Run only selected tasks of examples in check mode

Signed-off-by: Justin Cinkelj <justin.cinkelj@xlab.si>

Author: justinc1

.github/workflows/integ-test.yml

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: apt install -y jq
       - run: mkdir -p $WORKDIR
       - run: cp -a ./  $WORKDIR
-      - run: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
+      - run: ansible-galaxy collection install community.crypto community.general
       - run: |
           cd $WORKDIR
           echo "${{ vars.CI_CONFIG_HC_IP50 }}" > tests/integration/integration_config.yml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
           eval export SC_USERNAME=$(cat tests/integration/integration_config.yml | yq '.sc_username')
           eval export SC_PASSWORD=$(cat tests/integration/integration_config.yml | yq '.sc_password')
           eval export SC_TIMEOUT=$(cat tests/integration/integration_config.yml | yq '.sc_timeout')
-          ansible-playbook -i localhost, --check examples/${{ matrix.example_name }}
+          ansible-playbook -i localhost, -e hypercore_example_check_mode=true examples/${{ matrix.example_name }}
 
   integ:
     needs:

examples/certificate_signing_example.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   hosts: localhost
   connection: local
   gather_facts: false
+  vars:
+    hypercore_example_check_mode: "{{ ansible_check_mode }}"
 
   tasks:
     # More info about openssl_privatekey module
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@
         private_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'private_key_example.pem') }}"
         certificate: "{{ lookup('file', 'certificate_example.crt') }}"
       register: certificate_info
+      # This is problematic, it would restart API server
+      check_mode: "{{ hypercore_example_check_mode }}"
 
     - name: Show uploaded certificate info
       debug:

examples/dns_config.yml

@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@
         dns_servers:
           - 1.2.3.4
           - 5.6.7.8
-        state: set
+        state: after  # or before
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------
+    # Configure system with valid DNS resolvers
     - name: Modify existing DNS config configurations
       scale_computing.hypercore.dns_config:
-        search_domains:
-          - example.domain.com
+        search_domains: []
         dns_servers:
-          - 0.0.0.1
-          - 0.0.1.0
-        state: before # or after
+          - 1.1.1.1
+          - 1.0.0.1
+        state: set

examples/email_alert.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   vars:
     email: example@example.com
     email_new: new@example.com
+    hypercore_example_check_mode: "{{ ansible_check_mode }}"
 
   tasks:
     - name: Create Email alert recipient
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@
       scale_computing.hypercore.email_alert:
         email: "{{ email }}"
         state: test
+      # Sending test can fail (invalid email, or invalid SMTP server).
+      check_mode: "{{ hypercore_example_check_mode }}"
 
     - name: Modify previously created Email alert recipient
       scale_computing.hypercore.email_alert:

examples/smtp.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   hosts: localhost
   connection: local
   gather_facts: false
+  # Example is safe to run - if we do not modify from_address
+  check_mode: true
   vars:
     smtp_server: smtp-relay.gmail.com
     smtp_port: 25

examples/time_server.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   hosts: localhost
   connection: local
   gather_facts: false
+  # NTP is always a bit problemtic for reconfiguration
+  check_mode: true
   vars:
     source: pool.ntp.org