Perform full RETURN schema validation in one step, don't try to loop (#46079)

test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py

@@ -823,10 +823,15 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
             else:
                 error_message = error
 
+            if path:
+                combined_path = '%s.%s' % (name, '.'.join(path))
+            else:
+                combined_path = name
+
             self.reporter.error(
                 path=self.object_path,
                 code=error_code,
-                msg='%s.%s: %s' % (name, '.'.join(path), error_message)
+                msg='%s: %s' % (combined_path, error_message)
             )
 
     def _validate_docs(self):
@@ -980,7 +985,6 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                     msg='No EXAMPLES provided'
                 )
             else:
-                examples_exists = True
                 _, errors, traces = parse_yaml(doc_info['EXAMPLES']['value'],
                                                doc_info['EXAMPLES']['lineno'],
                                                self.name, 'EXAMPLES', load_all=True)
@@ -997,7 +1001,6 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                     )
 
             if not bool(doc_info['RETURN']['value']):
-                returns_exists = True
                 if self._is_new_module():
                     self.reporter.error(
                         path=self.object_path,
@@ -1014,9 +1017,7 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                 data, errors, traces = parse_yaml(doc_info['RETURN']['value'],
                                                   doc_info['RETURN']['lineno'],
                                                   self.name, 'RETURN')
-                if data:
-                    for ret_key in data:
-                        self._validate_docs_schema(data[ret_key], return_schema(data[ret_key]), 'RETURN.%s' % ret_key, 319)
+                self._validate_docs_schema(data, return_schema, 'RETURN', 319)
 
                 for error in errors:
                     self.reporter.error(

test/sanity/validate-modules/schema.py

@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from voluptuous import PREVENT_EXTRA, All, Any, Length, Required, Schema, Self
+from voluptuous import ALLOW_EXTRA, PREVENT_EXTRA, All, Any, Length, Required, Schema, Self
 from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
 list_string_types = list(string_types)
+any_string_types = Any(*string_types)
 
 
 def sequence_of_sequences(min=None, max=None):
@@ -91,34 +92,41 @@ option_schema = Schema(
 list_dict_option_schema = [{str_type: option_schema} for str_type in string_types]
 
 
-def return_schema(data):
-
-    return_schema_dict = {
-        Required('description'): Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
-        Required('returned'): Any(*string_types),
-        Required('type'): Any('string', 'list', 'boolean', 'dict', 'complex', 'bool', 'float', 'int', 'dictionary', 'str'),
-        'version_added': Any(float, *string_types),
-        'sample': Any(None, list, dict, int, float, *string_types),
-        'example': Any(None, list, dict, int, float, *string_types)
-    }
-    if isinstance(data, dict):
-        if 'type' in data and (data['type'] == 'complex'):
-            # This will just check if the schema has a 'contains' value.
-            # It won't recursively validate the contents of the 'contains' field
-            additional_schema = {
-                Required('contains'): Any(dict, list, *string_types)
-            }
-            return_schema_dict.update(additional_schema)
-
-    return Schema(
-        return_schema_dict,
-        extra=PREVENT_EXTRA
+def return_contains(v):
+    schema = Schema(
+        {
+            Required('contains'): Any(dict, list, *string_types)
+        },
+        extra=ALLOW_EXTRA
     )
+    if v.get('type') == 'complex':
+        return schema(v)
+    return v
 
 
-def deprecation_schema():
+return_schema = Any(
+    All(
+        Schema(
+            {
+                any_string_types: {
+                    Required('description'): Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
+                    Required('returned'): Any(*string_types),
+                    Required('type'): Any('string', 'list', 'boolean', 'dict', 'complex', 'bool', 'float', 'int', 'dictionary', 'str'),
+                    'version_added': Any(float, *string_types),
+                    'sample': Any(None, list, dict, int, float, *string_types),
+                    'example': Any(None, list, dict, int, float, *string_types),
+                    'contains': object,
+                }
+            }
+        ),
+        Schema({any_string_types: return_contains})
+    ),
+    Schema(type(None)),
+)
 
-    deprecation_schema_dict = {
+
+deprecation_schema = Schema(
+    {
         # Only list branches that are deprecated or may have docs stubs in
         # Deprecation cycle changed at 2.4 (though not retroactively)
         # 2.3 -> removed_in: "2.5" + n for docs stub
@@ -127,11 +135,9 @@ def deprecation_schema():
         Required('why'): Any(*string_types),
         Required('alternative'): Any(*string_types),
         'removed': Any(True),
-    }
-    return Schema(
-        deprecation_schema_dict,
-        extra=PREVENT_EXTRA
-    )
+    },
+    extra=PREVENT_EXTRA
+)
 
 
 def doc_schema(module_name):
@@ -155,7 +161,7 @@ def doc_schema(module_name):
 
     if deprecated_module:
         deprecation_required_scheme = {
-            Required('deprecated'): Any(deprecation_schema()),
+            Required('deprecated'): Any(deprecation_schema),
         }
 
         doc_schema_dict.update(deprecation_required_scheme)

test/sanity/validate-modules/utils.py

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import yaml.reader
 
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
 
 
 class AnsibleTextIOWrapper(TextIOWrapper):