Module/NM: Try to reapply connections

library/network_connections.py

@@ -1414,6 +1414,13 @@ class NMUtil:
             finally:
                 ac.handler_disconnect(ac_id)
 
+    def reapply(self, device, connection=None):
+        version_id = 0
+        flags = 0
+        return Util.call_async_method(
+            device, "reapply", [connection, version_id, flags]
+        )
+
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -2144,6 +2151,9 @@ class Cmd_nm(Cmd):
         )
         self.connections_data_set_changed(idx)
         if self.check_mode == CheckMode.REAL_RUN:
+            if self._try_reapply(idx, con):
+                return
+
             try:
                 ac = self.nmutil.connection_activate(con)
             except MyError as e:
@@ -2158,6 +2168,33 @@ class Cmd_nm(Cmd):
             except MyError as e:
                 self.log_error(idx, "up connection failed while waiting: %s" % (e))
 
+    def _try_reapply(self, idx, con):
+        """ Try to reapply a connection
+
+        If there is exactly one active connection with the same UUID activated
+        on exactly one device, ask the device to reapply the connection.
+
+        :returns: `True`, when the connection was reapplied, `False` otherwise
+        :rtype: bool
+        """
+        NM = Util.NM()
+
+        acons = list(self.nmutil.active_connection_list(connections=[con]))
+        if len(acons) != 1:
+            return False
+
+        active_connection = acons[0]
+        if active_connection.get_state() == NM.ActiveConnectionState.ACTIVATED:
+            devices = active_connection.get_devices()
+            if len(devices) == 1:
+                try:
+                    self.nmutil.reapply(devices[0])
+                    self.log_info(idx, "connection reapplied")
+                    return True
+                except MyError as error:
+                    self.log_info(idx, "connection reapply failed: %s" % (error))
+        return False
+
     def run_action_down(self, idx):
         connection = self.connections[idx]
 

tests/ensure_non_running_provider.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ IGNORE = [
     "tests_ethtool_features_initscripts.yml",
     "tests_ethtool_features_nm.yml",
     "tests_helpers-and-asserts.yml",
+    "tests_reapply_nm.yml",
     "tests_regression_nm.yml",
     "tests_states.yml",
     "tests_unit.yml",

tests/playbooks/tests_reapply.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# This test should check whether the NMDevice.reapply method is called by the
+# role. This is probably a good candidate to test with pytest directly instead
+# of via Ansible. Until there is better test support for this, just check the
+# log output for the respective log message.
+---
+- hosts: all
+  vars:
+    interface: rpltstbr
+    profile: "{{ interface }}"
+    network_provider: nm
+  pre_tasks:
+    - debug:
+        msg: Inside states tests
+    - include_tasks: tasks/show-interfaces.yml
+    - include_tasks: tasks/assert-device_absent.yml
+  roles:
+    - linux-system-roles.network
+  tasks:
+    - block:
+        # create test profile
+        - include_role:
+            name: linux-system-roles.network
+          vars:
+            network_connections:
+              - name: "{{ interface }}"
+                state: up
+                type: bridge
+                ip:
+                  dhcp4: false
+                  auto6: false
+        - include_tasks: tasks/assert-device_present.yml
+        - include_tasks: tasks/assert-profile_present.yml
+        # Use internal module to get output
+        - network_connections:
+            provider: nm
+            connections:
+              - name: "{{ interface }}"
+                state: up
+                type: bridge
+                ip:
+                  address:
+                    - 192.0.2.72/31
+                  dhcp4: false
+                  auto6: false
+          ignore_errors: true
+          register: test_module_run
+        - debug:
+            var: test_module_run
+        - name: Assert that reapply is found in log output
+          assert:
+            fail_msg: Reapply not found in log output
+            that: "{{ 'connection reapplied' in test_module_run.warnings[2] }}"
+      always:
+        - block:
+            # Use internal module directly for speedup
+            - network_connections:
+                provider: nm
+                connections:
+                  - name: "{{ interface }}"
+                    persistent_state: absent
+                    state: down
+            - command: ip link del "{{ interface }}"
+          ignore_errors: true
+          tags:
+            - "tests::cleanup"

tests/tests_reapply_nm.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+# set network provider and gather facts
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: Set network provider to 'nm'
+      set_fact:
+        network_provider: nm
+
+# 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 should run with NetworkManager, therefore it cannot run on
+# RHEL/CentOS 6
+- import_playbook: playbooks/tests_reapply.yml
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution_major_version != '6'