Move prerequites task to a separate step

Author: cityofships

roles/os_images/tasks/images.yml

@@ -1,34 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: Include OS family-specific variables
-  ansible.builtin.include_vars: "{{ ansible_facts.os_family }}.yml"
-- name: Ensure required packages are installed
-  ansible.builtin.package:
-    name: "{{ (os_images_package_dependencies + os_images_package_dependencies_extra) | select | list }}"
-    state: present
-  become: true
-
-# The rpm-distro element executes 'semanage' during its cleanup phase.
-- name: Ensure diskimage-builder SELinux dependencies are installed
-  vars:
-    package_name: python3-policycoreutils
-  ansible.builtin.package:
-    name: "{{ package_name }}"
-    state: present
-  when:
-    - ansible_facts.selinux
-    - ansible_facts.selinux.status != 'disabled'
-    - ansible_facts.os_family == "RedHat"
-  become: true
-
-- name: Ensure download cache dir exists
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ os_images_cache }}"
-    owner: "{{ ansible_facts.user_uid }}"
-    group: "{{ ansible_facts.user_gid }}"
-    state: directory
-    mode: "0755"
-  become: true
-
 - name: Remove old images for force rebuild
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: "{{ os_images_cache }}/{{ item.name }}"

roles/os_images/tasks/main.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     old_ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ ansible_python_interpreter | default('/usr/bin/python3') }}"
 
+- name: Prerequisite tasks
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: prereqs.yml
+
 - name: Build or download images
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: images.yml
   when: os_images_build | bool

roles/os_images/tasks/prereqs.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+- name: Include OS family-specific variables
+  ansible.builtin.include_vars: "{{ ansible_facts.os_family }}.yml"
+
+- name: Ensure required packages are installed
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ (os_images_package_dependencies + os_images_package_dependencies_extra) | select | list }}"
+    state: present
+  become: true
+
+# The rpm-distro element executes 'semanage' during its cleanup phase.
+- name: Ensure diskimage-builder SELinux dependencies are installed
+  vars:
+    package_name: python3-policycoreutils
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ package_name }}"
+    state: present
+  when:
+    - ansible_facts.selinux
+    - ansible_facts.selinux.status != 'disabled'
+    - ansible_facts.os_family == "RedHat"
+  become: true
+
+- name: Ensure download cache dir exists
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ os_images_cache }}"
+    owner: "{{ ansible_facts.user_uid }}"
+    group: "{{ ansible_facts.user_gid }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: "0755"
+  become: true