test: ensure role gathers the facts it uses by having test clear_facts before include_role

tests/playbooks/tests_ad_integration.yml

@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@
   tasks:
     # Test general scenario
     - name: Set up MSSQL and configure AD authentication
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+      include_tasks: ../tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
 
     - name: Test AD integration
       include_tasks: ../tasks/verify_ad_auth.yml

tests/playbooks/tests_ad_integration_join_false.yml

@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@
         name: linux-system-roles.ad_integration
 
     - name: Set up MSSQL and configure AD authentication without joining to AD
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+      include_tasks: ../tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
       vars:
         mssql_ad_join: false
         # Explicitly set kerberos vars, otherwise the value becomes null

tests/playbooks/tests_ad_integration_w_keytab.yml

@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@
         mssql_ad_keytab_file: /tmp/mssql.keytab
         mssql_ad_keytab_remote_src: false
         mssql_ad_sql_password: null
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+      include_tasks: ../tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
 
     - name: Test AD integration
       include_tasks: ../tasks/verify_ad_auth.yml

tests/tasks/assert_fail_on_unsupported_ver.yml

@@ -3,22 +3,25 @@
   setup:
     gather_subset: min
 
+- name: Set fact for unsupported platform/version combination
+  set_fact:
+    __mssql_assert_unsupported_platform: >-
+      {{ (ansible_facts['distribution'] in ['CentOS', 'RedHat'] and
+      ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] is version('7', '=') and
+      mssql_version | int == 2022) or (
+      ((ansible_facts['distribution'] in ['CentOS', 'RedHat'] and
+      ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] is version('9', '=')) or
+      (ansible_facts['distribution'] in ['Fedora'])) and
+      mssql_version | int != 2022) }}
+
 - name: Assert fail when used on platform where mssql_version is not supported
-  when: >-
-    (ansible_facts["distribution"] in ['CentOS', 'RedHat']
-    and ansible_facts["distribution_major_version"] is version('7', '=')
-    and mssql_version | int == 2022)
-    or (((ansible_facts["distribution"] in ['CentOS', 'RedHat']
-    and ansible_facts["distribution_major_version"] is version('9', '='))
-    or (ansible_facts["distribution"] in ['Fedora']))
-    and mssql_version | int != 2022)
+  when: __mssql_assert_unsupported_platform | bool
   block:
     - name: Run the role
       vars:
         mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
         mssql_edition: Evaluation
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+      include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
 
     - name: Unreachable task
       fail:

tests/tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+# Task file: clear_facts, run linux-system-roles.mssql.
+# Include this with include_tasks or import_tasks
+# Input:
+# - __sr_tasks_from: tasks_from to run - same as tasks_from in include_role
+# - __sr_public: export private vars from role - same as public in include_role
+# - __sr_failed_when: set to false to ignore role errors - same as failed_when in include_role
+- name: Clear facts
+  meta: clear_facts
+
+# note that you can use failed_when with import_role but not with include_role
+# so this simulates the __sr_failed_when false case
+# Q: Why do we need a separate task to run the role normally?  Why not just
+# run the role in the block and rethrow the error in the rescue block?
+# A: Because you cannot rethrow the error in exactly the same way as the role does.
+# It might be possible to exactly reconstruct ansible_failed_result but it's not worth the effort.
+- name: Run the role with __sr_failed_when false
+  when:
+    - __sr_failed_when is defined
+    - not __sr_failed_when
+  block:
+    - name: Run the role
+      include_role:
+        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+        tasks_from: "{{ __sr_tasks_from | default('main') }}"
+        public: "{{ __sr_public | default(false) }}"
+  rescue:
+    - name: Ignore the failure when __sr_failed_when is false
+      debug:
+        msg: Ignoring failure when __sr_failed_when is false
+
+- name: Run the role normally
+  include_role:
+    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+    tasks_from: "{{ __sr_tasks_from | default('main') }}"
+    public: "{{ __sr_public | default(false) }}"
+  when: __sr_failed_when | d(true)

tests/tasks/tests_ha_single.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 ---
+- name: Set fact for EL < 8 HA configure unsupported
+  set_fact:
+    __mssql_ha_el7_configure_block: >-
+      {{
+        ansible_facts['distribution'] in ['CentOS', 'RedHat']
+        and ansible_facts['distribution_version'] is version('8', '<')
+      }}
+
 - name: Verify that by default the role fails on EL < 8
-  when:
-    - ansible_facts["distribution"] in ['CentOS', 'RedHat']
-    - ansible_facts["distribution_version"] is version('8', '<')
+  when: __mssql_ha_el7_configure_block | bool
   block:
     - name: Run the role
       vars:
         mssql_ha_configure: true
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+      include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
 
     - name: Unreachable task
       fail:
@@ -33,8 +38,7 @@
   when: ansible_play_hosts_all | length == 1
   block:
     - name: Run role with mssql_replica_type=primary not defined
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+      include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
 
     - name: Unreachable task
       fail:
@@ -57,11 +61,10 @@
 - name: Verify fail when ag_is_contained=false,reuse_system_db=true
   block:
     - name: Run role with mssql_ha_ag_is_contained=false reuse_db=true
+      include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
       vars:
         mssql_ha_ag_is_contained: false
         mssql_ha_ag_reuse_system_db: true
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
 
     - name: Unreachable task
       fail:
@@ -78,10 +81,9 @@
   when: mssql_version is version('2022', '<')
   block:
     - name: Run role with mssql_ha_ag_is_contained = true
+      include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
       vars:
         mssql_ha_ag_is_contained: true
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
 
     - name: Unreachable task
       fail:
@@ -125,8 +127,7 @@
     inventory_hostname: "{{ ansible_play_hosts[0] }}"  # noqa: var-naming
 
 - name: Run on all hosts to configure HA cluster
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
 
 # The following tasks test if templates configure systems correctly
 # Because CI runs on a single node, these templates can't be tested:

tests/tasks/tests_idempotency.yml

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
   include_tasks: assert_fail_on_unsupported_ver.yml
 
 - name: Run on a fresh host and set all parameters
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
     mssql_edition: Evaluation
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@
   include_tasks: mssql-sever-increase-start-limit.yml
 
 - name: Run again with the same settings - should report not changed
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
     mssql_edition: Evaluation
@@ -50,8 +48,7 @@
     __verify_mssql_logdir: /tmp/mssql_log
 
 - name: Run to edit settings
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_password: "p@55w0rD1"
     mssql_edition: Standard
@@ -67,8 +64,7 @@
     mssql_logdir_mode: '755'
 
 - name: Run with the edited settings again - should report not changed
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_password: "p@55w0rD1"
     mssql_edition: Standard

tests/tasks/tests_input_sql_file.yml

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
   include_tasks: assert_fail_on_unsupported_ver.yml
 
 - name: Set up MSSQL and input sql files with pre_input
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_pre_input_sql_file:
       - create_example_db.j2
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@
         __mssql_sqlcmd_input.stdout
 
 - name: Input sql files with post_input into custom storage directory
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_datadir: /tmp/mssql_data
     mssql_logdir: /tmp/mssql_log
@@ -59,8 +57,7 @@
     __verify_mssql_logdir_mode: '0700'
 
 - name: Set up MSSQL and input sql content with pre_input
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_pre_input_sql_content:
       - "{{ lookup('template', 'create_example_db.j2') }}"
@@ -76,8 +73,7 @@
       __mssql_sqlcmd_input.stdout
 
 - name: Set up MSSQL and input sql content with post_input
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_post_input_sql_content:
       - "{{ lookup('file', 'sql_script.sql') }}"
@@ -92,8 +88,7 @@
 - name: Verify the failure when the mssql_password var is not specified
   block:
     - name: Input the sql file without the mssql_password variable
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+      include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
       vars:
         mssql_pre_input_sql_file: sql_script.sql
 
@@ -111,8 +106,7 @@
 - name: Verify the failure when the mssql_password var is not specified
   block:
     - name: Input the sql file without the mssql_password variable
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+      include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
       vars:
         mssql_post_input_sql_file: sql_script.sql
 
@@ -128,8 +122,7 @@
           ansible_failed_result.msg
 
 - name: Verify that FTS was enabled in the beginning of this test playbook
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_post_input_sql_file: verify_fts.sql
     mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"

tests/tasks/tests_password.yml

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
   when: __bootc_validation | d(false)
 
 - name: Set up MSSQL
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
     mssql_edition: Evaluation
@@ -24,8 +23,7 @@
 - name: >-
     Change the password with default settings.
     Should report Changed.
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_password: "p@55w0rD11"
   when: not __bootc_validation | d(false)
@@ -43,8 +41,7 @@
     __mssql_verify_package_installed: true
 
 - name: Change the IP address setting.
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_ip_address: 127.0.0.1
   when: not __bootc_validation | d(false)
@@ -59,8 +56,7 @@
 - name: >-
     Change the password with a custom IP address.
     Should report Changed.
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
     mssql_tools_versions: [17, 18]
@@ -79,17 +75,15 @@
     __mssql_verify_package_installed: true
 
 - name: Change the TCP port setting.
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_tcp_port: 1432
   when: not __bootc_validation | d(false)
 
 - name: >-
     Change the password with a custom TCP port and IP address.
     Should report Changed.
-  include_role:
-    name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+  include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
   vars:
     mssql_password: "p@55w0rD11"
     mssql_tools_versions: [18]

tests/tasks/tests_tcp_firewall.yml

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     __mssql_test_port: 1433
   block:
     - name: Set up SQL Server
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+      include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
       vars:
         mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
         mssql_edition: Evaluation
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@
     __mssql_test_port: 1433
   block:
     - name: Set up SQL Server
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+      include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
       vars:
         mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
         mssql_edition: Evaluation
@@ -45,8 +43,7 @@
     __mssql_test_port: 1435
   block:
     - name: Set up SQL Server
-      include_role:
-        name: linux-system-roles.mssql
+      include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml
       vars:
         mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
         mssql_edition: Evaluation