created new package tasks for handler-based inclusions, otehrwise got username and home directory of SSH login for path purposes

roles/init-server/tasks/contingent/pkg/difftastic.yml

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+---
+- name: Acquiring home of current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo ~{{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: ansible_user_home
+- name: Linking binaries to directories already in PATH environment variable
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    src: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/downloads/archives/released/difftastic/{{ item }}"
+    dest: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.local/bin/{{ item }}"
+    state: hard
+  loop:
+    - difft
+- name: Linking binaries to directories already in PATH environment variable
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    src: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/downloads/archives/released/difftastic/{{ item }}"
+    dest: "/usr/local/bin/{{ item }}"
+    state: link
+  loop:
+    - difft
+- name: Configuring usage of Difftastic as default git difference tool for user
+  community.general.git_config:
+    name: diff.tool
+    scope: global
+    value: difftastic

roles/init-server/tasks/contingent/pkg/git.yml

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+---
+- name: Acquiring home of current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo ~{{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: ansible_user_home
+- name: Acquiring current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo {{ ansible_user }}"
+- name: Configuring system-level git settings
+  become: true
+  block:
+    - name: Making commit feedback more verbose
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: commit.verbose
+        scope: system
+        value: "true"
+        state: present
+    - name: Setting default merge conflict approach algorithm
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: merge.conflictstyle
+        scope: system
+        value: zdiff3
+        state: present
+    - name: Setting default merging tool for conflicts
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: merge.tool
+        scope: system
+        value: nvimdiff
+        state: present
+    - name: Ensuring backups prior to merge solution implementation
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: merge.keebbackup
+        scope: system
+        value: "true"
+        state: present
+    - name: Configuring rebase to autosquash
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: rebase.autosquash
+        scope: system
+        value: "true"
+        state: present
+    - name: Enforcng error message for missing entries in local commit history
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: rebase.missingCommitsCheck
+        scope: system
+        value: error
+        state: present
+    - name: Setting the default branch's default name on repository initialization
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: init.defaultBranch
+        scope: system
+        value: main
+        state: present
+    - name: Setting default pager for, or called by, git
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: core.pager
+        scope: system
+        value: delta
+        state: present
+    - name: Ensuring git push/pull space handling compatibility with non-Linux operating systems
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: core.autocrlf
+        scope: system
+        value: "false"
+        state: present
+    - name: Setting default text editor for, or called by, git
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: core.editor
+        scope: system
+        value: nvim
+        state: present
+    - name: Setting difference filtering tool to delta
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: interactive.diffFilter
+        scope: system
+        value: delta
+        state: present
+    - name: Setting default  difference- finding or presenting approach algorithm
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: diff.algorithm
+        scope: system
+        value: histogram
+        state: present
+    - name: Setting difference tool for, or called by, git
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: diff.tool
+        scope: system
+        value: nvimdiffs
+        state: present
+    - name: Setting the default amount of context for git to show around a difference
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: diff.context
+        scope: system
+        value: "10"
+        state: present
+    - name: Ensuring data integrity and validity is checked prior to fetch or transfer actions
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: "{{ item }}.fsckobjects"
+        scope: system
+        value: "true"
+        state: present
+      loop:
+        - transfer
+        - fetch
+    - name: Ensuring data integrity and validity is checked prior to reception of data
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: receive.fsckObjects
+        scope: system
+        value: "true"
+        state: present
+    - name: Setting git TUI to have color
+      community.general.git_config:
+        name: color.ui
+        scope: system
+        value: "true"
+        state: present

roles/init-server/tasks/contingent/pkg/julia.yml

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+---
+- name: Acquiring home of current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo ~{{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: ansible_user_home
+- name: Acquiring current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo {{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: current_user
+- name: Executing shell-scripted installation process for Julia
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ current_user.stdout }}"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.local/bin/julia-install.sh --yes"
+    creates: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.juliaup/bin"
+- name: Linking binaries to directories already in PATH environment variable
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    src: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.juliaup/bin/{{ item }}"
+    dest: "/usr/local/bin/{{ item }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    state: link
+  loop:
+    - julia
+    - julialauncher
+    - juliaup
+- name: Reboot machine for shell environment change
+  ansible.builtin.reboot:
+    msg: Rebooting machine

roles/init-server/tasks/contingent/pkg/neovim.yml

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+---
+- name: Acquiring home of current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo ~{{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: ansible_user_home
+- name: Acquiring current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo {{ ansible_user }}"
+- name: Copy system ViM configuration to home directory
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    remote_src: /root/.vimrc
+    dest: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.vimrc"
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    mode: "644"
+    state: present
+- name: Creating directory tree for NeoViM configuration files
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.config/nvim"
+    recurse: true
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    state: directory
+- name: Configuring NeoViM
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ current_user.stdout }}"
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: user/config/nvim/init.vim
+    dest: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.config/nvim/init.vim"
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    mode: "644"
+    state: present

roles/init-server/tasks/contingent/pkg/nvm.yml

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+---
+- name: Acquiring home of current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo ~{{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: ansible_user_home
+- name: Find  all NVM pre-built binary (sub)directories
+  ansible.builtin.find:
+    paths: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/downloads/archives/released/nvm"
+    patterns: "^node-v[0-9]*\\."
+    file_type: directory
+    use_regex: true
+  register: prebuilt_nodes
+- name: Bootstrapping NVM
+  become: true
+  block:
+    - name: Grabbing only path information for pre-built binary (sub)directories
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        prebuilt_nodepaths: "{{ prebuilt_nodes.files | map(attribute='path') }}"
+    - name: Linking binaries to directories already in PATH environment variable
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: "{{ item[0] }}/bin/{{ item[1] }}"
+        dest: "/usr/local/bin/{{ item[1] }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        state: link
+      loop: "{{ prebuilt_nodepaths | product(['node']) }}"
+    - name: Linking binaries to directories already in PATH environment variable
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: "{{ item[0] }}/lib/node_modules/corepack/dist/{{ item[1] }}.js"
+        dest: "/usr/local/bin/{{ item[1] }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        state: link
+      loop: "{{ prebuilt_nodepaths | product(['corepack']) }}"
+    - name: Linking binaries to directories already in PATH environment variable
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: "{{ item[0] }}/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/{{ item[1] }}-cli.js"
+        dest: "/usr/local/bin/{{ item[1] }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        state: link
+      loop: "{{ prebuilt_nodepaths | product(['npm','npx']) }}"
+    - name: Link includes to directories already recognized by system
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: "{{ item[0] }}/include/{{ item[1] }}"
+        dest: "/usr/local/include/{{ item[1] }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        state: link
+      loop: "{{ prebuilt_nodepaths | product(['node']) }}"
+    - name: Link requisite libraries to directories already recognized by system
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: "{{ item[0] }}/lib/{{ item[1] }}"
+        dest: "/usr/local/lib/{{ item[1] }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        state: link
+      loop: "{{ prebuilt_nodepaths | product(['node_modules']) }}"
+    - name: Create man1 subdirectory for man pages
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /usr/local/share/man/man1
+        recurse: true
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: "644"
+        state: directory
+    - name: Link shared resources to directories already recognized by system
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: "{{ item[0] }}/share/man/man1/{{ item[1] }}.1"
+        dest: "/usr/local/share/man/man1/{{ item[1] }}.1"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        state: link
+      loop: "{{ prebuilt_nodepaths | product(['node']) }}"
+    - name: Create man1 subdirectory for man pages
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /usr/local/share/doc
+        recurse: true
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: "644"
+        state: directory
+    - name: Link shared resources to directories already recognized by system
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: "{{ item[0] }}/share/doc/{{ item[1] }}"
+        dest: "/usr/local/share/doc/{{ item[1] }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        state: link
+      loop: "{{ prebuilt_nodepaths | product(['node']) }}"
+- name: Reboot machine for shell environment change
+  ansible.builtin.reboot:
+    msg: Rebooting machine
+

roles/init-server/tasks/contingent/pkg/quartz.yml

@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 ---
+- name: Acquiring home of current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo ~{{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: ansible_user_home
 - name: Installing NodeJS dependencies of quartz software
   community.general.npm:
-    executable: "{{ ansible_facts['user_dir'] }}/.nvm/versions/node/v24.11.1/lib/node_modules/npm"
-    path: "{{ ansible_facts['user_dir'] }}/repos/.foreign/quartz"
+    path: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/repos/.foreign/quartz"
     state: latest
 - name: Configuring quartz software
   block:
     - name: Initializing quartz website
       ansible.builtin.command:
-        chdir: "{{ ansible_facts['user_dir'] }}/repos/.foreign/quartz"
+        chdir: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/repos/.foreign/quartz"
         cmd: npx quartz create
-      register: stdout
-      changed_when: stdout.rc == 0
     - name: Installing quartz plugins referenced in website template
       ansible.builtin.command:
-        chdir: "{{ ansible_facts['user_dir'] }}/repos/.foreign/quartz"
+        chdir: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/repos/.foreign/quartz"
         cmd: npx quartz plugin install --from-config
-      register: stdout
-      changed_when: stdout.rc == 0
 # - name: Starting quartz site web server
 #   ansible.builtin.command:
-#     chdir: "{{ ansible_facts['user_dir'] }}/repos/.foreign/quartz"
+#     chdir: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/repos/.foreign/quartz"
 #     cmd: npx quartz build --serve
 #   register: stdout
 #   changed_when: stdout

roles/init-server/tasks/contingent/pkg/radicle.yml

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+---
+- name: Acquiring home of current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo ~{{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: ansible_user_home
+- name: Acquiring current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo {{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: current_user
+- name: Executing shell-scripted installation process for Radicle
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ current_user.stdout }}"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.local/bin/radicle-install.sh"
+    creates: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.radicle"
+- name: Bootstrapping Radicle
+  become: true
+  block:
+    - name: Linking binaries to directories already in PATH environment variable
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.radicle/bin/{{ item }}"
+        dest: "/usr/local/bin/{{ item }}"
+        state: link
+      loop:
+        - rad
+        - radicle-node
+        - git-remote-rad
+    - name: Create man1 subdirectory for man pages
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /usr/local/share/man/man1
+        recurse: true
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: "644"
+        state: directory
+    - name: Link manpages to Linux manpage directories
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.radicle/man/man1/{{ item }}.1"
+        dest: "/usr/local/share/man/man1/{{ item }}.1"
+        state: link
+      loop:
+        - rad
+        - radicle-node
+        - git-remote-rad
+        - rad-id
+        - rad-patch
+- name: Reboot machine for shell environment change
+  ansible.builtin.reboot:
+    msg: Rebooting machine

roles/init-server/tasks/contingent/pkg/rustup.yml

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+---
+- name: Acquiring home of current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo ~{{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: ansible_user_home
+- name: Acquiring current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo {{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: current_user
+- name: Executing shell-scripted installation process for Rust
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ current_user.stdout }}"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.local/bin/rustup-install.sh -yq"
+    creates: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.cargo/bin"
+- name: Linking binaries to directories already in PATH environment variable
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    src: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.cargo/bin/{{ item }}"
+    dest: "/usr/local/bin/{{ item }}"
+    state: link
+  loop:
+    - rustup
+- name: Reboot machine for shell environment change
+  ansible.builtin.reboot:
+    msg: Rebooting machine

roles/init-server/tasks/contingent/pkg/surge.yml

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+---
+- name: Acquiring home of current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo ~{{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: ansible_user_home
+- name: Linking binaries to directories already in PATH environment variable
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    src: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/downloads/archives/released/surge/{{ item }}"
+    dest: "/usr/local/bin/{{ item }}"
+    state: link
+  loop:
+    - surge
+- name: Installing accompanying complementary Surge system service
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: surge service install
+- name: Acquiring API token for remote Surge service control 
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: surge token
+  register: surge_token
+- name: Presenting Surge API token to Control Node
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "Make sure to store the following API token for Surge:\n {{ surge_token.stdout }}"
+- name: Pausing to ensure completion of manual act
+  ansible.builtin.pause:

roles/init-server/tasks/contingent/pkg/uv.yml

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+---
+- name: Acquiring home of current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo ~{{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: ansible_user_home
+- name: Acquiring current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo {{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: current_user
+- name: Executing a shell-scripted installation process
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ current_user.stdout }}"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.local/bin/uv-install.sh"
+    creates: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.local/bin/uv"
+- name: Linking binaries to directories already in PATH environment variable
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    src: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.local/bin/{{ item }}"
+    dest: "/usr/local/bin/{{ item }}"
+    state: link
+  loop:
+    - uv
+    - uvx
+- name: Reboot machine for shell environment change
+  ansible.builtin.reboot:
+    msg: Rebooting machine

roles/init-server/tasks/contingent/pkg/vim.yml

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+---
+- name: Acquiring home of current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo ~{{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: ansible_user_home
+- name: Acquiring current user
+  when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "echo {{ ansible_user }}"
+  register: current_user
+- name: Preparing to create a directory structure for ViM paths
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ current_user.stdout }}"
+  block:
+    - name: Creating directory structure for ViM paths
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.vim/{{ item }}"
+        recurse: true
+        owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+        group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+        state: directory
+      loop:
+        - autoload
+        - backup
+        - colors
+        - plugged
+- name: Pulling and integrating ViM plugin manager
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ current_user.stdout }}"
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim"
+    dest: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.vim/autoload/"
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    force: true
+    mode: "644"
+    follow_redirects: safe
+- name: Configuring ViM
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ current_user.stdout }}"
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: vimrc.j2
+    dest: "{{ ansible_user_home.stdout }}/.vimrc"
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    force: true
+    backup: true
+  vars:
+    vim_spatialize: true
+    vim_tabgap: 2
+    vim_blockedcursor: true
+    vim_historyspan: 500
+    vim_origami: true
+    vim_eddelimiters: true
+    vim_gitspice: true
+    vim_statusline: true
+    vim_fancycomment: true
+    vim_idelangs: true
+    vim_pathcompletion: true
+    vimignore:
+      - "*.docx"
+      - "*.jpg"
+      - "*.png"
+      - "*.gif"
+      - "*.pdf"
+      - "*.pyc"
+      - "*.exe"
+      - "*.flv"
+      - "*.img"
+      - "*.xlsx"