ansible/test/integration/targets/cron/tasks/main.yml

- name: add cron task (check mode enabled, cron task not already created)
  cron:
    name: test cron task
    job: 'date > {{ remote_dir }}/cron_canary1'
  check_mode: yes
  register: check_mode_enabled_state_present

- assert:
    that: check_mode_enabled_state_present is changed

- name: add cron task (check mode disabled, task hasn't already been created)
  cron:
    name: test cron task
    job: 'date > {{ remote_dir }}/cron_canary1'
  register: add_cron_task

- assert:
    that: add_cron_task is changed

- name: add cron task (check mode enabled, cron task already exists)
  cron:
    name: test cron task
    job: 'date > {{ remote_dir }}/cron_canary1'
  check_mode: yes
  register: check_mode_enabled_state_present_cron_task_already_exists

- assert:
    that: check_mode_enabled_state_present_cron_task_already_exists is not changed

- name: add cron task (check mode disabled, cron task already created)
  cron:
    name: test cron task
    job: 'date > {{ remote_dir }}/cron_canary1'
  register: cron_task_already_created

- assert:
    that: cron_task_already_created is not changed

- block:
    - name: wait for canary creation
      wait_for:
        path: '{{ remote_dir }}/cron_canary1'
        timeout: '{{ 20 if faketime_pkg else 70 }}'
      register: wait_canary
  always:
    - name: display some logs in case of failure
      command: 'journalctl -u {{ cron_service }}'
      when: wait_canary is failed and ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'

- debug:
    msg: 'elapsed time waiting for canary: {{ wait_canary.elapsed }}'

- name: Check check_mode
  cron:
    name: test cron task
    job: 'date > {{ remote_dir }}/cron_canary1'
    state: absent
  check_mode: yes
  register: check_check_mode

- assert:
    that: check_check_mode is changed

- name: Remove a cron task
  cron:
    name: test cron task
    job: 'date > {{ remote_dir }}/cron_canary1'
    state: absent
  register: remove_task

- assert:
    that: remove_task is changed

- name: 'cron task missing: check idempotence (check mode enabled, state=absent)'
  cron:
    name: test cron task
    job: 'date > {{ remote_dir }}/cron_canary1'
    state: absent
  register: check_mode_enabled_remove_task_idempotence

- assert:
    that: check_mode_enabled_remove_task_idempotence is not changed

- name: 'cron task missing: check idempotence (check mode disabled, state=absent)'
  cron:
    name: test cron task
    job: 'date > {{ remote_dir }}/cron_canary1'
    state: absent
  register: remove_task_idempotence

- assert:
    that: remove_task_idempotence is not changed

- name: Check that removing a cron task with cron_file and without specifying an user is allowed (#58493)
  cron:
    cron_file: unexistent_cron_file
    state: absent
  register: remove_cron_file

- assert:
    that: remove_cron_file is not changed

- name: Non regression test - cron file should not be empty after adding var (#71207)
  when: ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
  block:
  - name: Cron file creation
    cron:
      cron_file: cron_filename
      name: "simple cron job"
      job: 'echo "_o/"'
      user: root

  - name: Add var to the cron file
    cron:
      cron_file: cron_filename
      env: yes
      name: FOO
      value: bar
      user: root

  - name: "Ensure cron_file still contains job string"
    replace:
      path: /etc/cron.d/cron_filename
      regexp: "_o/"
      replace: "OK"
    register: find_chars
    failed_when: (find_chars is not changed) or (find_chars is failed)

# BusyBox does not have /etc/cron.d
- name: Removing a cron file when the name is specified is allowed (#57471)
  when: ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
  block:
  - name: Cron file creation
    cron:
      cron_file: cron_filename
      name: "integration test cron"
      job: 'ls'
      user: root

  - name: Cron file deletion
    cron:
      cron_file: cron_filename
      name: "integration test cron"
      state: absent

  - name: Check file succesfull deletion
    stat:
      path: /etc/cron.d/cron_filename
    register: cron_file_stats

  - assert:
      that: not cron_file_stats.stat.exists

- name: Allow non-ascii chars in job (#69492)
  when: ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
  block:
  - name: Cron file creation
    cron:
      cron_file: cron_filename
      name: "cron job that contain non-ascii chars in job (これは日本語です; This is Japanese)"
      job: 'echo "うどんは好きだがお化け👻は苦手である。"'
      user: root

  - name: "Ensure cron_file contains job string"
    replace:
      path: /etc/cron.d/cron_filename
      regexp: "うどんは好きだがお化け👻は苦手である。"
      replace: "それは機密情報🔓です。"
    register: find_chars
    failed_when: (find_chars is not changed) or (find_chars is failed)

  - name: Cron file deletion
    cron:
      cron_file: cron_filename
      name: "cron job that contain non-ascii chars in job (これは日本語です; This is Japanese)"
      state: absent

  - name: Check file succesfull deletion
    stat:
      path: /etc/cron.d/cron_filename
    register: cron_file_stats

  - assert:
      that: not cron_file_stats.stat.exists

- name: Allow non-ascii chars in cron_file (#69492)
  when: ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
  block:
  - name: Cron file creation with non-ascii filename (これは日本語です; This is Japanese)
    cron:
      cron_file: 'なせば大抵なんとかなる👊'
      name: "integration test cron"
      job: 'echo "Hello, ansible!"'
      user: root

  - name: Check file exists
    stat:
      path: "/etc/cron.d/なせば大抵なんとかなる👊"
    register: cron_file_stats

  - assert:
      that: cron_file_stats.stat.exists

  - name: Cron file deletion
    cron:
      cron_file: 'なせば大抵なんとかなる👊'
      name: "integration test cron"
      state: absent

  - name: Check file succesfull deletion
    stat:
      path: "/etc/cron.d/なせば大抵なんとかなる👊"
    register: cron_file_stats

  - assert:
      that: not cron_file_stats.stat.exists