Ansible Role: ZSH

Install and set up ZSH.
This role can also configure ~./zshrc file, upload functions files or download and set up a nice standalone prompt.

Requirements

• RedHat family
• Debian family
• Darwin (OSX) with homebrew package manager installed.

Role Variables

__users__

Unset by default, dictionary should defined like this:

__users__:
  [username]:
    [option]: [value]

Options

Option	Type	Comments
zsh_default_shell	bool	Configure as default shell. Create .zshrcand .zfunctions.
zsh_prompt_install	bool	Install prompt ?, default value is No
zsh_prompt_name	string	Prompt name to load in .zshrc.
zsh_prompt_download_url	string	Prompt download url, e.g pure
zsh_prompt_additional_url	string	Prompt additional download url to put in .zfunctions.
zsh_zfunctions_directory	string	Directory of files to upload on remote .zfunctions.
zsh_zshrc_content	text	Lines to append in ~/.zshrc.

Defaults

Check defaults/main.yml for default values.

Variable	Type	Comments
zsh_default_prompt_name	string	Default prompt_name, mlpure.
zsh_default_prompt_download_url	string	Prompt download url, mlpure
zsh_default_prompt_additional_url	text	mlpure async lib.

Example Playbook

The following playbook will ensure zsh is present for root user and will setup pure as prompt. This playbook will also append an alias in zshrc file.

# ./test/playbooks/configuration.yml
- hosts: localhost
  remote_user: root
  vars:
    __users__:
      root:
        zsh_prompt_install: Yes
        zsh_prompt_name: pure
        zsh_prompt_download_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sindresorhus/pure/master/pure.zsh
        zsh_prompt_additional_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sindresorhus/pure/master/async.zsh
        zfunctions_directory: ./files/zfunctions
        zshrc_content: |
          alias ls='ls -lah'

  # Run
  roles:
    - zsh

Run Tests

Require serverspec, check .travis.yml for details.

Licence

MIT © Maxime Loliée