iiab/roles/captiveportal/tasks/main.yml

# "How do i fail a task in Ansible if the variable contains a boolean value?
# I want to perform input validation for Ansible playbooks"
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46664127/how-do-i-fail-a-task-in-ansible-if-the-variable-contains-a-boolean-value-i-want/46667499#46667499

# We assume 0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml has DEFINITELY been run, so no need
# to re-check whether vars are defined here.  As Ansible vars cannot be unset:
# https://serverfault.com/questions/856729/how-to-destroy-delete-unset-a-variable-value-in-ansible

- name: Assert that "captiveportal_install is sameas true" (boolean not string etc)
  assert:
    that: captiveportal_install is sameas true
    fail_msg: "PLEASE SET 'captiveportal_install: True' e.g. IN: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml"
    quiet: yes

- name: Assert that "captiveportal_enabled | type_debug == 'bool'" (boolean not string etc)
  assert:
    that: captiveportal_enabled | type_debug == 'bool'
    fail_msg: "PLEASE GIVE VARIABLE 'captiveportal_enabled' A PROPER (UNQUOTED) ANSIBLE BOOLEAN VALUE e.g. IN: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml"
    quiet: yes


- name: Install Captive Portal if 'captiveportal_installed' not defined, e.g. in {{ iiab_state_file }}    # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml
  include_tasks: install.yml
  when: captiveportal_installed is undefined


- name: Enable or Disable Captive Portal	
  include_tasks: enable-or-disable.yml


- name: Add 'captiveportal' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
  ini_file:
    path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}"    # /etc/iiab/iiab.ini
    section: captiveportal
    option: "{{ item.option }}"
    value: "{{ item.value | string }}"
  with_items:
    - option: name
      value: Captive Portal
    - option: description
      value: '"Captive Portal tries to open the browser automatically, so users don''t have to type in URL''s like http://box.lan in support of kiosk-like situations, in multilingual and less literate communities."'
    - option: install
      value: "{{ captiveportal_install }}"
    - option: enabled
      value: "{{ captiveportal_enabled }}"