Add debug task to display cron variables and improve formatting in cron.yml

roles/common/tasks/cron.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 ---
+- name: (cron.yml) Debug - Show cron variables
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: |
+      inventory_hostname: {{ inventory_hostname }}
+      ansible_host: {{ ansible_host | default('not set') }}
+      cron_env_entries: {{ cron_env_entries | default([]) }}
+      cron_user_special_time_entries: {{ cron_user_special_time_entries | default([]) }}
+      cron_user_entries: {{ cron_user_entries | default([]) }}
+  tags:
+    - user_crontab
 
 - name: (cron.yml) Define candidate paths for root crontab PATH
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
@@ -48,7 +58,7 @@
     dest: /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
     owner: root
     group: crontab
-    mode: '0600'
+    mode: "0600"
     content: |
       # Edit this file to introduce tasks to be run by cron.
       #
@@ -79,46 +89,45 @@
 
 - name: (cron.yml) Set env entries in user crontabs
   cron:
-    name: '{{ item.name }}'
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    env: 'yes'
+    env: "yes"
-    user: '{{ item.user | default("root", true) }}'
+    user: '{{ item.user | default("root") }}'
-    job: '{{ item.job }}'
+    job: "{{ item.job }}"
-    insertafter: '{{ item.insertafter | default(omit) }}'
+    insertafter: "{{ item.insertafter | default(omit) }}"
-  loop: "{{ cron_env_entries }}"
+  loop: "{{ cron_env_entries | default([]) }}"
   loop_control:
-    label: '{{ item.name }}'
+    label: "{{ item.name }}"
   when: item.job is defined
   tags:
     - user_crontab
 
-
 - name: (cron.yml) Set special time entries in user crontabs
   cron:
-    name: '{{ item.name }}'
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    special_time: '{{ item.special_time }}'
+    special_time: "{{ item.special_time }}"
-    user: '{{ item.user | default("root", true) }}'
+    user: '{{ item.user | default("root") }}'
-    job: '{{ item.job }}'
+    job: "{{ item.job }}"
     state: present
-  loop: "{{ cron_user_special_time_entries }}"
+  loop: "{{ cron_user_special_time_entries | default([]) }}"
   loop_control:
-    label: '{{ item.name }}'
+    label: "{{ item.name }}"
   when: item.job is defined
   tags:
     - user_crontab
 
-
 - name: (cron.yml) Set normal entries in user crontabs
   cron:
-    name: '{{ item.name }}'
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    minute: '{{ item.minute | default(omit) }}'
+    minute: "{{ item.minute | default(omit) }}"
-    hour: '{{ item.hour | default("root", true) }}'
+    hour: "{{ item.hour | default(omit) }}"
-    day: '{{ day | default(omit) }}'
+    day: "{{ item.day | default(omit) }}"
-    weekday: '{{ item.weekday | default(omit) }}'
+    weekday: "{{ item.weekday | default(omit) }}"
-    month: '{{ item.month | default(omit) }}'
+    month: "{{ item.month | default(omit) }}"
-    job: '{{ item.job }}'
+    user: '{{ item.user | default("root") }}'
-  loop: "{{ cron_user_entries }}"
+    job: "{{ item.job }}"
+  loop: "{{ cron_user_entries | default([]) }}"
   loop_control:
-    label: '{{ item.name }}'
+    label: "{{ item.name }}"
   when: item.job is defined
   tags:
     - user_crontab