ansible wget then exec scripts => get_url equivalent - bash

Question

I always wonder what is the good way to replace the following shell tasks using the "ansible way" (with get_url, etc.):
- name: Install oh-my-zsh
shell: wget -qO - https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh | bash -
or
- name: Install nodesource repo
shell: curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_5.x | bash -

Answer 1

This worked for me:
- name: Download zsh installer
get_url:
url: https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh dest=/tmp/zsh-installer.sh
- name: Execute the zsh-installer.sh
shell: /tmp/zsh-installer.sh
- name: Remove the zsh-installer.sh
file:
path: /tmp/zsh-installer.sh
state: absent

Answer 2

#RaviTezu solution doesn't work because the file/script that you wish to execute must be on the machine where you execute your play/role.
As per the documentation here
The local script at path will be transferred to the remote node and then executed.
So one way to do it is by downloading the file locally and using a task like below:
- name: execute the script.sh
script: /local/path/to/script.sh
Or you can do this:
- name: download setup_5.x file to tmp dir
get_url:
url: https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_5.x
dest: /tmp/
mode: 0755
- name: execute setup_5.x script
shell: setup_5.x
args:
chdir: /tmp/
I would go for the first method if you are uploading your own script, the second method is more useful in your case because the script might gets updated in time so you are sure each time you execute it it uses the latest script.

Answer 3

For me, the following statement worked:
- name: "Execute Script"
shell: curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | bash -

Answer 4

Consider using the get_url or uri module rather than running curl.
For example:
- name: Download setup_8.x script
get_url: url=https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x dest=/opt mode=755
- name: Setup Node.js
command: /opt/setup_8.x
- name: Install Node.js (JavaScript run-time environment)
apt: name=nodejs state=present

Answer 5

This playbook is what I've come up with. So far, it's as close to an idiomatic solution as I have come, and seems to be idempotent.
It will check for the existence of a command (in this case, starship) and if/when the test fails it will download the script.
---
- name: Check for Starship command
command: command -v starship >/dev/null 2>&1
register: installed
no_log: true
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Download Starship installer
get_url:
url: https://starship.rs/install.sh
dest: /tmp/starship-installer.sh
mode: 'u+rwx'
when: installed.rc != 0
register: download
- name: Run the install script
shell: /tmp/starship-installer.sh
when: download.changed
- name: Remove the starship-installer.sh
file:
path: /tmp/starship-installer.sh
state: absent

Answer 6

May be this basic example can help you to start:
---
- name: Installing Zsh and git
apt: pkg=zsh,git state=latest
register: installation
- name: Backing up existing ~/.zshrc
shell: if [ -f ~/.zshrc ]; then mv ~/.zshrc{,.orig}; fi
when: installation|success
sudo: no
- name: Cloning oh-my-zsh
git:
repo=https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh
dest=~/.oh-my-zsh
when: installation|success
register: cloning
sudo: no
- name: Creating new ~/.zshrc
copy:
src=~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
dest=~/.zshrc
when: cloning|success
sudo: no

Answer 7

Note the: "force=yes", which will always download the script, overriding the old one.
Also note the "changed_when", which you can refine per your case.
- name: 'Download {{ helm.install_script_url }}'
environment:
http_proxy: '{{proxy_env.http_proxy | default ("") }}'
https_proxy: '{{proxy_env.https_proxy | default ("") }}'
no_proxy: '{{proxy_env.no_proxy | default ("") }}'
get_url: url={{ helm.install_script_url | default ("") }} dest=/tmp/helm_install_script force=yes mode="0755"
when: helm.install_script_url is defined
tags:
- helm_x
- name: Run {{ helm.install_script_url }}
environment:
http_proxy: '{{proxy_env.http_proxy | default ("") }}'
https_proxy: '{{proxy_env.https_proxy | default ("") }}'
no_proxy: '{{proxy_env.no_proxy | default ("") }}'
command: "/tmp/helm_install_script"
register: command_result
changed_when: "'is up-to-date' not in command_result.stdout"
when: helm.install_script_url is defined
args:
chdir: /tmp/
tags:
- helm_x