ansible-galaxy - Fix role info when role is not installed (#69924)

* ansible-galaxy - Fix role info when role is not installed

Only report the role not found if in offline mode, otherwise query the galaxy API
to get role information.

Fixes #69867

* Improve error message when role is not found in Ansible Galaxy

lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py

@@ -927,9 +927,6 @@ class GalaxyCLI(CLI):
 
             role_info = {'path': roles_path}
             gr = GalaxyRole(self.galaxy, self.api, role)
-            if not gr._exists:
-                data = u"- the role %s was not found" % role
-                break
 
             install_info = gr.install_info
             if install_info:
@@ -938,13 +935,25 @@ class GalaxyCLI(CLI):
                     del install_info['version']
                 role_info.update(install_info)
 
-            remote_data = False
             if not context.CLIARGS['offline']:
+                remote_data = None
+                try:
                     remote_data = self.api.lookup_role_by_name(role, False)
+                except AnsibleError as e:
+                    if e.http_code == 400 and 'Bad Request' in e.message:
+                        # Role does not exist in Ansible Galaxy
+                        data = u"- the role %s was not found" % role
+                        break
+
+                    raise AnsibleError("Unable to find info about '%s': %s" % (role, e))
 
                 if remote_data:
                     role_info.update(remote_data)
 
+            elif context.CLIARGS['offline'] and not gr._exists:
+                data = u"- the role %s was not found" % role
+                break
+
             if gr.metadata:
                 role_info.update(gr.metadata)
 

test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/runme.sh

@@ -226,6 +226,18 @@ rm -fr "${role_testdir}"
 
 # Galaxy role info tests
 
+# Get info about role that is not installed
+
+f_ansible_galaxy_status "role info"
+galaxy_testdir=$(mktemp -d)
+pushd "${galaxy_testdir}"
+    ansible-galaxy role info samdoran.fish | tee out.txt
+
+    [[ $(grep -c 'not found' out.txt ) -eq 0 ]]
+    [[ $(grep -c 'Role:.*samdoran\.fish' out.txt ) -eq 1 ]]
+
+popd # ${galaxy_testdir}
+
 f_ansible_galaxy_status \
     "role info non-existant role"