Attempt to make this more consumable.

.github/workflows/roles.yml

@@ -16,10 +16,18 @@ jobs:
           - role: ansible-role-preferences
           - role: ansible-role-minimal
           - role: ansible-role-version
+          - role: ansible-role-default
+            options:
+              - generate_gitignore: no
+
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - run: |
           pip install pre-commit
           cd tests/${{ matrix.config.role }}
+          if [ ! -z "${{ matrix.config.options }}" ]; then
           ../../generate.yml
+          else
+            ../../generate.yml --extra-vars '{ ${{ matrix.config.options | join(,) }} }'
+          fi

defaults/main.yml

@@ -31,3 +31,26 @@ sponsored_message: yes
 
 # A custom message can be placed with this content.
 custom_message: "Also see a [full explanation and example](https://robertdebock.nl/how-to-use-these-roles.html) on how to use these roles."
+
+# The below settings determine what the generator will generate.
+generate_gitignore: yes
+generate_yamllint: yes
+generate_pre_commit: yes
+generate_readme: yes
+generate_ansible_lint: yes
+generate_tox: yes
+generate_github_settings: yes
+generate_license: yes
+generate_security: yes
+generate_molecule: yes
+generate_contributing: yes
+generate_github_action_molecule: yes
+generate_github_action_galaxy: yes
+generate_github_action_todo: yes
+generate_gitlab_ci: yes
+generate_requirements_txt: yes
+generate_requirements2png: yes
+generate_github_funding: yes
+generate_github_issue_template: yes
+generate_github_feature_template: yes
+generate_install_pre_commit: yes

generate.yml

@@ -19,11 +19,17 @@
     - name: Load generators defaults/main.yml
       ansible.builtin.include_vars:
         file: defaults/main.yml
+      when:
+        - generate_readme
 
     - name: Load meta/main.yml
       ansible.builtin.include_vars:
         file: "{{ role_path }}/meta/main.yml"
         name: meta
+      when:
+        - generate_readme or
+          generate_github_action_molecule or
+          generate_gitlab_ci
 
     - name: Check meta/preferences.yml
       ansible.builtin.stat:
@@ -64,29 +70,37 @@
       ansible.builtin.slurp:
         src: "{{ role_path }}/molecule/default/converge.yml"
       register: example
+      when:
+        - generate_readme
 
     - name: Check molecule/default/prepare.yml
       ansible.builtin.stat:
         path: "{{ role_path }}/molecule/default/prepare.yml"
       register: check_prepare
+      when:
+        - generate_readme
 
     - name: Load molecule/default/prepare.yml
       ansible.builtin.slurp:
         src: "{{ role_path }}/molecule/default/prepare.yml"
       register: prepare
       when:
+        - generate_readme
         - check_prepare.stat.exists | bool
 
     - name: Check molecule/default/verify.yml
       ansible.builtin.stat:
         path: "{{ role_path }}/molecule/default/verify.yml"
       register: verify
+      when:
+        - generate_readme
 
     - name: Load molecule/default/verify.yml
       ansible.builtin.slurp:
         src: "{{ role_path }}/molecule/default/verify.yml"
       register: verifyyml
       when:
+        - generate_readme
         - verify.stat.exists | bool
 
     - name: Load galaxy_id
@@ -95,6 +109,8 @@
       register: galaxy_id
       changed_when: no
       failed_when: no
+      when:
+        - generate_readme
 
     - name: Create .github directories
       ansible.builtin.file:
@@ -105,6 +121,14 @@
         - .github
         - .github/workflows
         - .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
+      when:
+        - generate_github_settings or
+          generate_github_action_molecule or
+          generate_github_action_galaxy or
+          generate_github_action_todo or
+          generate_github_funding or
+          generate_github_issue_template or
+          generate_github_feature_template
 
     - name: Copy file
       ansible.builtin.copy:
@@ -163,3 +187,5 @@
       ansible.builtin.command:
         cmd: pre-commit install
         creates: .git/hooks/pre-commit
+      when:
+        - generate_pre_commit

tests/README.md

@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ A few roles to let CI try rendering files in different situations.
 - `ansible-role-default` - A default role, as generated by the [skeleton](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-skeleton) template.
 - `ansible-role-preferences` - Use `preferences.yml` to change behaviour.
 - `ansible-role-minimal` - A role that has the minimum amount of files.
+- `ansible-role-version` - A role that sets tox versions in `tox.ini`.