feat(automation): job to run ansible playbooks

!29 nofusscomputing/projects/ansible/execution_environment!8 nofusscomputing/projects/ansible-roles!25 nofusscomputing/projects/ansible/git_configuration#5

automation/.gitlab-ci-ansible.yaml

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+---
+# This yaml is intended to automagically create automation jobs if included
+
+include:
+  - local: $JOB_ROOT_DIR/.gitlab-ci_common.yaml
+
+
+.ansible_playbook:
+  image: nofusscomputing/ansible-ee:dev
+  stage: chores
+  variables:
+    ansible_inventory: ''
+    ansible_playbook: ''
+    ansible_tags: ''
+    # uncomment below when there is a playbook done
+    #ANSIBLE_PLAYBOOK_DIR: '/etc/ansible/playbooks' only use for role in the ansible-ee container
+  script:
+    - if [ "0$ansible_inventory" != '0' ]; then ansible_inventory=-i $ansible_inventory; fi
+    - if [ "0$ansible_tags" != '0' ]; then ansible_tags=$(echo -n "--tags $ansible_tags"); fi
+    - echo "[DEBUG] ansible_inventory=$ansible_inventory"
+    - echo "[DEBUG] ansible_playbook=$ansible_playbook"
+    - echo "[DEBUG] ansible_tags=$ansible_tags"
+    # remove galaxy and pip commands when the ansible-ee image is fixed
+    - ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
+    - pip install python_gitlab==3.14.0
+    - ansible-playbook $ansible_inventory $ansible_playbook $ansible_tags -vvv --extra-vars repo_root=$CI_PROJECT_DIR
+  rules:
+    # test rules with default never and to specify only when
+    # - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+    #   when: never
+    # - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+    #   when: never
+    - if: ' $NFC_AUTO_JOBS == "false"'
+      when: never
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $PIPELINE_RUN_SCHEDULE == "true"'
+      exists:
+        - ".nfc_automation.yaml"
+      when: always
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "pipeline" && $PIPELINE_RUN_TRIGGER == "true"'
+      exists:
+        - ".nfc_automation.yaml"
+      when: always
+    
+    # this if for testing only
+    # - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
+    #   when: always
+    #   exists:
+    #     - ".nfc_automation.yaml"
+    - when: never 
+
+
+
+Update Git Submodules:
+  extends: .ansible_playbook
+  variables:
+    ansible_playbook: '.nfc_automation.yaml'
+    ansible_tags: 'submodule'
+    PIPELINE_RUN_TRIGGER: 'false'
+    PIPELINE_RUN_SCHEDULE: 'false'
+