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Enhancement: Added argument spec and assert role spec validation to the postfix 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): #206 https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/RHELMISC-16008

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  • New Features

    • Added documented validation for Postfix role configuration parameters.
    • Configuration structures, file entries, boolean settings, and supported values are checked before setup proceeds.
    • Invalid role inputs now produce clear validation errors, helping identify configuration issues earlier.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for invalid parameter types, missing required fields, unsupported configuration values, and invalid configuration state settings.
    • Improved service-state verification during testing.

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Walkthrough

The Postfix role now declares argument specifications, validates postfix_conf.previous, and tests valid and invalid inputs through a new Ansible playbook.

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Postfix role validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Define role argument contracts
meta/argument_specs.yml
Adds argument specifications for Postfix parameters and required fields in postfix_files entries.
Run custom parameter validation
tasks/main.yml, tasks/assert_role_vars.yml
Includes custom validation before fact checks and requires postfix_conf.previous to equal replaced.
Validate rejected inputs
tests/tests_invalid_input.yml
Tests baseline execution, invalid argument types, missing nested fields, invalid postfix_conf.previous, and cleanup.

Suggested reviewers: richm, nhosoi

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to f0e90

The new invalid-input test can start Postfix while checking that the role started it, allowing a later run to pass even if the role did not establish the required service state. Replace the mutating check with a fact-based assertion before merging.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title uses the required Conventional Commits format with the valid feat type and accurately describes the argument specification implementation for the Postfix role.
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@DonatSzabo DonatSzabo changed the title Argument spec implementation for postfix role feat: Argument spec implementation for postfix role Sep 2, 2026

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In `@tests/tests_invalid_input.yml`:
- Around line 11-12: Add an ansible.builtin.assert immediately after the “Run
role with valid defaults” include to verify the role’s expected default outcome,
such as the installed package or running service state, using the existing
result/fact variables available in the test.
- Around line 164-170: Add a success-case role invocation alongside the existing
invalid postfix_conf.previous test, setting postfix_conf.previous to replaced
and asserting the role completes successfully. Keep the current rejection test
for not_replaced unchanged, using the existing run-role test task and success
assertion pattern.
- Around line 28-30: Update each rescue block in the invalid-input tests to
verify that ansible_failed_result contains the expected validation error and
parameter for that case before setting its rejection fact. Use assertions
compatible with every supported Ansible version, including the blocks for
postfix_check type and the other invalid parameters.

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@richm richm added the citest_ansible-lint Trigger CI tests (citest_ansible-lint) label Sep 3, 2026
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ansible.builtin.include_tasks: tasks/run_role_with_clear_facts.yml

- name: Assert postfix service is running after valid defaults
ansible.builtin.command: systemctl is-active postfix

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ansible-lint doesn't like this - using a command instead of a module. Use the module instead:

        - name: Assert postfix service is running after valid defaults
          ansible.builtin.service:
            name: postfix
            state: started
          register: __postfix_service
          failed_when: __postfix_service is changed  # noqa no-handler

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In `@tests/tests_invalid_input.yml`:
- Around line 15-19: Replace the mutating service task using state: started with
service-fact gathering for postfix, then use ansible.builtin.assert to verify
that the existing service state is started after role execution. Preserve the
test’s failure behavior without starting or otherwise modifying the service, and
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richm merged commit 42ed6b9 into linux-system-roles:main Sep 10, 2026
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