--- - name: Check target file for removal ansible.builtin.stat: path: "{{ _target_path }}" delegate_to: "{{ prometheus_target_host }}" become: true register: _target_file when: _target_state == "absent" - name: Deploy target via lineinfile ansible.builtin.lineinfile: path: "{{ _target_path }}" line: "{{ prometheus_target_strategy_lineinfile_prefix ~ _target_host ~ prometheus_target_strategy_lineinfile_suffix }}" state: "{{ _target_state }}" delegate_to: "{{ prometheus_target_host }}" become: true register: _lineinfile_result when: _target_state == "present" or _target_file.stat.exists - name: Track changes ansible.builtin.set_fact: changed: >- {{ changed | default(false) or (_lineinfile_result.changed | default(false)) }}