How to install Oracle Java from ppa webupd8team/java using Salt stack, in ONE state file

init.yml

#
# How to install automatically Oracle Java 7 under Salt Stack
# 
# Thanks Oracle for complicating things :(
#
# 1. Create a java/ folder in your salt master
# 2. Paste this file in init.sls
# 3. salt '*' state.sls java
#
# Source:
#  * https://github.com/log0ymxm/salt-jvm/blob/master/init.sls
#  * http://architects.dzone.com/articles/puppet-installing-oracle-java
#
oracle-ppa:
  pkgrepo.managed:
    - humanname: WebUpd8 Oracle Java PPA repository
    - ppa: webupd8team/java

oracle-license-select:
  cmd.run:
    - unless: which java
    - name: '/bin/echo /usr/bin/debconf shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 select true | /usr/bin/debconf-set-selections'
    - require_in:
      - pkg: oracle-java7-installer
      - cmd: oracle-license-seen-lie

oracle-license-seen-lie:
  cmd.run:
    - name: '/bin/echo /usr/bin/debconf shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 seen true  | /usr/bin/debconf-set-selections'
    - require_in:
      - pkg: oracle-java7-installer

oracle-java7-installer:
  pkg:
    - installed
    - require:
      - pkgrepo: oracle-ppa

A possible solution to the ubuntu/debian ppa might be:

java-ppa:
  {% if grains['os'] == 'Ubuntu' %}
  pkgrepo.managed:
    - ppa: webupd8team/java
  {% elif grains['os'] == 'Debian' %}
  pkgrepo.managed:
    - humanname: webup8team
    - name: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu precise main
    - dist: precise
    - file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webup8team.list
    - keyid: EEA14886
    - keyserver: keyserver.ubuntu.com
  {% endif %}

I'll second geekpete's addition, with the addition of a require_in. By using the salt debconf.set the current state is checked, and so it doesnt trigger an update on each highstate run.

oracle-java-license-autoaccept:
  debconf.set:
    - name: oracle-java7-installer
    - data:
        'shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1': {'type': 'boolean', 'value': True}
    - require_in:
      - pkg: oracle-java7-installer

Here's a concise option incorporating the suggestions (for Ubuntu):

oracle-java7-installer:
  pkgrepo.managed:
    - ppa: webupd8team/java
  pkg.installed:
    - require:
      - pkgrepo: oracle-java7-installer
  debconf.set:
    - data:
        'shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1': {'type': 'boolean', 'value': True}
    - require_in:
      - pkg: oracle-java7-installer

Here my adopted working version for Debian Wheezy (and Ubuntu):

{% set java_version = salt['pillar.get']('java_version', '8') %}

oracle-java{{ java_version }}-installer:
  {% if grains['os'] == 'Ubuntu' %}
  pkgrepo.managed:
    - ppa: webupd8team/java
  {% elif grains['os'] == 'Debian' %}
  pkgrepo.managed:
    - humanname: WebUp8Team Java Repository
    - name: "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu precise main"
    - dist: precise
    - file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webup8team.list
    - keyid: EEA14886
    - keyserver: keyserver.ubuntu.com
  {% endif %}
  pkg.installed:
    - require:
      - pkgrepo: oracle-java{{ java_version }}-installer
  debconf.set:
   - data:
       'shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1': {'type': 'boolean', 'value': True}
   - require_in:
       - pkg: oracle-java{{ java_version }}-installer

If you run into issues with the PPA not being picked up after upgrading to 2014.7.0, see here.

java-ppa:
  {% if grains['os'] == 'Ubuntu' %}
  pkgrepo.managed:
    - ppa: webupd8team/java
  {% elif grains['os'] == 'Debian' %}
  pkgrepo.managed:
    - humanname: webup8team
    - name: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu precise main
    - dist: precise
    - file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webup8team.list
    - keyid: EEA14886
    - keyserver: keyserver.ubuntu.com
  {% endif %}

@geekpete Is there any reason why you aren't simply skipping the Ubuntu case above? The Debian case should cover them both, right?

FYI, the Debian case seem to work also on Ubuntu.

You might also need to install debconf-utils to get the debconf state. Also I prefer to require that all data comes from pillar, no defaults:

debconf-utils:
  pkg.installed

oracle-java{{ pillar['java_version'] }}-installer:
  pkgrepo.managed:
    - humanname: WebUp8Team Java Repository
    - name: "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu precise main"
    - dist: precise
    - file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webup8team.list
    - keyid: EEA14886
    - keyserver: keyserver.ubuntu.com
  pkg.installed:
    - require:
      - pkgrepo: oracle-java{{ pillar['java_version'] }}-installer
  debconf.set:
   - data:
       'shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1': {'type': 'boolean', 'value': True}
   - require_in:
       - pkg: oracle-java{{ pillar['java_version'] }}-installer

Tested on Debian Wheezy

I seem to be getting an error here:

          ID: oracle-ppa
    Function: pkgrepo.managed
      Result: False
     Comment: Failed to examine repo 'oracle-ppa': Error: 'python-apt' package not installed

Do I need to install python-apt before?

On http://www.webupd8.org/2014/03/how-to-install-oracle-java-8-in-debian.html ist says:

Update October 20, 2016:
...
So, if you want to set Oracle Java 8 as default, no matter what other Java versions are installed, make sure that you install the oracle-java8-set-default package

@JJ You should have python-software-properties installed (it includes python-apt). From Salt docs:

On Ubuntu systems, the python-software-properties package should be installed for better support of PPA repositories.

INFO    ] Completed state [git] at time 23:40:59.970228 duration_in_ms=322.06
local:
----------
          ID: git-deps
    Function: pkg.installed
        Name: git
      Result: False
     Comment: Failed to get virtual package information (E:Type 'oracle-ppa' is not known on line 16 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list)
     Started: 23:40:59.648168
    Duration: 322.06 ms
     Changes:

Summary for local
------------
Succeeded: 0
Failed:    1
------------
Total states run:     1
Total run time: 322.060 ms
The following SSH command responded with a non-zero exit status.
Vagrant assumes that this means the command failed!

salt-call state.highstate --retcode-passthrough  --log-level=info --force-color

Stdout from the command:

local:
----------
          ID: git-deps
    Function: pkg.installed
        Name: git
      Result: False
     Comment: Failed to get virtual package information (E:Type 'oracle-ppa' is not known on line 16 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list)
     Started: 23:40:59.648168
    Duration: 322.06 ms
     Changes:

Summary for local

In my case keyserver has been unavailable so I've used - keyserver: hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 which seems to got a problem fixed.

You might want to consider using prereq, so the debconf selects only run when pkg.installed is triggered, e.g.

https://github.com/felixhummel/saltstates/blob/master/java/oracle.sls

Thanks for sharing!