ansible-test validate-module - support sidecar docs (#78904)

5 files changed, 297 insertions, 170 deletions

diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/col/plugins/modules/sidecar.py b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/col/plugins/modules/sidecar.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8377c40d326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/col/plugins/modules/sidecar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=dict(
+        test=dict(type='str', choices=['foo', 'bar'], default='foo'),
+    ))
+    module.exit_json(test='foo')
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/col/plugins/modules/sidecar.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/col/plugins/modules/sidecar.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2575422aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/col/plugins/modules/sidecar.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  module: sidecar
+  short_description: Short description for sidecar module
+  description:
+  - Description for sidecar module
+  options:
+    test:
+      description:
+      - Description for test module option
+      type: str
+      choices:
+      - foo
+      - bar
+      default: foo
+  author:
+  - Ansible Core Team
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: example for sidecar
+    ns.col.sidecar:
+      test: bar
+
+RETURN:
+  test:
+    description: The test return value
+    returned: always
+    type: str
+    sample: abc
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/ps_only/plugins/modules/sidecar.ps1 b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/ps_only/plugins/modules/sidecar.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1bfa06601d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/ps_only/plugins/modules/sidecar.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!powershell
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+#AnsibleRequires -CSharpUtil Ansible.Basic
+
+$module = [Ansible.Basic.AnsibleModule]::Create($args, @{
+        options = @{
+            test = @{ type = 'str'; choices = @('foo', 'bar'); default = 'foo' }
+        }
+    })
+
+$module.Result.test = 'abc'
+
+$module.ExitJson()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/ps_only/plugins/modules/sidecar.yml b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/ps_only/plugins/modules/sidecar.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2575422aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-validate-modules/ansible_collections/ns/ps_only/plugins/modules/sidecar.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+DOCUMENTATION:
+  module: sidecar
+  short_description: Short description for sidecar module
+  description:
+  - Description for sidecar module
+  options:
+    test:
+      description:
+      - Description for test module option
+      type: str
+      choices:
+      - foo
+      - bar
+      default: foo
+  author:
+  - Ansible Core Team
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  - name: example for sidecar
+    ns.col.sidecar:
+      test: bar
+
+RETURN:
+  test:
+    description: The test return value
+    returned: always
+    type: str
+    sample: abc
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/validate-modules/validate_modules/main.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/validate-modules/validate_modules/main.py
index 2a99f4fab3e..9513ed30b12 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/validate-modules/validate_modules/main.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/validate-modules/validate_modules/main.py
@@ -297,12 +297,6 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                                   '__init__.py', 'VERSION', 'test-docs.sh'))
     REJECTLIST = REJECTLIST_FILES.union(REJECTLIST['module'])
 
-    PS_DOC_REJECTLIST = frozenset((
-        'async_status.ps1',
-        'slurp.ps1',
-        'setup.ps1'
-    ))
-
     # win_dsc is a dynamic arg spec, the docs won't ever match
     PS_ARG_VALIDATE_REJECTLIST = frozenset(('win_dsc.ps1', ))
 
@@ -406,6 +400,11 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
             return True
         return False
 
+    def _sidecar_doc(self):
+        if self.path.endswith('.yml') or self.path.endswith('.yaml'):
+            return True
+        return False
+
     def _just_docs(self):
         """Module can contain just docs and from __future__ boilerplate
         """
@@ -678,17 +677,8 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                 )
 
     def _ensure_imports_below_docs(self, doc_info, first_callable):
-        try:
-            min_doc_line = min(
-                doc_info[key]['lineno'] for key in doc_info if doc_info[key]['lineno']
-            )
-        except ValueError:
-            # We can't perform this validation, as there are no DOCs provided at all
-            return
-
-        max_doc_line = max(
-            doc_info[key]['end_lineno'] for key in doc_info if doc_info[key]['end_lineno']
-        )
+        min_doc_line = min(doc_info[key]['lineno'] for key in doc_info)
+        max_doc_line = max(doc_info[key]['end_lineno'] for key in doc_info)
 
         import_lines = []
 
@@ -818,19 +808,28 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                 msg='No Ansible.ModuleUtils or C# Ansible util requirements/imports found'
             )
 
-    def _find_ps_docs_py_file(self):
-        if self.object_name in self.PS_DOC_REJECTLIST:
-            return
+    def _find_ps_docs_file(self):
+        sidecar = self._find_sidecar_docs()
+        if sidecar:
+            return sidecar
+
         py_path = self.path.replace('.ps1', '.py')
         if not os.path.isfile(py_path):
             self.reporter.error(
                 path=self.object_path,
-                code='missing-python-doc',
-                msg='Missing python documentation file'
+                code='missing-documentation',
+                msg='No DOCUMENTATION provided'
             )
         return py_path
 
-    def _get_docs(self):
+    def _find_sidecar_docs(self):
+        base_path = os.path.splitext(self.path)[0]
+        for ext in ('.yml', '.yaml'):
+            doc_path = f"{base_path}{ext}"
+            if os.path.isfile(doc_path):
+                return doc_path
+
+    def _get_py_docs(self):
         docs = {
             'DOCUMENTATION': {
                 'value': None,
@@ -907,16 +906,11 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
             )
 
     def _validate_docs(self):
-        doc_info = self._get_docs()
         doc = None
-        documentation_exists = False
-        examples_exist = False
-        returns_exist = False
         # We have three ways of marking deprecated/removed files.  Have to check each one
         # individually and then make sure they all agree
         filename_deprecated_or_removed = False
         deprecated = False
-        removed = False
         doc_deprecated = None  # doc legally might not exist
         routing_says_deprecated = False
 
@@ -933,23 +927,45 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                 routing_says_deprecated = True
                 deprecated = True
 
-        if not removed:
-            if not bool(doc_info['DOCUMENTATION']['value']):
+        if self._python_module():
+            doc_info = self._get_py_docs()
+        else:
+            doc_info = None
+
+        sidecar_text = None
+        if self._sidecar_doc():
+            sidecar_text = self.text
+        elif sidecar_path := self._find_sidecar_docs():
+            with open(sidecar_path, mode='r', encoding='utf-8') as fd:
+                sidecar_text = fd.read()
+
+        if sidecar_text:
+            sidecar_doc, errors, traces = parse_yaml(sidecar_text, 0, self.name, 'DOCUMENTATION')
+            for error in errors:
                 self.reporter.error(
                     path=self.object_path,
-                    code='missing-documentation',
-                    msg='No DOCUMENTATION provided'
+                    code='documentation-syntax-error',
+                    **error
                 )
-            else:
-                documentation_exists = True
+            for trace in traces:
+                self.reporter.trace(
+                    path=self.object_path,
+                    tracebk=trace
+                )
+
+            doc = sidecar_doc.get('DOCUMENTATION', None)
+            examples_raw = sidecar_doc.get('EXAMPLES', None)
+            examples_lineno = 1
+            returns = sidecar_doc.get('RETURN', None)
+
+        elif doc_info:
+            if bool(doc_info['DOCUMENTATION']['value']):
                 doc, errors, traces = parse_yaml(
                     doc_info['DOCUMENTATION']['value'],
                     doc_info['DOCUMENTATION']['lineno'],
                     self.name, 'DOCUMENTATION'
                 )
-                if doc:
-                    add_collection_to_versions_and_dates(doc, self.collection_name,
-                                                         is_module=self.plugin_type == 'module')
+
                 for error in errors:
                     self.reporter.error(
                         path=self.object_path,
@@ -961,105 +977,20 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                         path=self.object_path,
                         tracebk=trace
                     )
-                if not errors and not traces:
-                    missing_fragment = False
-                    with CaptureStd():
-                        try:
-                            get_docstring(self.path, fragment_loader, verbose=True,
-                                          collection_name=self.collection_name,
-                                          is_module=self.plugin_type == 'module')
-                        except AssertionError:
-                            fragment = doc['extends_documentation_fragment']
-                            self.reporter.error(
-                                path=self.object_path,
-                                code='missing-doc-fragment',
-                                msg='DOCUMENTATION fragment missing: %s' % fragment
-                            )
-                            missing_fragment = True
-                        except Exception as e:
-                            self.reporter.trace(
-                                path=self.object_path,
-                                tracebk=traceback.format_exc()
-                            )
-                            self.reporter.error(
-                                path=self.object_path,
-                                code='documentation-error',
-                                msg='Unknown DOCUMENTATION error, see TRACE: %s' % e
-                            )
 
-                    if not missing_fragment:
-                        add_fragments(doc, self.object_path, fragment_loader=fragment_loader,
-                                      is_module=self.plugin_type == 'module')
+            examples_raw = doc_info['EXAMPLES']['value']
+            examples_lineno = doc_info['EXAMPLES']['lineno']
 
-                    if 'options' in doc and doc['options'] is None:
-                        self.reporter.error(
-                            path=self.object_path,
-                            code='invalid-documentation-options',
-                            msg='DOCUMENTATION.options must be a dictionary/hash when used',
-                        )
+            returns = None
+            if bool(doc_info['RETURN']['value']):
+                returns, errors, traces = parse_yaml(doc_info['RETURN']['value'],
+                                                     doc_info['RETURN']['lineno'],
+                                                     self.name, 'RETURN')
 
-                    if 'deprecated' in doc and doc.get('deprecated'):
-                        doc_deprecated = True
-                        doc_deprecation = doc['deprecated']
-                        documentation_collection = doc_deprecation.get('removed_from_collection')
-                        if documentation_collection != self.collection_name:
-                            self.reporter.error(
-                                path=self.object_path,
-                                code='deprecation-wrong-collection',
-                                msg='"DOCUMENTATION.deprecation.removed_from_collection must be the current collection name: %r vs. %r' % (
-                                    documentation_collection, self.collection_name)
-                            )
-                    else:
-                        doc_deprecated = False
-
-                    if os.path.islink(self.object_path):
-                        # This module has an alias, which we can tell as it's a symlink
-                        # Rather than checking for `module: $filename` we need to check against the true filename
-                        self._validate_docs_schema(
-                            doc,
-                            doc_schema(
-                                os.readlink(self.object_path).split('.')[0],
-                                for_collection=bool(self.collection),
-                                deprecated_module=deprecated,
-                                plugin_type=self.plugin_type,
-                            ),
-                            'DOCUMENTATION',
-                            'invalid-documentation',
-                        )
-                    else:
-                        # This is the normal case
-                        self._validate_docs_schema(
-                            doc,
-                            doc_schema(
-                                self.object_name.split('.')[0],
-                                for_collection=bool(self.collection),
-                                deprecated_module=deprecated,
-                                plugin_type=self.plugin_type,
-                            ),
-                            'DOCUMENTATION',
-                            'invalid-documentation',
-                        )
-
-                    if not self.collection:
-                        existing_doc = self._check_for_new_args(doc)
-                        self._check_version_added(doc, existing_doc)
-
-            if not bool(doc_info['EXAMPLES']['value']):
-                if self.plugin_type in PLUGINS_WITH_EXAMPLES:
-                    self.reporter.error(
-                        path=self.object_path,
-                        code='missing-examples',
-                        msg='No EXAMPLES provided'
-                    )
-            elif self.plugin_type in PLUGINS_WITH_YAML_EXAMPLES:
-                _doc, errors, traces = parse_yaml(doc_info['EXAMPLES']['value'],
-                                                  doc_info['EXAMPLES']['lineno'],
-                                                  self.name, 'EXAMPLES', load_all=True,
-                                                  ansible_loader=True)
                 for error in errors:
                     self.reporter.error(
                         path=self.object_path,
-                        code='invalid-examples',
+                        code='return-syntax-error',
                         **error
                     )
                 for trace in traces:
@@ -1068,52 +999,160 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                         tracebk=trace
                     )
 
-            if not bool(doc_info['RETURN']['value']):
-                if self.plugin_type in PLUGINS_WITH_RETURN_VALUES:
-                    if self._is_new_module():
-                        self.reporter.error(
-                            path=self.object_path,
-                            code='missing-return',
-                            msg='No RETURN provided'
-                        )
-                    else:
-                        self.reporter.warning(
-                            path=self.object_path,
-                            code='missing-return-legacy',
-                            msg='No RETURN provided'
-                        )
-            else:
-                data, errors, traces = parse_yaml(doc_info['RETURN']['value'],
-                                                  doc_info['RETURN']['lineno'],
-                                                  self.name, 'RETURN')
-                if data:
-                    add_collection_to_versions_and_dates(data, self.collection_name,
-                                                         is_module=self.plugin_type == 'module', return_docs=True)
-                self._validate_docs_schema(data,
-                                           return_schema(for_collection=bool(self.collection), plugin_type=self.plugin_type),
-                                           'RETURN', 'return-syntax-error')
+        if doc:
+            add_collection_to_versions_and_dates(doc, self.collection_name,
+                                                 is_module=self.plugin_type == 'module')
 
-                for error in errors:
+            missing_fragment = False
+            with CaptureStd():
+                try:
+                    get_docstring(self.path, fragment_loader=fragment_loader,
+                                  verbose=True,
+                                  collection_name=self.collection_name,
+                                  plugin_type=self.plugin_type)
+                except AssertionError:
+                    fragment = doc['extends_documentation_fragment']
                     self.reporter.error(
                         path=self.object_path,
-                        code='return-syntax-error',
-                        **error
+                        code='missing-doc-fragment',
+                        msg='DOCUMENTATION fragment missing: %s' % fragment
                     )
-                for trace in traces:
+                    missing_fragment = True
+                except Exception as e:
                     self.reporter.trace(
                         path=self.object_path,
-                        tracebk=trace
+                        tracebk=traceback.format_exc()
                     )
+                    self.reporter.error(
+                        path=self.object_path,
+                        code='documentation-error',
+                        msg='Unknown DOCUMENTATION error, see TRACE: %s' % e
+                    )
+
+            if not missing_fragment:
+                add_fragments(doc, self.object_path, fragment_loader=fragment_loader,
+                              is_module=self.plugin_type == 'module')
+
+            if 'options' in doc and doc['options'] is None:
+                self.reporter.error(
+                    path=self.object_path,
+                    code='invalid-documentation-options',
+                    msg='DOCUMENTATION.options must be a dictionary/hash when used',
+                )
+
+            if 'deprecated' in doc and doc.get('deprecated'):
+                doc_deprecated = True
+                doc_deprecation = doc['deprecated']
+                documentation_collection = doc_deprecation.get('removed_from_collection')
+                if documentation_collection != self.collection_name:
+                    self.reporter.error(
+                        path=self.object_path,
+                        code='deprecation-wrong-collection',
+                        msg='"DOCUMENTATION.deprecation.removed_from_collection must be the current collection name: %r vs. %r' % (
+                            documentation_collection, self.collection_name)
+                    )
+            else:
+                doc_deprecated = False
+
+            if os.path.islink(self.object_path):
+                # This module has an alias, which we can tell as it's a symlink
+                # Rather than checking for `module: $filename` we need to check against the true filename
+                self._validate_docs_schema(
+                    doc,
+                    doc_schema(
+                        os.readlink(self.object_path).split('.')[0],
+                        for_collection=bool(self.collection),
+                        deprecated_module=deprecated,
+                        plugin_type=self.plugin_type,
+                    ),
+                    'DOCUMENTATION',
+                    'invalid-documentation',
+                )
+            else:
+                # This is the normal case
+                self._validate_docs_schema(
+                    doc,
+                    doc_schema(
+                        self.object_name.split('.')[0],
+                        for_collection=bool(self.collection),
+                        deprecated_module=deprecated,
+                        plugin_type=self.plugin_type,
+                    ),
+                    'DOCUMENTATION',
+                    'invalid-documentation',
+                )
+
+            if not self.collection:
+                existing_doc = self._check_for_new_args(doc)
+                self._check_version_added(doc, existing_doc)
+        else:
+            self.reporter.error(
+                path=self.object_path,
+                code='missing-documentation',
+                msg='No DOCUMENTATION provided',
+            )
+
+        if not examples_raw and self.plugin_type in PLUGINS_WITH_EXAMPLES:
+            if self.plugin_type in PLUGINS_WITH_EXAMPLES:
+                self.reporter.error(
+                    path=self.object_path,
+                    code='missing-examples',
+                    msg='No EXAMPLES provided'
+                )
+
+        elif self.plugin_type in PLUGINS_WITH_YAML_EXAMPLES:
+            dummy, errors, traces = parse_yaml(examples_raw,
+                                               examples_lineno,
+                                               self.name, 'EXAMPLES',
+                                               load_all=True,
+                                               ansible_loader=True)
+            for error in errors:
+                self.reporter.error(
+                    path=self.object_path,
+                    code='invalid-examples',
+                    **error
+                )
+            for trace in traces:
+                self.reporter.trace(
+                    path=self.object_path,
+                    tracebk=trace
+                )
+
+        if returns:
+            if returns:
+                add_collection_to_versions_and_dates(
+                    returns,
+                    self.collection_name,
+                    is_module=self.plugin_type == 'module',
+                    return_docs=True)
+            self._validate_docs_schema(
+                returns,
+                return_schema(for_collection=bool(self.collection), plugin_type=self.plugin_type),
+                'RETURN', 'return-syntax-error')
+
+        elif self.plugin_type in PLUGINS_WITH_RETURN_VALUES:
+            if self._is_new_module():
+                self.reporter.error(
+                    path=self.object_path,
+                    code='missing-return',
+                    msg='No RETURN provided'
+                )
+            else:
+                self.reporter.warning(
+                    path=self.object_path,
+                    code='missing-return-legacy',
+                    msg='No RETURN provided'
+                )
 
         # Check for mismatched deprecation
         if not self.collection:
             mismatched_deprecation = True
-            if not (filename_deprecated_or_removed or removed or deprecated or doc_deprecated):
+            if not (filename_deprecated_or_removed or deprecated or doc_deprecated):
                 mismatched_deprecation = False
             else:
                 if (filename_deprecated_or_removed and doc_deprecated):
                     mismatched_deprecation = False
-                if (filename_deprecated_or_removed and removed and not (documentation_exists or examples_exist or returns_exist)):
+                if (filename_deprecated_or_removed and not doc):
                     mismatched_deprecation = False
 
             if mismatched_deprecation:
@@ -2133,7 +2172,7 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
 
     def validate(self):
         super(ModuleValidator, self).validate()
-        if not self._python_module() and not self._powershell_module():
+        if not self._python_module() and not self._powershell_module() and not self._sidecar_doc():
             self.reporter.error(
                 path=self.object_path,
                 code='invalid-extension',
@@ -2159,7 +2198,8 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
             return
 
         end_of_deprecation_should_be_removed_only = False
-        if self._python_module():
+        doc_info = None
+        if self._python_module() or self._sidecar_doc():
             doc_info, docs = self._validate_docs()
 
             # See if current version => deprecated.removed_in, ie, should be docs only
@@ -2229,18 +2269,18 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
             if self.plugin_type == 'module':
                 self._find_module_utils()
             self._find_has_import()
-            first_callable = self._get_first_callable() or 1000000  # use a bogus "high" line number if no callable exists
-            self._ensure_imports_below_docs(doc_info, first_callable)
+
+            if doc_info:
+                first_callable = self._get_first_callable() or 1000000  # use a bogus "high" line number if no callable exists
+                self._ensure_imports_below_docs(doc_info, first_callable)
+
             if self.plugin_type == 'module':
                 self._check_for_subprocess()
                 self._check_for_os_call()
 
         if self._powershell_module():
-            if self.basename in self.PS_DOC_REJECTLIST:
-                return
-
             self._validate_ps_replacers()
-            docs_path = self._find_ps_docs_py_file()
+            docs_path = self._find_ps_docs_file()
 
             # We can only validate PowerShell arg spec if it is using the new Ansible.Basic.AnsibleModule util
             pattern = r'(?im)^#\s*ansiblerequires\s+\-csharputil\s*Ansible\.Basic'
@@ -2250,7 +2290,7 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                     self._validate_ansible_module_call(docs)
 
         self._check_gpl3_header()
-        if not self._just_docs() and not end_of_deprecation_should_be_removed_only:
+        if not self._just_docs() and not self._sidecar_doc() and not end_of_deprecation_should_be_removed_only:
             if self.plugin_type == 'module':
                 self._check_interpreter(powershell=self._powershell_module())
             self._check_type_instead_of_isinstance(