Delete absent SAPI config files

tasks/checks.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         that:
           - ansible_distribution_release is defined
           - ansible_distribution_release is regex("^stretch|buster|bullseye|bookworm|focal|bionic|jammy$")
+        fail_msg: "The Linux distro {{ ansible_distribution }} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} is not supported by this role"
 
     - name: Generate an array of existing PHP versions
       set_fact:

tasks/main.yml

@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@
           loop_control:
             loop_var: version
             label: "{{ version }}"
+          when: ( php_versions[version].packages_absent is defined ) and ( php_versions[version].packages_absent != [] )
+
+        - name: PHP SAPIs absent
+          include_tasks: sapi_absent.yml
+          loop: "{{ php_versions_proposed }}"
+          loop_control:
+            loop_var: version
+            label: "{{ version }}"
+          when:
+            - php_versions[version].sapis is defined
 
         - name: PHP versioned packages present
           apt:
@@ -57,6 +67,7 @@
           loop_control:
             loop_var: version
             label: "{{ version }}"
+          when: ( php_versions[version].packages_present is defined ) and ( php_versions[version].packages_present != [] )
 
       when: ( php_versions_proposed is defined ) and ( php_versions_proposed != [] )
 

tasks/sapi_absent.yml

+---
+- name: PHP SAPI absent
+  block:
+
+    - name: "Debug SAPI absent for PHP {{ version }}"
+      debug:
+        msg: "path to delete /etc/php/{{ version }}/{{ sapi.key }}"
+        verbosity: 2
+      loop: "{{ php_versions[version].sapis | dict2items }}"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: sapi
+        label: "{{ sapi.key }}"
+      when: ( sapi.value.state is defined ) and ( sapi.value.state == "absent" )
+
+    - name: Fail
+      fail:
+
+    - name: "SAPI absent for PHP {{ version }}"
+      file:
+        path: "/etc/php/{{ version }}/{{ sapi.key }}"
+        state: absent
+      loop: "{{ php_versions[version].sapis | dict2items }}"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: sapi
+        label: "{{ sapi.key }}"
+      when: ( sapi.value.state is defined ) and ( sapi.value.state == "absent" )
+
+  tags:
+    - php
+...