ansible-rookeries/tasks/nodejs.yaml

---
- name: install nodejs + npm dependencies
  apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present
  with_items:
      - nodejs
      - npm
      - git

- name: check if nodejs binary exists and needs linking to node binary
  stat: path=/usr/bin/nodejs
  register: nodejs_bin

- name: link nodejs binary correctly
  file: src=/usr/bin/nodejs dest=/usr/bin/node state=link
  when: nodejs_bin.exists

- name: install coffeescript + less dependencies
  npm: name={{ item }} global=yes state=present
  with_items:
      - coffee-script
      - less
      - browserify
      - bower