ansible-logrotate-plusplus/tasks/main.yml

---
- name: add OS specific variables
  include_vars: '{{ loop_vars }}'
  with_first_found:
    - files:
        - '{{ distribution }}-{{ distribution_version }}.yml'
        - '{{ distribution }}-{{ distribution_major_version }}.yml'
        - '{{ distribution }}.yml'
        - '{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml'
        - '{{ ansible_system }}.yml'
        - 'defaults.yml'
      paths:
        - 'vars'
  loop_control:
    loop_var: loop_vars
  vars:
    distribution: '{{ ansible_distribution }}'
    distribution_version: '{{ ansible_distribution_version }}'
    distribution_major_version: '{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}'
  tags:
    - configuration
    - packages

- name: 'install logrotate packages'
  become: true
  package:
    name: '{{ logrotate_package }}'
    state: present
  register: register_install_package
  until: register_install_package is succeeded
  retries: 3
  tags:
    - packages

- name: 'create logrotate configuration file'
  become: true
  template:
    src: 'etc/logrotate.conf.j2'
    dest: '/etc/logrotate.conf'
    owner: root
    group: root
    mode: 0644
  tags:
    - configuration

- name: 'create logrotate application configuration files'
  include_tasks: create-logrotate-application-configuration-files.yml
  loop: '{{ logrotate_applications }}'
  loop_control:
    label: "{{ item.name }}"
  tags:
    - configuration

- name: Symlink for hourly rotation
  file:
    path: "/etc/cron.hourly/logrotate"
    src: "/etc/cron.daily/logrotate"
    state: "{{ 'link' if logrotate_use_hourly_rotation else 'absent' }}"