fix nxos_snapshot issues (#41034)

* fix nxos_snapshot issues

* review comments

* doc change

lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snapshot.py

@@ -289,12 +289,6 @@ def invoke(name, *args, **kwargs):
         return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
-def get_snapshot(module):
-    command = 'show snapshot dump {0}'.format(module.params['snapshot_name'])
-    body = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
-    return body
-
-
 def write_on_file(content, filename, module):
     path = module.params['path']
     if path[-1] != '/':
@@ -373,10 +367,10 @@ def main():
                 result['changed'] = True
 
             if action == 'create' and module.params['path'] and module.params['save_snapshot_locally']:
-                command = 'show snapshot | include {}'.format(module.params['snapshot_name'])
+                command = 'show snapshot dump {} | json'.format(module.params['snapshot_name'])
                 content = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
                 if content:
-                    write_on_file(content, module.params['snapshot_name'], module)
+                    write_on_file(str(content), module.params['snapshot_name'], module)
 
     module.exit_json(**result)
 

test/integration/targets/nxos_snapshot/tests/common/sanity.yaml

@@ -4,19 +4,61 @@
   when: ansible_connection == "local"
 
 - set_fact: snapshot_run="true"
+
+- set_fact: snapshot_run="false"
+  when: titanium and (ansible_connection is match('nxapi'))
+
 - set_fact: snapshot_run="false"
-  when: titanium and ( connection.transport is match('nxapi'))
+  when: platform is match('N35')
+
+- set_fact: add_sec="true"
+- set_fact: add_sec="false"
+  when: imagetag is search("D1")
 
 - block:
   - name: create snapshot
-    nxos_snapshot:
+    nxos_snapshot: &crss1
       action: create
       snapshot_name: test_snapshot1
       description: Ansible
-      save_snapshot_locally: true
+      save_snapshot_locally: True
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: &true
+      that:
+        - "result.changed == true"
+
+  - name: "Conf Idempotence"
+    nxos_snapshot: *crss1
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: &false
+      that:
+        - "result.changed == false"
+
+  - block:
+    - name: Add section
+      nxos_snapshot: &add
+        action: add
+        section: myshow
+        show_command: show ip interface brief
+        row_id: ROW_intf
+        element_key1: intf-name
+        element_key2: intf-name
+      register: result
+
+    - assert: *true
+  
+    - name: "Conf Idempotence"
+      nxos_snapshot: *add
+      register: result
+
+    - assert: *false
+
+    when: add_sec
 
   - name: create another snapshot
-    nxos_snapshot:
+    nxos_snapshot: &crss2
       action: create
       snapshot_name: test_snapshot2
       description: row
@@ -24,7 +66,15 @@
       show_command: show ip interface brief
       row_id: ROW_intf
       element_key1: intf-name
-      save_snapshot_locally: true
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *true
+  
+  - name: "Conf Idempotence"
+    nxos_snapshot: *crss2
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *false
 
   - name: compare snapshots
     nxos_snapshot:
@@ -35,25 +85,44 @@
       compare_option: summary
       path: '.'
 
-  - name: FAIL compare snapshots
-    nxos_snapshot:
-      action: compare
-      snapshot1: test_snapshot1
-      snapshot2: test_snapshot2
-      compare_option: summary
-      path: '.'
+  - name: delete snapshot
+    nxos_snapshot: &del
+      snapshot_name: test_snapshot2
+      action: delete
     register: result
-    ignore_errors: yes
 
-  - assert:
-      that:
-        - 'result.failed == True'
-        - '"action is compare but all of the following are missing: comparison_results_file" in result.msg'
+  - assert: *true
+  
+  - name: "Conf Idempotence"
+    nxos_snapshot: *del
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *false
+
+  - name: delete all snapshots
+    nxos_snapshot: &delall
+      action: delete_all
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *true
+  
+  - name: "Conf Idempotence"
+    nxos_snapshot: *delall
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *false
 
   when: snapshot_run
 
   always:
-  - name: delete snapshot
+  - name: delete all sections
+    nxos_config:
+      commands:
+        - snapshot section delete myshow
+      match: none
+    ignore_errors: yes
+
+  - name: delete all snapshots
     nxos_snapshot:
       action: delete_all
     ignore_errors: yes