Remove provider (and transport, where applicable) from consideration when not using connection=local

lib/ansible/plugins/action/bigip.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
                 display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored')
+                del self._task.args['provider']
         elif self._play_context.connection == 'local':
             provider = load_provider(f5_provider_spec, self._task.args)
 

lib/ansible/plugins/action/dellos10.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
                 display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored')
+                del self._task.args['provider']
         elif self._play_context.connection == 'local':
             provider = load_provider(dellos10_provider_spec, self._task.args)
             pc = copy.deepcopy(self._play_context)

lib/ansible/plugins/action/dellos6.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
                 display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored')
+                del self._task.args['provider']
         elif self._play_context.connection == 'local':
             provider = load_provider(dellos6_provider_spec, self._task.args)
             pc = copy.deepcopy(self._play_context)

lib/ansible/plugins/action/dellos9.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
                 display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored')
+                del self._task.args['provider']
         elif self._play_context.connection == 'local':
             provider = load_provider(dellos9_provider_spec, self._task.args)
             pc = copy.deepcopy(self._play_context)

lib/ansible/plugins/action/eos.py

@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
                 display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored')
+                del self._task.args['provider']
+            if self._task.args.get('transport'):
+                display.warning('transport is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored')
+                del self._task.args['transport']
         elif self._play_context.connection == 'local':
             provider = load_provider(eos_provider_spec, self._task.args)
             transport = provider['transport'] or 'cli'

lib/ansible/plugins/action/ios.py

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
                 display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored')
+                del self._task.args['provider']
         elif self._play_context.connection == 'local':
             provider = load_provider(ios_provider_spec, self._task.args)
             pc = copy.deepcopy(self._play_context)

lib/ansible/plugins/action/iosxr.py

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
                 display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using {0} and will be ignored'.format(self._play_context.connection))
+                del self._task.args['provider']
         else:
             return {'failed': True, 'msg': 'Connection type %s is not valid for this module' % self._play_context.connection}
 

lib/ansible/plugins/action/junos.py

@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
         elif self._play_context.connection in ('netconf', 'network_cli'):
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
-                display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using connection=%s and will be ignored' % self._play_context.connection)
+                display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using %s and will be ignored' % self._play_context.connection)
+                del self._task.args['provider']
 
             if (self._play_context.connection == 'network_cli' and self._task.action not in CLI_SUPPORTED_MODULES) or \
                     (self._play_context.connection == 'netconf' and self._task.action == 'junos_netconf'):

lib/ansible/plugins/action/net_base.py

@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
         else:
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
-                display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using connection=%s and will be ignored' % play_context.connection)
+                display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using %s and will be ignored' % play_context.connection)
+                del self._task.args['provider']
 
         if play_context.connection == 'network_cli':
             # make sure we are in the right cli context which should be

lib/ansible/plugins/action/nxos.py

@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
                 display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored')
+                del self._task.args['provider']
+            if self._task.args.get('transport'):
+                display.warning('transport is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored')
+                del self._task.args['transport']
         elif self._play_context.connection == 'local':
             provider = load_provider(nxos_provider_spec, self._task.args)
             transport = provider['transport'] or 'cli'

lib/ansible/plugins/action/sros.py

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
                 display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored')
+                del self._task.args['provider']
         elif self._play_context.connection == 'local':
             provider = load_provider(sros_provider_spec, self._task.args)
 

lib/ansible/plugins/action/vyos.py

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
             if any(provider.values()):
                 display.warning('provider is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored')
+                del self._task.args['provider']
         elif self._play_context.connection == 'local':
             provider = load_provider(vyos_provider_spec, self._task.args)
             pc = copy.deepcopy(self._play_context)

test/integration/targets/eos_smoke/tests/cli/misc_tests.yaml

@@ -23,4 +23,15 @@
         provider: "{{ cli }}"
       become: no
 
+    # Test that transport values are properly ignored
+    - name: wrong transport specified
+      eos_command:
+          commands: show version
+          transport: eapi
+
+    - name: wrong transport specified in provider
+      eos_command:
+          commands: show version
+          provider: "{{ eapi }}"
+
   when: "ansible_connection != 'local'"

test/integration/targets/nxos_smoke/tests/cli/misc_tests.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+- debug: msg="START cli/misc_tests.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"
+
+
+- block:
+    # Test that transport values are properly ignored
+    - name: wrong transport specified
+      eos_command:
+          commands: show version
+          transport: nxapi
+
+    - name: wrong transport specified in provider
+      eos_command:
+          commands: show version
+          provider: "{{ nxapi }}"
+
+  when: "ansible_connection != 'local'"