feat(chocolatey): improved choco packages installation task

README.md

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ ansible-playbook main.yml --tags "choco,wsl"
 
 ## Overriding Defaults
 
-You can override any of the defaults configured in `default.config.yml` by creating a `config.yml` file and setting the overrides in that file. For example, you can customize the installed packages and enable/disable specific tasks with something like:
+**NOTE:** You can override any of the defaults configured in `default.config.yml` by creating a `config.yml` file and setting the overrides in that file. For example, you can customize the installed packages and enable/disable specific tasks with something like:
 
 ```yaml
 configure_hostname: true
@@ -108,11 +108,15 @@ install_windows_updates: true
 update_categories:
   - Critical Updates
   - Security Updates
+  - * # Installs all updates
 
 choco_installed_packages:
-  - googlechrome
-  - git
-  - golang
+  - name: googlechrome # installs latest version of the Google Chrome while ignoring the package checksum
+    state: latest
+    choco_args: --ignorechecksum
+  - name: git # installs 2.37.1 version of the git
+    version: "2.37.1"
+  - golang # installs GO, but won't update it
 
 install_fonts: true
 installed_nerdfonts:

default.config.yml

@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ change_power_plan: true
 power_plan: "high performance"
 
 choco_installed_packages:
-  - adobereader
-  - auto-dark-mode
-  - awscli
+  - name: adobereader
+    version: "2022.002.20191" # installs 2019.2.2.20191 version of the adobe reader
+  - name: auto-dark-mode # installs latest version of the auto-dark-mode while ignoring the package checksum
+    state: latest
+    choco_args: --ignorechecksum
+  - awscli # installs awscli, but won't update it
   - Firefox
   - git
   - golang

tasks/chocolatey.yml

@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@
 - name: Ensure configured Chocolatey packages are installed.
   chocolatey.chocolatey.win_chocolatey:
     name: "{{ item.name | default(item) }}"
-    ignore_checksums: true
-    state: present
+    state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
+    version: "{{ item.version | default(omit) }}"
+    choco_args: "{{ item.choco_args | default(omit) }}"
   loop: "{{ choco_installed_packages }}"
 
-- name: Upgrade installed Chocolatey packages.
-  chocolatey.chocolatey.win_chocolatey:
-    name: all
-    state: latest
-
 - name: Clean chocolatey and nuget cache.
   ansible.windows.win_file:
     path: "{{ item }}"