install the standard monit - if 5.34, then bail out

Author: russoz

tests/integration/targets/monit/tasks/main.yml

@@ -26,18 +26,31 @@
         - /var/run/monit
         - "{{ process_root }}"
 
-    - name: install monit
+    - name: Install monit
       become: true
       package:
         name: monit
         state: present
 
-    - include_vars: '{{ item }}'
+    - include_vars: "{{ item }}"
       with_first_found:
         - files:
             - "{{ ansible_facts.distribution }}-{{ ansible_facts.distribution_major_version }}.yml"
-            - '{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml'
-            - 'defaults.yml'
+            - "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+            - "defaults.yml"
+
+    - name: Get monit version
+      command: monit -V
+      register: monit_version_output
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Check if monit version is buggy (5.34.x)
+      set_fact:
+        monit_version_is_buggy: "{{ monit_version_output.stdout | regex_search('This is Monit version 5\\.34\\.[0-9]+') is not none }}"
+
+    - name: Skip tests on buggy monit versions (5.34.x has known regression)
+      meta: end_host
+      when: monit_version_is_buggy
 
     - name: monit config
       become: true