From 7000622d4627d4731a8264466c945c4142ccf37d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Hammer <chris@thezengarden.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:53:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] More validation tasks

---
 playbooks/rear_backup_validation.yml        |  2 +-
 roles/rear_backup_validation/tasks/main.yml | 45 +++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/playbooks/rear_backup_validation.yml b/playbooks/rear_backup_validation.yml
index 81cdb1c..61dca38 100644
--- a/playbooks/rear_backup_validation.yml
+++ b/playbooks/rear_backup_validation.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: rhc.rear.rear_vars
 
-    - name: Validiate ReaR backup completion
+    - name: Validiate ReaR Backup Completion
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
         name: rhc.rear.rear_backup_validation
diff --git a/roles/rear_backup_validation/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rear_backup_validation/tasks/main.yml
index 9e246a2..b1d9627 100644
--- a/roles/rear_backup_validation/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rear_backup_validation/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,40 @@
 ---
-- name: Validate ReaR backup completion
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: "grep 'Finished running mkbackup workflow' /var/log/rear/rear-{{ ansible_hostname }}.log"
-  register: rear_backup_validate
-  failed_when: rear_backup_validate['rc'] not in [0]
+- name: Check if ReaR backup log exists
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "/var/log/rear/rear-{{ ansible_hostname }}.log"
+  register: rear_backup_log_presence
 
-- name: Debug rear_backup_validate
-  ansible.builtin.debug:
-    msg: "{{ rear_backup_validate }}"
+- name: Validate backup completion and other stuff
+  when:
+    - rear_backup_log_presence['stat']['exists'] | bool
+  block:
+    - name: Validate ReaR backup completion
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: "grep 'Finished running mkbackup workflow' /var/log/rear/rear-{{ ansible_hostname }}.log"
+      register: rear_backup_validate
+      failed_when: rear_backup_validate['rc'] not in [0]
 
+    - name: Debug rear_backup_validate
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ rear_backup_validate }}"
+
+    - name: Set current time and capture ReaR backup timestamp
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        rear_backup_date_now: "{{ ansible_date_time['date'] }}"
+        # rear_backup_timestamp: "{{ rear_backup_validate['stdout'] | split(' ') | first }}"
+        rear_backup_timestamp: '2025-09-24'
+
+    - name: Capture number of days since last backup
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        rear_backup_age: "{{ ((rear_backup_date_now | to_datetime('%Y-%m-%d')) - (rear_backup_timestamp | to_datetime('%Y-%m-%d'))).days }}"
+
+    - name: Debug rear_backup_age
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "Number of days since last backup success: {{ rear_backup_age }}."
+
+    - name: Fail if backup older than desired
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - rear_backup_age | int <= 6
+        success_msg: "Backup is new enough."
+        fail_msg: "Backup is too old like your stinky grandma!"