backup_configs_local_groups.yaml

# This playbook will back up the running configuration from Cisco IOS or Arista
# EOS devices.   The following arguments must be set at runtime in order for
# this playbook to run successfully
#
# - git_repo_url: The URL of the Git repository to commit the configurations to
# - git_repo_branch: The Git branch to use
---
- name: Backup configurations from network devices

  hosts: "{{ target_group | default('all') }}"
  gather_facts: no

  pre_tasks:
    - name: fail if git_repo_url is not defined
      ansible.builtin.fail:
        msg: "missing required variable: git_repo_url"
      when: git_repo_url is undefined or git_repo_url == ""

  - name: fail if git_repo_branch is not defined
    ansible.builtin.fail:
      msg: "missing required variable: git_repo_branch"
    when: git_repo_branch is undefined or git_repo_url == ""


  tasks:
    - name: Backup device configurations and commit to git
      block:
      - name: create temp directory
        ansible.buildin.tempfile:
          state: directory
        register: tempdir

      - name: clone existing repository
        ansible.builtin.git:
          repo: "{{ git_repo_url }}"
          dest: "{{ tempdir.path }}"

      - name: ensure configuration directory exists
        ansible.builtin.file:
          path: "{{ tempdir.path }}/configurations/{{ group_names[0] }}"
          state: directory

      - name: Gather configuration from Cisco IOS devices
        when: ansible_network_os == 'ios'
        cisco.ios.ios_command:
          commands:
            - show running-config
        register: device_config

      - name: Gather configuration from Arista EOS devices
        when: ansible_network_os == 'eos'
        arista.eos.eos_command:
          commands:
            - show running-config
        register: device_config

      - name: fail if device_config is not defined
        ansible.builtin.fail:
          msg: "missing required variable: device_config"
        when: device_config is undefined or device_config == ""

      - name: Save configuration to file
        ansible.buildin.copy:
          content: "{{ ios_config.stdout[0] }}"
          dest: "{{ tempdir.path }}/configurations/{{ group_names[0] }}/{{ inventory_hostname_short }}.txt"

      - name: Add updated files to git
        ansible.builtin.command:
          command: "{{ item }}"
          chdir: "{{ tempdir.path }}"
        environment:
          GIT_SSH_COMMAND: "ssh -i /opt/custom/ssh/id_rsa"
        with_items:
          - "git add ."
          - "git commit -m 'Backup configurations'"
          - "git push -u origin {{ git_repo_branch }}"

    always:
      - name: Delete temp directory
        ansible.builtin.file:
          path: "{{ tempdir.path }}"
          state: absent