several installation methods

defaults/main.yaml

@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 ---
+telegram_source: flatpak
+telegram_opt_directory: /opt/telegram-desktop
+telegram_git_releases_url: https://api.github.com/repos/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/latest

tasks/apt.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+
+- name: telegram-desktop apt package
+  apt:
+    pkg: telegram-desktop
+    state: "{{ (telegram_source == 'apt') | ternary('latest','absent') }}"

tasks/flatpak.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+
+- name: flatpak apt package
+  apt:
+    pkg: flatpak
+  when: telegram_source == 'flatpak'
+
+- name: telegram-desktop flatpak package
+  community.general.flatpak:
+    remote: flathub
+    name: org.telegram.desktop
+    state: "{{ (telegram_source == 'flatpak') | ternary('present','absent') }}"
+  ignore_errors: "{{telegram_source != 'flatpak'}}"

tasks/git-setup.yaml

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: installation directory
-  file:
-    path: /opt/telegram-desktop
-    state: directory
-
-- name: get telegram-desktop releases
-  uri:
-    url: https://api.github.com/repos/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/latest
-    return_content: true
-  register: _telegram_desktop_releases
-
-- name: download latest release
-  get_url:
-    url: "{{_telegram_desktop_dl_url}}"
-    dest: /opt/telegram-desktop/{{_telegram_desktop_dl_filename}}
-
-- name: extract telegram release
-  unarchive:
-    src: /opt/telegram-desktop/{{_telegram_desktop_dl_filename}}
-    remote_src: true
-    dest: /opt/telegram-desktop
-    mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-
-- name: link telegram-desktop binary
-  file:
-    src: /opt/telegram-desktop/Telegram/Telegram
-    dest: /usr/local/bin/telegram-desktop
-    state: link

tasks/git.yaml

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+---
+
+- name: installation directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{telegram_opt_directory}}"
+    state: "{{ (telegram_source == 'git') | ternary('directory','absent') }}"
+
+- when: telegram_source == 'git'
+  block:
+    - name: get telegram-desktop releases
+      uri:
+        url: "{{telegram_git_releases_url}}"
+        return_content: true
+      register: _telegram_desktop_releases
+
+    - name: download latest release
+      get_url:
+        url: "{{_telegram_desktop_dl_url}}"
+        dest: "{{_telegram_desktop_dl_dest}}"
+
+    - name: extract telegram release
+      unarchive:
+        src: "{{_telegram_desktop_dl_dest}}"
+        remote_src: true
+        dest: "{{telegram_opt_directory}}"
+        mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+
+    - name: link telegram-desktop binary
+      file:
+        src: "{{telegram_opt_directory}}/Telegram/Telegram"
+        dest: /usr/local/bin/telegram-desktop
+        state: link
+
+- name: unlink telegram-desktop binary
+  file:
+    path: /usr/local/bin/telegram-desktop
+    state: absent
+  when: telegram_source != 'git'

tasks/main.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-- import_tasks: uninstall-git-setup.yaml
-
-- name: telegram-desktop debian package
-  apt:
-    pkg: telegram-desktop
+- import_tasks: apt.yaml
+- import_tasks: flatpak.yaml
+- import_tasks: snap.yaml
+- import_tasks: git.yaml

tasks/snap.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+- name: flatpak apt package
+  apt:
+    pkg: snap
+  when: telegram_source == 'snap'
+
+- name: telegram-desktop snap package
+  community.general.snap:
+    name: telegram-desktop
+    state: "{{ (telegram_source == 'snap') | ternary('present','absent') }}"
+  ignore_errors: "{{telegram_source != 'snap'}}"

tasks/uninstall-git-setup.yaml

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: installation directory absent
-  file:
-    path: /opt/telegram-desktop
-    state: absent
-
-- name: unlink telegram-desktop binary
-  file:
-    path: /usr/local/bin/telegram-desktop
-    state: absent

vars/main.yaml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 _telegram_desktop_dl_url: "{{ _telegram_desktop_releases.json.assets | json_query(\"[?label=='Linux 64 bit: Binary'].browser_download_url|[0]\") }}"
 _telegram_desktop_dl_filename: "{{ _telegram_desktop_releases.json.assets | json_query(\"[?label=='Linux 64 bit: Binary'].name|[0]\") }}"
+_telegram_desktop_dl_dest: "{{telegram_opt_directory}}/{{_telegram_desktop_dl_filename}}"