Ansible Role Files

Role to provision files and template configurations.

Requirements

• Ansible 1.7.2+

Dependencies

None.

Role Variables

files: {}

The role, to work, requires the variable above only. Here's a list of examples of how files can be used.

Create a file or a directory

files:
  - path: /path/to/file
    state: touch
  - path: /path/to/directory
    state: directory

Create a template

files:
  - src: templateName.j2
    path: /path/to/file/to/generate
    template: true # It works as long as it's defined, even if false

Copy a file

files:
  - src: fileName
    dest: /dest/of/file # NB: `dest` is needed to trigger copy, instead of `path`

Example Playbook

Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:

- hosts: servers
  roles:
     - { role: darkraiden.ansible-files }

License

BSD

Author Information

This role was created in 2018 by Davide Di Mauro.