adding ability to use official mysql repo

Author: Colin Hoglund

defaults/main.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ overwrite_global_mycnf: yes
 # mysql_config_file: /etc/my.cnf
 # mysql_config_include_dir: /etc/my.cnf.d
 
+# Use repo.mysql.com to install mysql packages. Used only for Debian based systems
+mysql_apt_repo_enable: false
+# override this if you want to install older versions of mysql on newer OS releases
+mysql_apt_repo_release: "{{ansible_distribution_release}}"
+# check the repo for available entries
+# Example: http://repo.mysql.com/apt/ubuntu/dists/trusty/
+mysql_apt_repo_entries: [mysql-5.7]
+
 # Pass in a comma-separated list of repos to use (e.g. "remi,epel"). Used only
 # for RedHat systems (and derivatives).
 mysql_enablerepo: ""

tasks/setup-Debian.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,28 @@
   stat: path=/etc/init.d/mysql
   register: mysql_installed
 
+- name: Add repo.mysql.com apt key
+  apt_key: url=http://repo.mysql.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-mysql
+  when: mysql_apt_repo_enable
+
+- name: Add repo.mysql.com apt repo
+  apt_repository:
+    repo: "deb http://repo.mysql.com/apt/{{ansible_distribution|lower}}/ {{mysql_apt_repo_release}} {{item}}"
+  with_items: "{{mysql_apt_repo_entries}}"
+  when: mysql_apt_repo_enable
+
+- name: Update apt to prefer repo.mysql.com packages
+  copy:
+    content: |
+      Package: *
+      Pin: origin repo.mysql.com
+      Pin-Priority: 900
+    dest: /etc/apt/preferences.d/mysql
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  when: mysql_apt_repo_enable
+
 - name: Update apt cache if MySQL is not yet installed.
   apt: update_cache=yes
   when: mysql_installed.stat.exists == false