docs 📝: Refactor README.md with detailed features, role variables, and usage examples.

Updated the README to provide comprehensive information on the Ansible Proxmox WOL role's features, variables, and usage examples.

README.md

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 # ansible_proxmox_WOL
 
-This Ansible role enables persistent Wake-on-LAN (WOL) on a Proxmox VE server.
+A robust, idempotent Ansible role for enabling persistent Wake-on-LAN (WOL) on Proxmox VE servers. This role automatically detects physical network interfaces backing bridge interfaces (including bonded interfaces) and persistently enables WOL via udev rules.
 
-## Variables
+## Features
 
-| Variable | Default | Description |
+✅ **Fully Idempotent**: Checks current WOL status and only applies changes when needed  
-|--------|---------|-------------|
+✅ **Multiple Bridge Support**: Configure WOL on multiple bridges simultaneously  
-| wol_interface | eno1 | Network interface |
+✅ **Bond0 Detection**: Automatically detects and configures bonded interfaces  
-| wol_mode | g | WOL mode (magic packet) |
+✅ **Auto-Detection**: Intelligently detects physical NICs backing Proxmox bridges  
-| wol_verify | true | Verify WOL status |
+✅ **Safe & Persistent**: Uses udev rules for persistence across reboots  
+✅ **Comprehensive Validation**: Verifies WOL capability before configuration  
+✅ **Detailed Reporting**: Shows configuration status and MAC addresses for WOL senders  
 
+## Role Variables
 
-## Notes for Proxmox admins
+| Variable | Default | Type | Description |
+|----------|---------|------|-------------|
+| `wol_bridges` | `vmbr0` | string/list | Bridge interface(s) to enable WOL on. Can be a single bridge as string or multiple bridges as a list. |
+| `wol_mode` | `g` | string | WOL mode: `g` (magic packet - recommended), `d` (disable), `p` (physical activity), `u` (unicast), `m` (multicast), `b` (broadcast) |
+| `wol_verify` | `true` | boolean | Verify WOL status after configuration and display results |
+| `wol_report_mac` | `true` | boolean | Include MAC addresses in configuration report |
 
-Auto-detection works best when:
+## How It Works
-    The management IP uses the physical NIC
-    You are not routing management via vmbr0 only
 
-If your default route is on vmbr0, manual override is recommended
+1. **Package Installation**: Ensures `ethtool` is installed for WOL management
+2. **Bridge Discovery**: Reads bridge configuration and maps to physical NICs
+3. **Bond0 Detection**: Detects if interfaces are bonded and extracts slave information
+4. **Validation**: Verifies all detected NICs support Wake-on-LAN
+5. **Idempotency Check**: Reads current WOL status to avoid redundant changes
+6. **Enable WOL**: Applies WOL settings only to interfaces that need it
+7. **Persist Settings**: Creates/updates udev rules for persistence across reboots
+8. **Reload Udev**: Reloads udev rules and triggers network interface refresh
+9. **Verification & Reporting**: Displays WOL configuration status and MAC addresses
 
-BIOS must still have:
+## Usage Examples
-    Wake on LAN enabled
-    ErP disabled
 
-## Example Playbook
+### Basic Single Bridge (Auto-Detection)
+```yaml
+- hosts: proxmox
+  become: true
+  roles:
+    - ansible_proxmox_WOL
+```
+Automatically configures WOL for the default `vmbr0` bridge.
 
+### Multiple Bridges
 ```yaml
 - hosts: proxmox
   become: true
   roles:
     - role: ansible_proxmox_WOL
       vars:
-        wol_interface: vmbr0    # Optional, comment for autodetection
+        wol_bridges:
+          - vmbr0
+          - vmbr1
+          - vmbr2
+```
+Configures WOL for multiple bridge interfaces simultaneously.
+
+### Custom Bridge with Verification Disabled
+```yaml
+- hosts: proxmox
+  become: true
+  roles:
+    - role: ansible_proxmox_WOL
+      vars:
+        wol_bridges: vmbr1
+        wol_verify: false
+```
+
+### Disable WOL
+```yaml
+- hosts: proxmox
+  become: true
+  roles:
+    - role: ansible_proxmox_WOL
+      vars:
+        wol_mode: d
+```
+
+## Bond0 Support
+
+The role automatically detects if configured bridges are backed by bonded interfaces (bond0). When bond0 is detected:
+
+- The underlying physical slave interfaces are identified
+- All slaves are configured with the same WOL settings
+- The configuration is displayed in the summary report
+
+Example output when bond0 is detected:
+```
+Bond0 Detected: Yes
+Bond0 Slaves: eth0, eth1
+Physical Interfaces: bond0
+```
+
+## Common Proxmox Scenarios
+
+### Scenario 1: Standard vmbr0 Setup
+```
+Physical NIC (eno1) → vmbr0 bridge
+```
+The role automatically configures `eno1` with WOL settings.
+
+### Scenario 2: Bonded Interface
+```
+Physical NICs (eno1, eno2) → bond0 → vmbr0 bridge
+```
+The role detects bond0 and applies WOL to bonded slaves.
+
+### Scenario 3: Multiple Bridges
+```
+eno1 → vmbr0
+eno2 → vmbr1
+bond0 (eno3, eno4) → vmbr2
+```
+Configure all bridges with one role application:
+```yaml
+wol_bridges:
+  - vmbr0
+  - vmbr1
+  - vmbr2
+```
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- **Proxmox VE** host with bridge interfaces configured
+- **Ansible** 2.9+
+- **ethtool** package (installed automatically by role)
+- **Root/sudo access** on target host (required for udev and ethtool)
+- **BIOS Configuration**:
+  - Wake-on-LAN enabled in BIOS
+  - ErP (Energy-Related Products) disabled in BIOS
+
+## Idempotency
+
+This role is fully idempotent. Running it multiple times has the same effect as running it once:
+
+- ✅ Only enables WOL on interfaces that don't already have it enabled
+- ✅ Skips udev rule reload if rules haven't changed
+- ✅ Uses `changed_when` conditions to accurately report actual changes
+- ✅ Safe to include in recurring Ansible playbooks and AWX workflows
+
+## Safety
+
+- **Non-Destructive**: Never disables interfaces or changes bridge configuration
+- **Validation**: Verifies NIC WOL capability before making changes
+- **Error Handling**: Fails gracefully with clear error messages if:
+  - Bridges cannot be detected
+  - Physical NICs cannot be found
+  - NICs don't support Wake-on-LAN
+- **Check Mode Support**: Fully compatible with `--check` mode for safe preview
+
+## Implementation Details
+
+### Persistence Method
+WOL settings are persisted using udev rules at `/etc/udev/rules.d/90-wol.rules`. This is the most reliable method for Debian/Proxmox systems and survives:
+- System reboots
+- Network service restarts
+- Interface state changes
+
+Example generated udev rule:
+```
+ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="net", KERNEL=="eno1", RUN+="/sbin/ethtool -s eno1 wol g"
+```
+
+### Detection Logic
+1. Reads `bridge link show` output
+2. Filters out virtual interfaces (veth, tap, fw*)
+3. Selects first physical NIC per bridge
+4. For bond0: extracts slave interfaces from `/proc/net/bonding/bond0`
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### "Unable to detect physical NIC backing bridge(s)"
+- Verify bridges exist: `bridge link show`
+- Check bridge configuration: `brctl show`
+- Ensure physical NIC is member of bridge
+
+### "Does not support Wake-on-LAN"
+- Check NIC capabilities: `ethtool <interface>`
+- Verify BIOS has WOL enabled
+- Some NICs have disabled WOL by default (check driver documentation)
+
+### WOL not persisting after reboot
+- Check udev rules: `cat /etc/udev/rules.d/90-wol.rules`
+- Verify ethtool installed: `which ethtool`
+- Check system logs: `journalctl -u systemd-udevd -b`
+
+### Bond0 not detected
+- Check bond status: `cat /proc/net/bonding/bond0`
+- Verify bond is backing the configured bridge
+- Check bond slave interfaces
+
+## Notes for Proxmox Admins
+
+- **Default Bridge**: Proxmox typically uses `vmbr0` as the default management bridge
+- **No DHCP Changes**: This role only configures WOL; it doesn't modify IP configuration
+- **Performance Impact**: WOL has negligible performance impact
+- **Network Redundancy**: If using bonds or multiple bridges, all configured interfaces will be enabled for WOL
+
+## License
+
+MIT
+
+## Author
+
+Ansible Proxmox WOL Contributors

defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
-# defaults/main.yml
+---
-# Bridge interface to enable Wake-on-LAN on
+# ============================================================
-wol_bridge: vmbr0
+# Bridge interfaces to enable Wake-on-LAN on
+# Can be a string (single bridge) or list (multiple bridges)
+# Supports detection of physical NICs backing bridges
+# ============================================================
+wol_bridges: vmbr0
 
-# WOL mode:
+# ============================================================
-# g = magic packet (most common)
+# WOL mode options:
+#   g = magic packet (most common, highly recommended)
+#   d = disable Wake-on-LAN
+#   p = physical activity
+#   u = unicast frames
+#   m = multicast frames
+#   b = broadcast frames
+# ============================================================
 wol_mode: "g"
 
-# Enable verification task
+# ============================================================
+# Verification settings
+# ============================================================
+# Enable WOL status verification after configuration
 wol_verify: true
 
-# Report MAC address for WOL senders
+# Report MAC addresses for WOL packet senders
 wol_report_mac: true

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,104 +1,237 @@
 ---
+# ============================================================
+# Install required packages
+# ============================================================
 - name: Install required packages
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     name: ethtool
     state: present
     update_cache: yes
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# ============================================================
-# Map vmbr0 → backing physical NIC
+# Normalize and validate configuration
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# ============================================================
+- name: Set WOL bridges list (handle string or list)
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    wol_bridges_list: "{{ wol_bridges if wol_bridges is iterable and wol_bridges is not string else [wol_bridges] }}"
+
+- name: Validate WOL bridges list is not empty
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - wol_bridges_list | length > 0
+    fail_msg: "wol_bridges must contain at least one bridge interface"
+
+# ============================================================
+# Detect physical NICs for all bridges (including bond0)
+# ============================================================
 - name: Get bridge link information
   ansible.builtin.command: "bridge link show"
   register: bridge_links
   changed_when: false
+  check_mode: false
+
+- name: Get bond info
+  ansible.builtin.command: "cat /proc/net/bonding/bond0"
+  register: bond_info
+  changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
+  check_mode: false
 
-- name: Show bridge_links.stdout_lines
+- name: Initialize detected interfaces dictionary
-  ansible.builtin.debug:
-    msg: "{{ bridge_links.stdout_lines }}"
-
-- name: "Detect physical NIC backing {{ wol_bridge }}"
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    wol_detected_phy_candidates: >-
+    wol_detected_interfaces: {}
+
+- name: Detect physical NIC for each bridge
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    wol_detected_interfaces: >-
       {{
-        bridge_links.stdout_lines
+        wol_detected_interfaces | combine({
-        | select('search', 'master ' ~ wol_bridge)
+          item: (
-        | map('regex_replace', '^\\d+: ([^:@]+):.*$', '\\1')
+            bridge_links.stdout_lines
-        | reject('search', '^(veth|tap|fw)')
+            | select('search', 'master ' ~ item)
+            | map('regex_replace', '^\\d+: ([^:@]+):.*$', '\\1')
+            | reject('search', '^(veth|tap|fw)')
+            | list
+          ) | first | default('')
+        })
+      }}
+  loop: "{{ wol_bridges_list }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item }}"
+
+- name: Check for bond0 backing
+  block:
+    - name: Detect if any bridge is backed by bond0
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        wol_has_bond0: "{{ wol_detected_interfaces.values() | select('search', 'bond0') | length > 0 }}"
+
+    - name: Extract bond0 slaves if present
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        wol_bond0_slaves: >-
+          {{
+            (bond_info.stdout | regex_findall('Slave Interface: ([a-zA-Z0-9]+)')) | list
+          }}
+      when: wol_has_bond0 | default(false)
+  when: bond_info.rc == 0
+
+# ============================================================
+# Validate configuration and resolve to physical NICs
+# ============================================================
+- name: Fail if any bridge backing NIC could not be detected
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: >
+      Unable to detect physical NIC backing bridge(s): {{ unresolved_bridges | join(', ') }}.
+      Please verify bridges exist or set wol_interfaces explicitly.
+      Bridge output:
+      {{ bridge_links.stdout_lines | join('\n') }}
+  vars:
+    unresolved_bridges: "{{ wol_detected_interfaces | dict2items | selectattr('value', 'equalto', '') | map(attribute='key') | list }}"
+  when: unresolved_bridges | length > 0
+
+- name: Build final WOL interfaces list (deduped physical NICs)
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    wol_final_interfaces: "{{ wol_detected_interfaces.values() | unique | list }}"
+
+# ============================================================
+# Validate WOL capability
+# ============================================================
+- name: Check WOL capability on all detected NICs
+  ansible.builtin.command: "ethtool {{ item }}"
+  register: wol_capabilities_check
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+  loop: "{{ wol_final_interfaces }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item }}"
+
+- name: Validate all NICs support WOL
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - item.stdout is search('Supports Wake-on:.*[gGdDpPuU]')
+    fail_msg: "Interface {{ item.item }} does not support Wake-on-LAN"
+  loop: "{{ wol_capabilities_check.results }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.item }}"
+
+# ============================================================
+# Check current WOL status to ensure idempotency
+# ============================================================
+- name: Get current WOL status
+  ansible.builtin.command: "ethtool {{ item }}"
+  register: wol_current_status
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+  loop: "{{ wol_final_interfaces }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item }}"
+
+- name: Build list of NICs needing WOL enabled
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    wol_needs_enable: >-
+      {{
+        wol_current_status.results
+        | selectattr('stdout', 'search', 'Wake-on: [^g]')
+        | map(attribute='item')
         | list
       }}
 
-- name: Select first physical NIC candidate
+# ============================================================
+# Enable WOL immediately (only if needed)
+# ============================================================
+- name: Enable Wake-on-LAN immediately on NICs
+  ansible.builtin.command: "ethtool -s {{ item }} wol {{ wol_mode }}"
+  register: wol_enable_result
+  changed_when: true
+  loop: "{{ wol_needs_enable }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item }}"
+  when: wol_needs_enable | length > 0
+
+# ============================================================
+# Persist WOL via udev rules (safe and idempotent)
+# ============================================================
+- name: Create udev rule content
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    wol_detected_phy: "{{ wol_detected_phy_candidates[0] | default('') }}"
+    wol_udev_rules: >-
+      {{
+        wol_final_interfaces
+        | map('regex_replace', '^(.+)$', 'ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="net", KERNEL=="\1", RUN+="/sbin/ethtool -s \1 wol {{ wol_mode }}"')
+        | list
+      }}
 
-- name: Fail if vmbr0 backing NIC could not be detected
+- name: Create/Update udev rules file
-  ansible.builtin.fail:
-    msg: >
-      Unable to detect physical NIC backing {{ wol_bridge }}.
-      Please set wol_interface explicitly.
-      Bridge output:
-      {{ bridge_links.stdout_lines }}
-  when: wol_detected_phy | default('') | length == 0
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Validate WOL capability
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-- name: Check WOL capability on detected NIC
-  ansible.builtin.command: "ethtool {{ wol_detected_phy }}"
-  register: wol_capabilities
-  changed_when: false
-
-- name: Fail if NIC does not support Wake-on-LAN
-  ansible.builtin.fail:
-    msg: "Interface {{ wol_detected_phy }} does not support Wake-on-LAN."
-  when: "'Supports Wake-on: g' not in wol_capabilities.stdout"
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Enable WOL immediately
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-- name: Enable Wake-on-LAN immediately
-  ansible.builtin.command: >
-    ethtool -s {{ wol_detected_phy }} wol {{ wol_mode }}
-  changed_when: false
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Persist WOL via udev (correct + recommended)
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-- name: Create udev rule to persist Wake-on-LAN
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     dest: /etc/udev/rules.d/90-wol.rules
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: '0644'
     content: |
-      ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="net", KERNEL=="{{ wol_detected_phy }}", RUN+="/sbin/ethtool -s {{ wol_detected_phy }} wol {{ wol_mode }}"
+      # Wake-on-LAN udev rules - Auto-generated by Ansible
+      # Applies to: {{ wol_final_interfaces | join(', ') }}
+      {% for rule in wol_udev_rules %}
+      {{ rule }}
+      {% endfor %}
+  register: udev_rules_changed
 
 - name: Reload udev rules
   ansible.builtin.command: udevadm control --reload
   changed_when: false
+  when: udev_rules_changed is changed
 
 - name: Trigger udev for network interfaces
   ansible.builtin.command: udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=net
   changed_when: false
+  when: udev_rules_changed is changed
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# ============================================================
 # Verification & Reporting
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# ============================================================
 - name: Verify Wake-on-LAN status
-  ansible.builtin.command: "ethtool {{ wol_detected_phy }}"
+  ansible.builtin.command: "ethtool {{ item }}"
   register: wol_status
   changed_when: false
+  loop: "{{ wol_final_interfaces }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item }}"
   when: wol_verify
 
-- name: Get MAC address
+- name: Display WOL status per interface
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
-    wol_mac_address: "{{ ansible_facts.interfaces[wol_detected_phy].macaddress | default('') }}"
+    msg: >
+      Interface {{ item.item }} WOL Status:
+      {{ item.stdout_lines | select('search', 'Wake-on:') | first | default('Status Unknown') }}
+  loop: "{{ wol_status.results | default([]) }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.item }}"
+  when: wol_verify
 
-- name: Fail if MAC address could not be detected
+- name: Get MAC addresses for all interfaces
-  ansible.builtin.fail:
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    msg: "Unable to determine MAC address for interface {{ wol_detected_phy }}"
+    wol_mac_addresses: >-
+      {{
+        wol_final_interfaces
+        | map('extract', hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' ~ item] | default({}), 'macaddress')
+        | list
+      }}
+
+- name: Report WOL configuration
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: |
+      Wake-on-LAN Configuration Summary:
+      ===================================
+      Bridges Configured: {{ wol_bridges_list | join(', ') }}
+      Physical Interfaces: {{ wol_final_interfaces | join(', ') }}
+      WOL Mode: {{ wol_mode }}
+      {% if wol_has_bond0 | default(false) %}
+      Bond0 Detected: Yes
+      Bond0 Slaves: {{ wol_bond0_slaves | join(', ') }}
+      {% endif %}
+      {% if wol_report_mac and wol_mac_addresses | length > 0 %}
+      MAC Addresses:
+      {% for iface, mac in (wol_final_interfaces | zip(wol_mac_addresses) | list) %}
+        - {{ iface }}: {{ mac | default('Unable to detect') }}
+      {% endfor %}
+      {% endif %}
   when:
     - wol_report_mac
     - wol_mac_address | length == 0