Download and install the nexus oss distribution

defaults/main.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ nexus_version: '{{ nexus_major_version }}.14.20'
 nexus_release: '02'
 nexus_download_url: ' https://download.sonatype.com/nexus/oss/nexus-{{ nexus_version }}-{{ nexus_release }}-bundle.tar.gz'
 nexus_install_basedir: /srv/nexus
+nexus_distribution_dir: '{{ nexus_install_basedir }}/nexus-{{ nexus_version }}-{{ nexus_release }}'
 nexus_webapp_dir: '{{ nexus_install_basedir }}/nexus-oss-webapp'
 nexus_data_basedir: /data
 nexus_data_dir: '{{ nexus_data_basedir }}/sonatype-work/nexus'

tasks/main.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,25 @@
 
   tags: [ 'nexus', 'nexus_oss' ]
 
+- name: Manage the nexus distribution file
+  block:
+  - name: Download the nexus OSS distribution
+    unarchive:
+      src: '{{ nexus_download_url }}'
+      dest: '{{ nexus_install_basedir }}'
+      group: '{{ nexus_user }}'
+      remote_src: yes
+      creates: '{{ nexus_distribution_dir }}/LICENSE.txt'
+      owner: '{{ nexus_user }}'
+    register: nexus_new_version
+
+  - name: Link to the latest version
+    file: src={{ nexus_distribution_dir }} dest={{ nexus_webapp_dir }} state=link
+    when: nexus_new_version is defined and nexus_new_version is changed
+    notify: Restart Nexus
+
+  tags: [ 'nexus', 'nexus_oss' ]
+
 - block:
   - name: Create the nexus wrapper log and prefs directories
     file: dest={{ item }} state=directory owner={{ nexus_user }} group={{ nexus_user }} mode=0755
@@ -32,9 +51,12 @@
   - name: Install the nexus access logs configuration
     template: src=logback-access.xml.j2 dest={{ nexus_webapp_dir }}/conf/logback-access.xml owner=root group=root mode='0644'
 
+  when: nexus_major_version == '2'
+  tags: [ 'nexus', 'nexus_oss' ]
+
+- block:
   - meta: flush_handlers
 
-  when: nexus_major_version == '2'
   tags: [ 'nexus', 'nexus_oss' ]
 
 - block: