- name: Check if file exists
  stat:
    path: '{{ update_json_file_name }}'
  register: _stat

- name: Load existing file
  when: _stat.stat.exists
  slurp:
    path: '{{ update_json_file_name }}'
  register: _file

- name: Parse exisiting file
  when: _stat.stat.exists
  set_fact:
    _config: "{{ _file.content | b64decode | from_json }}"

- name: Set default for non existing file
  when: not _stat.stat.exists
  set_fact:
    _config: '{{ update_json_file_default }}'

- name: Combine new configuration
  set_fact:
    _config: "{{ _config | combine(update_json_file_combine) }}"

- name: Debug _config variable
  debug:
    var: _config
  when: update_json_file_debug

- name: Assure we have a target directory
  when: update_json_file_name | dirname
  block:
    - name: Check if target directory exists
      stat:
        path: "{{ update_json_file_name | dirname }}"
      register: _result

    - name: Create target directory
      file:
        path: "{{ update_json_file_name | dirname }}"
        state: directory
        mode: '{{ update_json_dir_mode | default(omit) }}'
        owner: '{{ update_json_file_owner | default(omit) }}'
        group: '{{ update_json_file_group | default(omit) }}'
        recurse: yes
      become: '{{ update_json_file_become }}'
      when: not _result.stat.exists

- name: Save new file
  copy:
    content: "{{ _config | to_nice_json }}"
    dest: '{{ update_json_file_name }}'
    mode: '{{ update_json_file_mode | default(omit) }}'
    owner: '{{ update_json_file_owner | default(omit) }}'
    group: '{{ update_json_file_group | default(omit) }}'
  become: '{{ update_json_file_become }}'