Standardize cliconf get_capabilities (#51147)

* Standardize cliconf get_capabilities

* Check for capabilities before querying them

* Try to be more helpful when unexpected things are found in get_capabilities

* Add flags param to get_config for compatibility

lib/ansible/modules/network/cli/cli_config.py

@@ -195,43 +195,27 @@ from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 
 
-def validate_args(module, capabilities):
+def validate_args(module, device_operations):
     """validate param if it is supported on the platform
     """
-    if (module.params['replace'] and
-            not capabilities['device_operations']['supports_replace']):
-        module.fail_json(msg='replace is not supported on this platform')
+    feature_list = [
+        'replace', 'rollback', 'commit_comment', 'defaults', 'multiline_delimiter',
+        'diff_replace', 'diff_match', 'diff_ignore_lines',
+    ]
 
-    if (module.params['rollback'] is not None and
-            not capabilities['device_operations']['supports_rollback']):
-        module.fail_json(msg='rollback is not supported on this platform')
-
-    if (module.params['commit_comment'] and
-            not capabilities['device_operations']['supports_commit_comment']):
-        module.fail_json(msg='commit_comment is not supported on this platform')
-
-    if (module.params['defaults'] and
-            not capabilities['device_operations']['supports_defaults']):
-        module.fail_json(msg='defaults is not supported on this platform')
-
-    if (module.params['multiline_delimiter'] and
-            not capabilities['device_operations']['supports_multiline_delimiter']):
-        module.fail_json(msg='multiline_delimiter is not supported on this platform')
-
-    if (module.params['diff_replace'] and
-            not capabilities['device_operations']['supports_diff_replace']):
-        module.fail_json(msg='diff_replace is not supported on this platform')
-
-    if (module.params['diff_match'] and
-            not capabilities['device_operations']['supports_diff_match']):
-        module.fail_json(msg='diff_match is not supported on this platform')
-
-    if (module.params['diff_ignore_lines'] and
-            not capabilities['device_operations']['supports_diff_ignore_lines']):
-        module.fail_json(msg='diff_ignore_lines is not supported on this platform')
+    for feature in feature_list:
+        if module.params[feature]:
+            supports_feature = device_operations.get('supports_%s' % feature)
+            if supports_feature is None:
+                module.fail_json(
+                    "This platform does not specify whether %s is supported or not. "
+                    "Please report an issue against this platform's cliconf plugin." % feature
+                )
+            elif not supports_feature:
+                module.fail_json(msg='Option %s is not supported on this platform' % feature)
 
 
-def run(module, capabilities, connection, candidate, running, rollback_id):
+def run(module, device_operations, connection, candidate, running, rollback_id):
     result = {}
     resp = {}
     config_diff = []
@@ -256,7 +240,7 @@ def run(module, capabilities, connection, candidate, running, rollback_id):
         if 'diff' in resp:
             result['changed'] = True
 
-    elif capabilities['device_operations']['supports_onbox_diff']:
+    elif device_operations.get('supports_onbox_diff'):
         if diff_replace:
             module.warn('diff_replace is ignored as the device supports onbox diff')
         if diff_match:
@@ -274,7 +258,7 @@ def run(module, capabilities, connection, candidate, running, rollback_id):
         if 'diff' in resp:
             result['changed'] = True
 
-    elif capabilities['device_operations']['supports_generate_diff']:
+    elif device_operations.get('supports_generate_diff'):
         kwargs = {'candidate': candidate, 'running': running}
         if diff_match:
             kwargs.update({'diff_match': diff_match})
@@ -361,7 +345,10 @@ def main():
     capabilities = module.from_json(connection.get_capabilities())
 
     if capabilities:
-        validate_args(module, capabilities)
+        device_operations = capabilities.get('device_operations', dict())
+        validate_args(module, device_operations)
+    else:
+        device_operations = dict()
 
     if module.params['defaults']:
         if 'get_default_flag' in capabilities.get('rpc'):
@@ -381,7 +368,7 @@ def main():
 
     if candidate or rollback_id:
         try:
-            result.update(run(module, capabilities, connection, candidate, running, rollback_id))
+            result.update(run(module, device_operations, connection, candidate, running, rollback_id))
         except Exception as exc:
             module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc))
 

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/__init__.py

@@ -278,6 +278,22 @@ class CliconfBase(AnsiblePlugin):
             }
         :return: capability as json string
         """
+        result = {}
+        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
+        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
+        return result
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_device_info(self):
+        """Returns basic information about the network device.
+
+        This method will provide basic information about the device such as OS version and model
+        name. This data is expected to be used to fill the 'device_info' key in get_capabilities()
+        above.
+
+        :return: dictionary of device information
+        """
         pass
 
     def commit(self, comment=None):

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/aireos.py

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return device_info
 
     @enable_mode
-    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text'):
+    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text', flags=None):
         if source not in ('running', 'startup'):
             return self.invalid_params("fetching configuration from %s is not supported" % source)
         if source == 'running':
@@ -73,8 +73,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/aruba.py

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return device_info
 
     @enable_mode
-    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text'):
+    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text', flags=None):
         if source not in ('running', 'startup'):
             return self.invalid_params("fetching configuration from %s is not supported" % source)
         if source == 'running':
@@ -74,8 +74,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/asa.py

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return device_info
 
     @enable_mode
-    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text'):
+    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text', flags=None):
         if source not in ('running', 'startup'):
             return self.invalid_params("fetching configuration from %s is not supported" % source)
         if source == 'running':
@@ -71,8 +71,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/ce.py

@@ -86,8 +86,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/cnos.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return "NA"
 
     @enable_mode
-    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text'):
+    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text', flags=None):
         if source not in ('running', 'startup'):
             msg = "fetching configuration from %s is not supported"
             return self.invalid_params(msg % source)
@@ -84,8 +84,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/dellos10.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return device_info
 
     @enable_mode
-    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text'):
+    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text', flags=None):
         if source not in ('running', 'startup'):
             return self.invalid_params("fetching configuration from %s is not supported" % source)
         if source == 'running':
@@ -75,8 +75,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/dellos6.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return device_info
 
     @enable_mode
-    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text'):
+    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text', flags=None):
         if source not in ('running', 'startup'):
             return self.invalid_params("fetching configuration from %s is not supported" % source)
 #        if source == 'running':
@@ -75,8 +75,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/dellos9.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return device_info
 
     @enable_mode
-    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text'):
+    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text', flags=None):
         if source not in ('running', 'startup'):
             return self.invalid_params("fetching configuration from %s is not supported" % source)
 #        if source == 'running':
@@ -75,8 +75,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/edgeos.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
 
         return device_info
 
-    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text'):
+    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text', flags=None):
         return self.send_command('show configuration commands')
 
     def edit_config(self, candidate=None, commit=True, replace=False, comment=None):
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         self.send_command('discard')
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc() + ['commit', 'discard_changes']
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
+        result['rpc'] += ['commit', 'discard_changes']
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/edgeswitch.py

@@ -103,10 +103,8 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = dict()
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc() + ['run_commands']
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
+        result['rpc'] += ['run_commands']
         return json.dumps(result)
 
     def run_commands(self, commands=None, check_rc=True):

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/enos.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return device_info
 
     @enable_mode
-    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text'):
+    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text', flags=None):
         if source not in ('running', 'startup'):
             msg = "fetching configuration from %s is not supported"
             return self.invalid_params(msg % source)
@@ -71,8 +71,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/eos.py

@@ -272,13 +272,10 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         }
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        rpc_list = ['commit', 'discard_changes', 'get_diff', 'run_commands', 'supports_sessions']
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc() + rpc_list
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
+        result['rpc'] += ['commit', 'discard_changes', 'get_diff', 'run_commands', 'supports_sessions']
         result['device_operations'] = self.get_device_operations()
         result.update(self.get_option_values())
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
 
         return json.dumps(result)
 

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/exos.py

@@ -114,10 +114,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         }
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         result['device_operations'] = self.get_device_operations()
         result.update(self.get_option_values())
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/ios.py

@@ -230,10 +230,8 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         }
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = dict()
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc() + ['edit_banner', 'get_diff', 'run_commands', 'get_defaults_flag']
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
+        result['rpc'] += ['edit_banner', 'get_diff', 'run_commands', 'get_defaults_flag']
         result['device_operations'] = self.get_device_operations()
         result.update(self.get_option_values())
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/iosxr.py

@@ -234,10 +234,8 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         }
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc() + ['commit', 'discard_changes', 'get_diff', 'configure', 'exit']
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
+        result['rpc'] += ['commit', 'discard_changes', 'get_diff', 'configure', 'exit']
         result['device_operations'] = self.get_device_operations()
         result.update(self.get_option_values())
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/ironware.py

@@ -74,8 +74,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/junos.py

@@ -229,10 +229,8 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         }
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = dict()
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc() + ['commit', 'discard_changes', 'run_commands', 'compare_configuration', 'validate', 'get_diff']
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
+        result['rpc'] += ['commit', 'discard_changes', 'run_commands', 'compare_configuration', 'validate', 'get_diff']
         result['device_operations'] = self.get_device_operations()
         result.update(self.get_option_values())
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/nos.py

@@ -99,8 +99,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/nxos.py

@@ -244,12 +244,10 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         }
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc() + ['get_diff', 'run_commands']
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
+        result['rpc'] += ['get_diff', 'run_commands']
         result['device_operations'] = self.get_device_operations()
         result.update(self.get_option_values())
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
 
         return json.dumps(result)
 

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/onyx.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return device_info
 
     @enable_mode
-    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text'):
+    def get_config(self, source='running', format='text', flags=None):
         if source not in ('running',):
             return self.invalid_params("fetching configuration from %s is not supported" % source)
         cmd = 'show running-config'
@@ -64,8 +64,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/routeros.py

@@ -65,8 +65,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/slxos.py

@@ -91,8 +91,5 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         return self.send_command(command=command, prompt=prompt, answer=answer, sendonly=sendonly, check_all=check_all)
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc()
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/voss.py

@@ -192,10 +192,8 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         }
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = dict()
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc() + ['get_diff', 'run_commands', 'get_defaults_flag']
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
+        result['rpc'] += ['get_diff', 'run_commands', 'get_defaults_flag']
         result['device_operations'] = self.get_device_operations()
         result.update(self.get_option_values())
         return json.dumps(result)

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/vyos.py

@@ -241,10 +241,8 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         }
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
-        result = {}
-        result['rpc'] = self.get_base_rpc() + ['commit', 'discard_changes', 'get_diff', 'run_commands']
-        result['network_api'] = 'cliconf'
-        result['device_info'] = self.get_device_info()
+        result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
+        result['rpc'] += ['commit', 'discard_changes', 'get_diff', 'run_commands']
         result['device_operations'] = self.get_device_operations()
         result.update(self.get_option_values())
         return json.dumps(result)