Move Go-package-installing gubbins to a new role.

roles/development/tasks/main.yml

@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@
   loop_control:
     label: '{{ item.filename | default(item.url | basename) }}'
 
+- name: 'Ensure base development-related Go packages are installed'
+  ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    name: 'golang_package'
+  vars:
+    golang_package__packages:
+      - 'github.com/damiendart/pathshorten/cmd/pathshorten@latest'
+      - 'github.com/damiendart/snippets/snippet-placeholder@latest'
+      - 'golang.org/x/lint/golint@latest'
+      - 'honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest'
+
 - name: 'Include dotfiles installation tasks'
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: 'dotfiles.yml'
 

roles/golang/README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 golang
 ======
 
-Installs Go from a binary archive, and optionally installs Go packages
-into a user's home directory with `go install`.
+Installs Go from a binary archive.
 
 
 ## Configuration and usage

roles/golang/defaults/main.yml

@@ -28,7 +28,3 @@ golang__version: '1.21.0'
 # A string containing the directory where downloaded files are stored to
 # prevent unnecessary downloading when tasks are rerun.
 golang__download_cache_directory: '{{ undef() }}'
-
-# A string specifying the host account username that will "go install"
-# the packages listed in "golang__installable_packages".
-golang__user_username: '{{ undef() }}'

roles/golang/tasks/main.yml

@@ -41,10 +41,22 @@
         remote_src: true
         src: '{{ golang__download_cache_directory }}/go{{ golang__version }}.linux-amd64.tar.gz'
 
-- name: 'Ensure Go-related tools are installed'
-  ansible.builtin.command: '/usr/local/go/bin/go install {{ item }}'
-  become: true
-  become_user: '{{ golang__user_username }}'
-  register: __go_install
-  changed_when: __go_install.stderr is search('downloading')
-  loop: '{{ golang__installable_packages }}'
+- name: 'Ensure Ansible local facts directory exists'
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    mode: 0755
+    path: '/etc/ansible/facts.d'
+    state: 'directory'
+
+- name: 'Ensure Go-related local facts exists'
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    dest: '/etc/ansible/facts.d/golang.fact'
+    group: 'root'
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: 'root'
+    src: 'golang.fact.j2'
+  register: __golang_facts
+
+- name: 'Ensure Ansible facts are up-to-date'
+  ansible.builtin.setup: # noqa: no-handler
+    filter: 'ansible_local'
+  when: __golang_facts is changed

roles/golang/templates/golang.fact.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{#
+  This file was written by Damien Dart, <[email protected]>. This is
+  free and unencumbered software released into the public domain. For
+  more information, please refer to the accompanying "UNLICENCE" file.
+#}
+{
+  "bin_dir": "/usr/local/go/bin"
+}

roles/golang_package/defaults/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# "golang_package" Ansible role variables.
+#
+# This file was written by Damien Dart, <[email protected]>. This is
+# free and unencumbered software released into the public domain. For
+# more information, please refer to the accompanying "UNLICENCE" file.
+
+---
+golang_package__gopath: '/home/{{ golang_package__user }}/.go'
+
+golang_package__packages: []
+
+golang_package__user: '{{ undef() }}'

roles/golang_package/meta/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file was written by Damien Dart, <[email protected]>. This is
+# free and unencumbered software released into the public domain. For
+# more information, please refer to the accompanying "UNLICENCE" file.
+
+---
+dependencies:
+  - role: 'golang'

roles/golang_package/tasks/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Compiles and installs Go packages using "go install".
+#
+# This file was written by Damien Dart, <[email protected]>. This is
+# free and unencumbered software released into the public domain. For
+# more information, please refer to the accompanying "UNLICENCE" file.
+
+---
+- name: 'Ensure Go packages are compiled and installed for user "{{ golang_package__user }}"'
+  ansible.builtin.command: '{{ ansible_local.golang.bin_dir }}/go install {{ item }}'
+  become: true
+  become_user: '{{ golang_package__user }}'
+  environment:
+    GOPATH: '{{ golang_package__gopath }}'
+  register: __go_install
+  changed_when: __go_install.stderr is search('downloading')
+  loop: '{{ golang_package__packages }}'