service_facts_role_multiple_plays.yml

---
- name: Get services info from system
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: yes
  become: yes
  vars:
    ansible_linux_folder: /opt/Metrolinx/Ansible/temp
    ansible_linux_archive_folder: /opt/Metrolinx/Ansible/archive
  roles:
    - r7_prepatch_services

- name: Second play - stop a couple services
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: yes
  become: yes
  vars:
    ansible_linux_folder: /opt/Metrolinx/Ansible/temp
    ansible_linux_archive_folder: /opt/Metrolinx/Ansible/archive
  tasks:
    - name: Do something else
      ping:
    - name: Stop services to create delta
      service:
        name: "{{ item }}"
        state: stopped
        enabled: no
      ignore_errors: true
      loop:
      - crond
      - ntpd
      - chronyd

- name: Third play running postpatch role
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: yes
  become: yes
  vars:
    ansible_linux_folder: /opt/Metrolinx/Ansible/temp
    ansible_linux_archive_folder: /opt/Metrolinx/Ansible/archive
  pre_tasks:
    - name: No reason to fetch files because we have them in memory between Plays
      debug:
        msg: "No reason to fetch files because we have them in memory between Plays"
    - name: Not true - No reason to fetch files because we have them in memory between Plays
      debug:
        msg: "Need to fetch files because we may stop after pre services role, and then only execute post services role at a later point in time."
  roles:
    - r7_postpatch_services