https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/issues/12

ansible-inventory

192.168.33.10 ansible_ssh_pass=vagrant

ansible-play-alternatives-test.yml

---
# Used to reproduce https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/issues/12
#
# $ ansible-playbook -i ansible-inventory ansible-play-alternatives-test.yml
#
- hosts: all
  user: vagrant
  sudo: yes
  vars:
    jdk_dir: /opt/bin

  tasks:
  - name: Create dummy directory
    file: path="{{ jdk_dir }}" state=directory recurse=yes mode=0644

  - name: Create dummy binary
    file: path="{{ jdk_dir }}/java" state=touch mode=0755
    
  - name: Configure Java alternative
    alternatives: name={{ item.name }} link={{ item.link }} path={{ item.path }}
    with_items:
    - { name: java, link: /usr/bin/java, path: "{{ jdk_dir }}/java" }

Vagrantfile

# -*- mode: ruby -*-
# vi: set ft=ruby :

VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION = "2"

Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
  config.vm.box = "CentOS 6.4 x86_64"
  config.vm.box_url = "https://github.com/2creatives/vagrant-centos/releases/download/v6.4.2/centos64-x86_64-20140116.box"

  config.vm.network :private_network, ip: "192.168.33.10"

  config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |vb|
    # Don't boot with headless mode
    #vb.gui = true
 
    # Use VBoxManage to customize the VM. For example to change memory:
    vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--memory", "2048"]
  end

  config.vm.provision "ansible" do |ansible|
    ansible.playbook = "ansible-play-alternatives-test.yml"
  end
end