--- - 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 when: submodules_versioncheck|bool - name: Check if your version is outdated fail: msg: "Your ansible module has the version '{{ playbook_version_number }}' and is outdated.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