ansible/test/sanity/validate-modules/README.rst

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validate-modules
================
Python program to help test or validate Ansible modules.
Originally developed by Matt Martz (@sivel)
Usage
~~~~~
.. code:: shell
cd /path/to/ansible/source
source hacking/env-setup
test/sanity/validate-modules/validate-modules /path/to/modules
Help
~~~~
.. code:: shell
usage: validate-modules [-h] [-w] [--exclude EXCLUDE] [--arg-spec]
[--base-branch BASE_BRANCH] [--format {json,plain}]
[--output OUTPUT]
modules [modules ...]
positional arguments:
modules Path to module or module directory
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-w, --warnings Show warnings
--exclude EXCLUDE RegEx exclusion pattern
--arg-spec Analyze module argument spec
--base-branch BASE_BRANCH
Used in determining if new options were added
--format {json,plain}
Output format. Default: "plain"
--output OUTPUT Output location, use "-" for stdout. Default "-"
Codes
~~~~~~~
Errors
^^^^^^
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| code | sample message |
+=========+============================================================================================================================================+
| **1xx** | **Locations** |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 101 | Interpreter line is not ``#!/usr/bin/python`` |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 102 | Interpreter line is not ``#!powershell`` |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 103 | Did not find a call to ``main()`` |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 104 | Call to ``main()`` not the last line |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 105 | GPLv3 license header not found |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 106 | Import found before documentation variables. All imports must appear below ``DOCUMENTATION``/``EXAMPLES``/``RETURN``/``ANSIBLE_METADATA`` |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 107 | Imports should be directly below ``DOCUMENTATION``/``EXAMPLES``/``RETURN``/``ANSIBLE_METADATA`` |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **2xx** | **Imports** |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 201 | Did not find a ``module_utils`` import |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 203 | ``requests`` import found, should use ``ansible.module_utils.urls`` instead |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 204 | ``boto`` import found, new modules should use ``boto3`` |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 205 | ``sys.exit()`` call found. Should be ``exit_json``/``fail_json`` |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 206 | ``WANT_JSON`` not found in module |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 207 | ``REPLACER_WINDOWS`` not found in module |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 208 | ``module_utils`` imports should import specific components, not ``*`` |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **3xx** | **Documentation** |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 301 | No ``DOCUMENTATION`` provided |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 302 | ``DOCUMENTATION`` is not valid YAML |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 303 | ``DOCUMENTATION`` fragment missing |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 304 | Unknown ``DOCUMENTATION`` error |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 305 | Invalid ``DOCUMENTATION`` schema |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 306 | Module level ``version_added`` is not a valid version number |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 307 | Module level ``version_added`` is incorrect |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 308 | ``version_added`` for new option is not a valid version number |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 309 | ``version_added`` for new option is incorrect |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 310 | No ``EXAMPLES`` provided |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 311 | ``EXAMPLES`` is not valid YAML |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 312 | No ``RETURN`` documentation provided |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 313 | ``RETURN`` is not valid YAML |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 314 | No ``ANSIBLE_METADATA`` provided |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 315 | ``ANSIBLE_METADATA`` is not valid YAML |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 316 | Invalid ``ANSIBLE_METADATA`` schema |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 317 | option is marked as required but specifies a default. Arguments with a default should not be marked as required |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 318 | Module deprecated, but DOCUMENTATION.deprecated is missing |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **4xx** | **Syntax** |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 401 | Python ``SyntaxError`` while parsing module |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 402 | Indentation contains tabs |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 403 | Type comparison using ``type()`` found. Use ``isinstance()`` instead |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **5xx** | **Naming** |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 501 | Official Ansible modules must have a ``.py`` extension for python modules or a ``.ps1`` for powershell modules |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 502 | Ansible module subdirectories must contain an ``__init__.py`` |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 503 | Missing python documentation file |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Warnings
^^^^^^^^
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| code | sample message |
+=========+============================================================================================================================================+
| **1xx** | **Locations** |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 107 | Imports should be directly below ``DOCUMENTATION``/``EXAMPLES``/``RETURN``/``ANSIBLE_METADATA`` for legacy modules |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **2xx** | **Imports** |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 208 | ``module_utils`` imports should import specific components for legacy module, not ``*`` |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 291 | Try/Except ``HAS_`` expression missing |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 292 | Did not find ``ansible.module_utils.basic`` import |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **3xx** | **Documentation** |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 312 | No ``RETURN`` documentation provided for legacy module |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 391 | Unknown pre-existing ``DOCUMENTATION`` error |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 392 | Pre-existing ``DOCUMENTATION`` fragment missing |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+