community.general/plugins/modules/system/alternatives.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright (c) 2014, Gabe Mulley <gabe.mulley@gmail.com>
# Copyright (c) 2015, David Wittman <dwittman@gmail.com>
# Copyright (c) 2022, Marius Rieder <marius.rieder@scs.com>
# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
__metaclass__ = type


DOCUMENTATION = r'''
---
module: alternatives
short_description: Manages alternative programs for common commands
description:
    - Manages symbolic links using the 'update-alternatives' tool.
    - Useful when multiple programs are installed but provide similar functionality (e.g. different editors).
author:
    - Marius Rieder (@jiuka)
    - David Wittman (@DavidWittman)
    - Gabe Mulley (@mulby)
options:
  name:
    description:
      - The generic name of the link.
    type: str
    required: true
  path:
    description:
      - The path to the real executable that the link should point to.
    type: path
    required: true
  link:
    description:
      - The path to the symbolic link that should point to the real executable.
      - This option is always required on RHEL-based distributions. On Debian-based distributions this option is
        required when the alternative I(name) is unknown to the system.
    type: path
  priority:
    description:
      - The priority of the alternative. If no priority is given for creation C(50) is used as a fallback.
    type: int
  state:
    description:
      - C(present) - install the alternative (if not already installed), but do
        not set it as the currently selected alternative for the group.
      - C(selected) - install the alternative (if not already installed), and
        set it as the currently selected alternative for the group.
      - C(auto) - install the alternative (if not already installed), and
        set the group to auto mode. Added in community.general 5.1.0.
      - C(absent) - removes the alternative. Added in community.general 5.1.0.
    choices: [ present, selected, auto, absent ]
    default: selected
    type: str
    version_added: 4.8.0
  subcommands:
    description:
      - A list of subcommands.
      - Each subcommand needs a name, a link and a path parameter.
    type: list
    elements: dict
    aliases: ['slaves']
    suboptions:
      name:
        description:
          - The generic name of the subcommand.
        type: str
        required: true
      path:
        description:
          - The path to the real executable that the subcommand should point to.
        type: path
        required: true
      link:
        description:
          - The path to the symbolic link that should point to the real subcommand executable.
        type: path
        required: true
    version_added: 5.1.0
requirements: [ update-alternatives ]
'''

EXAMPLES = r'''
- name: Correct java version selected
  community.general.alternatives:
    name: java
    path: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java

- name: Alternatives link created
  community.general.alternatives:
    name: hadoop-conf
    link: /etc/hadoop/conf
    path: /etc/hadoop/conf.ansible

- name: Make java 32 bit an alternative with low priority
  community.general.alternatives:
    name: java
    path: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/bin/java
    priority: -10

- name: Install Python 3.5 but do not select it
  community.general.alternatives:
    name: python
    path: /usr/bin/python3.5
    link: /usr/bin/python
    state: present

- name: Install Python 3.5 and reset selection to auto
  community.general.alternatives:
    name: python
    path: /usr/bin/python3.5
    link: /usr/bin/python
    state: auto

- name: keytool is a subcommand of java
  community.general.alternatives:
    name: java
    link: /usr/bin/java
    path: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
    subcommands:
      - name: keytool
        link: /usr/bin/keytool
        path: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/keytool
'''

import os
import re

from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule


class AlternativeState:
    PRESENT = "present"
    SELECTED = "selected"
    ABSENT = "absent"
    AUTO = "auto"

    @classmethod
    def to_list(cls):
        return [cls.PRESENT, cls.SELECTED, cls.ABSENT, cls.AUTO]


class AlternativesModule(object):
    _UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES = None

    def __init__(self, module):
        self.module = module
        self.result = dict(changed=False, diff=dict(before=dict(), after=dict()))
        self.module.run_command_environ_update = {'LC_ALL': 'C'}
        self.messages = []
        self.run()

    @property
    def mode_present(self):
        return self.module.params.get('state') in [AlternativeState.PRESENT, AlternativeState.SELECTED, AlternativeState.AUTO]

    @property
    def mode_selected(self):
        return self.module.params.get('state') == AlternativeState.SELECTED

    @property
    def mode_auto(self):
        return self.module.params.get('state') == AlternativeState.AUTO

    def run(self):
        self.parse()

        if self.mode_present:
            # Check if we need to (re)install
            subcommands_parameter = self.module.params['subcommands']
            priority_parameter = self.module.params['priority']
            if (
                self.path not in self.current_alternatives or
                (priority_parameter is not None and self.current_alternatives[self.path].get('priority') != priority_parameter) or
                (subcommands_parameter is not None and (
                    not all(s in subcommands_parameter for s in self.current_alternatives[self.path].get('subcommands')) or
                    not all(s in self.current_alternatives[self.path].get('subcommands') for s in subcommands_parameter)
                ))
            ):
                self.install()

            # Check if we need to set the preference
            if self.mode_selected and self.current_path != self.path:
                self.set()

            # Check if we need to reset to auto
            if self.mode_auto and self.current_mode == 'manual':
                self.auto()
        else:
            # Check if we need to uninstall
            if self.path in self.current_alternatives:
                self.remove()

        self.result['msg'] = ' '.join(self.messages)
        self.module.exit_json(**self.result)

    def install(self):
        if not os.path.exists(self.path):
            self.module.fail_json(msg="Specified path %s does not exist" % self.path)
        if not self.link:
            self.module.fail_json(msg='Needed to install the alternative, but unable to do so as we are missing the link')

        cmd = [self.UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES, '--install', self.link, self.name, self.path, str(self.priority)]

        if self.module.params['subcommands'] is not None:
            subcommands = [['--slave', subcmd['link'], subcmd['name'], subcmd['path']] for subcmd in self.subcommands]
            cmd += [item for sublist in subcommands for item in sublist]

        self.result['changed'] = True
        self.messages.append("Install alternative '%s' for '%s'." % (self.path, self.name))

        if not self.module.check_mode:
            self.module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)

        if self.module._diff:
            self.result['diff']['after'] = dict(
                state=AlternativeState.PRESENT,
                path=self.path,
                priority=self.priority,
                link=self.link,
            )
            if self.subcommands:
                self.result['diff']['after'].update(dict(
                    subcommands=self.subcommands
                ))

    def remove(self):
        cmd = [self.UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES, '--remove', self.name, self.path]
        self.result['changed'] = True
        self.messages.append("Remove alternative '%s' from '%s'." % (self.path, self.name))

        if not self.module.check_mode:
            self.module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)

        if self.module._diff:
            self.result['diff']['after'] = dict(state=AlternativeState.ABSENT)

    def set(self):
        cmd = [self.UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES, '--set', self.name, self.path]
        self.result['changed'] = True
        self.messages.append("Set alternative '%s' for '%s'." % (self.path, self.name))

        if not self.module.check_mode:
            self.module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)

        if self.module._diff:
            self.result['diff']['after']['state'] = AlternativeState.SELECTED

    def auto(self):
        cmd = [self.UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES, '--auto', self.name]
        self.messages.append("Set alternative to auto for '%s'." % (self.name))
        self.result['changed'] = True

        if not self.module.check_mode:
            self.module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)

        if self.module._diff:
            self.result['diff']['after']['state'] = AlternativeState.PRESENT

    @property
    def name(self):
        return self.module.params.get('name')

    @property
    def path(self):
        return self.module.params.get('path')

    @property
    def link(self):
        return self.module.params.get('link') or self.current_link

    @property
    def priority(self):
        if self.module.params.get('priority') is not None:
            return self.module.params.get('priority')
        return self.current_alternatives.get(self.path, {}).get('priority', 50)

    @property
    def subcommands(self):
        if self.module.params.get('subcommands') is not None:
            return self.module.params.get('subcommands')
        elif self.path in self.current_alternatives and self.current_alternatives[self.path].get('subcommands'):
            return self.current_alternatives[self.path].get('subcommands')
        return None

    @property
    def UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES(self):
        if self._UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES is None:
            self._UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES = self.module.get_bin_path('update-alternatives', True)
        return self._UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES

    def parse(self):
        self.current_mode = None
        self.current_path = None
        self.current_link = None
        self.current_alternatives = {}

        # Run `update-alternatives --display <name>` to find existing alternatives
        (rc, display_output, dummy) = self.module.run_command(
            [self.UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES, '--display', self.name]
        )

        if rc != 0:
            self.module.debug("No current alternative found. '%s' exited with %s" % (self.UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES, rc))
            return

        current_mode_regex = re.compile(r'\s-\s(?:status\sis\s)?(\w*)(?:\smode|.)$', re.MULTILINE)
        current_path_regex = re.compile(r'^\s*link currently points to (.*)$', re.MULTILINE)
        current_link_regex = re.compile(r'^\s*link \w+ is (.*)$', re.MULTILINE)
        subcmd_path_link_regex = re.compile(r'^\s*slave (\S+) is (.*)$', re.MULTILINE)

        alternative_regex = re.compile(r'^(\/.*)\s-\s(?:family\s\S+\s)?priority\s(\d+)((?:\s+slave.*)*)', re.MULTILINE)
        subcmd_regex = re.compile(r'^\s+slave (.*): (.*)$', re.MULTILINE)

        match = current_mode_regex.search(display_output)
        if not match:
            self.module.debug("No current mode found in output")
            return
        self.current_mode = match.group(1)

        match = current_path_regex.search(display_output)
        if not match:
            self.module.debug("No current path found in output")
        else:
            self.current_path = match.group(1)

        match = current_link_regex.search(display_output)
        if not match:
            self.module.debug("No current link found in output")
        else:
            self.current_link = match.group(1)

        subcmd_path_map = dict(subcmd_path_link_regex.findall(display_output))
        if not subcmd_path_map and self.subcommands:
            subcmd_path_map = dict((s['name'], s['link']) for s in self.subcommands)

        for path, prio, subcmd in alternative_regex.findall(display_output):
            self.current_alternatives[path] = dict(
                priority=int(prio),
                subcommands=[dict(
                    name=name,
                    path=spath,
                    link=subcmd_path_map.get(name)
                ) for name, spath in subcmd_regex.findall(subcmd) if spath != '(null)']
            )

        if self.module._diff:
            if self.path in self.current_alternatives:
                self.result['diff']['before'].update(dict(
                    state=AlternativeState.PRESENT,
                    path=self.path,
                    priority=self.current_alternatives[self.path].get('priority'),
                    link=self.current_link,
                ))
                if self.current_alternatives[self.path].get('subcommands'):
                    self.result['diff']['before'].update(dict(
                        subcommands=self.current_alternatives[self.path].get('subcommands')
                    ))
                if self.current_mode == 'manual' and self.current_path != self.path:
                    self.result['diff']['before'].update(dict(
                        state=AlternativeState.SELECTED
                    ))
            else:
                self.result['diff']['before'].update(dict(
                    state=AlternativeState.ABSENT
                ))


def main():

    module = AnsibleModule(
        argument_spec=dict(
            name=dict(type='str', required=True),
            path=dict(type='path', required=True),
            link=dict(type='path'),
            priority=dict(type='int'),
            state=dict(
                type='str',
                choices=AlternativeState.to_list(),
                default=AlternativeState.SELECTED,
            ),
            subcommands=dict(type='list', elements='dict', aliases=['slaves'], options=dict(
                name=dict(type='str', required=True),
                path=dict(type='path', required=True),
                link=dict(type='path', required=True),
            )),
        ),
        supports_check_mode=True,
    )

    AlternativesModule(module)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()