fix: Use a variable to control uninstall behavior instead of tags (#253)

Co-authored-by: VoidQuark <[email protected]>

roles/loki/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The Ansible Loki Role allows you to effortlessly deploy and manage [Loki](https:
 
 **🔑 Key Features**
 - **📦 Out-of-the-box Deployment**: Get Loki up and running quickly with default configurations.
-- **🧹 Effortless Uninstall**: Easily remove Loki from your system using the "loki_uninstall" tag.
+- **🧹 Effortless Uninstall**: Easily remove Loki from your system setting the "loki_uninstall" variable.
 - **🔔 Example Alerting Rules**: Benefit from the included sample Ruler configuration. Utilize the provided example alerting rules as a reference guide for structuring your own rules effectively.
 
 ## Table of Content
@@ -32,8 +32,15 @@ The Ansible Loki Role allows you to effortlessly deploy and manage [Loki](https:
 ```yaml
 loki_version: "latest"
 ```
+
 The version of Loki to download and deploy. Supported standard version "3.0.0" format or "latest".
 
+```yaml
+loki_uninstall: "false"
+```
+
+If set to `true` will perfom uninstall instead of deployment.
+
 ```yaml
 loki_http_listen_port: 3100
 ```
@@ -226,7 +233,7 @@ Below variables allow you to extend Loki configuration to fit your needs. Always
 ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts playbook/function_loki_play.yml
 
 # Uninstall
-ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts playbook/function_loki_play.yml -t loki_uninstall
+ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts playbook/function_loki_play.yml -e "loki_uninstall=true"
 ```
 
 ## License

roles/loki/defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for loki
 loki_version: "latest"
+loki_uninstall: false
 loki_http_listen_port: 3100
 loki_http_listen_address: "0.0.0.0"
 loki_expose_port: false

roles/loki/tasks/main.yml

@@ -7,17 +7,9 @@
 - name: Deploy Loki service
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
     file: "deploy.yml"
-    apply:
-      tags: loki_deploy
-  tags: loki_deploy
+  when: not loki_uninstall
 
 - name: Uninstall Loki service
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
     file: "uninstall.yml"
-    apply:
-      tags:
-        - loki_uninstall
-        - never
-  tags:
-    - loki_uninstall
-    - never
+  when: loki_uninstall

roles/mimir/README.md

@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ docker run -d \
 ### Testing the changes
 To test the changes in a role run:
 ```sh
-molecule converge 
-## example: molecule converge 
+molecule converge
+## example: molecule converge
 ```
 When Ansible has succesfully ran, you can run assertions against your infrastructure using.
 ```sh
-molecule verify 
+molecule verify
 ## example: `molecule verify`
 ```
 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ You can also run commands like `molecule destroy`, `molecule prepare`, and `mole
 | Name | Type | Default | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
 mimir_working_path|str|/usr/share/mimir|Used to specify the directory path where Mimir, a component of the Grafana Agent, stores its working files and temporary data.|
+mimir_uninstall|bool|false|If set to `true` will perfom uninstall instead of deployment.|
 mimir_ruler_alert_path|str|/data/ruler|Used to specify the directory path where the Mimir ruler component of the Grafana Agent stores its alert files.|
 mimir_http_listen_port|str|8080|Used to specify the port number on which the Mimir component of the Grafana Agent listens for incoming HTTP requests.|
 mimir_http_listen_address|str|0.0.0.0|Used to specify the network address on which the Mimir component of the Grafana Agent listens for incoming HTTP requests.|

roles/mimir/defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for mimir
 mimir_version: "latest"
+mimir_uninstall: false
 __mimir_arch: "{{ arch_mapping[ansible_architecture] | default('amd64') }}"
 mimir_download_url_rpm: "https://github.com/grafana/mimir/releases/download/{{ mimir_version }}/{{ mimir_version }}_{{ __mimir_arch }}.rpm"
 mimir_download_url_deb: "https://github.com/grafana/mimir/releases/download/{{ mimir_version }}/{{ mimir_version }}_{{ __mimir_arch }}.deb"

roles/mimir/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 - name: Deploy Mimir service
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
     file: "deploy.yml"
-    apply:
-      tags: mimir_deploy
-  tags: mimir_deploy
+  when: not mimir_uninstall
 
 - name: Uninstall Mimir service
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
     file: "uninstall.yml"
-    apply:
-      tags:
-        - mimir_uninstall
-        - never
-  tags:
-    - mimir_uninstall
-    - never
+  when: mimir_uninstall

roles/promtail/README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This role is tailored for operating systems such as **RedHat**, **Rocky Linux**,
 
 **🔑 Key Features**
 - **⚡ Root-less/Root runtime**: By default, Promtail operates in root-less mode, utilizing ACL (Access Control List) to securely access logs without requiring root permissions. You have the option to configure root mode if necessary.
-- **🧹 Effortless Uninstall**: Easily remove Promtail from your system using the "promtail_uninstall" tag.
+- **🧹 Effortless Uninstall**: Easily remove Promtail from your system setting the "promtail_uninstall" variable.
 
 📢 **[Check the blog post](https://voidquark.com/blog/rootless-promtail-with-ansible/)** 📝 **Learn more about root-less mode.**
 
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ promtail_version: "latest"
 ```
 The version of Promtail to download and deploy. Supported standard version "3.0.0" format or "latest".
 
+```yaml
+promtail_uninstall: "false"
+```
+
+If set to `true` will perfom uninstall instead of deployment.
+
 ```yaml
 promtail_http_listen_port: 9080
 ```
@@ -152,7 +158,7 @@ No Dependencies
 ansible-playbook function_promtail_play.yml
 
 # Uninstall Promtail
-ansible-playbook function_promtail_play.yml -t promtail_uninstall
+ansible-playbook function_promtail_play.yml -e "promtail_uninstall=true"
 ```
 
 ## License

roles/promtail/defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for promtail
 promtail_version: "latest"
+promtail_uninstall: false
 promtail_http_listen_port: 9080
 promtail_http_listen_address: "0.0.0.0"
 promtail_expose_port: false

roles/promtail/tasks/main.yml

@@ -7,17 +7,9 @@
 - name: Deploy Promtail service
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
     file: "deploy.yml"
-    apply:
-      tags: promtail_deploy
-  tags: promtail_deploy
+  when: not promtail_uninstall
 
 - name: Uninstall Promtail service
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
     file: "uninstall.yml"
-    apply:
-      tags:
-        - promtail_uninstall
-        - never
-  tags:
-    - promtail_uninstall
-    - never
+  when: promtail_uninstall