#!/usr/bin/python # Copyright: (c) 2026, Matthew Stobbs # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function) __metaclass__ = type DOCUMENTATION = r''' --- module: go_install short_description: Manage the installation and removal of go packages description: Manage the installation and removal of go packages using `go install` options: name: description: - Name of the go package without the module part. - This is the name of the executable that is installed in `bin`. required: true type: str module: description: - The full module name (example.org/path/to/module) - Only required if state != 'absent' required: false type: str version: description: - The version of the module to install. - Do not set this to '/v2' if you are using a '/v2' module, normally just latest. - Defaults to 'latest' required: false type: str state: description: - One of either 'present', 'latest' or 'absent'. - Defaults to 'present' require: false type: str author: - Matthew Stobbs ''' EXAMPLES = r''' # Install the 'air' package at the latest version - name: Install package 'air' go_install: name: air module: github.com/air-verse/air state: latest # Remove the 'air' package - name: Install package 'air' go_install: name: air state: absent # Install the 'pgx' package of /v5 - name: Install package 'pgx' go_install: name: pgx module: github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 # Install the 'templ' package at a specific version - name: Install package 'templ' at version 0.3.906 go_install: name: templ module: github.com/a-h/templ/cmd/templ version: v0.3.906 ''' RETURN = r''' # After installing air result: "installed github.com/air-verse/air@latest to /usr/local/bin/air" # After removing air result: "removed /usr/local/bin/air" ''' from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule def run_module(): # define available arguments/parameters a user can pass to the module module_args = dict( name=dict(type='str', required=True), module=dict(type='str', required=False, default="") version=dict(type='str', required=False, default="latest") state=dict(type='str', required=False, default="present") ) # seed the result dict in the object # we primarily care about changed and state # changed is if this module effectively modified the target # state will include any data that you want your module to pass back # for consumption, for example, in a subsequent task result = dict( changed=False, result='' ) # the AnsibleModule object will be our abstraction working with Ansible # this includes instantiation, a couple of common attr would be the # args/params passed to the execution, as well as if the module # supports check mode module = AnsibleModule( argument_spec=module_args, supports_check_mode=True ) # if the user is working with this module in only check mode we do not # want to make any changes to the environment, just return the current # state with no modifications if module.check_mode: module.exit_json(**result) # manipulate or modify the state as needed (this is going to be the # part where your module will do what it needs to do) result['result'] = module.params['name'] # use whatever logic you need to determine whether or not this module # made any modifications to your target if module.params['new']: result['changed'] = True # during the execution of the module, if there is an exception or a # conditional state that effectively causes a failure, run # AnsibleModule.fail_json() to pass in the message and the result if module.params['name'] == 'fail me': module.fail_json(msg='You requested this to fail', **result) # in the event of a successful module execution, you will want to # simple AnsibleModule.exit_json(), passing the key/value results module.exit_json(**result) def main(): run_module() if __name__ == '__main__': main()