This issue was generated by todo based on a TODO comment in 130947c when #105 was merged. cc @Wintus.

problem

ansible-play fails in gathering facts step by timeout

repro

ansible localhost -m setup -a gather_subset=hardware

# because of many loopback devices
losetup

solution

extending timeout

ansible localhost -m setup -a gather_timeout=30

ref

• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/setup_module.html
• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/config.html#default-gather-timeout
• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/playbooks_keywords.html#term-gather-timeout

There is no great advantage in these days.

refs:

• https://medium.com/@vincentnewkirk/npm-vs-yarn-2019-e88757b17038

The only one connection is localhost

targets:

• ansible-local/sudo.yml

  Line 4 in 8941491

  - name: make sudo as root require no tty by default

• ansible-local/ansible.cfg

  Line 3 in 8941491

  pipelining = yes

see:

• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/config.html#ansible-pipelining
• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/config.html#envvar-ANSIBLE_PIPELINING
• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/plugins/connection/ssh.html

http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbooks_async.html

This feature provides async tasks on every nodes.

error

first lines of logs

Using /home/yuya/.ghq/github.com/Wintus/ansible-local-dev/ansible.cfg as config file
/home/yuya/.ghq/github.com/Wintus/ansible-local-dev/hosts.yml did not meet host_list requirements, check plugin documentation if this is unexpected
/home/yuya/.ghq/github.com/Wintus/ansible-local-dev/hosts.yml did not meet script requirements, check plugin documentation if this is unexpected

cause

missing configuration

[inventory]
enable_plugins = yaml

ref

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/config.html#inventory-enabled

site.yml is the main playbook. Rename it playbook.yml as in sample?

I'm following the best practice:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_best_practices.html#directory-layout

This issue was generated by todo based on a TODO comment in af7e60e when #100 was merged. cc @Wintus.

改名

ansible-ubuntu-gnome -> ansible-local-dev

理由

条件式の指定により generic になったため、 Ubuntu & GNOME の決め打ちをやめられるようになった。

maybe integration test only.

per-role tests would be better after separation.

https://gist.github.com/Wintus/7a2bb056753c8fc12f3fa583969cd162

Make role apart

Use Ansible Galaxy to install roles

Roles

• ansible
  https://galaxy.ansible.com/geerlingguy/ansible
• anyenv
• base (keep)
• bash
• emacs
• fcitx
• fish
• git
• gnome
• golang
• haskell
  https://github.com/Wintus/ansible-role-haskell-stack
• ibus
• jetbrains
• nodejs
  https://galaxy.ansible.com/geerlingguy/nodejs
• yarn
• oea
• rust

separate made-by-go tools:

• hub
• ghq

separate made-by-rust tools:

• exa
  https://the.exa.website/#installation

prefix

ansible-role-

Ref

• https://galaxy.ansible.com/
• https://qiita.com/orita/items/96d6d9cea352ac7c4256
• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/galaxy.html#id9

Go

• https://github.com/andrewrothstein/ansible-go
• https://github.com/gantsign/ansible-role-golang

linters

https://github.com/ansible/ansible-lint

CI

there are some options

• CircleCI
  • only choice now
  • https://hub.docker.com/r/circleci/python
• GitHub Actions
  • still in beta
  • good for lint only

Name it simpler.

remove from:

• repo name
• hosts
• site

ref

see: https://blog.confirm.ch/ansible-modules-shell-vs-command/
see also: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/script_module.html

codes

https://github.com/Wintus/ansible-local/search?q=shell

tasks

• shell -> command
• shell -> script