refactor: Use vars/RedHat_N.yml symlink for CentOS, Rocky, Alma wherever possible

defaults/main.yml

@@ -128,3 +128,20 @@ __logging_required_facts:
 # the 'gather_subset' parameter of the 'setup' module
 __logging_required_facts_subsets: "{{ ['!all', '!min'] +
   __logging_required_facts }}"
+
+# BEGIN redhat distros variables
+# Ansible distribution identifiers that the role treats like RHEL
+__logging_rh_distros:
+  - AlmaLinux
+  - CentOS
+  - RedHat
+  - Rocky
+
+# Same as above but includes Fedora
+__logging_rh_distros_fedora: "{{ __logging_rh_distros + ['Fedora'] }}"
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone
+__logging_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution in __logging_rh_distros }}"
+
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone, or Fedora
+__logging_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_distribution in __logging_rh_distros_fedora }}"
+# END redhat distros variables

roles/rsyslog/vars/AlmaLinux_7.yml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RedHat_7.yml

roles/rsyslog/vars/Rocky_7.yml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RedHat_7.yml

tests/vars/redhat_clone_vars.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# vars for handling conditionals for RedHat and clones
+---
+# Ansible distribution identifiers that the role treats like RHEL
+__logging_rh_distros:
+  - AlmaLinux
+  - CentOS
+  - RedHat
+  - Rocky
+
+# Same as above but includes Fedora
+__logging_rh_distros_fedora: "{{ __logging_rh_distros + ['Fedora'] }}"
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone
+__logging_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution in __logging_rh_distros }}"
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone, or Fedora
+__logging_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_distribution in __logging_rh_distros_fedora }}"