check_latest_packages_version

About The Role

An Ansible role to check if latest version of a list of packages is installed.

Requirements

No requirements.

Dependencies

No dependencies.

Example Playbook

- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    packages_list:
      - coreutils
      - wget
  roles:
    - check_latest_packages_version

License

Apache

Author Information

Red Hat TripleO DFG:DF Squad:VF

Full Description

Role Documentation

Welcome to the ‘check_latest_packages_version’ role documentation.

Role Defaults

This section highlights all of the defaults and variables set within the ‘check_latest_packages_version’ role.

# List of packages to check.
# Empty list by default
packages_list: []

Molecule Scenarios

Molecule is being used to test the ‘check_latest_packages_version’ role. The following section highlights the drivers in service and provides an example playbook showing how the role is leveraged.

Scenario: default

Driver: podman:

Molecule Platform(s)

- name: centos
  hostname: centos
  image: centos/centos:stream8
  registry:
    url: quay.io
  dockerfile: ../../../../../.config/molecule/Dockerfile
  pkg_extras: python*-setuptools python*-pyyaml
  volumes:
  - /etc/ci/mirror_info.sh:/etc/ci/mirror_info.sh:ro
  privileged: true
  environment:
    http_proxy: "{{ lookup('env', 'http_proxy') }}"
    https_proxy: "{{ lookup('env', 'https_proxy') }}"
  ulimits:
  - host

Molecule Inventory

hosts:
  all:
    hosts:
      centos:
        ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3

Example default playbook

- name: Converge
  hosts: all

  tasks:
  - name: Run validation with empty package list
    block:
    - include_role:
        name: check_latest_packages_version

    rescue:
    - name: Clear host errors
      meta: clear_host_errors

    - debug:
        msg: |
          The validation fails due to an empty package list
          given as parameter.

  - name: Working Detection of Update for valfrwk-release package
    block:
    - include_role:
        name: check_latest_packages_version
      vars:
        packages_list:
        - valfrwk-release

    rescue:
    - name: Clear host errors
      meta: clear_host_errors

    - debug:
        msg: The validation has detected a new version!

  - name: Validate No Available Update for valfrwk-release rpm
    block:
    - name: Update valfrwk-release rpm to the latest one
      package:
        name: valfrwk-release
        state: latest

    - include_role:
        name: check_latest_packages_version
      vars:
        packages_list:
        - valfrwk-release

  - name: Working Detection of Update for an uninstalled package
    block:
    - include_role:
        name: check_latest_packages_version
      vars:
        packages_list:
        - whatchamacallit

    rescue:
    - name: Clear host errors
      meta: clear_host_errors

    - debug:
        msg: |
          The validation fails because 'whatchamacallit' rpm is not
          installed! End the playbook run

    - name: End play
      meta: end_play

  - name: Fail the test
    fail:
      msg: |
        The check_latest_packages_version role should have detected
        that packages have available updates.