feat: Reorganizes some of the roles and renames some variables

justfile

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ default:
 
 # Run the playbook with the passed in arguments.
 [group('plays')]
-run-playbook *ARGS:
+run *ARGS:
   @ansible-playbook ./main.yml \
     {{ARGS}}
 

roles/build-project/tasks/main.yml

@@ -13,23 +13,13 @@
     path: "{{ build_dir }}"
     state: directory
 
-- name: Ensure template repo.
+- name: Parse template facts.
-  ansible.builtin.git:
+  ansible.builtin.include_role:
-    repo: "{{ template.repo.url }}"
+    name: "prepare-template-facts"
-    dest: "{{ template.path }}"
-    version: "{{ template.repo.version | default('main') }}"
-  when: template.repo.url is defined
-
-- name: Check for repo vars directory.
-  ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: "{{ template.path }}/{{ template.vars }}"
-  register: repo_vars
-
-- name: Load repo vars if available.
-  ansible.builtin.include_vars:
-    dir: "{{ template.path }}/{{ template.vars }}"
-  when: repo_vars.stat.isdir is defined
 
+- name: Load repo vars.
+  ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    name: "load-template-vars"
 
 - name: Copy build files.
   ansible.builtin.copy:

roles/load-template-vars/tasks/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+# Used internally to clone the template repo, if applicable and load it's
+# variables.
+#
+# NOTE: This expects that you've called prepare-template-facts first.
+
+- name: Check if template path exists.
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ template_dir }}"
+  register: template_dir_stat
+
+- name: Ensure repo.
+  ansible.builtin.git:
+    repo: "{{ template.repo.url }}"
+    dest: "{{ template_dir }}"
+    version: "{{ template.repo.version | default('main') }}"
+  when: template.repo.url is defined and not template_dir_stat.stat.exists
+
+- name: Check for repo vars directory.
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ template_vars_path }}"
+  register: repo_vars
+
+- name: Load repo vars if available.
+  ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+    dir: "{{ template_vars_path }}"
+  when: repo_vars.stat.isdir is defined

roles/prepare-template-facts/tasks/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+# This role is used internally to parse template variables, depending on
+# what is supplied.
+#
+- name: Set default template path.
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    repo_template_path: "{{ build_dir }}/template"
+
+- name: Parse template path.
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    template_dir: "{{ template.path | default(repo_template_path) }}"
+
+- name: Parse template vars path.
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    template_vars_path: "{{ template_dir }}/{{ template.vars | default('repo_vars') }}"

roles/setup-project/defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,29 +1,49 @@
 ---
-# TODO: When using a template repo, we should probably clone it into
+# template:
-#       the project directory somewhere.
+#   path: "/path/to/local/template/dir
-
+#   vars: "repo_vars" (optional path inside template directory to find variables, defaults to 'repo_vars')
-# template_dir:
+#
-#   path: "/path/to/template/dir
+# OR
-#   vars: "repo_vars"
+#
-#   repo: (optional if using a repo as a template)
+# template:
+#   repo:
+#     url: "https://example.com/template.git
+#     version: "1.0.0" or "branch" (tagging to a version is more ideal)
+#
 template:
-  #path: "/path/to/template/dir"
-  #vars: "repo_vars"
-
-  # When using a repository as a template dir. In general, it's
-  # probably best to pin to a particular version of the repo template
-  # instead of a branch.
-  #
-  # repo:
-  #   url: "https://example.com/repo.git"
-  #   version: "main"
-  #repo: {}
 
 # The preject directory to setup in.
 project_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'PWD') }}"
 
-# Files that are copied from the template directory to the output
+# This path get's setup / parsed based on the template variable,
+# it will point to the directory of the template, which could be a
+# local path on the system or inside of the project directory, depending
+# on if the template is a repo or not.
+#
+# This is safe to use inside of the project or template specifications
+# for paths to files that live in the template directory not the project
 # directory.
-copy_on_setup:
+template_dir: ""
-  - "Report.md"
+
-  - "vars.yml"
+# Files or directories that are copied from the template directory to the project
+# directory.
+#
+# These can be a simple item that is a path from the root of the template directory
+# to a file, which will copy the file to the root of the project directory or
+# in the form of:
+#
+# src: "path/in/template/dir"
+# dest: "path/in/project/dir"
+# mode: '0600' (optional mode of the file/dir to copy)
+#
+copy_on_setup: []
+
+# Copies the entire contents of a directory to the root of the project directory.
+#
+# This is useful if you keep all the template files in a sub-directory of your project
+# template, it will copy that entire directory over when setting up a new project.
+#
+# NOTE: If the project has been setup (indicated by a .setup file) this
+#       will be skipped so that it does not overwrite any changes to the
+#       project files. This ensures that a project is only setup once.
+copy_directory_on_setup: []

roles/setup-project/tasks/main.yml

@@ -10,27 +10,20 @@
     - debug
     - never
 
-- name: Parse template path.
+- name: Debug build dir.
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    template:
-      path: "{{ project_dir }}/{{ build_dir | default('.build') }}/template"
-  when: not template.path is defined
-
-- name: Parse template vars.
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    template:
-      vars: "repo_vars"
-  when: not template.vars is defined
-
-# - name: Prepare variables.
-#   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-#     file: "prepare_vars.yml"
-#   vars:
-#     template: "{{ template }}"
-
-- name: Debug template vars post parse.
   ansible.builtin.debug:
-    var: template
+    var: build_dir
+  tags:
+    - debug
+    - never
+
+- name: Parse template facts.
+  ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    name: "prepare-template-facts"
+
+- name: Debug template path post parse.
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: template_dir
   tags:
     - debug
     - never
@@ -40,22 +33,9 @@
     path: "{{ project_dir }}"
     state: directory
 
-- name: Ensure repo.
+- name: Load template vars.
-  ansible.builtin.git:
+  ansible.builtin.include_role:
-    repo: "{{ template.repo.url }}"
+    name: "load-template-vars"
-    dest: "{{ template.path }}"
-    version: "{{ template.repo.version | default('main') }}"
-  when: template.repo.url is defined
-
-- name: Check for repo vars directory.
-  ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: "{{ template.path }}/{{ template.vars }}"
-  register: repo_vars
-
-- name: Load repo vars if available.
-  ansible.builtin.include_vars:
-    dir: "{{ template.path }}/{{ template.vars }}"
-  when: repo_vars.stat.isdir is defined
 
 - name: Debug on_setup.
   ansible.builtin.debug:
@@ -64,11 +44,52 @@
     - debug
     - never
 
+- name: Debug copy directory contents.
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: unsafe_copy_directory_on_setup
+  tags:
+    - debug
+    - never
+
+- name: Check if project has been previously setup.
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ project_dir }}/.setup"
+  register: setup_file
+
+- name: Debug setup file stat.
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: setup_file.exists
+  tags:
+    - debug
+    - never
+
+- name: Copy directory contents to project directory.
+  ansible.builtin.command: |
+    cp -r "{{ template_dir }}/{{ item.src | default(item) }}/." \
+      "{{ item.dest | default(project_dir) }}"
+  with_items: "{{ copy_directory_on_setup }}"
+  when: setup_file.stat.exists is false
+  register: copy_directory_stat
+
+- name: Debug copy directory stat.
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: copy_directory_stat
+  tags:
+    - debug
+    - never
+
 - name: Copy project files.
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
     file: "copy_if_not_exists.yml"
   vars:
-    source: "{{ template.path }}/{{ item.src | default(item) }}"
+    source: "{{ template_dir }}/{{ item.src | default(item) }}"
     destination: "{{ project_dir }}/{{ item.dest | default(item) }}"
     mode: "{{ item.mode | default('0600') }}"
   loop: "{{ copy_on_setup }}"
+
+- name: Create setup file.
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: "templates/setup.txt"
+    dest: "{{ project_dir }}/.setup"
+    mode: '0600'
+  when: not setup_file.stat.exists

roles/setup-project/tasks/prepare_vars.yml

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Parse template path.
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    template:
-      path: "{{ project_dir }}/{{ build_dir | default('.build') }}/template"
-  when: not template.path is defined
-  tags:
-    - always
-
-- name: Parse template vars.
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    template:
-      vars: "repo_vars"
-  when: not template.vars is defined
-  tags:
-    - always

roles/setup-project/templates/setup.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+This file is managed by the ansible-hpa-playbook.  It is an indication
+that the project using the template.
+
+{{ template.repo.url | default(template_dir) }}
+
+Has already called setup.  This file should not be removed or subsequent calls
+to setup may overwrite existing data.

test/test.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Test complex var, set fact.
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        template_path: "{{ template.path | default('.build') }}"
+        template:
+          path: "{{ template.path | default('.build') }}"
       vars:
         template:
           repo:
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
 
     - name: Test complex var was set.
       ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg: "Template path: {{ template_path }}, specified: {{ template_path_specified | default(false) }}"
+        msg: "Template path: {{ template.path }}, specified: {{ template_path_specified | default(false) }}"
       tags:
         - vars
         - never