Basic role for consistently creating roles.

playbooks/roles/ansible-role/tasks/main.yml

+---
+
+- name: ansible-role | create role directories
+  file: path=roles/{{role_name}}/{{ item }} state=directory
+  with_items:
+    - tasks
+    - handlers
+    - vars
+    - templates
+    - files
+
+- name: ansible-role | make an ansible role
+  template: src={{ item }}/main.yml.j2 dest=roles/{{ role_name }}/{{ item }}/main.yml
+  with_items:
+    - tasks
+    - handlers
+    - vars
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playbooks/roles/ansible-role/templates/handlers/main.yml.j2

+---
+
+#
+# Tasks for role {{ role_name }}
+# 
+# Overview:
+# 
+#

playbooks/roles/ansible-role/templates/header.j2

+#
+# This file was created by the edX ansible-role ansible role.
+#
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playbooks/roles/ansible-role/templates/tasks/main.yml.j2

+---
+
+#
+# Tasks for role {{ role_name }}
+# 
+# Overview:
+# 
+#
+# Dependencies:
+#
+# 
+# Example play:
+#
+#
+
+- name: {{ role_name }} | stub ansible task
+  debug: msg="This is a stub task created by the ansible-role role"
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playbooks/roles/ansible-role/templates/vars/main.yml.j2

+---
+
+#
+# Vars for role {{ role_name }}
+# 
+
+{{ role_name }}_role_name: {{ role_name }}
+
+#
+# OS packages
+#
+
+{{ role_name }}_debian_pkgs: []
+
+{{ role_name }}_redhat_pkgs: []
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