first test disk service pipeline

roles/storage_api/tasks/build_py_bin.yaml

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+---
+
+- name: Create directory structure
+  ansible.windows.win_file:
+    path: "{{ python_service_root }}"
+    state: directory
+
+- name: Copy disk_service.py
+  ansible.windows.win_copy:
+    src: disk_service.py
+    dest: "{{ python_service_root }}\disk_service.py"
+
+
+
+...

roles/storage_api/tasks/main.yaml

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+---
+
+###############################################
+# Disk API Windows Service
+###############################################
+
+- name: set up python venv
+  include_tasks: python_venv.yaml
+
+- name: build python exe
+  include_tasks: build_py_bin.yaml
+
+#- name: set up nssm service
+#  include_tasks: nssm.yaml
+  
+
+...  

roles/storage_api/tasks/nssm.yaml

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+---
+
+- name: Install nssm
+  win_chocolatey:
+    name: nssm
+    state: present
+    
+- name: Install the foo service
+  community.windows.win_nssm:
+    name: foo
+    application: C:\windows\foo.exe
+
+...

roles/storage_api/tasks/python_venv.yaml

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+---
+
+- name: Ensure Python is installed
+  win_chocolatey:
+    name: python
+    state: present
+
+- name: Create venv folder
+  ansible.windows.win_file:
+    path: "{{ python_venv }}"
+    state: directory
+
+- name: Copy requirements.txt
+  ansible.windows.win_copy:
+    src: requirements.txt
+    dest: "{{ python_venv }}\requirements.txt"
+
+- name: Create virtual environment
+  win_shell: "py -m venv {{ python_venv }}"
+
+- name: Upgrade pip in the virtual environment
+  win_shell: "{{ python_venv }}\pip install --upgrade pip"
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{ python_venv }}"
+
+- name: Install Python dependencies from requirements.txt
+  win_shell: "{{ python_venv }}\pip install -r {{ python_venv }}\requirements.txt"
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{ python_venv }}"
+
+...