implement version checking

defaults/main.yml

@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ fedora_packages:
   - libselinux-python
 
 upgrade_packages_to_latest_version: false
+submodules_versioncheck: true

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,37 @@
 ---
+- name: Create directory for versionscheck
+  become: true
+  file:
+    path: '/etc/ansible-version'
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+  when: submodules_versioncheck
+
+- name: check playbook version
+  become: true
+  slurp:
+    src: "{{ playbook_version_path }}"
+  register: playbook_version 
+  when: submodules_versioncheck
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: Print version
+  debug:
+    msg: "Remote playbook version: '{{ playbook_version.content | default('Y3VycmVudGx5IG5vdCBkZXBsb3llZAo=') | b64decode | string }}'. Local playbook version: '{{ playbook_version_number|string }}'."
+  when: submodules_versioncheck
+
+- name: Check if your version is outdated
+  fail:
+    msg: "Your current ansible module has the version '{{ playbook_version_number }}' and is outdated. Please update it at least to version '{{ playbook_version.content | default('Y3VycmVudGx5IG5vdCBkZXBsb3llZAo=') | b64decode }}'!"
+  when: 
+    - playbook_version.content|default("Mgo=")|b64decode|int - 1 >= playbook_version_number|int and submodules_versioncheck 
+
+- name: write new version to remote disk
+  become: true
+  copy:
+    content: "{{ playbook_version_number }}"
+    dest: "{{ playbook_version_path }}"
+  when: submodules_versioncheck
 
 - name: Install common base packages [Debian]
   become: yes

vars/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+playbook_version_number: 100
+playbook_version_path: '/etc/ansible-version/base-packages_ffbsee_github.version'