Ansible local fact management strategy change

Author: aybarsm

roles/ansible/defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,46 +1,9 @@
 ansible__role_enabled: true
 ansible__manage_local_facts: true
 
-ansible__local_fact_template: aybarsm_linux.json.fact.j2
 ansible__local_fact_backup: true
 ansible__local_facts_dir: "{{ (not lookup('config', 'DEFAULT_FACT_PATH')) | ternary('/etc/ansible/facts.d', lookup('config', 'DEFAULT_FACT_PATH')) }}"
-ansible__local_fact_file: "{{ ansible__local_facts_dir }}/aybarsm_linux.fact"
+ansible__local_fact_name: aybarsm_linux
+ansible__local_fact_file: "{{ ansible__local_facts_dir }}/{{ ansible__local_fact_name }}.fact"
+ansible__local_fact_template: "{{ ansible__local_fact_name }}.json.fact.j2"
 
-__ansible__config:
-  modules:
-    ansible_builtin_apt:
-      uniques: ['name']
-      aliases:
-        allow_downgrade: ['allow-downgrade', 'allow_downgrades', 'allow-downgrades']
-        allow_unauthenticated: ['allow-unauthenticated']
-        default_release: ['default-release']
-        install_recommends: ['install-recommends']
-        name: ['package', 'pkg']
-        update_cache: ['update-cache']
-    ansible_builtin_apt_repository:
-      uniques: ['repo']
-      aliases:
-        update_cache: ['update-cache']
-    ansible_builtin_apt_key:
-      uniques: ['keyserver', 'url', 'id', 'file']
-    ansible_builtin_dnf:
-      uniques: ['name']
-      aliases:
-        name: ['package', 'pkg']
-        update_cache: ['expire-cache']
-    ansible_builtin_yum_repository:
-      uniques: ['name']
-      aliases:
-        attributes: ['attr']
-        sslcacert: ['ca_cert']
-        sslclientcert: ['client_cert']
-        sslclientkey: ['client_key']
-        sslverify: ['validate_certs']
-    ansible_builtin_copy:
-      uniques: ['dest']
-      aliases:
-        attributes: ['attr']
-    ansible_builtin_template:
-      uniques: ['dest']
-      aliases:
-        attributes: ['attr']

roles/ansible/handlers/main.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,36 @@
 ---
+# REVIEW: Execute the handler without when control, let the task decide to notify or not
+- name: Settle local facts on host if changed
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: "{{ ansible__local_fact_template }}"
+    dest: "{{ ansible__local_fact_file }}"
+    backup: "{{ ansible__local_fact_backup | default(omit) | bool }}"
+  vars:
+    on_host: "{{ ansible_local[ansible__local_fact_name] | default({}) | b64encode }}"
+    on_runtime: "{{ ansible__local_facts | default({}) | b64encode }}"
+    ansible_callback_diy_runner_on_skipped_msg: |
+          skipping: [{{ inventory_hostname }}]
+          msg: {{ (not ansible_check_mode and on_host != on_runtime) | ternary("Host local facts not changed.", "DRY-RUN") }}
+    ansible_callback_diy_runner_on_skipped_msg_color: green
+  when: on_host != on_runtime
+  register: ansible__local_facts_settle
+  listen: "ansible__local_facts_settle"
+  notify: "ansible__local_facts_reread"
+
 - name: Re-read local facts on the host
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.setup:
     filter: ansible_local
   register: ansible__local_facts_reread
   listen: "ansible__local_facts_reread"
+  notify: ansible__local_facts_assign
+
+- name: Assign host local facts to ansible facts
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    ansible__local_facts: "{{ ansible_local[ansible__local_fact_name] }}"
+  register: ansible__local_facts_assign
+  listen: "ansible__local_facts_assign"
+  when:
+    - ansible__local_fact_name is defined
+    - ansible_local[ansible__local_fact_name] is defined

roles/ansible/tasks/assign_local_facts.yml

@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks:
     file: assign_local_facts.yml
   vars:
-    ansible__updated_local_facts: "{{ ansible_local[__ansible__local_fact_name] | default({}) }}"
+    ansible__updated_local_facts: "{{ ansible_local[ansible__local_fact_name] | default({}) }}"

roles/ansible/tasks/local_facts.yml

@@ -4,41 +4,12 @@
     updates: "{{ local_fact_updates }}"
   vars:
     update_paths: "{{  ansible__local_fact_updates | map(attribute='path') |
-      map('regex_replace', '^ansible_local\\.' + __ansible__local_fact_name + '\\.|^ansible_local\\.', '') |
+      map('regex_replace', '^ansible_local\\.' + ansible__local_fact_name + '\\.|^ansible_local\\.', '') |
       map('regex_replace', '^(?!__ansible__local_facts\\.)(.*)$', '__ansible__local_facts.\\1') }}"
     local_fact_updates: "{{ {'path': update_paths, 'value': (ansible__local_fact_updates | map(attribute='value'))} |
       aybarsm.helper.to_list_of_dicts }}"
   register: ansible__update_local_facts
-
-- name: Import assign host local facts tasks for re-assignment
-  ansible.builtin.import_tasks:
-    file: assign_local_facts.yml
-  vars:
-    ansible__updated_local_facts: "{{ ansible__update_local_facts.__ansible__local_facts }}"
-
-- name: Settle local facts on host if changed
-  become: true
-  ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: "{{ ansible__local_fact_template }}"
-    dest: "{{ ansible__local_fact_file }}"
-    backup: "{{ ansible__local_fact_backup | default(omit) | bool }}"
-  vars:
-    on_host: "{{ ansible_local[__ansible__local_fact_name] | default({}) | b64encode }}"
-    on_runtime: "{{ __ansible__local_facts | default({}) | b64encode }}"
-    ansible_callback_diy_runner_on_skipped_msg: |
-          skipping: [{{ inventory_hostname }}]
-          msg: {{ (not ansible_check_mode and on_host != on_runtime) | ternary("Host local facts not changed.", "DRY-RUN") }}
-    ansible_callback_diy_runner_on_skipped_msg_color: green
-  when: on_host != on_runtime
   notify: "ansible__local_facts_reread"
-  register: ansible__local_facts_settle
-
-# - name: Re-read local facts from the host
-#   become: true
-#   ansible.builtin.setup:
-#     filter: ansible_local
-#   register: ansible__host_facts_reread
-#   when: ansible__host_facts_settle.changed
 
 - name: Re-read local facts on the host if they have been modified
   ansible.builtin.meta: 'flush_handlers'

roles/ansible/tasks/set_facts.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+__ansible__config:
+  modules:
+    ansible_builtin_apt:
+      uniques: ['name']
+      aliases:
+        allow_downgrade: ['allow-downgrade', 'allow_downgrades', 'allow-downgrades']
+        allow_unauthenticated: ['allow-unauthenticated']
+        default_release: ['default-release']
+        install_recommends: ['install-recommends']
+        name: ['package', 'pkg']
+        update_cache: ['update-cache']
+    ansible_builtin_apt_repository:
+      uniques: ['repo']
+      aliases:
+        update_cache: ['update-cache']
+    ansible_builtin_apt_key:
+      uniques: ['keyserver', 'url', 'id', 'file']
+    ansible_builtin_dnf:
+      uniques: ['name']
+      aliases:
+        name: ['package', 'pkg']
+        update_cache: ['expire-cache']
+    ansible_builtin_yum_repository:
+      uniques: ['name']
+      aliases:
+        attributes: ['attr']
+        sslcacert: ['ca_cert']
+        sslclientcert: ['client_cert']
+        sslclientkey: ['client_key']
+        sslverify: ['validate_certs']
+    ansible_builtin_copy:
+      uniques: ['dest']
+      aliases:
+        attributes: ['attr']
+    ansible_builtin_template:
+      uniques: ['dest']
+      aliases:
+        attributes: ['attr']