feat: add config option to exclude modules from native yaml check (#236)

ansiblelater/rules/CheckNamedTask.py

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ class CheckNamedTask(StandardBase):
 
     def check(self, candidate, settings):
         tasks, errors = self.get_normalized_tasks(candidate, settings)
-        nameless_tasks = settings["ansible"]["named-task"]["exclude"]
+        exclude_modules = settings["ansible"]["named-task"]["exclude"]
 
         if not errors:
             for task in tasks:
                 module = task["action"]["__ansible_module__"]
-                if ("name" not in task or not task["name"]) and module not in nameless_tasks:
+                if ("name" not in task or not task["name"]) and module not in exclude_modules:
                     errors.append(
                         self.Error(task["__line__"], self.helptext.format(module=module))
                     )

ansiblelater/rules/CheckNativeYaml.py

@@ -11,26 +11,31 @@ class CheckNativeYaml(StandardBase):
 
     def check(self, candidate, settings):
         tasks, errors = self.get_action_tasks(candidate, settings)
+        exclude_modules = settings["ansible"]["native-yaml"]["exclude"]
 
         if not errors:
             for task in tasks:
                 normal_form, error = self.get_normalized_task(task, candidate, settings)
+
                 if error:
                     errors.extend(error)
                     break
 
-                action = normal_form["action"]["__ansible_module__"]
+                module = normal_form["action"]["__ansible_module__"]
                 arguments = [
                     bytes(x, "utf-8").decode("utf8", "ignore")
                     for x in normal_form["action"]["__ansible_arguments__"]
                 ]
-                # Cope with `set_fact` where task["set_fact"] is None
-                if not task.get(action):
+
+                if module in exclude_modules:
                     continue
-                if isinstance(task[action], dict):
+                # Cope with `set_fact` where task["set_fact"] is None
+                if not task.get(module):
+                    continue
+                if isinstance(task[module], dict):
                     continue
                 # strip additional newlines off task[action]
-                task_action = bytes(task[action].strip(), "utf-8").decode("utf8", "ignore")
+                task_action = bytes(task[module].strip(), "utf-8").decode("utf8", "ignore")
                 if list(filter(lambda a: a != "\\", task_action.split())) != arguments:
                     errors.append(self.Error(task["__line__"], self.helptext))
         return self.Result(candidate.path, errors)

ansiblelater/settings.py

@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ class Settings(object):
                         "include_vars",
                     ],
                 },
+                "native-yaml": {
+                    "exclude": [],
+                },
             },
             "yamllint": {
                 "empty-lines": {

docs/content/configuration/defaults.md

@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ ansible:
     - "yes"
     - "no"
 
-  # List of tasks that don't need to be named (ANSIBLE0006).
-  # You have to specify every single task type, globs or wildcard will not work!
-  named-task
+  # List of modules that don't need to be named (ANSIBLE0006).
+  # You must specify each individual module name, globs or wildcards do not work!
+  named-task:
     exclude:
       - "meta"
       - "debug"
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ ansible:
       - "import_role"
       - "import_tasks"
 
+  # List of modules that are allowed to use the key=value format instead of the native YAML format (LINT0008).
+  # You must specify each individual module name, globs or wildcards do not work!
+  native-yaml:
+    exclude: []
+
 # Global logging configuration
 # If you would like to force colored output (e.g. non-tty)
 # set environment variable `PY_COLORS=1`

docs/content/included_rules/_index.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Reviews are useless without some rules or standards to check against. ansible-la
 | CheckYamlColons               | LINT0005    | YAML should use consistent number of spaces around colons.        | {colons: {max-spaces-before: 0, max-spaces-after: 1}}                  |
 | CheckYamlFile                 | LINT0006    | Roles file should be in YAML format.                              |                                                                        |
 | CheckYamlHasContent           | LINT0007    | Files should contain useful content.                              |                                                                        |
-| CheckNativeYaml               | LINT0008    | Use YAML format for tasks and handlers rather than key=value.     |                                                                        |
+| CheckNativeYaml               | LINT0008    | Use YAML format for tasks and handlers rather than key=value.     | {native-yaml: {exclude: []}}                                           |
 | CheckYamlDocumentEnd          | LINT0009    | YAML should contain document end marker.                          | {document-end: {present: true}}                                        |
 | CheckLineBetweenTasks         | ANSIBLE0001 | Single tasks should be separated by an empty line.                |                                                                        |
 | CheckMetaMain                 | ANSIBLE0002 | Meta file should contain a basic subset of parameters.            | author, description, min_ansible_version, platforms, dependencies      |