Ansible Modules homebrew and homebrew cask

External

• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/homebrew_module.html
• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.5/modules/homebrew_module.html
• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/homebrew_cask_module.html

Internal

• Ansible Concepts | Modules by Category

Overview

Install a Homebrew formula or cask. Also see:

brew install

To install a formula:

- name: Install bash
  homebrew:
    name: bash
  register: brew_install_result

To install a cask:

- name: Install Corretto 11
  homebrew_cask:
    name: corretto11
  register: brew_install_result

In both cases, brew_install_result is initialized to something similar to:

{
  "changed": false,
  "failed": false,
  "msg": "Cask already installed: corretto11"
}

The variable can be used to detect whether the installation changed something on the filesystem or not:

- name: Setting Update Fact
  set_fact:
    brew_formula_or_cask_installed_or_updated: "{{ brew_install_result.changed | bool}}"
- name: "info"
  when: brew_formula_or_cask_installed_or_updated
  debug:
    msg: "Formula/Cask Was Installed or Updated"
- name: "info"
  when: not brew_formula_or_cask_installed_or_updated
  debug:
    msg: "Formula/Cask Was NOT Modified"

Parameters

state

A string describing the state of the formula or cask. Possible values are:

• "absent"
• "installed"
• "latest"
• "present"
• "removed"
• "uninstalled"
• "upgraded"

The default value is "present"