improve linting and adding requirements

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[![Ansible Galaxy](https://ansible.l3d.space/svg/l3d.ntp.svg)](https://galaxy.ansible.com/l3d/ntp)
+[![Ansible Galaxy](https://ansible.l3d.space/svg/l3d.ntp.svg)](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/standalone/roles/l3d/ntp/)
 [![BSD-3 Clause](https://ansible.l3d.space/svg/l3d.ntp_license.svg)](LICENSE)
 [![Maintainance](https://ansible.l3d.space/svg/l3d.ntp_maintainance.svg)](https://ansible.l3d.space/#l3d.ntp)
 
@@ -74,9 +74,15 @@ git clone https://github.com/roles-ansible/ansible_role_ntp.git l3d.ntp
 
 
 ## Resources
-
 [ntp on ubuntu](https://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/ntp)
 
+## Requirements
+The ``community.general`` collection is required for some parts of this ansible role.
+You can install it with this command:
+```bash
+ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml --upgrade
+```
+
 ## Author Information
 
 + This role was created in 2018 by diodonfrost.

requirements.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+collections:
+  - name: 'community.general'
+    version: ">=7.5.0,<=8.0.0"

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 ---
 - name: Optionally run versionscheck if enabled
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: versioncheck.yml
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: versioncheck.yml
   when: submodules_versioncheck | bool
 
 - name: Include OS specific variables.
-  ansible.builtin.include_vars: "{{ lookup('first_found', ntp__vars) }}"
+  ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+    file: "{{ lookup('first_found', ntp__vars) }}"
 
 - name: Install ntp
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ lookup('first_found', ntp__install) }}"
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: "{{ lookup('first_found', ntp__install) }}"
 
 - name: Configure ntp
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: config.yml
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: config.yml
 
 - name: Optionally set NTP Timezone
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: set_time_zone.yml
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: set_time_zone.yml
   when: ntp_set_time_zone | bool

tasks/versioncheck.yml

@@ -13,18 +13,17 @@
 - name: Check playbook version
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.slurp:
-    src: "/etc/.ansible-version/{{ ntp__playbook_version_path }}"
+    src: "/etc/.ansible-version/{{ playbook_version_path }}"
-  register: ntp__playbook_version
+  register: playbook_version
   when: submodules_versioncheck | bool
-  ignore_errors: true
   failed_when: false
 
-- name: Print remote role version
+- name: Print remote role version  # noqa: H500
   ansible.builtin.debug:
-    msg: "Remote role version: {{ ntp__playbook_version.content | default('Y3VycmVudGx5IG5vdCBkZXBsb3llZAo=') | b64decode | string }}"
+    msg: "Remote role version: {{ playbook_version.content | default('Y3VycmVudGx5IG5vdCBkZXBsb3llZAo=') | b64decode | string }}"
   when: submodules_versioncheck | bool
 
-- name: Print locale role version
+- name: Print locale role version  # noqa: H500
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "Local role version: '{{ playbook_version_number | string }}'."
   when: submodules_versioncheck | bool
@@ -33,13 +32,13 @@
   ansible.builtin.fail:
     msg: "Your ansible module has the version '{{ playbook_version_number }}' and is outdated. You need to update it!"
   when:
-    - ntp__playbook_version.content|default("Mgo=")|b64decode|int - 1 >= playbook_version_number|int and submodules_versioncheck | bool
+    - 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
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     content: "{{ playbook_version_number }}"
-    dest: "/etc/.ansible-version/{{ ntp__playbook_version_path }}"
+    dest: "/etc/.ansible-version/{{ playbook_version_path }}"
     mode: '0644'
   when: submodules_versioncheck | bool
   tags: skip_ansible_lint_template-instead-of-copy

vars/main.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-playbook_version_number: 2057
+playbook_version_number: 2058
 ntp__playbook_version_path: 'role-ntp_chaos-bodensee_github.com.version'
 
 ntp__vars: