Create a directory structure and some files for an ansible role

ansible-mkrole.sh

#!/bin/sh
# Create a directory structure and some files
# for an ansible role

# Defaults
DEFAULT_ROLE_PATH=.

# Check input params
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Missing argument role name"
    exit 1
fi

ROLE=$1
ROLE_PATH=${2-$DEFAULT_ROLE_PATH}/$ROLE

mkdir -p $ROLE_PATH/{tasks,handlers,templates,files,vars,meta,defaults}

# Create role skeleton

# defaults/main.yml
cat <<EOF > $ROLE_PATH/defaults/main.yml
# Role variables defaults
---
${ROLE}_enabled: yes           # Enable the role
EOF

# tasks/main.yml
cat <<EOF > $ROLE_PATH/tasks/main.yml
---

- include: _run.yml
  when: ${ROLE}_enabled
  tags: [${ROLE}]
EOF

# tasks/_run.yml
cat <<EOF > $ROLE_PATH/tasks/_run.yml
---

- include: _configure.yml

# Include all role tasks here
# Ex.
# - include: task1.yml
#   when: ${ROLE}_task1_enabled
EOF

# tasks/_configure.yml
cat <<EOF > $ROLE_PATH/tasks/_configure.yml
---

# Role pre-configure task
# Ex.
# - name: configure | Create directories
#   file: path=/path/to/dir state=directory recurse=yes
EOF

# vars/main.yml
cat <<EOF > $ROLE_PATH/vars/main.yml
# Role constants
---
EOF

# feel the rest of files
echo "---" | tee $ROLE_PATH/{handlers,meta}/main.yml > /dev/null