#!/usr/bin/python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # Copyright: (c) 2016, Dag Wieers (@dagwieers) # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1', 'status': ['preview'], 'supported_by': 'community'} DOCUMENTATION = r''' --- module: win_shortcut version_added: '2.3' short_description: Manage shortcuts on Windows description: - Create, manage and delete Windows shortcuts options: src: description: - Executable or URL the shortcut points to. - The executable needs to be in your PATH, or has to be an absolute path to the executable. description: description: - Description for the shortcut. - This is usually shown when hoovering the icon. dest: description: - Destination file for the shortcuting file. - File name should have a C(.lnk) or C(.url) extension. required: yes type: path args: description: - Additional arguments for the executable defined in C(src). directory: description: - Working directory for executable defined in C(src). type: path icon: description: - Icon used for the shortcut. - File name should have a C(.ico) extension. - The file name is followed by a comma and the number in the library file (.dll) or use 0 for an image file. type: path hotkey: description: - Key combination for the shortcut. - This is a combination of one or more modifiers and a key. - Possible modifiers are Alt, Ctrl, Shift, Ext. - Possible keys are [A-Z] and [0-9]. windowstyle: description: - Influences how the application is displayed when it is launched. choices: [ maximized, minimized, normal ] state: description: - When C(absent), removes the shortcut if it exists. - When C(present), creates or updates the shortcut. choices: [ absent, present ] default: present author: - Dag Wieers (@dagwieers) notes: - 'The following options can include Windows environment variables: C(dest), C(args), C(description), C(dest), C(directory), C(icon) C(src)' - 'Windows has two types of shortcuts: Application and URL shortcuts. URL shortcuts only consists of C(dest) and C(src)' ''' EXAMPLES = r''' - name: Create an application shortcut on the desktop win_shortcut: src: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe dest: C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Mozilla Firefox.lnk icon: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe,0 - name: Create the same shortcut using environment variables win_shortcut: description: The Mozilla Firefox web browser src: '%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe' dest: '%Public%\Desktop\Mozilla Firefox.lnk' icon: '%ProgramFiles\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe,0' directory: '%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox' hotkey: Ctrl+Alt+F - name: Create an application shortcut for an executable in PATH to your desktop win_shortcut: src: cmd.exe dest: Desktop\Command prompt.lnk - name: Create an application shortcut for the Ansible website win_shortcut: src: '%ProgramFiles%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe' dest: '%UserProfile%\Desktop\Ansible website.lnk' args: --new-window https://ansible.com/ directory: '%ProgramFiles%\Google\Chrome\Application' icon: '%ProgramFiles%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe,0' hotkey: Ctrl+Alt+A - name: Create a URL shortcut for the Ansible website win_shortcut: src: https://ansible.com/ dest: '%Public%\Desktop\Ansible website.url' ''' RETURN = r''' '''