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Enhancement: Added argument spec and assert role spec validation to the ssh role. Also wrote tests for it found in tests/tests_invalid_input.

Reason: Because it is a good addition to the linux-system-roles project.

Result: Successfully added it and prepared tests for it. I used AI during this implementation.

Issue Tracker Tickets (Jira or BZ if any): linux-system-roles/postfix#206 https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/RHELMISC-16008

Notes: Had to move the fact dependent variables out of vars: into set_fact, so it would run after the setup task.

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  • New Features

    • Added documented input specifications for SSH role settings, including supported types, defaults, and configuration options.
    • Added validation to reject invalid SSH role parameters before configuration begins.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved test reliability for platform-specific package selection and configuration ownership.
    • Ensured cleanup and SSH configuration restoration occur after invalid-input checks, including when validation fails.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage confirming valid inputs succeed and invalid inputs are rejected with appropriate errors.

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The SSH role now declares input metadata and validates selected variables before configuration. Tests evaluate fact-dependent values before facts are cleared and restore configuration during invalid-input test cleanup.

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SSH input validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Input specifications
meta/argument_specs.yml
The role declares types, defaults, and descriptions for 11 input variables.
Runtime validation and test cleanup
tasks/assert_role_vars.yml, tasks/main.yml, tests/tests_invalid_input.yml
The role validates selected variables before configuration. Invalid-input tests cover argument specifications and runtime assertions, then restore configuration in an always cleanup section.
Eager test variable evaluation
tests/tests_additional_packages.yml, tests/tests_global_config_mode.yml
Fact-dependent test variables are set before the role runs, while facts are available.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to ff3f8

The role documentation may advertise a different ssh_drop_in_name default than runtime behavior, potentially misleading users; this is a low-severity documentation issue and the change is otherwise mergeable.

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Inline comments:
In `@meta/argument_specs.yml`:
- Line 39: Update the ssh_drop_in_name entry in the argument specification to
document the same platform-resolved default or condition defined by
__ssh_drop_in_name in defaults/main.yml, replacing the null value and keeping
the documentation aligned with role execution.

In `@tests/tests_invalid_input.yml`:
- Around line 206-207: Move the “Restore configuration files” task that includes
tasks/restore.yml into the existing always block covering “Run invalid input
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Comment thread meta/argument_specs.yml
kept otherwise.
ssh_drop_in_name:
type: str
default: null

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the documented ssh_drop_in_name default.

defaults/main.yml:8 defines ssh_drop_in_name from __ssh_drop_in_name, but this argument spec reports null. This makes the role documentation report a different default from role execution. Document the actual platform-resolved default or its condition here. Ansible requires role argument-spec documentation defaults to match defaults/main.yml. (docs.ansible.com)

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In `@meta/argument_specs.yml` at line 39, Update the ssh_drop_in_name entry in the
argument specification to document the same platform-resolved default or
condition defined by __ssh_drop_in_name in defaults/main.yml, replacing the null
value and keeping the documentation aligned with role execution.

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@DonatSzabo I think this has to be type raw because

defaults/main.yml:ssh_drop_in_name: "{{ __ssh_drop_in_name }}"

and

vars/main.yml:__ssh_drop_in_name: null

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ansible check tests fixed by #268

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Comment thread meta/argument_specs.yml
options:
ssh_user:
type: str
default: null

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@DonatSzabo does it cause problems if the default is null but the type is str?

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