update to work in local mode

roles/common/tasks/loadconfig.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+# Self identify and load config - this allows the playbook to run on either
+# localhost or a remote host
+- name: store MAC address for eth0
+  set_fact:
+    my_macaddr: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].ansible_eth0.macaddress }}"
+  when: inventory_hostname == 'localhost'
+  tags:
+    - raspi
+    - sw
+    - sshd
+    - motd
+
+- name: load raspberry pi configuration (local mode)
+  include_vars:
+    file: "../../../host_vars/{{ macaddrs[my_macaddr] }}"
+    name: myconfig
+  when: inventory_hostname_short == 'localhost'
+  tags:
+    - raspi
+    - sw
+    - sshd
+    - motd
+
+- name: load raspberry pi configuration (remote mode)
+  set_fact:
+    myconfig: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname_short] }}"
+  when: "inventory_hostname_short != 'localhost'"
+  tags:
+    - raspi
+    - sw
+    - sshd
+    - motd
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "loaded configuration for {{ myconfig.hostname }}"
+
+- assert:
+    that: "{{ myconfig|length > 0 }}"

roles/common/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,48 +1,5 @@
 ---
-
+- include: loadconfig.yml
-# Self identify and load config - this allows the playbook to run on either
-# localhost or a remote host
-- name: store MAC address for eth0
-  set_fact:
-    my_macaddr: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].ansible_eth0.macaddress }}"
-  when: inventory_hostname == 'localhost'
-  tags:
-    - raspi
-    - sw
-    - sshd
-    - motd
-
-- name: self-identify based on mac address (local mode)
-  set_fact:
-    myhostname: "{{ macaddrs[my_macaddr] }}"
-  when: inventory_hostname_short == 'localhost'
-  tags:
-    - raspi
-    - sw
-    - sshd
-    - motd
-
-- name: self-identify based on mac address (remote mode)
-  set_fact:
-    myhostname: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
-  when: "inventory_hostname_short != 'localhost'"
-  tags:
-    - raspi
-    - sw
-    - sshd
-    - motd
-
-- name: store system configuration
-  set_fact:
-    myconfig: "{{ hostvars[myhostname] }}"
-  tags:
-    - raspi
-    - sw
-    - sshd
-    - motd
-
-- debug:
-    var: myconfig
 
 # Gather facts specific to the Raspberry Pi platform
 - include: raspi-facts.yml