Add tests for new advanced inventory features (groups of groups, group variables) in the default INI format file.

lib/ansible/host.py

@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ class Host(object):
         results.update(self.vars)
         results['inventory_hostname'] = self.name
         groups = self.get_groups()
-        results['group_names'] = [ g.name for g in groups if g.name != 'all']
+        results['group_names'] = sorted([ g.name for g in groups if g.name != 'all'])
         return results
 

lib/ansible/inventory.py

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Inventory(object):
             results = utils.parse_json(out)
             results['inventory_hostname'] = hostname
             groups = [ g.name for g in host.get_groups() if g.name != 'all' ]
-            results['group_names'] = groups
+            results['group_names'] = sorted(groups)
             return results
 
         host = self.get_host(hostname)

test/TestInventory.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class TestInventory(unittest.TestCase):
         self.test_dir = os.path.join(self.cwd, 'test')
 
         self.inventory_file         = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'simple_hosts')
+        self.complex_inventory_file = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'complex_hosts')
         self.inventory_script       = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'inventory_api.py')
         self.inventory_yaml         = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'yaml_hosts')
 
@@ -28,8 +29,6 @@ class TestInventory(unittest.TestCase):
         assert left == right
 
 
-    ### Simple inventory format tests
-
     def simple_inventory(self):
         return Inventory(self.inventory_file)
 
@@ -39,6 +38,12 @@ class TestInventory(unittest.TestCase):
     def yaml_inventory(self):
         return Inventory(self.inventory_yaml)
 
+    def complex_inventory(self):
+        return Inventory(self.complex_inventory_file)
+
+    #####################################
+    ### Simple inventory format tests
+
     def test_simple(self):
         inventory = self.simple_inventory()
         hosts = inventory.list_hosts()
@@ -113,6 +118,27 @@ class TestInventory(unittest.TestCase):
         print expected
         assert vars == expected
 
+    ###################################################
+    ### INI file advanced tests
+
+    def test_complex_vars(self):
+        inventory = self.complex_inventory()
+
+        vars = inventory.get_variables('rtp_a')
+        print vars
+
+        expected = dict(
+            a='1', b='2', c='3', d='100002', 
+            inventory_hostname='rtp_a', 
+            group_names=[ 'eastcoast', 'nc', 'rtp', 'us' ]
+        )
+        print vars
+        print expected
+        assert vars == expected
+
+
+
+    ###################################################
     ### Inventory API tests
 
     def test_script(self):

test/complex_hosts

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# order of groups, children, and vars is not signficant
+# so this example mixes them up for maximum testing
+
+[nc:children]
+rtp
+triangle
+
+[eastcoast:children]
+nc
+florida
+
+[us:children]
+eastcoast
+
+[nc:vars]
+b=10000
+c=10001
+d=10002
+
+[rtp]
+rtp_a
+rtp_b
+rtb_c
+
+[rtp:vars]
+a=1
+b=2
+c=3
+
+[triangle]
+tri_a
+tri_b
+tri_c
+
+[triangle:vars]
+a=11
+b=12
+c=13
+
+[florida]
+orlando
+miami
+
+[florida:vars]
+a=100
+b=101
+c=102
+
+
+[eastcoast:vars]
+b=100000
+c=100001
+d=100002
+
+[us:vars]
+c=1000000
+
+