initial project commit

.gitignore

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+ansible.cfg
+hosts
+collections/ansible_collections

apache-precheck.yml

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+---
+- name: Apache Pre-Check
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: true
+
+  vars:
+    mw_apache_bin: 'httpd'
+    mw_apache_pkg: 'httpd'
+    # mw_apache_pkg: 'php'
+
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Check if Middleware Apache package is present
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name: "{{ mw_apache_pkg }}"
+        state: present
+      check_mode: true
+      changed_when: false
+      register: mw_apache_pkg_check
+
+    - name: Debug mw_apache_pkg_check
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: mw_apache_pkg_check
+
+    - name: Verify Middleware Apache package and process presence
+      block:
+        - name: Assert that Middleware Apache package is present
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that: mw_apache_pkg_check['results'] | length == 0
+            success_msg: Middleware Apache is installed on this host.
+            fail_msg: Middleware Apache is NOT installed on this host.
+
+        - name: Set Middleware Apache presence flag
+          ansible.builtin.set_stats:
+            data:
+              mw_apache_is_installed: true
+      rescue:
+        - name: Set Middleware Apache presence flag
+          ansible.builtin.set_stats:
+            data:
+              mw_apache_is_installed: false
+
+        - name: Middleware Apache package not present. Ending host.
+          ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
+
+
+    - name: Verify if Middleware Apache process is running
+      block:
+        - name: Check if any Middleware Apache processes are running
+          community.general.pids:
+            name: "{{ mw_apache_bin }}"
+          register: mw_apache_pids
+
+        - name: Assert that Middleware Apache process is running
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that: mw_apache_pids['pids'] | length >= 2
+            success_msg: Middleware Apache is running on this host.
+            fail_msg: Middleware Apache is NOT running on this host.
+
+        - name: Set Middleware Apache process running flag
+          ansible.builtin.set_stats:
+            data:
+              mw_apache_is_running: true
+      rescue:
+        - name: Set Middleware Apache process running flag
+          ansible.builtin.set_stats:
+            data:
+              mw_apache_is_running: false

requirements.yml

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+collections:
+  - name: community.general
+    version: 8.6.0
+
+  - name: ansible.posix
+    version: 1.5.4
+

verify-apache.yml

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+---
+- name: Verify Middleware Apache
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: false
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Verify Middleware Apache package presence
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "Middleware Apache package is present on this host."
+      when:
+        - mw_apache_is_installed | bool
+
+    - name: Verify Middleware Apache process is running
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "Middleware Apache process is running."
+      when:
+        - mw_apache_is_running | bool