gantsign.fd

Ansible Role: fd

This role installs fd, an easy-to-use alternative to find.

Requirements

Ansible version 2.9 or higher
A Linux operating system, such as:
- Debian Family:
  - Debian versions: Stretch (9), Buster (10), Bullseye (11)
  - Ubuntu versions: Bionic (18.04), Focal (20.04)
- Note: Other versions might work but haven't been tested.

Role Variables

You can change the following variables in this role (default values are listed):

# Version of fd to install
fd_version: '8.7.0'

# SHA256 checksum for the fd package
fd_redis_sha256sum: 'ea3ef84bfd90c483125dfe4b50af86b405857389340159e401f63eec5cabaf80'

# Directory to save downloaded fd files
fd_download_dir: "{{ x_ansible_download_dir | default(ansible_env.HOME + '/.ansible/tmp/downloads') }}"

Example Playbook

Here's how to use this role in a playbook:

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: gantsign.fd

More Roles From GantSign

You can find additional roles from GantSign on Ansible Galaxy.

Development & Testing

This role uses Molecule for development and testing. It is unit tested with Testinfra and pytest.

To develop or test this role, ensure you have the following installed:

A Linux operating system (like Ubuntu)
Docker
Python (with python-pip)
Ansible
Molecule

To simplify installation, there is a tool called Molecule Wrapper. This script installs Molecule and its dependencies (excluding Linux) and then runs Molecule with the command you give it.

To test this role using Molecule Wrapper, run this command from the main project folder: