Add extensibility with overrides directory #144
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Pull 251 commits from upstream while preserving local customizations. Preserved: - Neovim config (custom ai.lua, java.lua, debugging.lua plugins) - Bitwarden integration (bin/dotfiles, git role, zsh vars.secret) - Tmux config (keybindings, sessionx, vim-tmux-navigator) - Starship prompt (kept over upstream's oh-my-bash switch) Adopted from upstream: - New roles: awesomewm, claude, opencode, bun, 1password, jj, sesh - detect_sudo.yml pre-task for robust privilege handling - Modern ansible_facts syntax throughout - Zoxide shell integration in .zshrc - Per-role documentation (CLAUDE.md, README.md) - GitHub Actions: shellcheck, yaml-lint, markdown-lint workflows - Robust zsh installer with sudo fallback Bash role merged carefully: kept oh-my-posh cleanup handler, skipped oh-my-bash installation to preserve starship setup.
Task/resync with upstream
Change methodology to use overrides/ directory to stay in sync
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Introduces a wrapper task that checks for three override levels before
running each role:
- vars: loads overrides/{role}/vars/main.yml to merge/override variables
- files: sets _files_path for file operations
- tasks: replaces role entirely with override tasks
Based on approach from PR #144 but centralized in a single wrapper.
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Summary
overrides/directory structure for fork maintainers to customize roles without modifying upstream filesansible.cfg,main.yml, and 23 rolesProblem
Maintaining a fork with personal customizations (neovim config, bash aliases, etc.) makes pulling upstream changes painful due to merge conflicts.
Solution
The override infrastructure already exists but the directory was missing. This PR adds:
overrides/
├── README.md # Usage documentation
├── group_vars/
│ ├── .gitkeep
│ └── user.yml.example # Example variable overrides
├── roles/.gitkeep # Per-role file/var overrides
└── custom_roles/.gitkeep # Complete role replacements
Three override levels:
group_vars/user.ymlroles/{role}/files/custom_roles/{role}/Test plan
dotfiles --checkto verify no syntax errorsoverrides/group_vars/user.ymlwith a test variableoverrides/roles/bash/files/