Files

The variable cl_files is a dictionary of the files that shall be managed by this role. It’s optional which Ansible module will be used to manage a file. More options can be applied at the same file. For example, it is possible to create a file by the Ansible module template and modify it by the module lineinfile later. Several options, listed in the default order, are available

copy:: If the attribute copyfile is defined in the dictionary.
template:: If the attribute template is defined in the dictionary.
markers:: Create blockinfile markers. If the attribute markers is defined in the dictionary.
patch:: If the attribute patch is defined in the dictionary.
lineinfile:: If the attribute dict or lines is defined in the dictionary.
blockinfile:: If the attribute blocks is defined in the dictionary.
ini_file:: If the attribute ini is defined in the dictionary.
ucl:: If the attribute ucl is defined in the dictionary.
sysrc:: If the attribute sysrc is defined in the dictionary.

The variable cl_files_order controls the order of the execution. Multiple options will be applied in this order when present in the dictionary of a file definition. In addition to the options, listed above, there are create-backup and delete-backup tasks to backup files that was changed if enabled by cl_backup (default: false). By default, the backup files are created after copy, template, and markers. Fit the order of the execution to your needs.