role that allows copying/moving remote backup_file to controller dir by config
To use just import the role and aftewards just use copy and other modules as normal.
If the ANSIBLE_LOCAL_BACKUP is set it will copy backup_file into that directory.
If the ANSIBLE_REMOTE_BACKUP_CLEANUP is also set it will remove the bakcup from the remote once copied.
- hosts: localhost
gather_facts: false
roles:
- local_backup
tasks:
- copy: backup=yes src=testing2 dest=testing1
If running multiple plays you really only need to load once
- hosts: localhost
gather_facts: false
environment:
ANSIBLE_LOCAL_BACKUP: /var/tmp/backups/
roles:
- local_backup
- hosts: yolo
tasks:
- copy: backup=yes src=testing2 dest=testing1
environment:
ANSIBLE_LOCAL_BACKUP: /backupdir/
But if running against the controller, you need to set the envionrment vars before calling Ansible
ANSIBLE_LOCAL_BACKUP=/backups/ ansible-playbook ...