ansible_role_dotfiles/tasks/versioncheck.yml

---
- name: Create directory for versionscheck
  become: true
  file:
    path: '/etc/ansible-version'
    state: directory
    mode: 0755
  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool

- name: check playbook version
  become: true
  slurp:
    src: "{{ playbook_version_path }}"
  register: playbook_version
  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
  ignore_errors: yes
  failed_when: false

- name: Print remote role version
  debug:
    msg: "Remote role version: {{ playbook_version.content | default('Y3VycmVudGx5IG5vdCBkZXBsb3llZAo=') | b64decode | string }}"
  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool

- name: Print locale role version
  debug:
    msg: "Local role version: '{{ playbook_version_number|string }}'."
  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool

- name: Check if your version is outdated
  fail:
    msg: "Your ansible module has the version '{{ playbook_version_number }}' and is outdated. You need to update it!"
  when:
    - playbook_version.content|default("Mgo=")|b64decode|int - 1 >= playbook_version_number|int and submodules_versioncheck|bool

- name: write new version to remote disk
  become: true
  copy:
    content: "{{ playbook_version_number }}"
    dest: "{{ playbook_version_path }}"
  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool