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+#!/bin/sh
+## keeps the ansible playbooks updated from gitea
+## a quick check confirms alterationa to local files
+## else.. those are updated with latest from gitea
+
+set -u
+
+## -- path to the Ansible dirs
+#ANSBASE=/var/lib/ansible/
+ANSBASE="/root/ansible"
+REPO="ansible-fmb"
+BASE="ts-el9.local"
+
+INVENTORY=${ANSBASE}/${REPO}
+
+echo "$(date +'%F_%R:%S'):  ==== $(basename $0) START ==== "
+
+## -- create directory if missing
+[ ! -d ${ANSBASE} ] && mkdir -p ${ANSBASE}
+
+cd ${ANSBASE}
+if [ ! -d ${ANSBASE}/${REPO} ]
+then
+    ## -- initial clone here if dir is missing
+    echo "$(date +'%F_%R:%S'): initial clone needed:"
+    git clone deploy:/tombstones/${REPO}.git ${ANSBASE}/${REPO}
+elif [ -d ${ANSBASE}/${REPO} ]
+then
+    ## -- check first
+    echo -e "$(date +'%F_%R:%S'): checking ${REPO} ... \c"
+    cd ${ANSBASE}/${REPO}
+    STATUS="$(git status | tail -n1)"
+
+    ## -- Checking if something changed locally that needs to be fixed
+    if [[ !  ${STATUS} =~ "nothing to commit" ]]
+    then
+        ## -- oops... something has changed our end - fix it!
+        echo "fix required - showing diff on next line:"
+        git diff
+        git fetch origin &> /dev/null
+        git reset --hard origin/master &> /dev/null
+        echo "$(date +'%F_%R:%S'): ${REPO} fixed!"
+    else
+        echo " ${STATUS}"
+    fi
+
+    ## -- perform an update (pull) here
+    RESULTS="$(git pull | tail -n1)"
+    echo "$(date +'%F_%R:%S'): ${RESULTS}"
+    if [[ !  ${RESULTS} =~ "up to date" ]]
+    then
+        ## -- looks like there's been some changes
+        echo -e "$(date +'%F_%R:%S'): applying yaml from ${REPO} ..."
+        ansible-playbook -D -i ${ANSBASE}/${REPO}/inventory -l ${BASE} ${ANSBASE}/${REPO}/standalone-playbooks/epel.yml
+        ansible-playbook -D -i ${ANSBASE}/${REPO}/inventory -l ${BASE} ${ANSBASE}/${REPO}/site.yml
+    fi
+fi
+
+echo "$(date +'%F_%R:%S'): ------ $(basename $0) END ------"
+
+