Ansible Module Sample Code using Linux Bash script Example 5

Ansible-module-sample-bash.sh

#touch.bash

#!/bin/bash
# import variables from ansible
source $1
state=${state:-present}
if [[ $state == "present" ]]; then
	if [ ! -e $file ]; then
		touch $file
		echo { \"changed\": true }
		exit 0
	else
		echo { \"changed\": false }
		exit 0
	fi
fi

if [[ $state == "absent" ]]; then
	if [ -e $file ]; then
		rm $file
		echo { \"changed\": true }
		exit 0
	else
		echo { \"changed\": false}
		exit 0
	fi
fi

Ansible-module-sample-bash.yaml

# test.yaml

---
- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
  - name: touch without state
    touch:
      file: ./me.txt
    register: touch_out
  - debug:
      var: touch_out
  - name: touchw with state (after create)
    touch:
       file: ./me.txt
       state: present
  - name: touch with absent
    touch:
       file: ./me.txt
       state: absent
  - name: touch absent with no file
    touch:
      file: ./me.txt
      state: absent