tool_gickup.yml

---
- hosts: localhost
  become: false
  vars:
    instpath: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/bin"
    org: cooperspencer
    repo: gickup
    filename: linux_amd64.tar.gz
    version: latest
    project_url: https://api.github.com/repos/{{ org }}/{{ repo }}/releases
  tasks:

  - name: check {{ repo }} version
    uri:
      url: "{{ project_url }}/{{ version }}"
      return_content: true
    register: latest_version

  - name: check if {{ repo }}-{{ version }} is already there
    stat:
      path: "{{ instpath }}/{{ repo }}-{{ latest_version.json.tag_name }}"
    register: newestbinary

  - name: download and link to version {{ version }}
    block:
      - name: "check if {{ instpath }} exists"
        file:
          path: "{{ instpath }}"
          state: directory
          mode: '0755'

      - name: create tempdir
        tempfile:
          state: directory
          suffix: dwnld
        register: tempfolder_1

      - name: "installing {{ repo }} {{ latest_version.json.tag_name }}"
        # idea from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/62672308/886659
        loop: "{{ latest_version.json.assets }}"
        when: "filename|string in item.name"
        unarchive:
          remote_src: yes
          src: "{{ item.browser_download_url }}"
          dest: "{{ tempfolder_1.path }}"
          keep_newer: yes
          extra_opts:
          - --strip=0
          - --no-anchored
          - "{{ repo }}"

      - name: command because no mv available
        command: mv "{{ tempfolder_1.path }}/{{ repo }}" "{{ instpath }}/{{ repo }}-{{ latest_version.json.tag_name }}"
        args:
          creates: "{{ instpath }}/{{ repo }}-{{ latest_version.json.tag_name }}"

      - name: "link {{ repo }}-{{ latest_version.json.tag_name }} -> {{ repo }} "
        file:
          src: "{{ instpath }}/{{ repo }}-{{ latest_version.json.tag_name }}"
          dest: "{{ instpath }}/{{ repo }}"
          state: link
          force: yes
    when: not newestbinary.stat.exists
    always:
      - name: delete {{ tempfolder_1.path|default("tempfolder") }}
        file:
          path: "{{ tempfolder_1.path }}"
          state: absent
        when: tempfolder_1.path is defined
        ignore_errors: true

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