Install hack nerd-font via ansible shell out to git sparse-checkout

font.yml

# code: language=ansible

---
- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: true
  any_errors_fatal: true
  vars:
    base_dir: "{{ home_dir }}/git/nerd-fonts"
    repo_url: https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts.git
    version: master
    sparse_checkout: patched-fonts/Hack
  pre_tasks:
    - name: Get running ansible user
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        local_user: "{{ lookup('env', 'USER') }}"
        home_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
        work_dir: "{{ playbook_dir | dirname }}"
        cacheable: true
  tasks:
    - name: Delete repo directory if it exists
      ansible.builtin.file:
        path: "{{ base_dir }}"
        state: absent

    - name: Create repo directory
      ansible.builtin.file:
        path: "{{ base_dir }}"
        state: directory
        owner: "{{ local_user }}"
        group: "{{ local_user }}"
        mode: 0755

    - name: Clone repo
      ansible.builtin.shell: |
        git clone --filter=blob:none --sparse "{{ repo_url }}" "{{ base_dir }}"
        cd "{{ base_dir }}"
        git sparse-checkout add "{{ sparse_checkout }}"
      become: true
      become_user: "{{ local_user }}"

    - name: Install font
      ansible.builtin.shell: |
        cd "{{ base_dir }}"
        ./install.sh Hack
      become: true
      become_user: "{{ local_user }}"

Kudos to @mkubenka for the inspiration! Small part of a more holistic config management repo for the framework laptop; turns out it works pretty well for general fedora too 🔥