Do not ever exclude files given as arguments

.github/workflows/tox.yml

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       WSLENV: FORCE_COLOR:PYTEST_REQPASS:TOXENV:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
       # Number of expected test passes, safety measure for accidental skip of
       # tests. Update value if you add/remove tests.
-      PYTEST_REQPASS: 799
+      PYTEST_REQPASS: 800
     steps:
       - name: Activate WSL1
         if: "contains(matrix.shell, 'wsl')"

examples/playbooks/deep/empty.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- name: some playbook with incorrect name # <- should raise name[casing]
+  hosts: localhost
+  tasks: []

src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py

@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ def __init__(  # noqa: C901
         self.line_skips: dict[int, set[str]] = defaultdict(set)
         self.exc: Exception | None = None  # Stores data loading exceptions
         self.parent = parent
+        self.explicit = False  # Indicates if the file was explicitly provided or was indirectly included.
 
         if isinstance(name, str):
             name = Path(name)

src/ansiblelint/runner.py

@@ -63,10 +63,12 @@ def __init__(
         if exclude_paths is None:
             exclude_paths = []
 
-        # Assure consistent type
+        # Assure consistent type and configure given lintables as explicit (so
+        # excludes paths would not apply on them).
         for item in lintables:
             if not isinstance(item, Lintable):
                 item = Lintable(item)
+            item.explicit = True
             self.lintables.add(item)
 
         # Expand folders (roles) to their components
@@ -99,6 +101,11 @@ def is_excluded(self, lintable: Lintable) -> bool:
 
         # Exclusions should be evaluated only using absolute paths in order
         # to work correctly.
+
+        # Explicit lintables are never excluded
+        if lintable.explicit:
+            return False
+
         abs_path = str(lintable.abspath)
         if self.project_dir and not abs_path.startswith(self.project_dir):
             _logger.debug(
@@ -193,7 +200,7 @@ def _run(self) -> list[MatchError]:  # noqa: C901
                 matches.append(
                     MatchError(
                         lintable=lintable,
-                        message="File or found not found.",
+                        message="File or directory found not found.",
                         rule=LoadingFailureRule(),
                         tag="load-failure[not-found]",
                     ),
@@ -251,7 +258,7 @@ def worker(lintable: Lintable) -> list[MatchError]:
         # remove any matches made inside excluded files
         matches = list(
             filter(
-                lambda match: not self.is_excluded(Lintable(match.filename))
+                lambda match: not self.is_excluded(match.lintable)
                 and hasattr(match, "lintable")
                 and match.tag not in match.lintable.line_skips[match.lineno],
                 matches,

src/ansiblelint/schemas/__store__.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "ansible-lint-config": {
-    "etag": "0c180fc60da7bfbbf70d0ffa6dd4871aefce5e6f987f9c8073cb203dacd991b2",
+    "etag": "b5caa5405047dad89bb9fb419a17d8a67750f3a7ecdbabe16e0eb1897d316c5a",
     "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-lint/main/src/ansiblelint/schemas/ansible-lint-config.json"
   },
   "ansible-navigator-config": {

test/test_runner.py

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         pytest.param(
             LOTS_OF_WARNINGS_PLAYBOOK,
             [LOTS_OF_WARNINGS_PLAYBOOK],
-            0,
+            992,
             id="lots_of_warnings",
         ),
         pytest.param(Path("examples/playbooks/become.yml"), [], 0, id="become"),
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ def test_runner(
 def test_runner_exclude_paths(default_rules_collection: RulesCollection) -> None:
     """Test that exclude paths do work."""
     runner = Runner(
-        "examples/playbooks/example.yml",
+        "examples/playbooks/deep/",
         rules=default_rules_collection,
-        exclude_paths=["examples/"],
+        exclude_paths=["examples/playbooks/deep/empty.yml"],
     )
 
     matches = runner.run()
@@ -190,3 +190,21 @@ def test_runner_not_found(default_rules_collection: RulesCollection) -> None:
     assert len(runner.checked_files) == 1
     assert len(result) == 1
     assert result[0].tag == "load-failure[not-found]"
+
+
+def test_runner_tmp_file(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+    default_rules_collection: RulesCollection,
+) -> None:
+    """Ensure we do not ignore an explicit temporary file from linting."""
+    # https://github.com/ansible/ansible-lint/issues/2628
+    filename = tmp_path / "playbook.yml"
+    filename.write_text("---\n")
+    runner = Runner(
+        filename,
+        rules=default_rules_collection,
+        verbosity=0,
+    )
+    result = runner.run()
+    assert len(result) == 1
+    assert result[0].tag == "syntax-check[empty-playbook]"