Manage default editor on the system.

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     * [New Packages](#new-packages)
     * [Unwanted Packages](#unwanted-packages)
 5. [Configuration](#configuration)
+    * [Default Editor](#default-editor)
     * [Updatedb](#updatedb)
 6. [Development](#development)
 7. [License](#license)
@@ -20,8 +21,11 @@ Manage some packages installation and configuration from 'utils' section (Apt).
 ## Role Variables
 
 * **pkg_utils_new_state** : State of new pkg_utils packages [default : `installed`].
-* **pkg_utils_old_state** : State of useless pkg_utils [default : `absent`].
 * **pkg_utils_old_manage** : If this role should manage unwanted packages [default : `true`].
+* **pkg_utils_old_state** : State of useless pkg_utils [default : `absent`].
+* **pkg_utils_default_editor_name** : The default editor name [default : `vim.nox`].
+* **pkg_utils_default_editor_path** : The default editor path [default : `/usr/bin/vim.nox`].
+* **pkg_utils_default_editor_manage** : If the default editor should be managed [default : `true`].
 * **pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_path** : Configuration file for **updatedb** [default : `/etc/updatedb.conf`].
 * **pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_tpl** : Template used to generate the previous config file [default : `etc/updatedb.conf.j2`].
 * **pkg_utils_updatedb_prune_bind_mounts** : Whether or not bind mounts are scanned [default: `true`].
@@ -96,6 +100,10 @@ sudo multitail -s 2 /var/log/auth.log /var/log/syslog /var/log/mail.log
 
 ## Configuration
 
+### Default Editor
+
+* Set the *pkg_utils_default_editor.name* var [default : `vim.nox`] as the default editor on the system.
+
 ### Updatedb
 
 Based on the [Oefenweb module][oefenweb ansible updatedb], thanks !

defaults/main.yml

@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@
 # packages
 pkg_utils_new_state: 'installed'
 
-pkg_utils_old_state: 'absent'
 pkg_utils_old_manage: true
+pkg_utils_old_state: 'absent'
 
 # configuration
+
+pkg_utils_default_editor_manage: true
+pkg_utils_default_editor_name: 'vim.nox'
+pkg_utils_default_editor_path: '/usr/bin/vim.nox'
+
 pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_path: '/etc/updatedb.conf'
 pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_tpl: 'etc/updatedb.conf.j2'
 pkg_utils_updatedb_prune_bind_mounts: true

tasks/main.yml

@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
 # }}}
 
   # configuration {{{
+- name: CONFIG {{ pkg_utils_default_editor_name }} as default editor
+  alternatives:
+    name: editor
+    path: '{{ pkg_utils_default_editor_path }}'
+    priority: 80
+  when: pkg_utils_default_editor_manage
+
 - name: CONFIG updatedb
   template:
     src: '{{ pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_tpl }}'