distrobox container host setup playbook

roles/dev_host/defaults/main.yml

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+container_name: dev
+container_image: quay.io/fedora/fedora-toolbox
+container_image_tag: latest

roles/dev_host/tasks/main.yml

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+# os based on https://github.com/sandorex/config/blob/master/playbooks/container-dev.yml
+
+- name: Check if container already exists
+  containers.podman.podman_container_info:
+    name: '{{ container_name }}'
+    register: container_info
+
+- name: Create container using distrobox
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+  # requires distrobox version 1.7
+  # add python3 to allow ansible to work
+  # add ansible to run local roles without host (?)
+  cmd: >-
+    distrobox create --yes --no-entry --pull
+    --image '{{ container_image }}:{{ container_image_tag }}'
+    --name '{{ container_name }}'
+    --hostname '{{ ansible_hostname }}'
+    --additional-packages 'python3 ansible'
+  when: container_info.containers | length == 0
+
+- name: Start the container
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: 'distrobox enter --name {{ container_name }} -- sh -c ''exit'''
+  # start if not running or if not defined
+  when: not (container_info.containers[0].State.Running | default(false))
+
+- name: Add container to host
+  changed_when: no
+  ansible.builtin.add_host:
+    name: '{{ container_name }}' # ??
+    groups: containers
+    ansible_connection: distrobox
+    ansible_host: '{{ container_name }}'
+    ansible_user: '{{ ansible_user_id }}'
+    fedora_version: '{{ container_image_tag }}' # ??
+
+# container setup is done outside (?)