Ansible pg_upgrade.yml pre_check is failed when postgresql_version is…

… int

  * regex_replace ansible filter expects a string or pattern
    otherwise it fails with the error.
    "first argument must be string or compiled pattern"

automation/roles/upgrade/tasks/post_upgrade.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # if pg_new_wal_dir is defined
 - name: Delete the old PostgreSQL WAL directory
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ postgresql_wal_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
+    path: "{{ postgresql_wal_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
     state: absent
   when:
     - pg_current_datadir is success
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: absent
-  loop: "{{ postgresql_packages | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
+  loop: "{{ postgresql_packages | replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
   register: package_remove
   until: package_remove is success
   delay: 5
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: absent
     purge: true
-  loop: "{{ postgresql_packages | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
+  loop: "{{ postgresql_packages | replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
   register: apt_remove
   until: apt_remove is success
   delay: 5
@@ -159,14 +159,14 @@
     - name: "WAL-G | Update PostgreSQL data directory path in .walg.json"
       ansible.builtin.replace:
         path: "{{ postgresql_home_dir }}/.walg.json"
-        regexp: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
-        replace: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
+        regexp: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
+        replace: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
 
     - name: "WAL-G | Update PostgreSQL data directory path in cron jobs"
       ansible.builtin.replace:
         path: "{{ wal_g_cron_jobs[0].file | default('/etc/cron.d/walg') }}"
-        regexp: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
-        replace: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
+        regexp: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
+        replace: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
   become: true
   become_user: root
   ignore_errors: true  # show the error and continue the playbook execution

automation/vars/upgrade.yml

@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ pg_new_version: ""  # specify the target version of PostgreSQL for the upgrade
 # Adjust these variables if the paths are different from the default value.
 
 # Directory containing binaries for the old PostgreSQL version.
-pg_old_bindir: "{{ postgresql_bin_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
+pg_old_bindir: "{{ postgresql_bin_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
 # Data directory path for the old PostgreSQL version.
-pg_old_datadir: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
+pg_old_datadir: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
 # Configuration directory path for the old PostgreSQL version.
-pg_old_confdir: "{{ postgresql_conf_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
+pg_old_confdir: "{{ postgresql_conf_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | replace(postgresql_version, pg_old_version) }}"
 
 # Directory containing binaries for the new PostgreSQL version.
-pg_new_bindir: "{{ postgresql_bin_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
+pg_new_bindir: "{{ postgresql_bin_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
 # Data directory path for the new PostgreSQL version.
-pg_new_datadir: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
+pg_new_datadir: "{{ postgresql_data_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
 # Configuration directory path for the new PostgreSQL version.
-pg_new_confdir: "{{ postgresql_conf_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
+pg_new_confdir: "{{ postgresql_conf_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
 # Custom WAL directory for the new PostgreSQL version (symlink will be created) [optional].
-pg_new_wal_dir: "{{ postgresql_wal_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
+pg_new_wal_dir: "{{ postgresql_wal_dir | regex_replace('(/$)', '') | replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
 
 # pg_upper_datadir: Specifies the top-level directory containing both old and new PostgreSQL data directories.
 # The variable is derived from pg_new_datadir by removing any trailing slash and getting its grandparent directory.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pg_upper_datadir: "{{ pg_new_datadir | regex_replace('/$', '') | dirname | dirna
 
 # List of package names for the new PostgreSQL version to be installed.
 # automatically detects the list of packages based on the 'postgresql_packages' variable
-pg_new_packages: "{{ postgresql_packages | regex_replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
+pg_new_packages: "{{ postgresql_packages | replace(postgresql_version, pg_new_version) }}"
 
 # Alternatively, you can explicitly specify the list of new packages to install.
 # This gives you more control and should be used if the automatic update does not meet your needs.