yavdr-ansible/roles/yavdr-remote/tasks/main.yml

---
# This role is used to set up the yaVDR remote control configuration.

- name: apt | install yavdr-remote
  apt:
    name: yavdr-remote
    state: present

- name: apt | install eventlircd
  apt:
    name: eventlircd
    state: present

- name: apt | install lirc
  apt:
    name: lirc
    state: present

- name: stop, mask and disable lircd.socket, lircd.service and lircd-uinput.service # (the default lirc configuration conflicts with eventlircd)
  systemd:
    name: '{{ item }}'
    enabled: no
    state: stopped
    masked: yes
  with_items:
    - lircd.service
    - lircd.socket
    - lircd-uinput.service
  ignore_errors: yes

- name: configure vdr to read from a lircd-compatible socket
  template:
    src: templates/03-vdr-lirc.conf.j2
    dest: /etc/vdr/conf.d/03-vdr-lirc.conf
  notify: ['Restart VDR']

# TODO: upload lircd2uinput package to PPA
#- name: install lircd2uinput
#  tag: install
#  apt:
#      name: lircd2uinput
#      state: present
#  when:
#      install_eventlircd is defined and install_eventlircd