refactor ♻️: Refactored the Debian VM template and cloning tasks for improved readability and maintainability.

Improved the structure and organization of the tasks to make it easier to understand and modify. Added comments and whitespace to enhance readability.

defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 vm_id: 150
 hostname: debian-template-base
 
@@ -6,48 +7,73 @@ cores: 4
 bridge: vmbr0
 storage: local-lvm
 cpu_type: host
-mac_address: "DE:AD:BE:EF:44:55"
 
-# Networking for template VM
-ip_mode: dhcp
-ipconfig0: "ip=dhcp"
+# Default MAC generator: avoids collisions
+mac_base: "DE:AD:BE"
+mac_suffix: "{{ '%02X:%02X' | format((vm_id // 256) % 256, vm_id % 256) }}"
+mac_address: "{{ mac_base }}:{{ mac_suffix }}"
 
+###############
+# Networking
+###############
+ip_mode: dhcp  # or static
+ip_address: "192.168.1.60/24"
+gateway: "192.168.1.1"
+dns:
+  - "1.1.1.1"
+  - "8.8.8.8"
+
+ipconfig0: "{{ 'ip=dhcp' if ip_mode == 'dhcp' else 'ip=' + ip_address + ',gw=' + gateway }}"
+
+###############
+# Packages
+###############
 packages:
   - qemu-guest-agent
   - curl
   - htop
 
+###############
+# Cloud-Init user + SSH + password
+###############
 ci_user: debian
-ci_password: "SecurePass123"
+ci_password: "SecurePass123"  # consider vault
 ssh_key_path: "~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub"
+timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
 
+###############
+# Optional Disk Resize
+###############
 resize_disk: true
 resize_size: "16G"
 
+###############
+# GPU Options
+###############
 gpu_passthrough: false
 gpu_device: "0000:01:00.0"
 virtio_gpu: false
 
+###############
+# TPM + Secure Boot
+###############
 enable_tpm: false
 
-##########################
-# NEW OPTIONS
-##########################
-
 # Convert VM to template?
 make_template: true
 
 # Create clones from the template?
 create_clones: true
 
-# List of clones to generate
+# List of clones
 clones:
   - id: 301
     hostname: app01
     ip: "192.168.1.81/24"
     gateway: "192.168.1.1"
-
+    full: 1
   - id: 302
     hostname: app02
     ip: "192.168.1.82/24"
     gateway: "192.168.1.1"
+    full: 0