custom-facts: init

roles/custom-facts/tasks/main.yml

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+---
+# tasks file for 'custom-facts' role
+- name: 'Ensure custom facts directory exists'  # hosts without Ansible installed benefit from this
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    state: directory
+    path: /etc/ansible/facts.d
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0755'
+  become: true
+
+- name: Copy custom facts
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "{{ item.name }}"
+    dest: /etc/ansible/facts.d/
+    mode: "{{ item.mode }}"  # facts may be plainly-readable JSON/INI files, or executables that return JSON
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  notify: regather_facts
+  loop: "{{ custom_facts }}"
+  become: true
+
+- name: Flush pending handlers
+  ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers