tests: Test volatile state changes

tests/ensure_non_running_provider.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import yaml
 
 OTHER_PROVIDER_SUFFIX = "_other_provider.yml"
 
-IGNORE = ["tests_unit.yml", "tests_helpers-and-asserts.yml"]
+IGNORE = ["tests_unit.yml", "tests_helpers-and-asserts.yml", "tests_states.yml"]
 
 OTHER_PLAYBOOK = """
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause

tests/playbooks/tasks

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../tasks/

tests/playbooks/tests_states.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+---
+- hosts: all
+  vars:
+    interface: statebr
+    profile: "{{ interface }}"
+    network_provider: nm
+  tasks:
+    - debug:
+        msg: Inside states tests
+    - include_tasks: tasks/show-interfaces.yml
+    - include_tasks: tasks/assert-device_absent.yml
+
+    # create test profile
+    - include_role:
+        name: linux-system-roles.network
+      vars:
+        network_connections:
+          - name: statebr
+            state: up
+            type: bridge
+            ip:
+              dhcp4: false
+              auto6: false
+    - include_tasks: tasks/assert-device_present.yml
+    - include_tasks: tasks/assert-profile_present.yml
+
+    # test case (remove profile but keep it up)
+    # I can remove a profile but keep the configuration active.
+    - include_role:
+        name: linux-system-roles.network
+      vars:
+        network_connections:
+          - name: statebr
+            persistent_state: absent
+    - include_tasks: tasks/assert-device_present.yml
+    - include_tasks: tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml
+
+    # test case
+    # I can set a profile down that is up and absent.
+    - name: Set down
+      include_role:
+        name: linux-system-roles.network
+      vars:
+        network_connections:
+          - name: statebr
+            state: down
+    - include_tasks: tasks/assert-device_absent.yml
+    - include_tasks: tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml

tests/tests_states.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# empty playbook to gather facts for import_playbook when clause
+- hosts: all
+
+# workaround for: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/27973
+# There is no way in Ansible to abort a playbook hosts with specific OS
+# releases Therefore we include the playbook with the tests only if the hosts
+# would support it.
+# The test requires NetworkManager, therefore it cannot run on RHEL 6 or CentOS 6.
+- import_playbook: playbooks/tests_states.yml
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version != '6'