Pre chaging simulation approach

roles/grub/templates/grub.cfg.j2

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 {%              else %}
 {%                  set paramValPrefix = '' %}
 {%              endif %}
-{{ paramName }}="{{ paramValPrefix }}{{ param.value | aybarsm.helper.flatten_query('name', 'value', '=', ' ') }}"
+{{ paramName }}="{{ paramValPrefix }}{{ param.value | aybarsm.helper.to_querystring('name', 'value', '=', ' ') }}"
 {%          else %}
 {{ paramName }}="{{ param.value }}"
 {%          endif %}

roles/network_interfaces/templates/network_interfaces.j2

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ iface lo inet loopback
 {%              endif %}
 iface {{ iface.name }} {{ addr_family }} {{ ifaceMethod }}
 {%              if ifaceParams | length > 0 %}
-{{ ifaceParams | aybarsm.helper.flatten_query('name', 'value', ' ', '\n') | indent(4, true) }}
+{{ ifaceParams | aybarsm.helper.to_querystring('name', 'value', ' ', '\n') | indent(4, true) }}
 {%              endif %}
 {%          endif %}
 

roles/package_manager/defaults/main.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ linux_role_package_manager_enabled: false
 # Available options: specific, common
 linux_package_manager_package_strategy: specific
 
+linux_package_manager_package_simulation: true
+
 linux_package_manager_default: []
 linux_package_manager_group: []
 linux_package_manager_host: []

roles/package_manager/tasks/common_packages.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+- name: Manage system packages with common package manager
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    state: "{{ item.state | default(omit) }}"
+    use: "{{ item.use | default(omit) }}"
+  register: linux_package_manager_common_packages_apply
+  when:
+    - linux_packages_all | type_debug == 'list'
+    - linux_packages_all | length > 0
+  loop: "{{ linux_packages_all }}"

roles/package_manager/tasks/deb_packages.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: Manage DEB packages via APT
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.apt:
-    name: "{{ package_name }}"
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
     allow_change_held_packages: "{{ item.allow_change_held_packages | default(omit) | bool }}"
     allow_downgrade: "{{ item.allow_downgrade | default(omit) | bool }}"
     allow_unauthenticated: "{{ item.allow_unauthenticated | default(omit) | bool }}"
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
     update_cache_retries: "{{ item.update_cache_retries | default(omit) }}"
     update_cache_retry_max_delay: "{{ item.update_cache_retry_max_delay | default(omit) }}"
     upgrade: "{{ item.upgrade | default(omit) }}"
-  vars:
-    package_name: "{{ item.name + '=' + item.version if 'version' in item else item.name }}"
   loop: "{{ linux_package_manager_packages_all }}"
-  register: linux_package_manager_deb_packages_apply
+  vars:
+    __is_simulation: "{{ __linux_package_manager_simulate_packages | default(false) | bool }}"
+  register: "{{ 'linux_package_manager_deb_packages_' + ('simulate' if __is_simulation else 'simulate') }}"
+  check_mode: "{{ __is_simulation }}"
   when:
     - linux_package_manager_packages_all | type_debug == 'list'
     - linux_package_manager_packages_all | length > 0

roles/package_manager/tasks/deb_simulations.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+- name: Simulate DEB package install via APT
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: "apt --simulate install {{ packages | join(' ') }}"
+  register: linux_package_manager_deb_packages_simulate_install
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Simulate DEB package remove via APT
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: "apt --simulate remove {{ packages | join(' ') }}"
+  register: linux_package_manager_deb_packages_simulate_remove
+  changed_when: false

roles/package_manager/tasks/main.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@
     - linux_role_package_manager_enabled | default(false) | bool
     - ansible_os_family | lower == 'debian'
 
+- name: Simulate DEB package tasks (APT)
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks:
+    file: deb_packages.yml
+  vars:
+    __linux_package_manager_simulate_packages: true
+  when:
+    - linux_role_package_manager_enabled | default(false) | bool
+    - linux_package_manager_package_strategy | lower == 'specific'
+    - ansible_os_family | lower == 'debian'
+    - linux_package_manager_package_simulation | default(true) | bool
+    - not ansible_check_mode
+
 - name: Import DEB package tasks (APT)
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks:
     file: deb_packages.yml
@@ -22,7 +34,7 @@
 
 - name: Import common package manager tasks
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks:
-    file: common.yml
+    file: common_packages.yml
   when:
     - linux_role_package_manager_enabled | default(false) | bool
     - linux_package_manager_package_strategy | lower == 'common'

roles/package_manager/vars/debian.yml

@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ __linux_package_manager_package_config:
         - ['type', 'equalto', 'package']
     - when: "{{ __linux_package_manager_uniques_package | product(['defined']) | list }}"
       logic: or
+  replace_keys:
+    - before: package
+      after: name
+    - before: pkg
+      after: name
   setattr:
     - attribute: name
       value: package
@@ -25,13 +30,9 @@ __linux_package_manager_package_config:
         - ['name', 'undefined']
         - ['pkg', 'defined']
     - attribute: state
-      value: absent
-      else: present
-      overwrite: true
+      value: present
       when:
-        - ['autoremove', 'defined']
-        - ['autoremove', 'true']
-      logic: and
+        - ['state', 'undefined']
   splitattr:
     - srcAttr: name
       dstAttr: version

roles/posix/defaults/sysctl.yml → roles/posix/defaults/main.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ linux_role_posix_sysctl_enabled: false
 linux_posix_sysctl_default: []
 linux_posix_sysctl_group: []
 linux_posix_sysctl_host: []
-# The combination strategy below is highly nested hierarchy compliant and recommended (Example provided below)
+# The combination strategy below is highly nested hierarchy compliant and recommended.
 # linux_posix_sysctl_host > linux_posix_sysctl_group > linux_posix_sysctl_default
 linux_posix_sysctl_all: "{{ (linux_posix_sysctl_host + linux_posix_sysctl_group + linux_posix_sysctl_default) | unique(attribute='name') }}"

roles/posix/tasks/sysctl.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+# TODO: Implement handlers for sysctl
 - name: Deploy posix sysctl settings
   ansible.posix.sysctl:
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -8,7 +9,8 @@
     state: "{{ item.state | default(omit) }}"
     sysctl_file: "{{ item.sysctl_file | default(omit) }}"
     sysctl_set: "{{ item.sysctl_set | default(omit) | bool }}"
+  loop: "{{ linux_posix_sysctl_all }}"
+  register: linux_posix_sysctl_deploy
   when:
-    - linux_posix_sysctl_all | linux_type_debug == 'list'
+    - linux_posix_sysctl_all | type_debug == 'list'
     - linux_posix_sysctl_all | length > 0
-  loop: "{{ linux_posix_sysctl_all }}"

roles/proxmox/defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 linux_role_proxmox_enabled: false
 
-linux_proxmox_default: []
-linux_proxmox_group: []
-linux_proxmox_host: []
+linux_proxmox_default: {}
+linux_proxmox_group: {}
+linux_proxmox_host: {}
 
-linux_proxmox_all: "{{ linux_proxmox_default + linux_proxmox_group + linux_proxmox_host }}"
+linux_proxmox_all: "{{ linux_proxmox_default | combine(linux_proxmox_group, linux_proxmox_host) }}"

roles/proxmox/tasks/debug.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+- name: Debug
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg:
+      linux_proxmox_role_repos: "{{ linux_proxmox_role_repos }}"
+      linux_proxmox_all: "{{ linux_proxmox_all }}"
+  delegate_to: localhost

roles/proxmox/tasks/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- name: Include Debug Tasks
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks:
+    file: debug.yml

roles/proxmox/vars/main.yml

@@ -31,25 +31,4 @@ linux_proxmox_role_repos:
     filename: ceph
   ceph_reef_no_subscription:
     repo: "deb {{ linux_proxmox_repo_url_no_subscription }}/ceph-reef {{ ansible_distribution_release }} no-subscription"
-    filename: ceph
-
-# '<role_name> <repo_prefix> <filename>'
-# if <repo_prefix> is empty, there won't be any prefix at the end of the repo line
-# (i.e. /pve bookworm pve-enterprise vs /ceph-pacific bookworm enterprise)
-# if <filename> is empty, it will be the same as <repo_prefix>-<subscription_type>
-# (i.e. pve-no-subscription vs ceph)
-# linux_proxmox_role_repos:
-#   - ['pve', 'pve-']
-#   - ['pbs', 'pbs-']
-#   - ['pmg', 'pmg-']
-#   - ['ceph-reef', '', 'ceph']
-#   - ['ceph-quincy', '', 'ceph']
-#   - ['ceph-pacific', '', 'ceph']
-
-# linux_proxmox_role_repos:
-#   pve: ['pve-']
-#   pbs: ['pbs-']
-#   pmg: ['pmg-']
-#   ceph_reef: ['ceph-reef', '', 'ceph']
-#   ceph_quincy: ['ceph-quincy', '', 'ceph']
-#   ceph_pacific: ['ceph-pacific', '', 'ceph']
+    filename: ceph