test

.woodpecker.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ steps:
 
   validate:
     image: alpine/ansible:latest
+    depends_on: [syntax-check]
     environment:
       ANSIBLE_CONFIG: ansible.cfg
       SSH_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ steps:
 
   drift-check:
     image: alpine/ansible:latest
+    depends_on: [syntax-check]
     environment:
       ANSIBLE_CONFIG: ansible.cfg
       SSH_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ steps:
 
   deploy:
     image: alpine/ansible:latest
+    depends_on: [syntax-check, validate]
     environment:
       ANSIBLE_CONFIG: ansible.cfg
       SSH_PRIVATE_KEY:

ansible/playbooks/apply.yml

@@ -1,39 +1,123 @@
 ---
-- name: Apply rsyslog configuration
+- name: Apply rsyslog configuration (safe staged deployment)
   hosts: rsyslog_servers
   become: true
 
+  vars:
+    backup_dir: /var/backups/rsyslog-ansible
+    backup_conf: "{{ backup_dir }}/rsyslog.conf.bak"
+    backup_confd: "{{ backup_dir }}/rsyslog.d.bak"
+
   tasks:
-    - name: Copy rsyslog main configuration
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # STAGE 1 — Backup current working configuration
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - name: Ensure backup directory exists
+      file:
+        path: "{{ backup_dir }}"
+        state: directory
+        mode: "0700"
+
+    - name: Backup current rsyslog.conf
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ rsyslog_main_config }}"
+        dest: "{{ backup_conf }}"
+        remote_src: true
+        mode: "0600"
+
+    - name: Remove stale rsyslog.d backup
+      file:
+        path: "{{ backup_confd }}"
+        state: absent
+
+    - name: Backup current rsyslog.d directory
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ rsyslog_config_dir }}/"
+        dest: "{{ backup_confd }}/"
+        remote_src: true
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # STAGE 2 — Deploy new configuration files from repo
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - name: Copy new rsyslog.conf from repo
       copy:
         src: ../../files/rsyslog.conf
         dest: "{{ rsyslog_main_config }}"
         owner: root
         group: root
-        mode: '0644'
-        backup: true
-      register: main_config_copied
+        mode: "0644"
 
-    - name: Copy rsyslog.d configurations
+    - name: Copy new rsyslog.d configs from repo
       copy:
         src: ../../files/rsyslog.d/
         dest: "{{ rsyslog_config_dir }}/"
         owner: root
         group: root
-        mode: '0644'
-      register: config_dir_copied
+        mode: "0644"
 
-    - name: Validate rsyslog configuration
-      command: rsyslogd -N1
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # STAGE 3 — Validate against the full real config tree on the remote host
+    # Runs rsyslogd -N1 against the actual /etc/rsyslog.conf so all includes,
+    # modules, and templates are resolved in the real environment.
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - name: Validate new configuration on remote host
+      command: rsyslogd -N1 -f "{{ rsyslog_main_config }}"
+      register: validation_result
       changed_when: false
-      when: main_config_copied.changed or config_dir_copied.changed
+      failed_when: false  # We handle failure manually below
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # STAGE 4a — Validation FAILED: restore backup and abort
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - name: Print validation error output
+      debug:
+        msg: |
+          ✗ Validation failed!
+          stdout: {{ validation_result.stdout | default('(empty)') }}
+          stderr: {{ validation_result.stderr | default('(empty)') }}
+      when: validation_result.rc != 0
+
+    - name: Restore rsyslog.conf from backup
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ backup_conf }}"
+        dest: "{{ rsyslog_main_config }}"
+        remote_src: true
+        mode: "0644"
+      when: validation_result.rc != 0
+
+    - name: Restore rsyslog.d from backup
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ backup_confd }}/"
+        dest: "{{ rsyslog_config_dir }}/"
+        remote_src: true
+      when: validation_result.rc != 0
+
+    - name: Fail pipeline — config restored to previous working state
+      fail:
+        msg: >
+          rsyslog configuration validation failed (rc={{ validation_result.rc }}).
+          The previous working config has been restored. No service restart was performed.
+          stderr: {{ validation_result.stderr | default('(empty)') }}
+      when: validation_result.rc != 0
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # STAGE 4b — Validation PASSED: restart rsyslog and report success
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     - name: Restart rsyslog service
       service:
         name: "{{ rsyslog_service }}"
         state: restarted
-      when: main_config_copied.changed or config_dir_copied.changed
+      when: validation_result.rc == 0
 
-    - name: Display apply result
+    - name: Print success status
       debug:
-        msg: "✓ rsyslog configuration applied successfully"
+        msg: |
+          ✓ rsyslog configuration deployed successfully.
+          Validation passed. Service restarted.
+      when: validation_result.rc == 0