allow resources exclusion if required

main.yaml

@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@
             name: terraform_environment
             tasks_from: prepare
 
+        - name: exclude resources if required
+          import_role:
+            name: exclude_resources
+            tasks_from: exclude_resources
+          when:
+            - excluded_resources is defined
+            - terraform_plan_state == 'absent'
+
         - name: Execute Terraform Plan
           import_role:
             name: terraform_environment
@@ -133,3 +141,4 @@
                   {{ msg.split('STRING_TO_SPLIT') }}
                 {%- endif -%}
           failed_when: terraform_plan_execution is failed
+

plugin.spec

@@ -89,3 +89,9 @@ subparsers:
                   help: |
                     List of files containing terraform backend configuration.
                   ansible_variable: 'terraform_backend_config_files'
+                exclude-resources:
+                  type: Value
+                  help: |
+                    A string that specifies resources to exclude from deletion.
+                  ansible_variable: 'excluded_resources'
+

roles/exclude_resources/tasks/exclude_resources.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+
+- name: remove resources from plan to exclude them from delete
+  command: terraform state rm "{{ excluded_resources }}"
+