# 2019-01-16: @jvonau's PR #1403 moved installation of Node.js (8.x for now) & # npm to roles/nodejs/tasks/main.yml, triggered by roles/nodered/meta/main.yml # Too brutal, as this removed customizations on graphical desktop OS's e.g. # Raspbian Desktop's: # 1. Node-RED's icon (Raspberry Menu in top-left -> Programming -> Node-RED) # 2. scripts like {node-red-start, node-red-stop, node-red-log} in /usr/bin # 3. other changes per /usr/bin/update-nodejs-and-nodered summarized at # https://nodered.org/docs/hardware/raspberrypi for example low-memory # flag --max_old_space_size=256 for unit file (any reason we use 128?) ## BRUTAL but ensures consistency across OS's / distros like Raspbian Desktop & Ubermix that often include an older version of Node-RED #- name: ASK apt/yum/dnf TO REMOVE PRE-EXISTING Node-RED (IF IT WAS INSTALLED BY OS PKG MANAGER) # package: # name: nodered # state: absent # when: nodered_install #- name: 'npm install node-red packages globally: node-red, node-red-admin, node-red-dashboard' # shell: npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red node-red-admin node-red-dashboard # when: nodered_install # To protect pre-installed packages within /usr/lib/node_modules in graphical # desktop OS's like Raspbian Desktop & Ubermix, we now only install those that # are missing -- among the 3 below. WARNING: THIS COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO # INCOMPATIBILITIES, IF OS'S /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red GETS OUT OF DATE! # /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red is PRE-INSTALLED by Raspbian Desktop, even if # their package (42MB, 0.19.4) is a bit out of date compared to npm's (55MB, # 0.19.5) as of 2019-02-12. Among others in /usr/lib/node_modules, pre-placed # by Raspbian Desktop's apt package 'nodered': # node-red-contrib-ibm-watson-iot, node-red-contrib-play-audio, # node-red-node-ledborg, node-red-node-ping, node-red-node-pi-sense-hat # node-red-node-random, node-red-node-serialport, node-red-node-smooth - name: Globally 'npm install' pkg 'node-red' if /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red missing (most OS's except for Raspbian Desktop) command: npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red args: creates: /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red when: nodered_install # NOT pre-installed by Raspbian Desktop as of 2019-02-12...so we install this # on most all OS's: - name: Globally 'npm install' pkg 'node-red-admin' if /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin missing (most OS's) command: npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red-admin args: creates: /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin when: nodered_install # NOT pre-installed by Raspbian Desktop as of 2019-02-12...so we install this # on most all OS's: - name: Globally 'npm install' pkg 'node-red-dashboard' if /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-dashboard missing (most OS's) command: npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red-dashboard args: creates: /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-dashboard when: nodered_install - name: Ensure Linux group 'nodered' exists group: name: nodered state: present when: nodered_install - name: Ensure Linux user 'nodered' exists and is added to group 'nodered' user: name: nodered group: nodered when: nodered_install - name: Create /home/nodered/.node-red/ directory file: path: /home/nodered/.node-red state: directory owner: nodered group: nodered mode: 0775 when: nodered_install - name: Install /home/nodered/.node-red/settings.js from template, with authentication template: backup: yes src: settings.js.j2 dest: /home/nodered/.node-red/settings.js owner: nodered group: nodered mode: 0755 when: nodered_install - name: Install /etc/systemd/system/node-red.service systemd unit file from template template: backup: yes src: node-red.service.j2 dest: /etc/systemd/system/node-red.service owner: root group: root mode: 0666 when: nodered_install - name: Install Apache's sites-available/nodered.conf from template template: backup: yes src: nodered.conf.j2 dest: /etc/apache2/sites-available/nodered.conf owner: root group: root mode: 0666 when: nodered_install - name: Create symlink nodered.conf from sites-enabled to sites-available, for short URL http://box/nodered (if nodered_enabled) file: src: /etc/apache2/sites-available/nodered.conf dest: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nodered.conf owner: root group: root state: link when: nodered_enabled - name: Remove symlink /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nodered.conf (if not nodered_enabled) file: path: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nodered.conf state: absent when: not nodered_enabled - name: Enable proxy_wstunnel apache2 module apache2_module: state: present name: proxy_wstunnel when: nodered_install - name: Restart Apache service ({{ apache_service }}) to enable/disable http://box/nodered (not just http://box:{{ nodered_port }}) systemd: #daemon_reload: yes name: "{{ apache_service }}" # httpd or apache2 state: restarted when: nodered_install - name: Enable & (Re)start 'node-red' systemd service (if nodered_enabled) systemd: daemon_reload: yes name: node-red enabled: yes state: restarted when: nodered_enabled - name: Disable & Stop 'node-red' systemd service (if not nodered_enabled) systemd: daemon_reload: yes name: node-red enabled: no state: stopped when: not nodered_enabled - name: Add 'nodered' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }} ini_file: path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}" section: nodered option: "{{ item.option }}" value: "{{ item.value }}" with_items: - option: name value: Node-RED - option: description value: '"Node-RED is a flow-based development tool for visual programming developed originally by IBM for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services as part of the Internet of Things. Node-RED provides a web browser-based flow editor, which can be used to create JavaScript functions."' - option: nodered_install value: "{{ nodered_install }}" - option: nodered_enabled value: "{{ nodered_enabled }}"