Add option to use a remote source

The config template action plugin assumes that the local node is
supplying a configuration file that will be used to copy content
to a target node. This change gives the module the ability to
change configuration files on target nodes using all remote
sources. The new boolean option, `remote_src` has been added to
enable or disable this functionality. When enabled, the module
will retrieve content from the target node and load it as
"user_content". By pre-loading it in the user content the
module will function normally without any major structural
changes or performance impact.

Change-Id: Id9c7e16fb935c2da0b32b7cf53449f68bd1e9c89
Signed-off-by: Kevin Carter <kecarter@redhat.com>

action/config_template.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import tempfile as tmpfilelib
 
 from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_text
+from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible import errors
 from ansible.parsing.yaml.dumper import AnsibleDumper
@@ -611,10 +612,23 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             file_path = self._loader.get_basedir()
 
         user_source = self._task.args.get('src')
-        # (alextricity25) It's possible that the user could pass in a datatype
-        # and not always a string. In this case we don't want the datatype
-        # python representation to be printed out to the file, but rather we
-        # want the serialized version.
+        remote_src = boolean(
+            self._task.args.get('remote_src', False),
+            strict=False
+        )
+        if remote_src:
+            slurpee = self._execute_module(
+                module_name='slurp',
+                module_args=dict(src=user_source),
+                task_vars=task_vars
+            )
+            _content = base64.b64decode(slurpee['content'])
+            _user_content = _content.decode('utf-8')
+        else:
+            # (alextricity25) It's possible that the user could pass in a
+            # datatype and not always a string. In this case we don't want
+            # the datatype python representation to be printed out to the
+            # file, but rather we want the serialized version.
             _user_content = self._task.args.get('content')
 
             # If the data type of the content input is a dictionary, it's
@@ -671,6 +685,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         ignore_none_type = self._task.args.get('ignore_none_type', True)
 
         default_section = self._task.args.get('default_section', 'DEFAULT')
+        remote_src = self._task.args.get('remote_src', False)
 
         yml_multilines = self._task.args.get('yml_multilines', False)
 
@@ -683,7 +698,8 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             list_extend=list_extend,
             ignore_none_type=ignore_none_type,
             default_section=default_section,
-            yml_multilines=yml_multilines
+            yml_multilines=yml_multilines,
+            remote_src=remote_src
         )
 
     def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
@@ -838,6 +854,10 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         new_module_args.pop('ignore_none_type', None)
         new_module_args.pop('default_section', None)
         new_module_args.pop('yml_multilines', None)
+
+        # While this is in the copy module we dont want to use it.
+        new_module_args.pop('remote_src', None)
+
         # Content from config_template is converted to src
         new_module_args.pop('content', None)
 

library/config_template

@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ options:
         section that will appear at the top of the configuration file. For
         example 'global'.
     default: 'DEFAULT'
+  remote_src:
+    description:
+      - Influence whether the template needs to be transferred or already is
+        present remotely.
+      - If false, it will search the originating machine.
+      - If true, it will go to the remote/target machine to inject the
+        template. If the remote source does not exist the module will fail.
+    choices:
+      - True
+      - False
+    default: false
 
 author: Kevin Carter
 """

releasenotes/notes/add-remote_src-option-6418d4e5552cb88c.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - The ability to set `remote_src` has been added to the `config_template`
+    action plugin. This option will instruct the `config_template` action
+    plugin to use an already remote file as its source content.

tests/files/test_remote_src_multistropts.ini.expected

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[multistropts]
+test = test1
+test = test2
+test = test3
+
+[remote_src_section]
+test = output
+
+[testsection]
+test = output

tests/test-common-tasks.yml

@@ -188,6 +188,44 @@
     that:
       - _multistropts_file == _multistropts_expected_file
 
+# Test remote_src
+- name: Template remote source using overrides
+  config_template:
+    src: /tmp/test_multistropts.ini
+    dest: /tmp/test_remote_src_multistropts.ini
+    remote_src: true
+    config_overrides:
+      remote_src_section:
+        test: output
+    config_type: ini
+- name: Create expected MultiStrOpts file
+  copy:
+    src: files/test_remote_src_multistropts.ini.expected
+    dest: /tmp/test_remote_src_multistropts.ini.expected
+
+- name: Read test_remote_src_multistropts.ini
+  slurp:
+    src: /tmp/test_remote_src_multistropts.ini
+  register: multistropts_file
+- name: Read test_remote_src_multistropts.ini.expected
+  slurp:
+    src: /tmp/test_remote_src_multistropts.ini.expected
+  register: multistropts_expected_file
+- name: Set content facts
+  set_fact:
+    _remote_src_file: "{{ (multistropts_file.content | b64decode).strip() }}"
+    _remote_src_expected_file: "{{ (multistropts_expected_file.content | b64decode).strip() }}"
+- name: Show rendered file
+  debug:
+    msg: "multistropts rendered - {{ _remote_src_file }}"
+- name: Show expected file
+  debug:
+    msg: "multistropts expected - {{ _remote_src_expected_file }}"
+- name: Compare files
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - _remote_src_file == _remote_src_expected_file
+
 # Test content attribute with a dictionary input and config_type equal to 'json'
 - name: Template test JSON template with content attribute
   config_template: