Automatically add packages to ansible

README.md

My system is fully managed via ansible. After apt-get install new packages, I have to remember to add them to a certain ansible file.

Add the following script (ai.sh) to your shell rc file and install new packages with:

$ ai -y htop git

See the python script below for reference or standalone usage.

Remember to change fname.

ai.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import yaml
import sys

args = filter(lambda x: not x.startswith('-'), sys.argv[1:])

fname = 'autoinstall.yml'
k = 'autoinstall_packages'

cfg = yaml.load(open(fname, 'a+')) or {}


cfg.setdefault(k, [])
cfg[k] = list(set((cfg[k] or []) + args))

f = open(fname, 'w')
f.write(yaml.dump(cfg, default_flow_style = False))

ai.sh

function ai() { apt install ${*} && python -c "fname = 'unsorted_packages.yml'; k = 'unsorted_packages'; import yaml; args = '${*}'; args = filter(lambda x: not x.startswith('-'), args.split()); cfg = yaml.load(open(fname, 'a+')) or {}; cfg.setdefault(k, []); cfg[k] = list(set((cfg[k] or []) + args)); f = open(fname, 'w'); f.write(yaml.dump(cfg, default_flow_style = False))" }