Support running hourly logrotates

defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+---
+
 logrotate_conf_dir: "/etc/logrotate.d/"
 logrotate_scripts: []
+logrotate_support_hourly_rotates: true

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 ---
+
 - name: nickhammond.logrotate | Install logrotate
   package:
     name: logrotate
     state: present
   when: logrotate_scripts is defined and logrotate_scripts|length > 0
 
+- name: Check for logrotate daily cron entry
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ logrotate_cron_daily_location }}"
+  register: daily_cron_entry
+  when: logrotate_support_hourly_rotates
+
+- name: Move logrotate cron entry from daily to hourly
+  command: "mv '{{ logrotate_cron_daily_location }}' '{{ logrotate_cron_hourly_location }}'"
+  args:
+    creates: "{{ logrotate_cron_hourly_location }}"
+    removes: "{{ logrotate_cron_daily_location }}"
+  when: logrotate_support_hourly_rotates and daily_cron_entry.stat.exists
+
 - name: nickhammond.logrotate | Setup logrotate.d scripts
   template:
     src: logrotate.d.j2

vars/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+
+logrotate_cron_hourly_location: /etc/cron.hourly/logrotate
+logrotate_cron_daily_location: /etc/cron.daily/logrotate