3 files changed, 29 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/roles/sane_debian_system/defaults/main.yml b/roles/sane_debian_system/defaults/main.yml
index 43d0262..5ef7537 100644
--- a/roles/sane_debian_system/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sane_debian_system/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # These are the variables expected by this role.
 
 # Playbook should set this to the version of this role it expects to
-# use.
-sane_debian_system_version: null
+# use. Defaults to the inventory hostname.
+sane_debian_system_version: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
 
 
 # The desired hostname. Default is empty, which means hostname won't
diff --git a/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.md b/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.md
index 087ae44..dc22679 100644
--- a/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.md
+++ b/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 This role sets up a Debian system so that it can be managed with
 Ansible in a reasonable way.
 
+## Version history
+
+### Version 2
+
+* `sane_debian_hostname` defaults to the inventory hostname. This
+  means it's not necessary to set it if the default is sufficient.
+
 ## Minimally sane Debian system
 
 ~~~scenario
@@ -20,12 +27,29 @@ and the host has saneone in /etc/hosts for 127.0.1.1
 ~~~
 
 ~~~{#sane1.yml .file .yaml}
-sane_debian_system_version: 1
+sane_debian_system_version: 2
 
 sane_debian_system_codename: buster
 sane_debian_system_hostname: saneone
 ~~~
 
+## Uses inventory hostname by default
+
+~~~scenario
+given a host running Debian
+when I use role sane_debian_system
+and I use variables from sane-without-hostname.yml
+and I run the playbook
+then the host has the sudo package installed
+and the host has hostname debian-ansible-test
+~~~
+
+~~~{#sane-without-hostname.yml .file .yaml}
+sane_debian_system_version: 2
+
+sane_debian_system_codename: buster
+~~~
+
 ## Checks that debian codename is set
 
 ~~~scenario
@@ -38,5 +62,5 @@ and stdout contains "sane_debian_system_codename"
 ~~~
 
 ~~~{#sane2.yml .file .yaml}
-sane_debian_system_version: 1
+sane_debian_system_version: 2
 ~~~
diff --git a/roles/sane_debian_system/tasks/main.yml b/roles/sane_debian_system/tasks/main.yml
index 7722f1c..30a3f0c 100644
--- a/roles/sane_debian_system/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sane_debian_system/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - name: "sane_debian_system_version"
   shell: |
-    [ "{{ sane_debian_system_version }}" = "1" ] || \
+    [ "{{ sane_debian_system_version }}" = "2" ] || \
       (echo "Unexpected version {{ sane_debian_system_version }}" 1>&2; exit 1)
  
 - include: apt.yml