Ansible Role Janus

This role uses Ansible to install the Janus Vim distribution for one or more users on macOS or Ubuntu, replacing Janus' automatic installer.

Role Variables

Variable name	Default value	Description
janus_required_packages	[]	List of packages to install (uses the package module on Linux, ithe homebrew module on macOS). Janus requires rake and vim to work, so this might need to be e.g. ['rake', 'vim'].
janus_git_repo	https://github.com/carlhuda/janus.git	The
repository to clone Janus from. Should seldom need changing.
janus_version	HEAD	The git version of Janus to clone. Passed directly to the version property of the Git module.
janus_git_force	false	Whether or not to force clone Janus every time the playbook runs. Passed directly to the force property of the Git module.
janus_user	[]	The user to install Janus for. Should include both name and group properties.
janus_user.name	-	The name of the user to install Janus for.
janus_user.group	-	The group of the user to install Janus for.
janus_backup_files	[]	A list of Vim-related files in the user's home directory that should be backed up when the playbook runs. Might include e.g. .vim, .vimrc etc.
janus_vim_plugins	[]	A list of Vim plugins to install from Github. Each should include properties for name, url, and version.
janus_vim_plugins[n].name	-	The name of the plugin to install. Used for the dest parameter of the Git module when cloning.
janus_vim_plugins[n].url	-	The url of the plugin to install. Used for the repo parameter of the Git module when cloning.
janus_vim_plugins[n].version	HEAD	The version of the plugin to install. Used for the version parameter of the Git module when cloning.
janus_vim_plugins[n]force	false	Whether or not to force-clone the plugin. Used for the force parameter of the Git module when cloning.
janus_vim_plugins[n]updaterepo	true	Whether or not to update the plugin repo. Used for the update parameter of the Git module when cloning.

Role task files

main.yml: task coordination

This file includes files that perform specific subsets of tasks.

Variables used

• janus_required_packages
• janus_backup_files
• janus_vim_plugins

preinstall.yml

This task pre-installs any packages required by the role.

Variables used

• janus_required_packages

backup.yml

This task backs up defined Vim-related files and directories (e.g. .vim, .vimrc, etc).

Variables used

• janus_user

install.yml

This task installs Janus.

Variables used

• janus_git_repo
• janus_version
• janus_git_force
• janus_user

plugins.yml

This task installs any defined modules into the appropriate directory (~/user/.janus).

Variables used

• janus_user
• janus_vim_plugins

Sample playbook

---

• hosts: all vars: janus_user: name: "lorem" group: "lorem" janus_required_packages: - "git" - "rake" - "vim" janus_vim_plugins: - name: "lightline.vim" url: "https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim" updaterepo: false - name: "vim-surround" url: "https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround.git" updaterepo: true janus_backup_files: - ".vimrc" roles:
  • ctorgalson.janus

License

MIT