ansible_version.yml

---
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  become: no
  vars:
    minimal_ansible_version: 2.9.0
    minimal_ansible_version_2_10: 2.10.11
    maximal_ansible_version: 2.11.0
    ansible_connection: local
  tasks:
    - name: "Check {{ minimal_ansible_version }} <= Ansible version < {{ maximal_ansible_version }}"
      assert:
        msg: "Ansible must be between {{ minimal_ansible_version }} and {{ maximal_ansible_version }}"
        that:
          - ansible_version.string is version(minimal_ansible_version, ">=")
          - ansible_version.string is version(maximal_ansible_version, "<")
      tags:
        - check

    - name: "Check Ansible version > {{ minimal_ansible_version_2_10 }} when using ansible 2.10"
      assert:
        msg: "When using Ansible 2.10, the minimum supported version is {{ minimal_ansible_version_2_10 }}"
        that:
          - ansible_version.string is version(minimal_ansible_version_2_10, ">=")
          - ansible_version.string is version(maximal_ansible_version, "<")
      when:
        - ansible_version.string is version('2.10.0', ">=")
      tags:
        - check

    - name: "Check that python netaddr is installed"
      assert:
        msg: "Python netaddr is not present"
        that: "'127.0.0.1' | ipaddr"
      tags:
        - check

    # CentOS 7 provides too old jinja version
    - name: "Check that jinja is not too old (install via pip)"
      assert:
        msg: "Your Jinja version is too old, install via pip"
        that: "{% set test %}It works{% endset %}{{ test == 'It works' }}"
      tags:
        - check