[FIX] add common_settingsonly flag to role as well

README.md

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ For a GUI/ Desktop machine, you can enable to install and configure VS Code:
 
 The `user_lang_*` switches will also install the language only, if `user_vscode` is set to false.
 
+To install just the dotfiles, set `common_settingsonly` to true.
+
 
 Dependencies
 ------------
@@ -50,31 +52,37 @@ You can simply run the whole role:
     import_role:
       name: common
       tasks_from: update
+    when: common_settingsonly | default(false) == false
   - name: Basics - Install essential tools
     import_role:
       name: common
       tasks_from: essentials
+    when: common_settingsonly | default(false) == false
   - name: Basics - Install more tools
     import_role:
       name: common
       tasks_from: tools
+    when: common_settingsonly | default(false) == false
 
   - name: Basics - Setup user shell
     import_role:
       name: common
       tasks_from: usersetup
+    when: common_settingsonly | default(false) == false
   - name: Basics - Install dotfiles
     import_role:
       name: common
       tasks_from: usersettings
 
-  # just for you main machine (not included in the role's main.yml)
+  # Additional Tasks for Specific Host Types (not included in the role's main.yml)
+
+  # more tools for your main machine
   - name: Basics - Install user's working utilities
     import_role:
       name: common
       tasks_from: usertools
 
-  #  (not included in the role's main.yml)
+  # install programming languages and optionally VS Code
   - name: Basics - Install and configure VS Code
     import_role:
       name: common
@@ -87,9 +95,8 @@ Or call the different tasks individually:
   hosts: all
   strategy: free
   tasks:
-  - name: Basics - Update first
-    roles:
-      - common
+  - import_role:
+      name: common
 ```
 
 

defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for common
 
+# just copy dotfiles (for foreign hosts like webhosting)
+common_settingsonly: false
+
 # change login shell
 usersetup_chsh: true
 

files/dotfiles

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e70885ae15e32de67ca259e304516237663a5e92
+Subproject commit 93673888bb177052a8b7f993c05e4c29d3b86c7a

tasks/main.yml

@@ -9,21 +9,25 @@
 #   - Some must run periodically
 
 - name: Install updates
-  import_tasks: update.yml
+  include_tasks: update.yml
+  when: common_settingsonly == false
 
 
 # if role has not changed, this will not be needed when just installing updates
 - name: Install essential tools
-  import_tasks: essentials.yml
+  include_tasks: essentials.yml
+  when: common_settingsonly == false
 
 # if role has not changed, this will not be needed when just installing updates
 - name: Install more tools
-  import_tasks: tools.yml
+  include_tasks: tools.yml
+  when: common_settingsonly == false
 
 
 # this will just run once, because of a lock-file
 - name: Basics - Setup user shell
-  import_tasks: usersetup.yml
+  include_tasks: usersetup.yml
+  when: common_settingsonly == false
 
 # run this for every maintenance/ update cycle
 - name: Apply user settings