diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/5808-xml-children-parameter-does-not-exist.yml b/changelogs/fragments/5808-xml-children-parameter-does-not-exist.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2bad2c9886 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelogs/fragments/5808-xml-children-parameter-does-not-exist.yml @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +bugfixes: +- xml - fixed a bug where empty ``children`` list would not be set (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/5808). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/plugins/modules/files/xml.py b/plugins/modules/files/xml.py index a35cc31ef0..9f16ee1344 100644 --- a/plugins/modules/files/xml.py +++ b/plugins/modules/files/xml.py @@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r''' community.general.xml: path: /foo/bar.xml xpath: /business/website - children: [] + set_children: [] # In case of namespaces, like in below XML, they have to be explicitly stated. # @@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ def main(): # add_children && set_children both set?: should have already aborted by now # set_children set? - if set_children: + if set_children is not None: set_target_children(module, doc, xpath, namespaces, set_children, input_type) # add_children set? diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/xml/results/test-set-children-elements-empty-list.xml b/tests/integration/targets/xml/results/test-set-children-elements-empty-list.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..51eb98f16b --- /dev/null +++ b/tests/integration/targets/xml/results/test-set-children-elements-empty-list.xml @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ + + + Tasty Beverage Co. + + + 10 + + +
http://tastybeverageco.com
+ + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/xml/results/test-set-children-elements-empty-list.xml.license b/tests/integration/targets/xml/results/test-set-children-elements-empty-list.xml.license new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..edff8c7685 --- /dev/null +++ b/tests/integration/targets/xml/results/test-set-children-elements-empty-list.xml.license @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +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 +SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Ansible Project diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/xml/tasks/test-set-children-elements.yml b/tests/integration/targets/xml/tasks/test-set-children-elements.yml index 8ab14d5080..147f493c97 100644 --- a/tests/integration/targets/xml/tasks/test-set-children-elements.yml +++ b/tests/integration/targets/xml/tasks/test-set-children-elements.yml @@ -8,6 +8,32 @@ src: fixtures/ansible-xml-beers.xml dest: /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml + - name: Set child elements - empty list + xml: + path: /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml + xpath: /business/beers + set_children: [] + register: set_children_elements + + - name: Compare to expected result + copy: + src: results/test-set-children-elements-empty-list.xml + dest: /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml + check_mode: yes + diff: yes + register: comparison + + - name: Test expected result + assert: + that: + - set_children_elements is changed + - comparison is not changed # identical + #command: diff -u {{ role_path }}/results/test-set-children-elements.xml /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml + + - name: Setup test fixture + copy: + src: fixtures/ansible-xml-beers.xml + dest: /tmp/ansible-xml-beers.xml - name: Set child elements xml: