---
# 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 {{ set_locale_locale }}
  become: true
  community.general.locale_gen:
    name: "{{ set_locale_locale }}"
    state: present

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

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

- name: set locale to '{{ set_locale_locale }}'
  become: true
  changed_when: locale_lang != set_locale_locale
  vars:
    locale_lang: "{{ locale_status.stdout | regex_search('LANG=([^\n]+)', '\\1') | first }}"
  ansible.builtin.command:
    cmd: localectl set-locale LANG={{ set_locale_locale }}

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