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Add 'state' parameter for alternatives (#4557) (#4576)

* Add 'activate' parameter for alternatives

Allow alternatives to be installed without being set as the current
selection.

* add changelog fragment

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>

* rename 'activate' -> 'selected'

* rework 'selected' parameter -> 'state'

* handle unsetting of currently selected alternative

* add integration tests for 'state' parameter

* fix linting issues

* fix for Python 2.7 compatibility

* Remove alternatives file.

Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
(cherry picked from commit 29c49febd9)

Co-authored-by: Tanner Prestegard <tprestegard@users.noreply.github.com>
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minor_changes:
- alternatives - add ``state`` parameter, which provides control over whether the alternative should be set as the active selection for its alternatives group (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/4543, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/4557).

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@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ options:
- The priority of the alternative.
type: int
default: 50
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.
choices: [ present, selected ]
default: selected
type: str
version_added: 4.8.0
requirements: [ update-alternatives ]
'''
@ -61,6 +71,13 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
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
'''
import os
@ -70,6 +87,15 @@ import subprocess
from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
class AlternativeState:
PRESENT = "present"
SELECTED = "selected"
@classmethod
def to_list(cls):
return [cls.PRESENT, cls.SELECTED]
def main():
module = AnsibleModule(
@ -78,6 +104,11 @@ def main():
path=dict(type='path', required=True),
link=dict(type='path'),
priority=dict(type='int', default=50),
state=dict(
type='str',
choices=AlternativeState.to_list(),
default=AlternativeState.SELECTED,
),
),
supports_check_mode=True,
)
@ -87,6 +118,7 @@ def main():
path = params['path']
link = params['link']
priority = params['priority']
state = params['state']
UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES = module.get_bin_path('update-alternatives', True)
@ -126,9 +158,20 @@ def main():
link = line.split()[1]
break
changed = False
if current_path != path:
# Check mode: expect a change if this alternative is not already
# installed, or if it is to be set as the current selection.
if module.check_mode:
module.exit_json(changed=True, current_path=current_path)
module.exit_json(
changed=(
path not in all_alternatives or
state == AlternativeState.SELECTED
),
current_path=current_path,
)
try:
# install the requested path if necessary
if path not in all_alternatives:
@ -141,18 +184,34 @@ def main():
[UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES, '--install', link, name, path, str(priority)],
check_rc=True
)
changed = True
# select the requested path
module.run_command(
[UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES, '--set', name, path],
check_rc=True
)
# set the current selection to this path (if requested)
if state == AlternativeState.SELECTED:
module.run_command(
[UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES, '--set', name, path],
check_rc=True
)
changed = True
module.exit_json(changed=True)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as cpe:
module.fail_json(msg=str(dir(cpe)))
else:
module.exit_json(changed=False)
elif current_path == path and state == AlternativeState.PRESENT:
# Case where alternative is currently selected, but state is set
# to 'present'. In this case, we set to auto mode.
if module.check_mode:
module.exit_json(changed=True, current_path=current_path)
changed = True
try:
module.run_command(
[UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES, '--auto', name],
check_rc=True,
)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as cpe:
module.fail_json(msg=str(dir(cpe)))
module.exit_json(changed=changed)
if __name__ == '__main__':

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@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
# Test that path is checked: alternatives must fail when path is nonexistent
- import_tasks: path_is_checked.yml
# Test operation of the 'state' parameter
- block:
- include_tasks: remove_links.yml
- include_tasks: tests_state.yml
# Cleanup
always:
- include_tasks: remove_links.yml
@ -62,6 +68,7 @@
path: '/usr/bin/dummy{{ item }}'
state: absent
with_sequence: start=1 end=4
# *Disable tests on Fedora 24*
# Shippable Fedora 24 image provides chkconfig-1.7-2.fc24.x86_64 but not the
# latest available version (chkconfig-1.8-1.fc24.x86_64). update-alternatives

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@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
path: '{{ item }}'
state: absent
with_items:
- "{{ alternatives_dir }}/dummy"
- /etc/alternatives/dummy
- /usr/bin/dummy

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# Add a few dummy alternatives with state = present and make sure that the
# group is in 'auto' mode and the highest priority alternative is selected.
- name: Add some dummy alternatives with state = present
alternatives:
name: dummy
path: "/usr/bin/dummy{{ item.n }}"
link: /usr/bin/dummy
priority: "{{ item.priority }}"
state: present
loop:
- { n: 1, priority: 50 }
- { n: 2, priority: 70 }
- { n: 3, priority: 25 }
- name: Ensure that the link group is in auto mode
shell: 'head -n1 {{ alternatives_dir }}/dummy | grep "^auto$"'
# Execute current selected 'dummy' and ensure it's the alternative we expect
- name: Execute the current dummy command
shell: dummy
register: cmd
- name: Ensure that the expected command was executed
assert:
that:
- cmd.stdout == "dummy2"
# Add another alternative with state = 'selected' and make sure that
# this change results in the group being set to manual mode, and the
# new alternative being the selected one.
- name: Add another dummy alternative with state = selected
alternatives:
name: dummy
path: /usr/bin/dummy4
link: /usr/bin/dummy
priority: 10
state: selected
- name: Ensure that the link group is in manual mode
shell: 'head -n1 {{ alternatives_dir }}/dummy | grep "^manual$"'
- name: Execute the current dummy command
shell: dummy
register: cmd
- name: Ensure that the expected command was executed
assert:
that:
- cmd.stdout == "dummy4"
# Set the currently selected alternative to state = 'present' (was previously
# selected), and ensure that this results in the group being set to 'auto'
# mode, and the highest priority alternative is selected.
- name: Set current selected dummy to state = present
alternatives:
name: dummy
path: /usr/bin/dummy4
link: /usr/bin/dummy
state: present
- name: Ensure that the link group is in auto mode
shell: 'head -n1 {{ alternatives_dir }}/dummy | grep "^auto$"'
- name: Execute the current dummy command
shell: dummy
register: cmd
- name: Ensure that the expected command was executed
assert:
that:
- cmd.stdout == "dummy2"