feat: enhance MikroTik backup playbook with improved structure and validation

mikrotikbackup.yml

@@ -1,59 +1,127 @@
-- name: Backup MikroTik config (text export only)
+# mikrotikbackup.yml
+
+
+- name: Backup MikroTik configuration
   hosts: mikrotiks
-  gather_facts: no
+  gather_facts: false
 
   vars:
-    backup_dir: /opt/mikrotik_backups/
+    # This path is located on the Semaphore runner
+    backup_dir: /opt/mikrotik_backups
 
   tasks:
-
-    # ----------------------------
-    # Ensure local backup directory
-    # ----------------------------
     - name: Ensure local backup directory exists
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: "{{ backup_dir }}"
         state: directory
-        mode: "0755"
+        mode: "0700"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      run_once: true
+
+    - name: Generate backup timestamp
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        argv:
+          - date
+          - --utc
+          - "+%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S"
+      register: backup_timestamp
+      changed_when: false
       delegate_to: localhost
 
-    # ----------------------------
-    # Get router identity
-    # ----------------------------
     - name: Get router identity
       community.routeros.command:
-        commands: /system identity print
+        commands:
-      register: identity_raw
+          - /system identity print
+      register: identity_result
+      changed_when: false
 
-    - name: Parse router name
+    - name: Extract router identity line
-      set_fact:
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        router_name: "{{ identity_raw.stdout[0].split(': ')[1] | trim }}"
+        router_identity_line: >-
+          {{
+            (
+              identity_result.stdout_lines[0]
+              | select('match', '^\s*name\s*:')
+              | list
+              | first
+            )
+            | default('', true)
+          }}
 
-    # ----------------------------
+    - name: Validate router identity output
-    # Timestamp
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
-    # ----------------------------
+        that:
-    - name: Get timestamp
+          - router_identity_line | length > 0
-      ansible.builtin.command: date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S
+        fail_msg: >-
-      register: date_out
+          Could not parse RouterOS identity on
-      delegate_to: localhost
+          {{ inventory_hostname }}.
+        quiet: true
 
-    - name: Set timestamp fact
+    - name: Build safe router name
-      set_fact:
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        ts: "{{ date_out.stdout }}"
+        router_name: >-
+          {{
+            router_identity_line
+            | regex_replace('^\s*name\s*:\s*', '')
+            | trim
+            | regex_replace('[^A-Za-z0-9._-]+', '_')
+            | regex_replace('^_+|_+$', '')
+          }}
 
-    # ----------------------------
+    - name: Validate safe router name
-    # Export config (stable for diff)
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
-    # ----------------------------
+        that:
-    - name: Export router config
+          - router_name | length > 0
+        fail_msg: >-
+          Router identity on {{ inventory_hostname }}
+          cannot be converted to a safe filename.
+        quiet: true
+
+    - name: Set local backup filename
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        backup_file: >-
+          {{
+            backup_dir
+            ~ '/'
+            ~ router_name
+            ~ '-'
+            ~ backup_timestamp.stdout
+            ~ '.rsc'
+          }}
+
+    - name: Export RouterOS configuration
       community.routeros.command:
-        commands: /export terse show-sensitive
+        commands:
-      register: export_cfg
+          - /export terse show-sensitive
+      register: export_result
+      changed_when: false
+      no_log: true
 
-    # ----------------------------
+    - name: Validate exported configuration
-    # Save export locally
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
-    # ----------------------------
+        that:
-    - name: Save export locally
+          - export_result.stdout is defined
+          - export_result.stdout | length > 0
+          - export_result.stdout[0] | default('') | trim | length > 0
+        fail_msg: >-
+          RouterOS returned an empty configuration export
+          for {{ inventory_hostname }}.
+        quiet: true
+      no_log: true
+
+    - name: Save RouterOS configuration locally
       ansible.builtin.copy:
-        content: "{{ export_cfg.stdout[0] }}"
+        content: "{{ export_result.stdout[0] | trim }}\n"
-        dest: "{{ backup_dir }}/{{ router_name }}-{{ ts }}.rsc"
+        dest: "{{ backup_file }}"
+        mode: "0600"
       delegate_to: localhost
+      no_log: true
+      diff: false
+
+    - name: Show backup result
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: >-
+          MikroTik backup completed:
+          host={{ inventory_hostname }}
+          identity={{ router_name }}
+          file={{ backup_file }}