feat(lookup): add lookup plugin for stable branch of Moodle version

galaxy.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace: geoffreyvanwyk
 name: moodle
 
 # The version of the collection. Must be compatible with semantic versioning
-version: 1.0.0
+version: 1.1.0
 
 # The path to the Markdown (.md) readme file. This path is relative to the root
 # of the collection

plugins/lookup/php_version.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 DOCUMENTATION = """
 name: php_version
 author: Geoffrey Bernardo van Wyk (https://geoffreyvanwyk.dev)
-version_added: "1.0.0"
+version_added: 1.0.0
 short_description: Latest PHP version compatible with given Moodle version
 description:
   - This lookup plugin retrieves the latest PHP version that is compatible with

plugins/lookup/plugin_directory.py

@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@
 # based on the frankenstyle name of the plugin.
 #
 # @copyright  2024 Geoffrey Bernardo van Wyk {@link https://geoffreyvanwyk.dev}
-# @link       https://moodledev.io/general/releases
 ##
 
 DOCUMENTATION = """
 name: plugin_directory
 author: Geoffrey Bernardo van Wyk (https://geoffreyvanwyk.dev)
-version_added: "1.0.0"
+version_added: 1.0.0
 short_description: Path to plugin installation directory 
 description:
   - This lookup plugin retrieves the path to a Moodle plugin's installation

plugins/lookup/stable_branch.py

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# This file is part of Ansible collection geoffreyvanwyk.moodle.
+#
+# Ansible collection geoffreyvanwyk.moodle is free software: you can redistribute it
+# and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible collection geoffreyvanwyk.moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be
+# useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
+# Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# Ansible collection geoffreyvanwyk.moodle. If not, see
+# <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+##
+# Ansible lookup plugin that retrieves the name of the stable Git branch that
+# corresponds to the given Moodle major version.
+#
+# @copyright  2024 Geoffrey Bernardo van Wyk {@link https://geoffreyvanwyk.dev}
+# @link       https://github.com/moodle/moodle
+##
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+name: stable_branch
+author: Geoffrey Bernardo van Wyk (https://geoffreyvanwyk.dev)
+version_added: 1.1.0
+short_description: Stable branch for Moodle version 
+description:
+  - This lookup plugin retrieves the name of the stable Git branch that
+    corresponds to the given Moodle version.
+  - The Git branch is in Moodle's repository on GitHub (https://github.com/moodle/moodle).
+options:
+  moodle_version:
+    description: 
+      - The human-readable version of Moodle in the format x.y, where x is a
+        single-digit number and y is a single or double-digit number.
+    type: str
+    required: true
+"""
+
+EXAMPLE = """
+- name: Find stable branch for major Moodle version
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: lookup('geoffreyvanwyk.moodle.stable_branch', moodle_version="3.11")
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+  _raw:
+    description:
+      - A single-element list containing the name of a stable Git branch, e.g. V(['MOODLE_311_STABLE']). 
+    type: list
+    elements: str
+"""
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleLookupError
+from ansible.plugins.lookup import LookupBase
+
+
+class LookupModule(LookupBase):
+    def run(self, terms, variables=None, **kwargs):
+        self.set_options(var_options=variables, direct=kwargs)
+        moodle_version = str(self.get_option("moodle_version"))
+        major_version, minor_version = moodle_version.split(".", maxsplit=1)
+
+        if len(major_version) != 1:
+            raise AnsibleLookupError("Invalid moodle_version")
+
+        if len(minor_version) not in [1, 2]:
+            raise AnsibleLookupError("Invalid moodle_version")
+
+        branch_number = major_version + (
+            minor_version if len(minor_version) == 2 else "0" + minor_version
+        )
+
+        return ["MOODLE_" + branch_number + "_STABLE"]