Improve Ansible 2.9 compatibility (#306)

* Adjust ignore-2.9.txt.

* Workaround for load_file_common_arguments's path option (similar to ansible-collections/community.crypto#14).

* Add changelog.

changelogs/fragments/306-ansible-2.9-compatibility.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "archive - make module compatible with older Ansible versions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/306)."
+- "maven_artifact - make module compatible with older Ansible versions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/306)."
+- "java_keystore - make module compatible with older Ansible versions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/306)."

plugins/modules/files/archive.py

@@ -555,7 +555,13 @@ def main():
                     msg='Unable to remove source file: %s' % to_native(e), exception=format_exc()
                 )
 
+    try:
         file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(params, path=b_dest)
+    except TypeError:
+        # The path argument is only supported in Ansible 2.10+. Fall back to
+        # pre-2.10 behavior for older Ansible versions.
+        params['path'] = b_dest
+        file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(params)
 
     if not check_mode:
         changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, changed)

plugins/modules/packaging/language/maven_artifact.py

@@ -654,7 +654,13 @@ def main():
         except ValueError as e:
             module.fail_json(msg=e.args[0])
 
+    try:
         file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params, path=dest)
+    except TypeError:
+        # The path argument is only supported in Ansible 2.10+. Fall back to
+        # pre-2.10 behavior for older Ansible versions.
+        module.params['path'] = dest
+        file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
     changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, changed)
     if changed:
         module.exit_json(state=state, dest=dest, group_id=group_id, artifact_id=artifact_id, version=version, classifier=classifier,

plugins/modules/system/java_keystore.py

@@ -233,7 +233,13 @@ def create_jks(module, name, openssl_bin, keytool_bin, keystore_path, password):
 
 
 def update_jks_perm(module, keystore_path):
+    try:
         file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params, path=keystore_path)
+    except TypeError:
+        # The path argument is only supported in Ansible 2.10+. Fall back to
+        # pre-2.10 behavior for older Ansible versions.
+        module.params['path'] = keystore_path
+        file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
     module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False)