add exclude packages variable

Author: voidquark

defaults/main.yml

@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ el_patching_required_packages: "yum-utils"
 el_patching_reboot_timeout: 600
 el_patching_method: "security"
 el_patching_auto_reboot: false
-el_patching_check_mode: false
+el_patching_check_mode: false
+
+# Optional exclude variable for group_vars or host_vars
+# el_patching_exclude_packages:
+#   - tar
+#   - zip

tasks/main.yml

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.dnf:
     name: "*"
     state: latest
+    exclude: "{{ el_patching_exclude_packages | default(omit) }}"
   check_mode: "{{ el_patching_check_mode }}"
   when: el_patching_method == "all"
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
     name: "*"
     security: true
     state: latest
+    exclude: "{{ el_patching_exclude_packages | default(omit) }}"
   check_mode: "{{ el_patching_check_mode }}"
   when: el_patching_method == "security"
 
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@
     name: "*"
     bugfix: true
     state: latest
+    exclude: "{{ el_patching_exclude_packages | default(omit) }}"
   check_mode: "{{ el_patching_check_mode }}"
   when: el_patching_method == "bugfix"