I think your ansible example could be improved by removing all the names.

    - name: Ensure https support for apt is installed
      apt: pkg=apt-transport-https state=present

smells a little bit like:

    // add one to x
    x += 1;

Additionally, I would far rather see "apt: pkg=apt-transport-https state=present" in my logs than "Ensure https support for apt is installed"