ansible/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_sendkey/tasks/main.yml

# Test code for the vmware_guest_sendkey module
# Copyright: (c) 2017, Diane Wang (Tomorrow9) <dianew@vmware.com>
# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)

- when: vcsim is not defined
  block:
  - import_role:
      name: prepare_vmware_tests
    vars:
      setup_attach_host: true
      setup_datastore: true
      setup_virtualmachines: true

  - name: set state to poweron the first VM
    vmware_guest_powerstate:
      validate_certs: no
      hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
      username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
      password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
      name: "{{ virtual_machines[0].name }}"
      folder: '{{ f0 }}'
      state: powered-on

  - name: send keys to virtual machine
    vmware_guest_sendkey:
      validate_certs: False
      hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
      username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
      password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
      name: "{{ virtual_machines[0].name }}"
      keys_send:
        - DOWNARROW
        - DOWNARROW
        - ENTER
    register: send_key
  - debug: var=send_key
  - name: assert the keys were sent to VM
    assert:
      that:
        - "send_key.changed == true"

  - name: send string to virtual machine
    vmware_guest_sendkey:
      validate_certs: False
      hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
      username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
      password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
      name: "{{ virtual_machines[0].name }}"
      string_send: "test-user"
    register: send_string
  - debug: var=send_string
  - name: assert the string was sent to VM
    assert:
      that:
        - "send_string.changed == true"