---
# got this from here:
# https://serverfault.com/questions/959026/how-do-i-generate-and-set-the-locale-using-ansible/981742#981742

- name: ensure locale files are available for {{ locale_config_locale }}
  become: true
  community.general.locale_gen:
    state: present
    name: "{{ locale_config_locale }}"

- name: ensure locale files are available for {{ locale_config_language }}
  become: true
  community.general.locale_gen:
    state: present
    name: "{{ locale_config_language }}"

- name: get current locale and language configuration
  register: locale_config_status
  changed_when: false
  ignore_errors: true
  ansible.builtin.command:
    cmd: localectl status

- name: remember current LANG config
  when: not locale_config_status is skipped
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    locale_config_current: "{{ locale_config_status.stdout | regex_search('LANG=([^\n]+)', '\\1') | first }}"

- name: print current config
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    msg: "LANG={{ locale_config_current }}"

- name: set locale to '{{ locale_config_locale }}'
  become: true
  changed_when: locale_config_current != locale_config_locale
  ansible.builtin.command:
    cmd: localectl set-locale LANG={{ locale_config_locale }}

- name: set language to '{{ locale_config_language }}'
  become: true
  changed_when: locale_language != locale_config_language
  vars:
    locale_language: "{{ locale_config_status.stdout | regex_search('LANGUAGE=([^\n]+)', '\\1') | default([locale_config_current], true) | first }}"
  ansible.builtin.command:
    cmd: localectl set-locale LANGUAGE={{ locale_config_language }}