"
-        minute: '{{ item.schedule_minute | default("*") }}'
-        hour: '{{ item.schedule_hour | default("2") }}'
-        weekday: '{{ item.schedule_weekday | default("*") }}'
-        month: '{{ item.schedule_month | default("*") }}'
-        state: absent
-        cron_file: '/etc/crontab'
-        user: 'root'
-      become: true
-      no_log: "{{ restic_no_log }}"
-      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
-      when:
-        - item.name is defined
-        - item.scheduled | default(false)
   when:
     - ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
     - restic_schedule_type == "systemd"
     - restic_create_schedule | bool
-  rescue:
-    - name: set cronjob intead of systemd
-      set_fact:
-        restic_force_cron: true
 
-- name: install cronjob instead of systemd
+- name: delete systemd timers if available
-  ansible.builtin.cron:
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: restic_delete_systemd.yml
-    name: "do1jlr.restic backup {{ item.name }}"
+  when:
-    job: "CRON=true {{ restic_script_dir }}/backup-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.sh"
+    - ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
-    minute: '{{ item.schedule_minute | default("*") }}'
+    - restic_schedule_type == "cronjob" or restic_force_cron | default(false)
-    hour: '{{ item.schedule_hour | default("2") }}'
+    - restic_create_schedule | bool
-    weekday: '{{ item.schedule_weekday | default("*") }}'
+
-    month: '{{ item.schedule_month | default("*") }}'
+- name: delete old cron entry from previous versions of this role
-    state: present
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: delete_legacy_cron_entry.yml
-    cron_file: '/etc/crontab'
+  when: restic_do_not_cleanup_cron | bool
-    user: 'root'
+
-  become: true
+- name: install restic via cronjob
-  no_log: "{{ restic_no_log }}"
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: restic_create_cron.yml
-  with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
   when:
     - restic_create_schedule | bool
-    - item.name is defined
-    - item.scheduled | default(false)
-    - ansible_service_mgr != 'systemd' or restic_force_cron | default(false) or restic_schedule_type == "cronjob"
-
-- name: make sure no unwanted systemd timer is available
-  ansible.builtin.systemd:
-    name: "restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') | string }}.timer"
-    state: 'stopped'
-    enabled: false
-    masked: true
-  with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
-  ignore_errors: true
-  when:
-    - restic_create_schedule | bool
-    - item.name is defined
-    - item.scheduled | default(false)
-    - ansible_service_mgr != 'systemd' or restic_force_cron | default(false) or restic_schedule_type == "cronjob"
-
-- name: mask systemd service
-  ansible.builtin.systemd:
-    name: "restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') | string }}.service"
-    state: 'stopped'
-    enabled: false
-    masked: true
-  with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
-  ignore_errors: true
-  when:
-    - restic_create_schedule | bool
-    - item.name is defined
-    - item.scheduled | default(false)
     - ansible_service_mgr != 'systemd' or restic_force_cron | default(false) or restic_schedule_type == "cronjob"