community.general/test/integration/targets/lineinfile/tasks/main.yml

# test code for the lineinfile module
# (c) 2014, James Cammarata <jcammarata@ansible.com>

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- name: deploy the test file for lineinfile
  copy:
    src: test.txt
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert that the test file was deployed
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.checksum == '5feac65e442c91f557fc90069ce6efc4d346ab51'"
      - "result.state == 'file'"

- name: insert a line at the beginning of the file, and back it up
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    state: present
    line: "New line at the beginning"
    insertbefore: "BOF"
    backup: yes
  register: result1

- name: insert a line at the beginning of the file again
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    state: present
    line: "New line at the beginning"
    insertbefore: "BOF"
  register: result2

- name: assert that the line was inserted at the head of the file
  assert:
    that:
      - result1 is changed
      - result2 is not changed
      - result1.msg == 'line added'
      - result1.backup != ''

- name: stat the backup file
  stat:
    path: "{{ result1.backup }}"
  register: result

- name: assert the backup file matches the previous hash
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == '5feac65e442c91f557fc90069ce6efc4d346ab51'"

- name: stat the test after the insert at the head
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test hash is what we expect for the file with the insert at the head
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == '7eade4042b23b800958fe807b5bfc29f8541ec09'"

- name: insert a line at the end of the file
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    state: present
    line: "New line at the end"
    insertafter: "EOF"
  register: result

- name: assert that the line was inserted at the end of the file
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.msg == 'line added'"

- name: stat the test after the insert at the end
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches after the insert at the end
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == 'fb57af7dc10a1006061b000f1f04c38e4bef50a9'"

- name: insert a line after the first line
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    state: present
    line: "New line after line 1"
    insertafter: "^This is line 1$"
  register: result

- name: assert that the line was inserted after the first line
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.msg == 'line added'"

- name: stat the test after insert after the first line
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches after the insert after the first line
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == '5348da605b1bc93dbadf3a16474cdf22ef975bec'"

- name: insert a line before the last line
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    state: present
    line: "New line after line 5"
    insertbefore: "^This is line 5$"
  register: result

- name: assert that the line was inserted before the last line
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.msg == 'line added'"

- name: stat the test after the insert before the last line
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches after the insert before the last line
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == 'e1cae425403507feea4b55bb30a74decfdd4a23e'"

- name: replace a line with backrefs
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    state: present
    line: "This is line 3"
    backrefs: yes
    regexp: "^(REF) .* \\1$"
  register: result

- name: assert that the line with backrefs was changed
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.msg == 'line replaced'"

- name: stat the test after the backref line was replaced
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches after backref line was replaced
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == '2ccdf45d20298f9eaece73b713648e5489a52444'"

- name: remove the middle line
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    state: absent
    regexp: "^This is line 3$"
  register: result

- name: assert that the line was removed
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.msg == '1 line(s) removed'"

- name: stat the test after the middle line was removed
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches after the middle line was removed
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == 'a6ba6865547c19d4c203c38a35e728d6d1942c75'"

- name: run a validation script that succeeds
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    state: absent
    regexp: "^This is line 5$"
    validate: "true %s"
  register: result

- name: assert that the file validated after removing a line
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.msg == '1 line(s) removed'"

- name: stat the test after the validation succeeded
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches after the validation succeeded
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == '76955a4516a00a38aad8427afc9ee3e361024ba5'"

- name: run a validation script that fails
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    state: absent
    regexp: "^This is line 1$"
    validate: "/bin/false %s"
  register: result
  ignore_errors: yes

- name: assert that the validate failed
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.failed == true"

- name: stat the test after the validation failed
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches the previous after the validation failed
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == '76955a4516a00a38aad8427afc9ee3e361024ba5'"

- name: use create=yes
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/new_test.txt"
    create: yes
    insertbefore: BOF
    state: present
    line: "This is a new file"
  register: result

- name: assert that the new file was created
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.msg == 'line added'"

- name: validate that the newly created file exists
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/new_test.txt"
  register: result
  ignore_errors: yes

- name: assert the newly created test checksum matches
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == '038f10f9e31202451b093163e81e06fbac0c6f3a'"

# Test EOF in cases where file has no newline at EOF
- name: testnoeof deploy the file for lineinfile
  copy:
    src: testnoeof.txt
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/testnoeof.txt"
  register: result

- name: testnoeof insert a line at the end of the file
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/testnoeof.txt"
    state: present
    line: "New line at the end"
    insertafter: "EOF"
  register: result

- name: testempty assert that the line was inserted at the end of the file
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.msg == 'line added'"

- name: insert a multiple lines at the end of the file
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    state: present
    line: "This is a line\nwith \\n character"
    insertafter: "EOF"
  register: result

- name: assert that the multiple lines was inserted
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.msg == 'line added'"

- name: testnoeof stat the no newline EOF test after the insert at the end
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/testnoeof.txt"
  register: result

- name: testnoeof assert test checksum matches after the insert at the end
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == 'f9af7008e3cb67575ce653d094c79cabebf6e523'"

# Test EOF with empty file to make sure no unnecessary newline is added
- name: testempty deploy the testempty file for lineinfile
  copy:
    src: testempty.txt
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/testempty.txt"
  register: result

- name: testempty insert a line at the end of the file
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/testempty.txt"
    state: present
    line: "New line at the end"
    insertafter: "EOF"
  register: result

- name: testempty assert that the line was inserted at the end of the file
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.msg == 'line added'"

- name: testempty stat the test after the insert at the end
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/testempty.txt"
  register: result

- name: testempty assert test checksum matches after the insert at the end
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == 'f440dc65ea9cec3fd496c1479ddf937e1b949412'"

- stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches after inserting multiple lines
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == 'bf5b711f8f0509355aaeb9d0d61e3e82337c1365'"

- name: replace a line with backrefs included in the line
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    state: present
    line: "New \\1 created with the backref"
    backrefs: yes
    regexp: "^This is (line 4)$"
  register: result

- name: assert that the line with backrefs was changed
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - "result.msg == 'line replaced'"

- name: stat the test after the backref line was replaced
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches after backref line was replaced
  assert:
    that:
      - "result.stat.checksum == '04b7a54d0fb233a4e26c9e625325bb4874841b3c'"

###################################################################
# issue 8535

- name: create a new file for testing quoting issues
  file:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test_quoting.txt"
    state: touch
  register: result

- name: assert the new file was created
  assert:
    that:
    - result is changed

- name: use with_items to add code-like strings to the quoting txt file
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test_quoting.txt"
    line: "{{ item }}"
    insertbefore: BOF
  with_items:
    - "'foo'"
    - "dotenv.load();"
    - "var dotenv = require('dotenv');"
  register: result

- name: assert the quote test file was modified correctly
  assert:
    that:
      - result.results|length == 3
      - result.results[0] is changed
      - result.results[0].item == "'foo'"
      - result.results[1] is changed
      - result.results[1].item == "dotenv.load();"
      - result.results[2] is changed
      - result.results[2].item == "var dotenv = require('dotenv');"

- name: stat the quote test file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test_quoting.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches after backref line was replaced
  assert:
    that:
    - "result.stat.checksum == '7dc3cb033c3971e73af0eaed6623d4e71e5743f1'"

- name: insert a line into the quoted file with a single quote
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test_quoting.txt"
    line: "import g'"
  register: result

- name: assert that the quoted file was changed
  assert:
    that:
    - result is changed

- name: stat the quote test file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test_quoting.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches after backref line was replaced
  assert:
    that:
    - "result.stat.checksum == '73b271c2cc1cef5663713bc0f00444b4bf9f4543'"

- name: insert a line into the quoted file with many double quotation strings
  lineinfile:
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test_quoting.txt"
    line: "\"quote\" and \"unquote\""
  register: result

- name: assert that the quoted file was changed
  assert:
    that:
    - result is changed

- name: stat the quote test file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test_quoting.txt"
  register: result

- name: assert test checksum matches after backref line was replaced
  assert:
    that:
    - "result.stat.checksum == 'b10ab2a3c3b6492680c8d0b1d6f35aa6b8f9e731'"

###################################################################
# Issue 28721

- name: Deploy the testmultiple file
  copy:
    src: testmultiple.txt
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/testmultiple.txt"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the testmultiple file was deployed
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - result.checksum == '3e0090a34fb641f3c01e9011546ff586260ea0ea'
      - result.state == 'file'

# Test insertafter
- name: Write the same line to a file inserted after different lines
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/testmultiple.txt"
    insertafter: "{{ item.regex }}"
    line: "{{ item.replace }}"
  register: _multitest_1
  with_items: "{{ test_regexp }}"

- name: Do the same thing again to check for changes
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/testmultiple.txt"
    insertafter: "{{ item.regex }}"
    line: "{{ item.replace }}"
  register: _multitest_2
  with_items: "{{ test_regexp }}"

- name: Assert that the file was changed the first time but not the second time
  assert:
    that:
      - item.0 is changed
      - item.1 is not changed
  with_together:
    - "{{ _multitest_1.results }}"
    - "{{ _multitest_2.results }}"

- name: Stat the insertafter file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/testmultiple.txt"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the insertafter file matches expected checksum
  assert:
    that:
      - result.stat.checksum == '282fedf460b3ed7357667a9c8b457ec67b53b6ea'

# Test insertbefore
- name: Write the same line to a file inserted before different lines
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/testmultiple.txt"
    insertbefore: "{{ item.regex }}"
    line: "{{ item.replace }}"
  register: _multitest_3
  with_items: "{{ test_regexp }}"

- name: Do the same thing again to check for changes
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/testmultiple.txt"
    insertbefore: "{{ item.regex }}"
    line: "{{ item.replace }}"
  register: _multitest_4
  with_items: "{{ test_regexp }}"

- name: Assert that the file was changed the first time but not the second time
  assert:
    that:
      - item.0 is changed
      - item.1 is not changed
  with_together:
    - "{{ _multitest_3.results }}"
    - "{{ _multitest_4.results }}"

- name: Stat the insertbefore file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/testmultiple.txt"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the insertbefore file matches expected checksum
  assert:
    that:
      - result.stat.checksum == 'a8452bb3643be8d18ba3fc212632b1633bd9f885'

###################################################################
# Issue 36156
# Test insertbefore and insertafter with regexp

- name: Deploy the test.conf file
  copy:
    src: test.conf
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the test.conf file was deployed
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - result.checksum == '6037f13e419b132eb3fd20a89e60c6c87a6add38'
      - result.state == 'file'

# Test instertafter
- name: Insert lines after with regexp
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
    regexp: "{{ item.regexp }}"
    line: "{{ item.line }}"
    insertafter: "{{ item.after }}"
  with_items: "{{ test_befaf_regexp }}"
  register: _multitest_5

- name: Do the same thing again and check for changes
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
    regexp: "{{ item.regexp }}"
    line: "{{ item.line }}"
    insertafter: "{{ item.after }}"
  with_items: "{{ test_befaf_regexp }}"
  register: _multitest_6

- name: Assert that the file was changed the first time but not the second time
  assert:
    that:
      - item.0 is changed
      - item.1 is not changed
  with_together:
    - "{{ _multitest_5.results }}"
    - "{{ _multitest_6.results }}"

- name: Stat the file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the file contents match what is expected
  assert:
    that:
      - result.stat.checksum == '06e2c456e5028dd7bcd0b117b5927a1139458c82'

- name: Do the same thing a third time without regexp and check for changes
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
    line: "{{ item.line }}"
    insertafter: "{{ item.after }}"
  with_items: "{{ test_befaf_regexp }}"
  register: _multitest_7

- name: Stat the file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the file was changed when no regexp was provided
  assert:
    that:
      - item is changed
  with_items: "{{ _multitest_7.results }}"

- name: Stat the file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the file contents match what is expected
  assert:
    that:
      - result.stat.checksum == '5bf50f3d74afd20de4010ca5c04bc7037b062d30'

# Test insertbefore
- name: Deploy the test.conf file
  copy:
    src: test.conf
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the test.conf file was deployed
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - result.checksum == '6037f13e419b132eb3fd20a89e60c6c87a6add38'
      - result.state == 'file'

- name: Insert lines before with regexp
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
    regexp: "{{ item.regexp }}"
    line: "{{ item.line }}"
    insertbefore: "{{ item.before }}"
  with_items: "{{ test_befaf_regexp }}"
  register: _multitest_8

- name: Do the same thing again and check for changes
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
    regexp: "{{ item.regexp }}"
    line: "{{ item.line }}"
    insertbefore: "{{ item.before }}"
  with_items: "{{ test_befaf_regexp }}"
  register: _multitest_9

- name: Assert that the file was changed the first time but not the second time
  assert:
    that:
      - item.0 is changed
      - item.1 is not changed
  with_together:
    - "{{ _multitest_8.results }}"
    - "{{ _multitest_9.results }}"

- name: Stat the file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the file contents match what is expected
  assert:
    that:
      - result.stat.checksum == 'c3be9438a07c44d4c256cebfcdbca15a15b1db91'

- name: Do the same thing a third time without regexp and check for changes
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
    line: "{{ item.line }}"
    insertbefore: "{{ item.before }}"
  with_items: "{{ test_befaf_regexp }}"
  register: _multitest_10

- name: Stat the file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the file was changed when no regexp was provided
  assert:
    that:
      - item is changed
  with_items: "{{ _multitest_10.results }}"

- name: Stat the file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.conf"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the file contents match what is expected
  assert:
    that:
      - result.stat.checksum == 'eca8d8ea089d4ea57a3b87d4091599ca8b60dfd2'

- name: Copy empty file to test with insertbefore
  copy:
    src: testempty.txt
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/testempty.txt"

- name: Add a line to empty file with insertbefore
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/testempty.txt"
    line: top
    insertbefore: '^not in the file$'
  register: oneline_insbefore_test1

- name: Add a line to file with only one line using insertbefore
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/testempty.txt"
    line: top
    insertbefore: '^not in the file$'
  register: oneline_insbefore_test2

- name: Stat the file
  stat:
    path:  "{{ output_dir }}/testempty.txt"
  register: oneline_insbefore_file

- name: Assert that insertebefore worked properly with a one line file
  assert:
    that:
      - oneline_insbefore_test1 is changed
      - oneline_insbefore_test2 is not changed
      - oneline_insbefore_file.stat.checksum == '4dca56d05a21f0d018cd311f43e134e4501cf6d9'

###################################################################
# Issue 29443
# When using an empty regexp, replace the last line (since it matches every line)
# but also provide a warning.

- name: Deploy the test file for lineinfile
  copy:
    src: test.txt
    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the test file was deployed
  assert:
    that:
      - result is changed
      - result.checksum == '5feac65e442c91f557fc90069ce6efc4d346ab51'
      - result.state == 'file'

- name: Insert a line in the file using an empty string as a regular expression
  lineinfile:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
    regexp: ''
    line: This is line 6
  register: insert_empty_regexp

- name: Stat the file
  stat:
    path: "{{ output_dir }}/test.txt"
  register: result

- name: Assert that the file contents match what is expected and a warning was displayed
  assert:
    that:
      - insert_empty_regexp is changed
      - warning_message in insert_empty_regexp.warnings
      - result.stat.checksum == '23555a98ceaa88756b4c7c7bba49d9f86eed868f'
  vars:
    warning_message: >-
      The regular expression is an empty string, which will match every line in the file.
      This may have unintended consequences, such as replacing the last line in the file rather than appending.
      If this is desired, use '^' to match every line in the file and avoid this warning.