ProNotes

- name: Collect files from multiple remote directories
  hosts: all
  become: true
  vars:
    collect_dirs:
      - /tmp/pki
      - /etc/pki
      - /opt/app/certs

  tasks:
    - name: Check directories
      ansible.builtin.stat:
        path: "{{ item }}"
      loop: "{{ collect_dirs }}"
      register: dir_checks

    - name: Find files in existing directories
      ansible.builtin.find:
        paths: "{{ item.item }}"
        recurse: true
        file_type: file
      loop: "{{ dir_checks.results }}"
      register: found_files
      when:
        - item.stat.exists
        - item.stat.isdir
      loop_control:
        label: "{{ item.item }}"

    - name: Fetch files from existing directories
      ansible.builtin.fetch:
        src: "{{ item.1.path }}"
        dest: "collected/{{ inventory_hostname }}/"
        flat: false
      loop: "{{ found_files.results | subelements('files', skip_missing=True) }}"
      loop_control:
        label: "{{ item.1.path }}"


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- name: Archive remote directories and fetch archive
  hosts: all
  become: true
  vars:
    collect_dirs:
      - /tmp/pki
      - /etc/pki
      - /opt/app/certs

    remote_archive: "/tmp/{{ inventory_hostname }}-collect.tar.gz"
    local_collect_dir: "collected/"

  tasks:
    - name: Check which directories exist
      ansible.builtin.stat:
        path: "{{ item }}"
      loop: "{{ collect_dirs }}"
      register: dir_checks

    - name: Build list of existing directories
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        existing_collect_dirs: >-
          {{
            dir_checks.results
            | selectattr('stat.exists', 'defined')
            | selectattr('stat.exists')
            | selectattr('stat.isdir')
            | map(attribute='item')
            | list
          }}

    - name: Create archive from existing directories
      community.general.archive:
        path: "{{ existing_collect_dirs }}"
        dest: "{{ remote_archive }}"
        format: gz
        remove: false
      when: existing_collect_dirs | length > 0

    - name: Fetch archive to control node
      ansible.builtin.fetch:
        src: "{{ remote_archive }}"
        dest: "{{ local_collect_dir }}"
        flat: false
      when: existing_collect_dirs | length > 0

    - name: Remove temporary archive from remote host
      ansible.builtin.file:
        path: "{{ remote_archive }}"
        state: absent
      when: existing_collect_dirs | length > 0